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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Genius Roky Erickson Lyric of the Day #4
Posted by Derek Erdman on Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 5:51 PM
An excerpt from "If You Have Ghosts," originally released on Evil One from 1981:
In the night I am real
In the night I am realThe moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is meForever is the wind
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is me,
in the night I am real.I don't want my fangs too long
I don't want my fangs too longThe moon to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is meForever is the wind
to the left of me
is a part of my thoughts
is a part of me is meI don't want my
fangs too longIf you have ghosts
you have everything.
- Roky Erickson by Tara Atkinson
See more of Tara Atkinson's things here. Hear this actual song here. Send a drawing of Roky Erickson to the email address found here and I'll feature it in a similar brilliant lyrics quote by Roky Erickson.
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