Blue Gold

from Blue Gold by Myshkin

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    A spare, spooky, rootsy collection of original love and prison songs. In a jewel case with an eight page booklet with all lyrics, and original collage artwork by Myshkin.

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lyrics

I LIVE IN INA ILLINOIS AND EVERYBODY HERE 
THEY ALL WORK AT THE PRISON YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE HIGHWAY
IT’S AS UGLY AS A SORE BUT IT PAYS THE RENT ALL YEAR 
AND IT BUILT UP THIS LITTLE TOWN
AND NOW IT’S INA ILLINOIS AND ALL THE MEN DRINK BEER 
THAT’S WHY THEY COME TO CHARLIE’S 
WHEN THEY’RE FINISHED WITH THEIR SHIFT
AND THEN THEY WANT SOME DANCING THAT’S WHY I’M PAID TO BE HERE
IT IS THE CLOSEST THING TO ROMANCE IN A PRISON TOWN LIKE THIS
AND MAYBE IF THIS WAS CHICAGO OR MEMPHIS 
ST. LOUIS OR NASHVILLE OR NEW ORLEANS 
I COULD PRETEND IT WAS SHOW BIZ OR GLAMOROUS 
A GIRL IN PURSUIT OF HER DREAM
BUT THIS IS INA ILLINOIS AND ALL THE WOMEN SNEER
IF THEY HAVE TO STAND BEHIND ME IN THE CHECKOUT AT THE GROCERY
EVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW WHY I DO WHAT I DO HERE
BUT EVERYBODY IS A PRISONER OF WHAT THEY THINK THEY KNOW
I KNOW INA ILLINOIS
MAYBE IF THIS WAS CHICAGO...
BUT THIS IS INA ILLINOIS AND EVERYBODY HERE
THEY ALL WORK AT THE PRISON YOU CAN SEE IT IN THEIR FACES
EVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW WHY THEY DO WHAT THEY DO HERE
BUT EVERYBODY IS A PRISONER OF WHAT THEY THINK THEIR PLACE IS
MINE IS INA ILLINOIS
MAYBE IF THIS WAS CHICAGO
winter 1997 Illinois
C MYSHKIN 1998

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from Blue Gold, released June 1, 1998

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Myshkin Warbler Astoria, Oregon

Myshkin and an ever-evolving crew of restless gamblers—string, horn, drum, key, and and wave players. Passions range from tango to electronica, folk-noir to gypsy-swing to modern classical to rocknroll. Literate & spooky. Myshkin mostly plays guitars. When warm, she sings like a shiver down your chakras. Like a heart breaking all wide open. Like one in utter control of uncontrollable things. ... more

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