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Better Off Ashes

from Dispatch by Folios

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lyrics

Not a far cry from a barfly
When you first came around
Didn’t scare you off when I bought us a round
Sunday mornings might forgive
Saturday nights before
It’s no excuse for waking on the kitchen floor

(chorus)
On the day I die, baby, burn my body down
‘Cause I’d be better off ashes than dirt in the ground

I’ve been both parts of broken hearts
Might have wrecked a couple cars
I don’t trust someone without a couple scars
Sweat down the small of your back,
Pursed lips, and furrowed brow
It’s too late to find a new normal now

(chorus)

Never meant to tell a lie
Never meant to throw that punch
At the bar I saw that guy and had a hunch
In the rearview, reds and blues
Meant I was going away
For a year or two this time, they say

(chorus)

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from Dispatch, released October 8, 2021

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Folios Saint Paul, Minnesota

Lo-fi cardigan rock/shambolic pop from songwriter Martin Devaney and friends.

“Dispatch echoes Elliott Smith and Robyn Hitchcock with a unique Minnesotan warmth and sense of resiliency.” -Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Charmingly rickety lo-fi guitar pop songs that combine an ear for hooks with a no-frills approach” -Bandcamp New and Notable
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