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House of Strength and Love

from Äll​ä​ï by Flavigula

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I caught my old girlfriend out the corner of my eye
She was staring straight at me from a pile of old debris
She would not let me pass as she danced behind the glass
So I poured myself another shot of whiskey

I gave that ol gal everything a man could give
But all she gave to me was that cock-eyed memory
That pendant keeps me chained, then it drives me insane
But, as Soloman or Franklin used to say

To build that house of strength and love
You need a woman and a man
Or a flask of booze, a man and a marmot
And that house of booze and love will last
Until the day he dies
Whether the woman or the marmot's by his side

I popped those pills of patience
I was kinder than a louse
Kept them spirits in my steps
To the envy of her pep
Kept that pride in my sack
Never boasting glaring facts
As I filled my glass, she waddled off my wagon

Outside of my window, the marmot rears his head
It's just you and me, my friend, til the bitter, winter's end
A younger man would argue
But those wise men do agree
That living's arm in arm with marmotry

To build a house of strength and love
You need a woman and a man
Or a flask of booze, a man, and a marmot
And that house of strength and love with last
Until the day he dies
Whether the woman or the marmot's by his side

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from Äll​ä​ï, released December 16, 2019

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Flavigula Logroño, Spain

Flavigula wavers in crepuscular zones, modulating among ripples and maelstroms, within spectra of snow and hailstones. Neither she makes delineations among the pleasing and unsightly, nor distinctions within the crystalline, shifting phase. Bounding in abstract landscapes, she thrives. ... more

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