Tinsel And Sawdust

from Idols Of Exile by Jason Collett

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We're all fugitives
Of American portions
Caught on the sleeve
Of yesterday's conquered
From the fresh cut grass
Out on the interstate
Where the wheels keep on rolling
'til we've sealed our fate

Tinsel and sawdust, who's gonna give it up

So here's the guitar
That you use to strum
You never got very far
But you could still sing along
The oblique pastich of childhood memories
Has got you down on your knees
You know you can't escape these things

Tinsel and sawdust
Who's gonna give you up
It's not who you are
It's just what you've become.

Skies fold into roads
We've been gone for days
Feeling more at home
When I'm this far away
Flip the cassette
Of the mixed tape you made
Light up a joint
let our souls catch some rays

Tinsel and sawdust, I'm gonna give you up
It's not who you are
It's just what we've become
Tinsel and sawdust
Tinsel and sawdust

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from Idols Of Exile, released June 14, 2005

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Jason Collett Toronto, Ontario

Jason Collett is a Toronto-based Canadian singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums, and is a member of Broken Social Scene. His latest album, Song & Dance Man, was released in February, 2016.

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