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They sing me to sleep these promises I'll never keep.

from The Ballad of Harry Lanier by Wunderbar!

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Written by Mark Humphreys/Vincent M.
"They sing me to sleep these promises I'll never keep" contains elements of "Harry Lanier" copyright 2005
Dane Junior Music (ASCAP)

Original recording produced by Mark Humphreys

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12. They sing me to sleep
These promises I'll never keep
But I'll lie awake and crave
pills that would take
me to the land of idiot boys

We made our vows
A slight of hand that never
did pan out
With nought up our sleeves for
My next trick I'll leave
Bound for the land of idiot

This ain't what it seems
It's a magical world
It's an opium dream
There's a candlestick burning
for you
Catch that merry-go-round
In love with the
sound of the rings
Deaf with the song of a
wind chime

Old harry lanier had a heart attack
down by the pier

The birthday girl begins to bawl
Her mom and dad not happy
as they pull on their coats
And go to mumbling oaths
I wish the taxi would show

he closed his eyes
Fell asleep then and there
and he dreamed of the prize
A stuffed swordfish to put
on the wall
Can't you see it now friends
It'll hang at the end of the bar
Faint is the smell of the salt air

It's a magical world
It's an opium dream

The smell of the salt air
The song of a wind chime

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from The Ballad of Harry Lanier, released October 10, 2008

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"Steam powered fantasia with a touch of the wild, wild west and one of a kind mechanical instruments. If Melies had been a songwriter instead of film director, his music would probably have sounded something like this."

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