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Gambler or the Thief

by Courtney Askey

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I threatened to release lockdown home recordings and turns out I had the audacity to actually do it

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big claw take me out
drop me anywhere
blood is still the same
if it's spilled in gutters or in drains
or on marble flagstones
in fancy shopping malls
it always leaves a stain
it always looks the same

what am I to be?
the gambler or the thief?

dreaming of glittering blue pools
and matching aqua skies
in emerald seas of sunbleached lawns
and hot julys
I am good I am guarded
call me in the night
finally understand precious wasted time

what am I to be?
the gambler or the thief?
what am I to be?
the legend or the leaf?

growing pains turn to shin splints
I write out my will
who will inherit my running?
who will be late for them now?

what am I to be?
the gambler or the thief?
what am I to be?
the legend or the leaf?

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released March 5, 2021
All lyrics, music and recording by Courtney Askey

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Courtney Askey UK

Courtney Askey is a musician and artist based in Leicester. Performing both solo and as a band, her music is sometimes riotously noisy, and sometimes contained and reflective. Courtney writes songs imbued with storytelling and melodrama, tinged with influence from folk to shoegaze to garage rock. ... more

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