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Even When It Snows

from Manuals for VCRs by Jes Kramer

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Featuring Dustin Meyer (violin) and Beth Bombara (vocals)

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Houses in the country all go boom
and implode from your room as I wait outside
Everyone we know is on the street
watching with bare feet. It's ten degrees below.
Even when it snows they can smell the fertilizer burning on our stove.
Even when it snows we can see the ashes of the homes we used to know.
Mama used to tell us of her dreams
of cows and tire swings, and summers without drought
Now there are just men without their teeth
and other ugly things. Cow shit and grey clouds.
Even when it snows they can smell the fertilizer burning on our stove.
Even when it snows we can see the ashes of the homes we used to know.
He said "one more time and I'm taking the pot off.
One more time and I'm shutting them down.
Daddy can't lose another job and
Mama can't get her face stuck in a frown.
One more time and I'm taking the over mitt,
throwing it out of the back door.
One more time, I swear little sister,
Daddy won't get high anymore."
Houses in the country all go boom
and implode from your room as I wait outside
Everyone we know is on the street
watching with bare feet. It's ten degrees below.
Even when it snows they can smell the fertilizer burning on our stove.
Even when it snows we can see the ashes of the homes we used to know

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from Manuals for VCRs, released December 6, 2008

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Jes Kramer Grand Rapids, Michigan

Jes Kramer is a one-woman band from Grand Rapids, MI. Using a combination of keyboards, guitar, vocals, and a loop pedal, she weaves her songs layer by layer into something incredibly personal, yet comforting. WYCE named her Outstanding Female Performer of the Year at the 2012 Jammies. ... more

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