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Ain't The Same

from The Recent Future by Alex McMurray

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they stopped the world and now it’s safe to go
it’s coiffed and it’s curled somehow they made it so
tell me stranger—weren’t you here before?
the note on the table they say that it’s yours
your coat’s on the nail and your teeth in the drawer
out in the streets everything’s going to hell
everyone meets here at the same hotel
over and over to sing the sad refrain
the gang’s all here but it ain’t the same

tell me more tell me more
what did you come here for?
did you leave something precious behind the famous door?
check with the desk there might be a message for you
but your friends they have left
who knows what’s true?
they say what they say and they do what they do
take this key see if it fits the lock
nothing is free anywhere on this rock
hear what i say you’re playing a dangerous game
the rules are familiar but they ain’t the same

come here quick come here quick
jules and pietro are here
with the pills and the papers get you away from here
go past the verandah where everything’s bought and sold
people are carrying what they can hold
nothing to do but do what you’re told
in all this confusion how could it be a crime
life’s an illusion merely a piece of time
you’ll disappear nobody knows your name
the future is here and it ain’t the same

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from The Recent Future, released August 30, 2022
AM-guitars, vocals, percussion
Andy Wolf-bass
Anthony Cuccia-percussion
Cesar Bocaro-percussion
Kenny Claiborne-percussion
Joe Cabral-tenor saxophone
Michael Jenner-tenor saxophone
Brian Coogan-organ
Recorded and mixed by Mike Napolitano

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Alex McMurray New Orleans, Louisiana

I'm a New Orleans based singer songwriter type. I play in a bunch of bands. I make recordings sometimes. Some of them are here. Thanks for supporting my work. Drop me a line--I'd love to hear from you.

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