Circumstantial Benefit

from Leave This Circus by The Muchmores

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Lyrics by Calvin Armerding
Music by The Muchmores

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i bow my head under the weight of what i said after the snow
the snow had given way
your words of thanks and consolation
they bare their teeth and bite it all
it all away from me
and all that's left is circumstantial benefit

you waited till you found something good enough to hold onto
you'll wait until you find that it weighs you down
you'll drop it into the ground

i touch my feet with the tips of my hands
they're rough and old but i'm still young
i've got a lot of life before me
your facts and figures wrap up my head in a sheeps-wool blindfold
my eyes are kept from the malice of the world
and all that's left is circumstantial benefit

you waited till you found something good enough to hold onto
you'll wait until you find that it weighs you down
you'll drop it into the ground

thou mayest rule the dark crouching at your door tonight
thou mayest rule the dark crouching at your door tonight
thou mayest rule the dark crouching at your door tonight
thou mayest rule the dark crouching at your door tonight

you waited when you found i'm not good enough to hold onto
you stayed there when you felt me weigh you down
you waited when you found i'm not good enough to hold onto
you stayed there when you felt me weigh you down
you dropped it into the ground

and that's what's left of circumstantial benefit
but i'm still left with circumstantial benefit

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from Leave This Circus, released January 19, 2018
Calvin Armerding: guitars, lead vox
Shelby Price: harmony vox
Jeff Hennessy: percussion
Cameron Duncan: trumpet
Ken Davis: piano

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