Name: John Crossman - Decapitare
Duration: P00H04M06S
Description: Nothing to lose one's head over

John Crossman - Decapitare

from Twentytwentysomething by Stephen Wordsmith

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Nothing to lose one's head over

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I loop and swoop and tuck and pull
And tie my tie in a Windsor full
There are lots of knots and the folds are manifold

It's tied so tight I can barely cough
But it stops my head from falling off
And a-tumbling to the floor from off my should...ers

CHORUS
This charm I've engendered's intended
This end is resplendent as heck
Don't want a good head on my shoulders
It's better off set on my neck
Yes, I'd rather it sat on my neck

I twist my wrist and swirl and swoop
And craft my scarf in a classic loop
A swarm of warm merino, don't I know?

It's tied so tight I can barely breathe
But it stops my head from taking leave
And a-leaving not-quite-footprints in the snow

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BRIDGE
Sometimes these days, it's hard to keep your chin up
Sometimes it's hard to hold your head up high
To bear it all the while and try to look up with a smile
But there's things at hand - or neck - to fortify

Now see my face with grace and pride
Emerge from verge of holes inside
My jersey purple blessed with neck of turtle

It fits so tight I can barely gasp
But it keeps my head tight in its grasp
So it won't take a fatal downward hurtle

CHORUS

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from Twentytwentysomething, released October 14, 2021
Written for February Album Writing Month 2020
Lyrics by Stephen Wort
Vocals, composition and all instruments by John Crossman:
reverbnation.com/johncrossman

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