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Ex-Alien
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Ex-Alien
© 2009 Bill Gaunce
Back 'round 1970
Keepin' down low of the CIA
Drinkin' 3.2 beer under the flag
Of the Jolly Roger
Just pirates from
The good ship Flower Power
Tryin' to get tight before the witching hour
Diggin' the music and standin' in the aisles
Something strange was lurking in the air
We went a round or two but lost the dare
You were a real ex-Alien
You went way out and came back again
Landed somewhere foreign on the 9th floor
Blew out the circuits up in the lab
Rode out in a checkered cab
Clean as a whistle laughing in the dark
You didn't even leave behind a spark
Funny how the seasons fly
Flowers bloom and flowers die
But weeds can grow quite nicely
Without sunshine
So I'm still here and so are you
The earth still spins and the sky is blueI'd rather have this dirt
beneath my feet
Something strange was lurking in the air
We went a round or two but lost the dare
You were a real ex-Alien
You went way out and came back again
Landed somewhere foreign on the 9th floor
Blew out the circuits up in the lab
Rode out in a checkered cab
Clean as a whistle glowing in the dark
You didn't even leave behind a spark
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Lyrics Credits: Bill Gaunce
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Music Credits: Bill Gaunce
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Producer Credits: Bill Gaunce
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Publisher Credits: Bill Gaunce
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Performance Credits: Bill Gaunce
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Short Song Description:
a friend freaked out, had shock treatments, I took care of him; years later he gave me a guitar and I wrote this song about him, for him
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Long Song Description:
A long time ago I was in a band called The Aliens. A band-mate and I were out drinking and listening to music one night when he had a psychotic episode. i took him home and tried to take care of him, but couldn't, so I told him we were going for a ride and took him to the psych ward of the local hospital (9th floor). the doctors gave him a shitload of shock treatments ("blew out the circuits"). Eventually he was released and I hooked him up with a friend who let him stay at his place until he got back on his feet. I always felt really bad about what I'd done, but recently ran into this old friend, who thanked me for saving his life. He bought me a guitar and I wrote this song with it. It's the acoustic guitar in this song.
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Song Length: 3:41
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Primary Genre: Folk-Rock
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Secondary Genre: Rock-Roots/Rock n' Roll
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Tempo: Slow (71 - 90)
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Lead Vocal: Male Vocal
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Subject Matter 1: Sanity/Insanity
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Subject Matter 2: Friend
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Similar Artist 1: Bob Dylan
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Similar Artist 2: Wilco
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Language: English
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Era: 1970 - 1979
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