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lyrics

Francis was a very bad merchant but a fine fine liar
Francis was the paramount voyeur of his heart's desire

Midnight, he is good and ready
The peep show down in the tunnel city

Kilbourn broke the cardinal rule for a contact high
He thought it was a bad decision when he named his price

Mainline 'til you're good and skinny
It drips right down to the tunnel city
The deadfall, it was good and ready
We're the big bad men from the tunnel city

Conrad wore the emerald glasses to preserve his pride
Conrad he wore the fashion of the civilized
He thought he was a paranoid fool 'til his own prying eyes
Saw the deadfall
The shanghaied

Well this time, no he wasn't pretty
The price he'll fetch is always plenty
The deadfall, it was good and ready
We're the big bad men from the tunnel city

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from Borrowed Time, released September 17, 2013
Written, produced, and mastered by Steven James Bayless.
Drums by Phillip Ferrier, recorded at Behind the Curtain Studios.
Published by Strangeletter Music (BMI).
Graphic design by Steven James Bayless.

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