Stuck Inside of Elvis

from The Warm, Dark Circus by Jack O' The Clock

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lyrics

I woke up to the rain 
earlier than I wanted to 
and felt a kind of click 
that seemed to set the world askew. 
You know that kind of click: 
you meet your own impersonator, 
become a spectator 
captivated by the cold precision 
of your own dead-end ways.   

And no one suspects a thing 
—your man does such a bang-up job— 
you’re stuck inside of Elvis, 
feeling like a tone-deaf slob 
and clinging to the mic— 
your spiritualism, 
your own anachronism— 
to keep yourself from falling down.   

And here she comes again 
like a dozen rotting roses; 
sadness swarms the room 
and gives the lie to all your poses 
and you just can’t tell 
connection from reaction, 
repulsion from attraction 
in the warm, dark circus of her face.

credits

from The Warm, Dark Circus, released October 27, 2023
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Damon Waitkus - lead and backing vocals, hammer dulcimer, melodica, pianet, flute, glockenspiel, baritone electric guitar, percussion 

Emily Packard - violin, viola 

Kate McLoughlin - bassoon 

Jason Hoopes - bass 

Jordan Glenn - drums 

Thea Kelley - backing vocals 

Victor Reynolds - alto saxophone, backing vocals 

Art Elliot - piano

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