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Match Burn Slowly

V5.5

[Acapella Spoken Intro] (shhhk-krrsh... deep heavy sigh) [Acapella Verse 1] Strike another match... watch it burn down slow Pack is almost empty but I got nowhere else to go [Instrumental: Sparse resonator guitar and harmonica slowly enter] [Verse 1 continued - singing] Smoke curls to the ceiling like a prayer I never prayed Another night of killing time that I already betrayed (mm-hmm) [Chorus] One more cigarette, Lord just one more Chasing down the feeling that I felt the night before Burning through my regrets till the filter hits my lips One more cigarette… before I call it quits [Verse 2] Ash tray overflowing with the things I can’t forget Every glowing ember reminds me of the mess I made I inhale all the poison like it’s oxygen I need Hoping one more drag will finally plant the seed [Bridge - stripped down, half-spoken] I keep saying this the last one (shhhk-krrsh... heavy exhale) But tomorrow I’ll be right back where I begun [Final Chorus - slower, defeated] One more cigarette… just one more Chasing ghosts and ashes on this lonely floor Burning through the night till the morning comes One more cigarette… and then I’m done [Outro: Acapella heavy sigh, tape hiss fade]