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Canaries In A Coalmine (Tropico)

from Vladimir The Platypus by Mouth Dakota

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Now that I think about it, this track was the very first track to be recorded at Temporary Studios AKA a very dear friend of mine who I collaborated with on the Two Dark Triangles project a few years later. I don't remember how exactly we came to record that day, but I remember doing it in just a few takes. It was the very first song that I wrote on ukulele a couple days after getting it as a gift for Christmas. Not exactly sure what machine we used, but I want to say it was some sort of digital 8 track recorder, and the files were later brought into MAGIX to mix them down a bit. Tropico is a drink.

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Your tropico
Swept me off the ground like a merry-go-round
And furthermore
I was feeling pretty sure that you were feeling down
So pack a bag
I really want to take you to some place warm
Where we can relax
And maybe fall in love again, and again
Canaries in a coalmine
For the lack of better words
The picture frame
Really makes me feel like we've got something
That I can't explain
But maybe someday I'll find a way
I'll take a double shot of vodka and a Vicodin
We'll smoke a couple cigarettes before we get to bed
And talk about each other, fall asleep together
And hope the feeling lasts forever
But we'll wake up in a merry-go-round

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from Vladimir The Platypus, released February 14, 2006

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Mouth Dakota Chicago, Illinois

Mouth Dakota is an indie band from Chicago land founded in 2005 by singer-songwriter Justin Wood. From 2005-2012 Mouth Dakota was the solo effort of Wood that focused on capturing a lo-fi/bedroom-recording sound. Wood officially formed a band in 2013 with longtime friends. ... more

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