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Leaving Sickness

from Seven Songs EP by Cornelius Eady

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Leaving Sickness
Words and Music: Cornelius Eady
Arranged by Rough Magic

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Leaving Sickness

Can’t tell the wind
From the breeze
Can’t tell the forest
From the trees
Can’t tell a diamond
From a stone
Can’t tell a snake
From a bone.

You give me
Leaving sickness

Can’t tell piss
From the rain
Can’t tell a dummy
From a brain
Can’t tell happy
From a drag
Can’t tell a silk scarf
From a rag.

You give me
Leaving sickness

Can’t tell hunger
From a piece of pie
Can’t tell truth
From a pack of lies
Can’t tell love
From a kick in the ass
Can’t tell your future
From my past.

You give me
Leaving sickness

Can’t tell a wise man
From a fool
Can’t tell a teacher
From a school
Can’t tell a switch blade
From a tool
Can’t tell a shark tank
From a wading pool

You give me
Leaving sickness.

Can’t tell a sinner
From a priest
Can’t tell a bullet
From total peace
Can’t tell what’s living
From what’s deceased.
Can’t tell gristle
From a piece of meat.

You give me
Leaving sickness.

Can’t tell champagne
From soda pop
Can’t tell love
From a broken heart
Can’t tell a doodle
From a piece of art
Can’t tell what’s started
From what’s stopped

You gave me
Leaving sickness.

credits

from Seven Songs EP, released January 22, 2014
Cornelius Eady: Vocal
Robin Messing: Vocal
Concetta Abbate: Violin
Emma Alabaster: Bass
Charlie Rauh: Guitar
Leo Ferguson: Drums

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Cornelius Eady New York, New York

Cornelius Eady is the author of 8 books of poetry, lives in NYC and is the co-founder of Cave Canem. The band Rough Magic came out of the sessions for his CD/Chapbook BOOK OF HOOKS. (Kattywompus Press, Jan. 2013)

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