Name: Down Among the Dead Men
Duration: P00H03M39S
Description: Heavily influenced by Jack Johnson and that time I worked as a 'chef' in a nursing home.

Down Among the Dead Men

from Best Laid Plans by Christopher Gates

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Heavily influenced by Jack Johnson and that time I worked as a 'chef' in a nursing home.

lyrics

There's a smell
you get nowhere else
you can feel it in the air there's an expectation
They've made an empty bed
be careful how you tread
can you remember who brought you here in the first place

Time doesn't seem to move
you've nothing left to prove
except that you can chew your food
and life doesn't seem to exist
so don't try to resist Y
ou're down among the dead men
down among the dead men
down among the dead men

I know it makes you smile
to play dead for a while
do you even know what day it is
And where's the dignity
it's no fun for me
at least you can pretend you're deaf

And time doesn't seem to move
you've nothing left to prove
except that you can chew your food
and life doesn't seem to exist
so don't try to resist
You're down among the dead men
down among the dead men
down among the dead men

He used to be a player cool cat
cool, never without a hat or a tie
or a twinkle in his bright blue, well worn eye,
never shy always willing to try
never giving up,
giving in,
giving out

giving in, giving out
giving in, giving out

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from Best Laid Plans, released June 3, 2022
All instruments - Christopher Gates except
Bass - Matt Lewis

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