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Sing Like a Blind Man

by The Wealthy Orphans

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This is inspired by Tom Waits, one of my many musical mentors for the way he fills his songs with odd bits and pieces of the real world into a weird stew that is completely transporting.

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Sing like a blind man with his house on fire
Broken chimney top, three crows on the wire
Hell in my tank, spit in my eye
Cross my heart and hope to die

Scratch the glass with your diamond ring
scrape the burnt toast into the kitchen sink
Baby I'm drunk on your beauty
I'm on my knees saying my prayers
All I wanna do is put a braid in your hair

Chorus:
Singing like a blind man down on my knees
You got your way with me
Singing like a blind man down on my knees
Open up my eyes so I can see

Slice my a piece of shoe fly pie
St Mary's count'n every single tear I cry
You gotta build my coffin one board at a time
"Cause I'm ready to leave this whole wicked world behind

Her skin's just as white as a cuddle fishbone
I'm ringing on her bell but she's not home
I got Dutch lace and a little tea cup
I'm howl'n at the moon 'cause I'm all messed up

Chorus

A little more sugar and a little less pain
I wanna let go but I've got a stopped up drain
Put the eight ball in the pocket and bells on my shoes
I'm looking through the holy book I gotta find a clue

The trouble with winning is ya don't learn a thing
It's the broken ones that teach us everything
My shoe leather's cracked, my sole's worn thin
Open up my heart and drop the whole world in

Chorus

Open my eyes, open my eyes, open my eyes

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released January 7, 2019

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The Wealthy Orphans Grand Rapids, Michigan

Playing music forged in the furnace of real life, the Wealthy Orphans open hearts and unzip heaven at the same time. Their songs are lite up with vivid imagery, haunted by enigmatic narratives that confuse as much as enlighten.

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