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I Have Thousands of Reasons

from Frontera Dogs by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs & Eric Muhs

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from the album Frontera Dogs
Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs & Eric Muhs
November 2019

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I Have Thousands of Reasons

I have thousands of reasons
but you will only hear one
because the ants have fumigated your soul.

I have potions of ink
but you won't use them.
They walk hand in hand with narcissism.

I have cold compresses
given to me by an old woman
but they believe it is cold
so you won't help them with climate change.

I finally have birds that will stay,
but you put chicken wire on their legs.

I know the key card.
I know of the key card
that erases hate,
but I have no door to place it.

I have pistachios that cure depression
but they believe that green is the color of solitude.

I have sardines that cure hunger,
but the ocean ate them,
and the fishermen are drunk.

I have the necklace you lost
but you have no trust to wear it.

I have thousands of reasons
but you will only hear one.

My potions of ink are bottomless,
but you won't use them.

My cold compresses would cool the Earth
but you like it warm.
Your tan might fade.

My key card is useless.
You don't want to open doors.

If you hold your hunger pangs,
you prove you are successful.
Doors are better closed.

You like your depression.
You won't eat my pistachios.
It serves you well.

Sardines, they are no longer in fashion.
You might have to eat yourself.

I have thousands and thousands of reasons,
but you would like for me to come empty-handed.

I have thousands of reasons for love,
if you open.

If you open.
If you are open.
In the door, in the door of the ocean.

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from Frontera Dogs, released December 21, 2019
Eric played a whole bunch of ukeleles in the courtyard of our hotel in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Eric Muhs Seattle, Washington

gigging musician since 1981 in Seattle's seminal "new wave" bands STUDENT NURSE & AUDIO LETER. Got into recording in late 80's in Santa Cruz with MATA RATA. Built homemade 4 track tape loop system for 200 + solo performances. Now live back in Seattle, where I make instruments & perform with Metal Men. I've got a modest solar-powered recording studio. More at www.invisiblemusicstudio.org ... more

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