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Leaving for Tennessee

from Music for Autistic People by Amelia Ray

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Leaving for Tennessee

It's late and the liquor flows like blood
I'm not the only one who's shaking from the cold
Inside the trees talk softly with the wind
But we are separate beings, not at all like them

I can't stay awake and watch you fall again

"I'm tired of cleaning up your mess," she says
I cannot believe you are not amused
By me there's a telephone, a bible, a syringe
Which one will I choose, which one will win?

I can't go to sleep, 'fraid I just might fall

Everybody has so much to say when their mouths
Are full of alcohol, most of it's true
If I could find one reason why
I wouldn't want to stay with you

I can't go to sleep, 'fraid I just might fall

©1995 A. Ray. Annabel Is Her Mother Today (ASCAP).

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from Music for Autistic People, released August 1, 2005
Dana Kelly: drums
Hermann Lara: tenor and soprano saxphones

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Amelia Ray Helsinki, Finland

Amelia Ray is The Interpreter. Ray’s 31-year career has spanned the fields of music, performance art, film and humanitarianism. As a polyglot, Ray has spent decades contemplating how similar concepts are expressed differently linguistically across cultures. This research has permeated her artistic work, which includes numerous cross-genre compositions, performance pieces and a one-act musical. ... more

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