Monkey

from Exiled by Orphan Train

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lyrics

I believe we’re all made the same
oxygen, hydrogen and carbon
we come from a place that don't have a name
or answer scribbled in the margin
we all go back to the love of the dirt
I hope we all get to be grateful
for the time we absorbed the sun & the wind
and the family and friends at the table
I was prepared for monkey to die
I wasn't prepared for my girlfriend
didn’t know how to grieve
didn’t know how to cry
when she was taken away by the Covid
I never wanted to absorb the tradition that you knew
You only wanted me to cry when I knew it wasn’t true
you left a finger on the button of the bomb inside of you
and when it detonated, fulminated what else could I do
kill the lights and close the door
bye-bye mama I’m going to war
I’m giving up my ego
and when I sign on with the Marine Corps
I’ll fly across the ocean like a seagull
and It ain’t always sad when a loved one dies
cause I know they’re released from their burden
it’s just hurts to hear those little ones cry
yes it’s hard to hear them hurtin
I was prepared for monkey to die
I wasn't prepared for my girlfriend
didn’t know how to grieve
didn’t know how to cry
when she was taken away by the Covid

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from Exiled, released November 13, 2020
Aram Arslanian- Wurlitzer, Guitar, Vocal and Drum

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Orphan Train Vancouver, Washington

Orphan train has been the vehicle Aram has used to release original songs since 2003. Prior releases were fed to the world under his hyper Armenian banner ‘ARAM’. All albums offer up something a little different, with the thruline of timeless melodies/lyrics and production. Go fig. ... more

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