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Sick Sick Sicks

by The Sick Sick Sicks

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Woke one day couldn’t take no more took up the banjo took for the door Rat race to place for me, gonna see the world, gonna be free In the town square played for dimes, Rocking out the beat, making up rhymes Night soon fell, hitched a ride It was an old pickup with the devil inside He said hey mr dali can I see that banjo Passed it along and he had a go Played it like none I'd ever heard It was hypnotizing and quite absurd He sang Follow your heart boy, to the ends of the earth Follow your heart boy, for what it's worth Took me to a field with a fire in the middle Folks were dancing to the sound of a fiddle Banjo in my hand, started to play, Out came the tune that your hearing to day partied till dawn, till the sun did rise, feasted on Flesh and jams and pies The feeling in the air was like no other Joyus and free like a boat with no rudder but the party was done so we hit the road Off to a land of silver and gold In a big old city played for a dollar, Devil came by and gave me a holler He sang, Follow Your Heart Boy To the ends of the Earth Follow your Heart Boy for what it's worth To a basement party we jammed like wild the boys were crazy and the girls were riled powder to my left and pills to my right things got funky on that faithful night devil was laughing and sawing the fiddle looked at me and posed a riddle He said “You've seen the lights of the city bright, but the country's been fading since you've taken flight people are deserting in droves these days are you happy hiding from the sun's gold rays His cryptic words gave me a shiver., So I put down the bottle and thought with my liver city is expanding, no country remaining I asked some native the key to maintaining they said their ancestors lived in the sap of the trees and to listen to the deer when you're ill at ease I moved out to the woods and lived off the land Zero foot print, baby, ain’t it grand when the devil comes round I say no thanks no need for your bars or your guards or your tanks If the moral had a story and I think it should Don't ever mix up what's new for what good Don't ever mix up what's new for whats good. But always. Follow your heart boy, to the ends of the earth Follow your heart boy, for what it's worth.
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I like my bike cause it's really easy going I like my bike cause it handle's so well It's free to ride and it keeps me healthy I like my bike, yeah my bike is swell Never paying for gas means not supporting war Use lights in the city, will never be sore In the winter time I wear my goggles and feel like an astronaut Use your helmet going over potholes You will never ever be distraught
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So they Say 03:50
Here I am on this cold cold night As I lie in the cold cold ground This is the story of how I got this way So they say It started in my favorite bar With my best friends favorite girl This is the story of how she got this way So they say I loved her since that night Since that night Since that night Till the stars where since till the stars where shining bright since that night All I wanted was one night, just one night to set things right We ran from that Bar, from that stinking room Past the fresh cut fields to a harvest moon To a barn we found shelter where we lay in the hay So they Say Chorus I stayed that night in my lovers embrace I found warmth from her body from her beautiful face I was was in heaven till the rooster crowed the brand new day So they say We woke that morning to a terrible sound He had trailed us there, we were sure to be found I had my hand on my six gun, she started to pray So they say A bad drunken holler came up from the road He pulled out a twelve gauge and started to load I knew things would end there on that faithful day I went down to meet him man to man The woman was with me know, he'd have to understand He picked up that old twelve gauge, the end coming my way And here I am on this cold cold night As I lie in the cold cold ground This is the story of how I got this way So they say.
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It was burningman 2010 An event transpired from the magical sands I was walking down the road head full of mushrooms Monster bikes rolling by and endless bass booms Thinking back two nights when in a sacred Teepee Talking aliens and things equality trippy Burningman's a what you make of it festival So I thought go into space Dali, yeah, what the hell Three women down the road in dresses immediately caught my attention Said hello to the three and asked with glee if they would please bless my intention They said what's your intention, I said to go into space, you know sooner, rather then later They said let it be safe and let it be now I knew there would be no debate here Maiden, Mother and Crone's what I saw She was of African decent with small features and strong jaw With a middle eastern princess and a woman with a veil Mother Maiden and Crone is what I saw Maiden Mother and Crone To the side of the road they took me Said let it be safe let it be now Put a magical holla hoop around me All I could say was wow There was a blast of colours, smells textures and tones Blasting in front of my eyes Every smell had a taste, colour and tone I started to shake and to rize Then the wind picked up and it threw me out Ran forty feet before slowing down When I got back the Mother Held out her hand To show me a chrystal she'd found She passed me quarts and said “look what you birthed” I asked her what she ment It had been lying in ground where I was sitting Shiny spires, with no scratch or dent We sat in a circle, the mother looked at me She said, why do you exist? The answer I read in the witches bible, A refereance for the magical realist It said that men exist to polarize women So I said, “ To polarize you” With a great big smile, and calm in her demeaned I knew the answer was true Maidern Mother and Crone's what I saw She said, “say it again” I said “Polarize you, and create everything in this world” She drew a figure eight, an infinity in the ground The magic continued to unfurl Well that sign in the dirt made me think of a snake I'd found on the highway going to Shambala It was dried in a circle with three circles inside Put many festival goers in awe I drew one small circle in the middle of the eight and a big one around all three put the crystal in the middle went into meditation and a blue ring of light I did see There was a herd of golden elephants A see of blue whales Rushing up through that ring It was the most intense thing I'd ever experienced I could hear the angles sing Then the maiden said something about meeting a friend So we all opened our eyes I said said “I think we just made a vortex” “Say it again” where the mother's cries I said “ We just made a vortex and are birthing the new world” We closed our eyes, went back into meditation and magic continued to twirl and twirl We opened our eyes and sat in silence for a while The women dusted dirt of their dresses I said “I'll always be your fool, magician and hierophant We exchanged names and caresses Then the three walked down the road Three abreast, wind storm picking up sand It washed away the vision, into the magic, Of burning man.
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Good Night, Sleep Tight May you find comfort in you dreams tonight Dream about all of the people who love you Dream about wishes and dreams coming true Goodnight to the light that shines down in the Corner Good night to the old rocking Chair Sweet dreams to the beams of the moon through the window Bone nuit et bons reve to the brown teddy bear The night is a blanket the sky wraps around you your room is a nest in the trees Your bed is a ship that you sail across oceans And sail back on homeward when ever you please Chorus If I were a river that flowed around Islands And you had the urge to explore I'd show you the rocks where the green turtles sunbath The holes where the muskrats live on the shore I'd carry you gently to soft sandy beaches And let you climb cliffs for the view And wait while you search for a round shiny pebble And Carry you home while when you through Chorus If wishes were horses then we could go ridding If dreams were like wings we could fly So what would you say about ridding winged horses jumping from cloud to cloud in the sky We'd sail over roof tops and tree tops and play grounds And wave to the kids down below And make funny faces to people in airplanes and learn all the magic that winged horse know Chorus

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This is the debut full-ish length CD by Ottawa's The Sick Sick Sicks.

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released June 3, 2012

Maxim Cossette on Lead Vocal, Guitar, Banjo, Standup Bass and Backup Vocals

Lefty McRighty on Drums, Electric Bass, Backup Vocals

Rob Varma On Electric Guitar and Backup Vocals.

Production by Standup Steve Donnelly

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Maxim "Banjo Man" Cossette Ottawa, Ontario

Gena Ree of musicinkorporated.com had to say about SDL:
A performer that keeps the audience on their toes. The great thing about Dali is that you don't know what will happen from one song to the next. With his stage presence & between song-banter, Salvador Dali Lama is truly nothing short of a good old-fashioned entertainer. A throwback to another time, when a performer had to really BRING IT! ... more

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