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Possession (Carley Baer, Kate Vargas, Bruce Butkovich) Kate Vargas - resonator guitar, vocals / Carley Baer - baritone uke, vocals / Bruce Butkovich - bass, guitar, vocals / Nicholas Raymond - drums (+)

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When I woke up, I was screamin’
Holdin’ a knife
A man at my feet – I had taken his life
Then I heard laughter from somewhere inside my own head
I’m a victim of possession
And that’s why that man is dead

You gotta believe me, I’m not in control
I swallowed something evil and now it’s got my soul
I’m not tryin’ to dispute what all the witnesses saw
I’m a victim of possession
And possession is 9/10ths of the law

Chorale / breakdown “possession”

The last time this happened
I sweat through my shirt
After buryin’ the pool boy alive in the dirt
And yes there were other times
Lord, I’ve done some terrible things
But I’m a victim of possession
Somebody else is pullin’ the strings

And the time before that
The guy tried to get away
Bashed his head in with a shovel
Just to make him stay
Threw him in the bathtub
Filled it to the brim
I kissed him on the cheek and then I dropped the toaster in
To say I didn’t enjoy it would be a bit of a lie
But I’m a victim of possession
And I’ll claim it ‘til the day that I die

Chorale / breakdown “possession”

I like to blame the devil
But some of you might’ve guessed
I’m just a little sinister
A little self-possessed

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from Dark Songs Vol. 10, released October 25, 2019

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A 1952 motel taken over by musicians in 2007 for the purpose of creating and hosting collaborative songwriting events, The Holiday Music Motel is the world's only motel with its own internet radio station that plays 100% self-generated content 24/7.

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