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The Victim Well

from but so beautiful by Jonathan J. Bower

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The Victim Well

She really loves me
After I’ve had enough
And I cry “Baby –
Why’re you so tough?”
She laughs, says, “You no angel,
Speak for yourself
Quit playin’ the victim
But you do it so well.”

The fruits hang heavy
On her secret tree
But her guard dog’s burned my name
Into his shiny blue teeth

She leaves me strawberry tops
And rose hip seeds
Fireweed cotton
And gold birch leaves

The sky goes blue to blood
To black and waves of green
The full moon’s nowhere, mama
And her hound dog’s in my dreams

Her fruits hang heavy
On a secret tree
But the dog’s breakin’ down
And he’s too tight on his chain

Chorus

Our Christian says “Hell,”
The hipster sighs, “Well,”
And my baby says, “Boy,
You play victim so well.”

© 2011, rafflemyheart music

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from but so beautiful, released September 30, 2012

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Jonathan J. Bower Anchorage, Alaska

On the release of his 2012 EP, But So Beautiful, The Anchorage Press wrote, “[This is] masterful storytelling. These songs weave beautiful, forlorn tales in a matter of minutes, but with a defiant note of hope.” The songs on 2018's Light Years album play like postcards & snapshots written during an endless road trip around Alaska - or along every other dreamy, scenic stretch of highway anywhere... ... more

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