Holding all the Cards (live)

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Put this on your Vegas road trip mix between "The Gambler" and "Ace of Spades?"

rough take. Me sitting with one mic between my voice and guitar and drum machine coming from my phone perched nearby ....

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Holding all the Cards

(Verse 1)
I heard the phone ring it was the suicide king
I didn't do a thing
I didn't pick it up
But I know why he called
and now he's got my number
I better play it straight, I better not stay up late

(Bridge)
It's really not that hard, I will cry (laugh) myself apart
I will play the hand I'm dealt, I hope I get some winners
A little bit of logic, a little bit of art
Who put me in charge? I'm holding all the cards

(Chorus)
I'm holding all the cards...

(Verse 2)
Would you look at that, I drew the one eyed jack
Only needs one eye to see through all my hope and greed
the other eye is closed, impotently dreaming
of a quiet, vague place where I can show my face

(bridge)
(chorus)

(Verse 3)
Where are you queen of hearts? Did I lose the lost art?
Of smiling through my fears, losing track of the years
I spend my quiet days playing solitaire and cheating
But I really can't pretend I don't know how that ends

(bridge)
(chorus)
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released August 10, 2020
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released August 13, 2020
Guitar: Stan Darde

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4 Track Phantoms San Clemente, California

New site with studio work is: cecily4.bandcamp.com

This site is 4 track demos. Hi, I'm Cecily, and this is my project, the 4 Track Phantoms, a kind of diary of a free range singer, songwriter, musician.
I write songs and record them playing all of the instruments myself on my 4 track cassette portable studio. And reflect on the songwriting process, subject matter, and recording process. ... more

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