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U​.​S. Custody Blues

from Let's Make a King by Benjamin Adair Murphy

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I stumbled down the darkest path
Then died in U.S. custody
I made my friends around me laugh
Then died in U.S. custody
I kissed my mom when she looked sad
Then died in U.S. custody
I grew an inch since I saw my dad
Then I died in U.S. custody

I closed my eyes and tried to see my home
But this place is the last I’ll ever know

I drew a sky without a cloud
Then died in US custody
I dreamed about a nice warm house
Then I died in U.S. custody
There’s something I can’t figure out
it has to do with history
I tasted blood inside my mouth
Then I died in U.S. custody

I closed my eyes and prayed to see my mom
but this place is the last I ever saw

I’ve got a ghost you'll see her face
She’s out of U.S. custody
I’ve got a ghost you'll hear her voice
She escaped from U.S. custody
I’ve got a ghost, you’ll know her name
So mister just you wait and see
I’ve got a ghost you'll meet her soon
And the rest it ain’t no mystery

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from Let's Make a King, released July 9, 2020
Produced by Roy Gurel
Benjamin Adair Murphy - vocals
Roy Gurel – acoustic & electric guitars, bass, piano, kazoo, percussion, vocals
Gilber Gilmore - drums
Allison Langerak – vocals

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Roy Gurel at Roiki Productions in Brooklyn, NYC
Additional recording done in Mexico City at La Bestia Studios by Juan Victor Belisario Figuera
Backing vocals recorded by Wyatt Tuzo and Allison Langerak in Brooklyn
Music by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP (464341364) Watery Grave Music ASCAP (396517127) and Roy Gurel BMI (520647865)
Lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy

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Benjamin Adair Murphy Mexico City, Mexico

www.benjaminadairmurphy.com Benjamin fronted the NYC band the Blue Eighty Eights, and has recorded solo albums in Brooklyn, Rome, and Mexico City. He has written lyrics for Nanuchka, Roiki, Electro Morocco, the Monophonic Shooting Spree, and other artists. ... more

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