Name: teflon
Duration: P00H04M22S
Description: This song is literally about 'my old neighbor', Bill. He helped me to learn to ride my bike, supplied us with junk from his garage, and was a surrogate grandfather in many ways. I drove by years later and saw him when he was sick... I know that there is a special place in the afterlife for people like him - he was one of the kindest people I have known.

teflon

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This is the first of three albums that I did with Elijah Mosely at threshingfloor audio. We did this whole album on a Yamaha digital 12-track in an old warehouse he rented. The material on this album is probably some of my best. It is a testament to doing the best you can with what you have!

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This song is literally about 'my old neighbor', Bill. He helped me to learn to ride my bike, supplied us with junk from his garage, and was a surrogate grandfather in many ways. I drove by years later and saw him when he was sick... I know that there is a special place in the afterlife for people like him - he was one of the kindest people I have known.

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teflon coated skin
angels wait within the waterfall
for your next of kin
how were we to know that you would fall

rearrange my head
try and make some sense out of this mess
go on get dressed
you can leave without me if you like

I saw my old neighbor
he was so old
something in his eyes told me to run
told me to get out of here

time and time again
life is without measure or an end
that we could choose wish we could choose
but do we really

wrestle with the dead
show no fear cos fear will make you lose
kiss the mercy seat
ready or not here I come again

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from public radio by mark mathis, released February 15, 2005

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