Anklebone
from Mussel Memory by Magnificent Octopus
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Studio version (alternate version). 1999
lyrics
Grab on to the anklebone of the moon
Hang on tight it’s slippery
It’s not as bright up here but
I can see, anyway
Falling to the ground as the wind blows
I scrape my knees on the pavement
I’ve lost my shoe and it’s raining very hard
Falling to the ground
Lower than the subway mice
I fall, through the ground.
I’m lying down I turn to crawl
To crawl, away
To find the strength and face another
Day - - Yeah - - - - ayah - a - a-ya
Falling to the ground as the wind blows
A seagull shit on my forehead.
I broke my teeth and I’m coughing up a lung
(Instrumental)
Scanning the ground looking for a shiny coin
Oh look! A lucky penny
Oh joy! My fortune grows
Now I just need a million more...
Wasting away in the rain at the bus stop
A tentacle taps my shoulder
I’m falling to the ground as my hair grows
I cry, but nobody hears me...
Falling to the ground
Lower than the subway mice
I fall, through the ground.
I’m lying down I turn to crawl
To crawl, away
To find the strength and face another day
Hang on tight it’s slippery
It’s not as bright up here but
I can see, anyway
Falling to the ground as the wind blows
I scrape my knees on the pavement
I’ve lost my shoe and it’s raining very hard
Falling to the ground
Lower than the subway mice
I fall, through the ground.
I’m lying down I turn to crawl
To crawl, away
To find the strength and face another
Day - - Yeah - - - - ayah - a - a-ya
Falling to the ground as the wind blows
A seagull shit on my forehead.
I broke my teeth and I’m coughing up a lung
(Instrumental)
Scanning the ground looking for a shiny coin
Oh look! A lucky penny
Oh joy! My fortune grows
Now I just need a million more...
Wasting away in the rain at the bus stop
A tentacle taps my shoulder
I’m falling to the ground as my hair grows
I cry, but nobody hears me...
Falling to the ground
Lower than the subway mice
I fall, through the ground.
I’m lying down I turn to crawl
To crawl, away
To find the strength and face another day
credits
from Mussel Memory,
track released September 15, 2023
Luke Mercier - guitar, fiddle, vocal
Jeff Cardey - guitar, vocal
Conor Luney - bass, vocal
James Switzer - drums
Luke Mercier - guitar, fiddle, vocal
Jeff Cardey - guitar, vocal
Conor Luney - bass, vocal
James Switzer - drums
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Magnificent Octopus Toronto, Ontario
Formed in 1997 Members:
Luke Mercier, Jeff Cardey, Conor Luney, James
Switzer.
Part of the Indie Alt-Rock scene during the years leading up to Y2K.
Expect to hear a 70's action TV vibe with echoes of Frank Zappa, Manu Dibango and The L.A. Express; whatever was fed into their young malleable kindergarten brains.
This release of Pony Ride on the Moon has come about 25 years after the fact.
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Apr 2024
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