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When that chimpanzee melted

from Mustard by Benjamin Adair Murphy

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I grew up on a farm right by the Black Forest
My father he worked like a dog to support us
And I quickly got used to sound of the sound of the death rattle
And he slaughtered the pigs and the chickens and cattle

Well I heard the animals cry as my father cracked open their heads
But I never heard a sound like the sound
When that chimpanzee melted

I joined the army at the age of fourteen
There’s not a cause of death that my eyes haven’t seen
I’ve seen boys lose their insides and tear their eyes out
As they screamed up to heaven with no tongues in their mouths

I’ve heard hundreds of dying boys crying out for the girls they won’t wed
But I never heard a sound like the sound
When that chimpanzee melted

I’ve seen shots to the groin
I’ve seen shots to the belly
When men live for days
Yelling for their mommy’s
I’m telling you, friend I’ve heard a million
Hail Mary’s
Oh and I’ve heard

Men beg for mercy as they look up to god
Standing in front of a firing squad
But those prayers have always just been wasted

I’ve heard crying babies who’ve been left out for dead
I’ve heard men growing crazy saying that they see red
But I’ve never heard a sound like the sound
When that chimpanzee melted
When it melted
When it melted
When it melted

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from Mustard, released August 12, 2019

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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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