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My Coats are Simple Shells

from When the devil laughs by Ian Miles

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When I saw the light in your eyes
Flash like a flare from the face of your new man
I barely noticed he untied my veins
and slipped that ring right onto your hand.
You turned gold, I was green;
my copper tarnished, my tongue seemed bland.
I poured a drink for both of my hands.
How they shivered and they shook like two little leaves
growing out of my heavy winter coat.

I am reminded of a picture on a beach
I was a baby with a mouth full of sand.
I was scared and I was angry
Concern was visible in my hands.
How they shivered and they shook like two little leaves
growing out of my little yellow coat.

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from When the devil laughs, released January 1, 2011
Music, lyrics, and recording by Ian Miles.

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Ian Miles Spokane

Ian Miles is an independent singer-songwriter based out of Spokane, WA.
His Music has been described and "a little cool and a little weird – in a good way" and "very story-telling".
Sometimes mellow and bittersweet; a songbird at your window sill and at other times a thunderous full-throated roar of emotive stomping and hollering like a wild preacher of the end-times!
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