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The Edge of the Volcano
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4 minutesSometimes I feel like I’m standing on the edge of a volcano. The silence of the night. Weighs you down. Sometimes it makes it hard to breathe. I felt like if you whispered then the whole world would hear. But you knew it couldn’t be…
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Bring Your Ghost to the Fire
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2 minutesPart 3 of Rock and Roll is Dead “It felt like they wanted to end music with that one—brass, choirs, the whole cathedral job. It kind of did.” Deak laughed. “You take this so seriously, mate. It’s just music. It’s practically free. Hell, brother, the…
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Rock and Roll
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4 minutesPart 2 of Rock and Roll is Dead Frankie leaned into the table as Deak said, ‘Rock and Roll is dead.’ “No, it’s not.” “Aye, it is, Frankie.” Deak took a swig of his beer as he watched the barmaid walk by.“Look at the charts.…
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Rock and Roll is Dead
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1 minutePart One: Hubie Hubie lay on the bed, strumming absent-mindedly on an acoustic guitar. He wasn’t sure if he even had the energy to write a new song. He almost felt like if he started Terry would be knocking on the door, wanting to know…
