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Black Molasses

from Aleatorium by The Old Smugglers

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    This long awaited second printing of The Old Smugglers' first full length album, Aleatorium, is here! Recorded in the middle of the woods by the light of a gas burning lamp and heated by the fire of a cast iron stove, Aleatorium is a 17 track masterpiece of undeserved confidence and ill-conceived notions of grandeur. This album features fan favorites such as 'Salad Days', 'You've Got the Shimmys', and 'We All Walk the Plank Alone'.

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lyrics

There it is again
Like an air pocket
A wink and a slap
But nothing kills momentum

We're all going to fall
From the rafters through the floor
And it won't stop there

Another twist and a crack
Until we breathe in the sweet
Forced air remembers our lies
And the curtains will cover our bones

Dream a little more
We'll line up the rest
6 in a row
Carved in tallow and regret

You won't see it coming
And that's how I like it best
Drink it down with the dust that doesn't settle on the sill

And still I would've been there
And still I should care
It'll all wash away like the Black Molasses

The weight never settles
It shimmys and it shakes
Pulls on the wire
With a nudge and a nod

And the timbers snap
Like brittle bones
We all knock back
We all knock back
A release
From the salt
Of the day

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from Aleatorium, released November 13, 2015
Cap'n Thunder - lyrics, vocals, slide guitar, drums
Mr. December - guitar, bass, percussion
The Old Smugglers - music

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The Old Smugglers Saint Paul, Minnesota

Scotch and coffee, smelling like smoke and grandpa, truckload of soup cans falling from the sky, Americana shanty sounds of regret and revelation.

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