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Maybe it was a scientist, or maybe it was a fiction writer, or maybe it was a little folk band that discovered that somewhere between a person's last breath and the end of the heart's beating, the body weighs 21 grams less. Maybe we heard somewhere else that there's no reason to panic. The soul always finds its way. Death is just the scariest monster, because we can't seem to see it-- we can only weigh it.

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When the soul gets old and weary and cold
It don't need to be told where to go,
It knows to escape through your eyes or your ears
Or your mouth or your nose.

When the soul gets tired of staying a while,
It's been a good life or it's been a good nine,
But it's time to expire into the night of the light.

Just count 1, 2, 3-- might stay with me.
4, 5, 6-- the River Styx.
7, 8, 9-- you're running out of time.
10, 11-- pray there's Heaven.
12 and 13-- it's not working.
14, 15, 16-- just breathe.

When the soul gets old and weary and cold,
It don't need to be told where to go, it knows where to go.
(You'll know where to go!)

17, 18, 19, 20--
21 grams you're gone!

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from Be Good, Little Children: The Lullafrights, Volume I, released October 2, 2020
Mallory Graham: vocals, banjulele, marching kazoo band, nose flute, percussion
Scott Tyler: vocals, guitar, marching kazoo band
Recorded and produced by Nolan Rossi at RF Studios

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The Rough & Tumble Haverhill, New Hampshire

The Rough & Tumble are a dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana band consisting of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Only This Far, their latest full length record is out May 12, 2023. "The bottom line is these are just quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end."- AmericanaUK ... more

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