Hamlet's Line

from Capricorn by Allison Wonderband

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Produced by Tommy P at 11th Ave. Records

Mastered by Piper Payne at Neato Mastering

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I had to fade away.
I had to drown myself in something.
In some beer
And a bottle of wine.
Just enough to keep me going
Or enough to end this day
To end this life.
It's Hamlet's line.

Toby, Toby,
Don't let me fade away.
I'm truly on my own
When I'm just calling out names.
Lonely, lonely,
Just trying to stay awake.
I'm trying to go to sleep.
There's the rub. There's the rub.

I've walked a million minutes
Searching for some solace.
I've turned to go back where I started.
We are talking now in circles.
Nothing new has been produced.
Nothing decided.

Circles, circles,
A crop to put a sign in.
I am waiting for a god.
My faith is all gone.
Empty, empty,
A faith that never was.
Crying into the dark
Until the rise of the sun.

Empty bottles
Wait on my desk.
I'm hugging porcelain tonight.
One bottles full,
If it's emptied, I'm gone.
I'm not ready to say goodbye.
Goodbye.

I had to fade away.
I had to drown myself in something.
In some beer
And a bottle of wine.
I had to fade away.
Just enough to fade away.

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from Capricorn, released December 27, 2018
Cello by Brandon Skoubo

Electric bass by Tommy P

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Allison Wonderband San Francisco, California

Allison Wonderband is a singer/ songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist. She uses her soulful voice to tell unique stories, switches up her instruments to keep you guessing, and usually has percussion at her foot to get you dancing. She lives, performs, and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... more

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