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The Tangerine

from Demos #3 by Joe Holt

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I came up clad in armour, expecting you to go through me like a spear
But you opened up my shoulder blades and slid inside my heart from the rear
And call me pessimistic, but I think you may have missed the people meant for you
So I put the whiskey in me til I'm somebody new
til I'm somebody who deserves to look at you

Still I'm stitching up your heartbreak with a needle from a haystack
The cleanest, sharpest, only one I found
And I don't let you kiss me, nor assist me - it doesn't feel right to wear that crown
and I put the whiskey in me til I'm somebody new
til I'm somebody who knows how to help you

I took a tangerine from the table, hefty and pornographically round
I brought it to my lips, had a sniff, satisfied with what I found
When I bit down it was full of maggots
and I ate the whole damn thing
It was foul and full of maggots
and I ate the whole damn thing
When I bit down it was full of maggots
and I ate the whole damn thing
It was foul and full of maggots
and I ate the whole damn thing

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from Demos #3, released May 20, 2014

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Joe Holt New York, New York

Joe is a folk singer/songwriter originally from England, whose music was praised by Obscure Sound as "stirring, eloquent songwriting," and by Ear to the Ground as "the real deal when it comes to folk songwriting." His music has been featured twice on NPR. He lives in New York City. ... more

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