Sand Man

from Dumpling House, NYC by Joe Harvard

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Off in the distance you can hear the last strains of temptation
Floats on a breeze from another year
Half memory / and half imagination
Like a drunk in central square
Bent like an eyelash beneath the weight of a tear / it just hangs there

CHORUS 1
The sandman is gone / he ain't comin' back again
Began a song / now it'll never end

When the God of dreams arrived / on the last train at the station
Said a dream is just sleep electrified
Part ecstasy / part annihilation
He brought a dream for the king of beers / a devious creation
To sing and then sleep for a thousand years
And dream with the sound of the crowd still in his ears
(a thousand cheers)

CHORUS 2
the sandman is gone he ain't comin back no more
Left you a song - and laid down on the floor

CHORUS 3
The sandman is gone / he ain't comin' back again
Began a song / now it'll never end

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from Dumpling House, NYC, released October 4, 2002
Joe Harvard: Vocal, Telecaster, Charvel Surfcaster w/GK2a p/u thru Roland GR30 gtr synth ["horns"], bass, vocals.
Marco Giovino: drums.
Jen Hixson: vocals
Prod & eng by JH

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Joe Harvard Asbury Park, New Jersey

"VU & Nico" author, producer-artist-musician
LP creds: Dinosaur, Jr, Pernice Brothers, Throwing Muses etc; spiritual midwife to tons more as co-founder/owner of Fort Apache '85-'93.
An East Bostonian based [One Banned Man, Dub Proof, Doctor Danger, Cockwalkers] in NJ & MOTH NYC Storyslam Champ '01; loves cats. Asbury Music Awards: Top Americana '09/Top Multi-Instrumentalist & Top Avant-Garde '10. ... more

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