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Oh, Vincent

from Edit That Shit (EP) by Sarah Shay

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Edna St. Vincent Millay, rockstar poet of the early 20th century.

1892-1950

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Oh Vincent
Your matriarchs didn't have luck at home
Your mother and hers raised their kids alone
They sent their shiftless men packing off
No wonder you wanted better odds
Oh Vincent
You made all the girls at school swoon and sigh
The redhead they all wanted to be like
And to be near

Oh Vincent you had it all, what else could you want
Burning your candle at both ends, you did it all
All the boys and the girls 'round your little finger with
Beauty and talent and wit and luck at first

Beautiful, this day
Beautiful, this day
Beautiful, this day
No matter

Oh Vincent
You traveled the world with your lovers
Eugen at home writing letters, begging
You to return to Steepletop
Wanting you near, but you just couldn't stop
Oh Vincent
When you lost your world that night, didn't it sting
Couldn't find solace in anything
Your head full of what was gone up in flames
Even the morphine could only ease the pain

Oh Vincent you had it all, what else could you want
Burning your candle at both ends, you did it all
All the boys and the girls 'round your little finger with
Beauty and talent and wit and luck at first

Beautiful, this day
Beautiful, this day
Beautiful, this day
No matter who has died

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from Edit That Shit (EP), released July 23, 2013
Produced by Aaron J. Shay.
Written, arranged, and performed by Sarah Shay.

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Seattle folk singer bringing you songs that are usually funny but sometimes sad.

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