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Hour Hand

from Ghost Fumes by Eric Quigley

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Featuring Katie Kadan on harmony.

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everyone is getting high
cause everyone knows one day they’re gonna die
so you pick up the bottle
you pick the plant and pipe
then you go about forgetting
the hour hand in life

some folks high on jesus
others watch the stars
some read Norman Mailer
some create, then burn all their art

some wait for shipwreck
or take the bullet train
love is all you need
till you want someone to blame

everyone is getting high
cause everyone knows one day they’re gonna die
so you pick up the bottle
you pick the plant and the pipe
then you go about forgetting
the hour hand in life

so you're in your 30’s (20's, 40's)
50's catching up
now you're in your 60’s (70's, 80's)
hey, did it all finally work itself out?

you get up when you got to
you go and play the game
waiting for one moment
to be high once again

everyone is getting high
cause everyone knows one day they’re gonna die
so you kill the bottle
maybe you cash the pipe
then you go about forgetting
the hour hand in life
then you go about forgetting
the hour hand.

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from Ghost Fumes, released September 17, 2017

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Eric Quigley Chicago, Illinois

A singer/songwriter primarily drawing from folk & rock traditions.
Attempting to find the meeting place between Led Zeppelin and Leonard Cohen.

Deceptively melancholy songs that always seek the silver lining.

Frontman and songwriter for Chicago hard rock band 'One More Moon'...& one half of Folk duo 'The Alibis.'
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