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The Trader

from Remembering The Future by Timbila

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The Trader

Written by: Music by Nora Balaban, Lyrics by Jean Zimmerman

I sold my baby to the swamp monsters
I sold my mother to a hall of mirrors
I sold my father to Detroit's burning air
I sold my sister to velvet codpiece
I sold my brother to a hive of bees
I sold my best friend to a red hat with feathers

Chorus: THE TRADER

I sold my childhood sweetheart to the sound of spring wind
I sold myself down the river to return
I sold my song to a lamb
I sold my husband to a hand of gin
I sold my love to the sonic boom
I sold my pride to a blue ox
I sold my heart to the roman amphitheatre
I sold my feet to a ragwoman in a box
I sold my breasts to wild men in Borneo
I sold my dreams to a solemn audience

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from Remembering The Future, released April 24, 2010
Music: Nora Balaban
Lyrics: Jean Zimmerman

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