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The Ballad in Which I Attempt to Murder Andrew Jackson

from Senza Amanti by Meaner Pencil

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I've been reading the Oxford Histories of the United States of America

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Historian tell the tale of
Andrew Jackson, dead and grinning
in his circle of ignorant men
ruling from the barrel of a gun

I built a time machine to go and fight him
found him waiting
on a windy hillside
with pistols ready
in western Tennessee

I could not kill my foe
I put a bullet in him though
his left shoulder aches
in the rain, awful
you know, fire hates the rain

He haunts me in revenge
I see his boots walking this
platform and his grey woven eyes
stare up from the papers
I need to survive

Conqueror John may bind him
feel them wrestling in the dark
I smell sulphur, see sparks,
they're fighting over
America's heart/

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from Senza Amanti, released February 3, 2014
Words and music by Meaner Pencil (Lenna Pierce). Recording Tech/album midwife: Steve Nelson. Shaina Allison: producer. Album Art by Leigh McLinden. Blue Dragon Moon records.

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Meaner Pencil is a singing cellist whose style is influenced by blues, post-punk, and romantic opera. She uses her songs to glorify everyday experiences and acts of kindness, but is also willing to face the darkness. She is often heard singing in the New York subway system late at night. Her newest album Senza Amanti, was named WFMU's new album of the day on March 23rd 2014 ... more

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