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The 20th Century

from 20th Century by Ed Askew

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a little piano song. fragments from the distant and recent past.

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it was Winter /when i played this
with broken fingers /i couldn't help it
i was an icon /in windy weather
now that i'm old /i feel much better

in 68 /i was on fire
i had a boy friend /who played with numbers
i played piano /with broken fingers
we cried on acid /and felt much better

la la la

in the 20th century
we broke the law
......but i was born at sea

he ...was standing there like a king
i thought we were free
but that was not to be

he gave me a hammer
i gave him a heart
we broke it together

--i met a boy /who came by taxi
he gave me an apple /i gave him a compass
i drove him home /they wouldn't let him
he just turned 40 /and he feels better

i know someone who writes me letters
i wrote him songs so he'd feel better
and in the past i had a lover
we broke the law so we'd feel better

la la la

i gave him a rose
he gave me scissors
i cut up his picture

i n the 20th century
we broke the law
......but i was born at sea

ah.....

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from 20th Century, released May 17, 2014

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Ed Askew New York

The singer-songwriter / painter moved to New York for a few months in 1967 where he met Bernard Stollman of ESP-Disk, who offered him a contract. Between 1968 and 1986, Ed lived, mostly, in New Haven; doing occasional shows with his band, and later doing solo shows there. Around 1987, Ed moved to New York City, where he continues to write and record songs, and occasionally perform. ... more

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