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Songs from the Prison Yard

by Male Fraud

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1.
Honest Man, Dishonest Living 03:07
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I regret that moment when I said you were free to roam Don't know where you're going but it sure as hell ain't gonna home Still my heart was stolen, 'cause I know I've been there before And it won't be broken by a slight misdemeanor From the start you saw right through me All this time you've been good to me Once it's over, we'll be doing fine We can beat the system if we start anew and skip town We can just go missing, 'cause I know there's no backing down You're the victim of your own crime It was just a matter of time Once it's over, we'll be doing fine Don't care what's been said It's all been circumstance so far It's no life spent scratching Tallied days lived behind bars All my faith put down I exclaim I know that you are An honest man, but dishonest living There was not a doubt in my mind That you were the fugitive kind Once it's over, we'll be doing fine
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Trying to Make Good 03:45
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It's been a long time coming, man I've worn away the ground I stood I'll take off running rather than Waste my time still trying to make good Had the utmost faith in you But now I see it's been unfounded Seems there had been some mistruth Some false belief it was well-rounded But has another person come to take my place What a predictable disgrace I reject a compromise You had your chance and didn't take it Wholly taken by surprise My faith in you is rendered vacant I'll call it lessons learned and leave in a stupor What a foreseeable future How could I have been so blind Nothing but fault for you I find Fooled by a hostile mind, I rise
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I Met a Stranger Today 03:20
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I met a stranger today Seem I'm not alone in who's been given a false name I met a stranger today We're the worst examples of two lives one in the same I met a stranger today who confirmed we'd been betrayed I met a stranger today. We walked away as friends Gave you your rites of passage And then you squandered it all Too late to get it back Weighed down by extra baggage 'Cause even angels can fall To break upon impact I met a stranger today We both agreed the guilty party had to pay We wore our hearts on display Innocent lives were taken, much to our dismay I met a stranger today, the likes with whom I could stay I met a stranger today to never meet again I met a stranger today Exchanging one last glance she quickly turned away I met a stranger today Into the sunset she went, driving on her way
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Say It Ain't So 03:28
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(Say it ain't so) They say my old man is a killer, babe (Say it ain't so) I'd been hypnotized by the thrill of it all (Say it ain't so) I felt that big emptiness filling me up My cup runneth over of shit-eating luck My wild emotions are running amok (Say it ain't so) Saw pain in the eyes of a stranger, babe (Say it ain't so) The news that she fed me has changed the game (Say it ain't so) My only way out's to estrange myself I know quite well what you're capable of Fuck your existence, and fuck our true love (Say it ain't so) One more time just for good measure (Say it ain't so) After it's over, I'm cutting ties (Say it ain't so) Wish you the worst in your endeavors (Say it ain't so) I'm putting together my goodbyes (Say it ain't so) The prisoner's life is too good for your likes (Say it ain't so) And lethal injection would just be too quick (Say it ain't so) I guess I could watch you just shrivel and fade It's time to put you our of your misery But from that catharsis, it would set you free (Say it ain't so) How close was I to your next victim (Say it ain't so) I fought a war already lost (Say it ain't so) My head was sore from overthinking How odd was the end result? At least I know that it wasn't my fault
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What You Said to Me 03:17
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So take a good look at me This is the last time you'll see The face you loved so deeply At least that's what you said to me Those salad days that we held So close, our hearts, they would swell Darling, I would walk through hell At least that's what you said to me Stone cold, stone dead Your blood runs red I've seen your grave You dug too deep Your soul is mine to reap Never will there be room in My heart for your wrongdoing "Spare me, I'm only human" At least that's what you said to me But now you say you're afraid To lie in the bed you made You vowed to come to my aide At least that's what you said to me I heard that you had passed And so I raise my glass 'Cause I know this will last At least that's what you said to me I've seen your grave You dug too deep Your soul is mine to reap And now I lay Me down to sleep I pray my soul to keep

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Companion EP to "Come Around" from Information Highway 61.

A woman visits her fiancee in jail, believing him to have been arrested for bank robbery. On a surprise visit, she runs into his mistress, who feels guilty, and informs her fiancee of the man's true crime.

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released November 16, 2015

Spencer Krull: songwriting, guitar, bass, vocals & harmonies, synth & drum programming

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