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Return to the Sea

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

Like a bad penny, an old dog chewing in the woods
A good idea from a fever dream burning down the
Waking thoughts slipping through the teeth

Like a frayed notion, a last drink of scotch
A raindrop falling through the cracks in the mortar
While a white pail gathers up the rest

I will return, I will return, I will return to the sea

Just leave me by the shore let the waves drag me back into their arms
The rocks and sand will bleed the days away
The moonglade winks and cuts down to the quick
And leaves nothing but the bones, dried out and alone, for me

Like a leaking faucet, a pressure valve hissing like a snake
A lampunlasi shattered on the floor as the fire
Coats the room like a gallon of paint

An uncomfortable silence, a spilled glass of rum
A breakdown hidden by a wry, crooked smile
While the crowd slowly lists on their feet

Just leave me by the shore let the waves drag me back into their arms
The rocks and sand will bleed the days away
The moonglade winks and cuts down to the quick
And leaves nothing but the bones, dried out and alone, for me

I will return, I will return, I will return to the sea
And I'll drag you down, I'll drag you down, I'll drag you down to the bed

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

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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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