The Orphan Song

from Memories in the Form of Sound by Melodime

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lyrics

Well I'm no six string magic man
But I move around ok
I once met a six string magic man
His eyes would squint when he would play

Fingers would bleed on his left hand
But he liked to play with the pain
A starving student to the one man band
He clicked a switch in my right brain

And I fall to my knees so I can…
Find my place deep inside my mind
Where I can race ideas of different kinds
Then spit them out with my guitar behind
The truth that made the orphan song become mine

Well I sang with him as the music played
A color that he'd never seen
And I combined words that he wished he'd made
Then together lived the dream

Well lyrically speaking is my way of leaking my given thoughts on a given day
I cut back to the orgin of hometown love where I pride myself in things I say

I will pour my soul in my guitar but guitars will never speak
So I bridge the gap from song to rap tip tap your toes with me

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from Memories in the Form of Sound, released October 10, 2008
Bradley Rhodes - vocals, acoustic guitar
Sam Duis - bass, organ
Tyler Duis - drums
Rachel Beauregard - vocals
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Seung Jae Lee - electric guitar

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"Melodime is what’s missing in music today – a band that tells stories from their deepest recesses of their hearts and souls: a band that seamlessly blends the musical past with the sounds of the future; a band that is working hard to make a difference through their music and charitable giving that will last a lifetime." ... more

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