Trigger Finger Itch

from Through the Mojo Wire by Midnight Spin

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lyrics

take this photo, fling it up the coast
blow it away on a mexicali ghost
and if you're listenin', listen up close
the pin gets pulled, the story explodes

hands up and the wallets in the sack
eyes wide with the barrel staring back
the tellers jellied, couldn't help twitch
he scratched that nasty trigger finger itch

led flew and the bullets found their man
last gasp as the maker shook his hand
the headlines rang out killers at large
on the road and guiltier than charged

I can't understand what the other people say
better fire up the ford 'cause the cops are on their way

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murder on the dash, said the driver to the spy
you can't afford to kill 'em if you can't enjoy the ride
there's a van, there's a villain, there's a vapor on your eye
murder on the dash, murder on the dash

spent rounds and a teller left for dead
smoke tires and finesse the blue and red
the headlights' locked on 17 south
the hand that feeds keeps slappin' at the mouth

i can't understand what the other people say
better fire up the ford 'cause the cops are on their way

chorus

caught a burden and i miss my wife
took a man's living and another man's life
shoot at the sky; i sleep with a knife
but i'm wide awake

chorus

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from Through the Mojo Wire, released July 24, 2009

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Midnight Spin Brooklyn, New York

Midnight Spin formed below the streets of Brooklyn, writing and performing music as powerful and commanding as the roaring JMZ trains and chaotic neighborhood blocks that bustle just above their basement rehearsal space.

Their new album Don't Let Me Sleep scrapes together everything you once loved about rock music and makes it hum again like a dirty, little noise-box from the future. ... more

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