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Head of Steam

from Minor Enough by Wrinkle Neck Mules

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Spotlight down Wander downtown feeling weary and mighty weak Seeing ghosts out on the hills Semaphore or just opium’s will? No explanation makes much sense Newsprint lies and false pretense We’ll read about all in the morning when we arise Blood found by the number 4 mine You know she caved in back in ‘49 At quitting time only souls would arise From that deep, dark anthracite mine The company explanation made no sense Just propaganda through a rose colored lense And we’ll hear all on the radio when we arise With teeth like tombstones And arms like graves There’s no escaping the tongues sharp blade Or a slow ride upon your head of steam A slow ride upon your head of steam Paul Sizemore and Eldridge Ray dug their own graves And there the lay But their souls and axes wander through my sleep And from this valley, revenge they seek

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from Minor Enough, released October 15, 2003

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Wrinkle Neck Mules Richmond, Virginia

Don Imus once said that the Wrinkle Neck Mules “don’t have what it takes to make it”. Despite Don’s prediction, the band has garnered a cult following in their 14+ years of creating a “righteous Americana mishmash”.

To date, they have recorded 5 albums on Atlanta’s Lower 40 Records and Germany’s Blue Rose. ... more

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