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Mary Halvorson's lyrics & chords

The avant-jazz guitarist Mary Halvorson has been making a stir in downtown New Music circles for a while now. She is noted for her collaborations with the violist Jessica Pavone, among many others. Halvorson's strong 2008 debut, DRAGON'S HEAD features her new trio, comprised of the extraordinarily fluent bassist John Hebert and drummer Ches Smith (of indie-rockers Xiu-Xiu). Together, they make a far-ranging, expansive, and even accessible sound. Hebert's more-or-less continual dialogue with Halvorson's spidery, fresh improvisations places the m...read more

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in two parts missing

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that other thing

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the object of tuesday

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anxiety disorder

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calling all portraits

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the pseudocarp walks among us

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ordered thoughts ceased

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resting on laurels

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scuppernong malfunction

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yantok salak kapok

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why should you surrender?

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six keys for each city

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metallic dragon fruit

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under the weight of aphorisms

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for you or them

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speaking with silence

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the poor chew words to fill their stomachs

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in the teeth of ideology

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quavering voices of the mutilated

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cheap knock off

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the cadence of her dying breath

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in the application of standards

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… and goodnight

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fluid hills in pink

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goddess sparkle

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line to create madness

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falling too far

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love in eight colors

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forgotten men in silver

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sinks when she rounds the bend

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someday my prince will come

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hemorrhaging smiles

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sea cut like snow

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the periphery of scandal

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leak over six five

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crescent white singe

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rare vodka from the fourteenth century

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moon traps in seven rings

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sequential tears in it

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right size too little

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lapis lazuli nights

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faberge eggs filled with caviar

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the absolute almost

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spirit splitter

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old nine two six four two dies

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momentary lapse

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the art deco hairbrush

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bald eagle tartar washed down with a cup of melted gold

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a diamond encrusted frisbee

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