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Black Frost

from Ice Eaters by Matt Oleksa

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Oh, like kickin' off a train
Smoke, jasmine, perfume, misty rain
Followin' the train track back to where the road
Splintered and cracked
And up there on the hill
Between the sycamore on the sill
Soaking in their plenty-fill—green eyes on the maiden
Oh, where you goin'? Where you been?
Bruises ‘cross your skin
Breath—faint, hint of gin
Brambles in your hair up in tangles
Not here, over there
Anyway, I could use a bed
A place to unload my lead if not a shed then master bedroom

Missy, missy, please
Missy, missy, please
Missy, missy, please

Well, I offered up my red hand
She grabbed me by the belt
Next thing I felt smelt like when roses start meltin’
Oh, must’ve been out awhile
I woke up in a pile
Of pistachio shells, a book of spells, and I could smell somethin' cookin'
Oh, if my eyes weren’t so sticky
Like they were all smeared up with honey
I’d put my money that’s a hummingbird in the oven
Oh, she squeezes the moon like a grape
Prefers pancakes to crepes
Collects salt figurines, fetches bait as far north as Siberia

Missy, missy, please
Missy, missy, please
Missy, missy, please

Kick open up the door
Back on before
Oh, I said it before, marble floor, take the tour to the master bedroom
Where you’re goin' is where you’ve been
Oh, bruises ‘cross your skin
Breath—faint, hint of gin
Brambles in your hair up in tangles
Oh now, if I could be anything
Oh, and missy if you would forgive it
I’d be a big ol' beetle in a dew drop slippin' away
I'd burst upon ground, then I'd turn around, take it back
Take it back to where the road splintered and cracked

Missy, missy, please
Missy, missy, please
Missy, missy, please

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from Ice Eaters, released June 21, 2015
Matt Oleksa: vocals, guitars, slide whistle
Kevin Bass: basses
Erik Roget: drums

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