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lyrics

Coy Daphne dreamed of getting even,
For all that asshole cupid forced her to be.
So she reached down her slender-fingered branches,
And struck Apollo down with a blade destined for me.
Then Hades was all buzzin' somethin' wicked.
Charon was all pomp and celebrity.
When all at once Beelzebub stole Orpheus' lyre
Broke it into pieces and tossed it upon the fire.

Singin' "Bury me, bury me, neon Jesus!
This old soul's landed feet first in my grave.
Shoot me down, shoot me down, shoot me down, Persephone.
Dust me off in the mornin' when it all starts up again."

I followed Dante up into the mountains,
Seekin' an accomplice to dignity.
All we found there was a puppet-show perdition,
A punch-and-judy mockup tragedy.
He's got a wife that he can't stand up there in heaven,
Where they refuse entry to the likes of you and me.
She's got a voice she would use if you could hear it;
But until that day she self-censors for free.

She sings "Bury me, bury me, neon Jesus,
Give me something I can drink to make me brave."
Shoot me down, shoot me down, shoot me down, Beatrice,
She doesn't speak much but we should listen when she says

"Why don't you run with me to the waters of California?
Let's run until we run right out of land.
And when we run into that mighty, mighty Pacific,
Oh let's hope and pray the ocean spits us back."

Bury me, bury me, neon Jesus,
This old soul's landed feet-first in her grave.
Shoot me down, shoot me down, shoot me down, Persephone.
Dust me off in the morning, when it all starts up again.

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from Keep a Weather Eye, released July 30, 2021
M. Jones - guitars, vocals, keys
Justin Vanegas - bass
Jono Costa - drums
Recorded and mixed by Justin Vanegas
Mastered by Jared Newman

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M Jones and the Melee Oakland, California

M. Jones and the Melee is a rock band based out of Oakland, CA.

M. Jones - guitar, vocals, keys
Nick Redmond - guitar, vocals
Justin Vanegas - bass, vocals
Jono Costa - drums

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