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Presently

from stir that mule up by Short Hand

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Too many times there’s a nurse at a hospital
With a patient who’s not patient with a nurse (no matter how hospitable)
Too many times there’s a Mormon at the door
And, you know, too many times with Mormons there’s always two more
Too many times a baby parachute in the oven only opens
When a flute like a flare gun shoots, but till then, nothing.
Too many times a song made of mud
Is stuck in a throat as full as a jug
Too many times a letter up for auction
No never, no always, no rarely, no often

I should shut my mouth for an instant
I should shut my mouth for a second
I should shut my mouth for a minute
And I’m gonna do so in a minute

Too many times an alien abduction
So quick it neatly fits inside the smallest punctuation
Too many times a faded light in the bedroom
Sweeps through the house like an aluminum dust broom
Too many times a board game and a cheese plate
Too many times an olive in a straw
Like a raisin in a thin grape
Too many times a fishy situation which becomes
Much worse in the name of nutrition
Too many times a researcher and a critic
Too many times a magic little bullet bullet
Too many times a magic little bullet bullet

I should shut my mouth for an instant
I should shut my mouth for a second
I should shut my mouth for a minute
I’m gonna do so presently

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from stir that mule up, released December 1, 2022

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Short Hand Muncie, Indiana

Short Hand figures that it's easier to learn to play an instrument than it is to find someone who can play it. He also figures that it's easier for him to do the writing, recording, mixing, artwork, and anything else that might need to be done. In the end, a set of sounds collect themselves into different shapes one might call "albums." Some sound like this and some sound like that. ... more

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