Dana Fuchs sent me these lyrics which she wrote with Kevin Mackall. She recorded it on her cd, Bliss Avenue and about half way through recording this cd, I thought it would be cool to do this song. The lyrics are pretty wacky, but they sound great.
lyrics
There’s Rodents in the Attic, trouble with my brain
Sugar in my blood, poison in my veins
Past is always present, the dead are all to blame
I got rodents in the attic, calling out my name
There’s rodents in the attic trouble with my brain
I got a semi automatic and a liver in my pain
Tiny claw keeps scratching, driving me insane
I got a bucket by the nightstand to catch the leaky rain
Got a shiver in my spine, a mattress on my stain
Nightmares never come but I wake up dead again
There’s mayhem in landing at the top of my stares
And my mind is splitting from the ends of my hairs
There’s rodents in the attic trouble with my brain
I got a semi automatic and a liver in my pain
Tiny claw keeps scratching, driving me insane
I got a bucket by the nightstand to catch the leaky rain
Got a bucket full of dirt, a mouthful of butane
Pickled egg survival and heaping side of shame
There’s Rodents in the Attic, trouble with my brain
Sugar in my blood, poison in my veins
Past is always present, the dead are all to blame
I got rodents in the attic, calling out my name
There’s rodents in the attic trouble with my brain
I got a semi automatic and a liver in my pain
Tiny claw keeps scratching, driving me insane
I got a bucket by the nightstand to catch the leaky rain
credits
from Tumbleweed Symphony,
released July 1, 2014
(c) Ann Klein, Dana Fuchs, Kevin Mackall
Ann Klein - vocals, guitars
Rich Mercurio - drums
Steve Count - bass
Bette Sussman - Hammond B3
Neal Coomer - back up vocals
Dana Fuchs - tamborine
Engineered, mixed and produced by Tim Hatfield
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