A bluesy jazz track.&#13;
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Verse 1&#13;
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Through the choking smoke I see her,&#13;
Fix me a drink now wont you dear,&#13;
If you can’t get me drunk you’re no use,&#13;
Send the next one in on your way out.&#13;
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The door slams shut as I let go,&#13;
I’m pining for another taste of the dark,&#13;
Outside in the storm a lizard’s tail,&#13;
Of lovers and addicts they’re just like me.&#13;
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Chorus&#13;
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She cracks the whip and we‘d jump for her,&#13;
She cracks the whip and we’d steal for her,&#13;
She cracks the whip and we’d die for her,&#13;
Lovers, addicts and thieves.&#13;
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Verse 2&#13;
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A piano plays out drunken notes,&#13;
Her clawed fingers stagger around,&#13;
Getting tired and cold from waiting,&#13;
The carnival pack up and heads south. &#13;
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Past a sign in Spanish by the roadside,&#13;
Another lover loses his faith,&#13;
The sun does most of her dirty work,&#13;
As riddles and rhyme they snake from her mouth.&#13;
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Verse 3&#13;
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Hopes and dreams all in your mind,&#13;
I can make them all so real,&#13;
Just repeat my words and believe,&#13;
Close your eyes and I’ll set you free.&#13;
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Through the choking smoke I see her,&#13;
Fix me a drink now wont you dear,&#13;
You couldn’t get me drunk and you’re no use,&#13;
Don’t slam the door on your way out.&#13;
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All lyrics and music Copyright Gareth Thomas 2013

Carnival Blues

Garfo and the Autoclave is the brainchild of Nottingham based song writer, musician and multi-instrumentalist Gareth Thomas.

Hiding on the other side of the fence, near that fast flowing river that took many a young lover and those overhead power lines that crackle and spit in the relentless winter rain, are where the autoclave's songs are born. Darkly humorous and cynical, with elements of jazz and blues, the guitar led music draws on a wide array of influences from the past and present. 

All music is written, performed, recorded and produced by Gareth.

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