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upright man

from Ormolu by Rachel Taylor Brown

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lyrics

he takes a step and misses
and on his back, he notices
that all the people walking on
are walking on him

he sees the soles, he sees the soles
and tells the future
he sinks and stinks and whispers
"i'm under you, i'm under you"

but i'm a good man, i'm an upright man
i'm a good man, i'm an upright man
i'm a good man, i'm an upright man
i'm a good man

the traffic never slows to let him up
he catches rain in a cup
he finds that he can move, but by degrees
the winter comes and
they're walking on his frozen knees
they're dropping shit and car keys
and it's too cold to cry
poor guy

one lonely human paver in the square
all moss and grass and just a pair of eyes
i know you don't believe me but he's there
i know you don't believe me

credits

from Ormolu, released March 1, 2006
rachel--all but drums (john stewart) and muttering (jeff stuart saltzman).
chris robley--octave doubles on "i'm a good man."

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Rachel Taylor Brown Portland, Oregon

Rachel was born in Portland and lives nearby with her beloved husband Jay. She makes disturbing yet ultimately sensible songs you can sometimes dance to.

She sees loads of ugly and beauty in the world. Trying to capture that sweet and sour thing in a song is what she’s mostly trying to do.

She records with audio midwife and dear friend Jeff Stuart Saltzman and his cats.

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