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So Young When We Died (Live '08)
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orig. from the Mike Ash album 'Solo & Madder'(2002) the song was originally titled 'Sparks'. the first song in the trilogy of tunes: 'So Young When We Died' 'I Should've Guessed' & 'I shoulda' Known'
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Mike Ash plays experimental, psychedelic folk rock intermingled with Punk. He has been recording and producing records for the last 20 years. Mike is produced
Mike Ash is an artist and musician who has recorded, produced and promoted numerous albums with many bands as well as solo work. Starting off in 1992 dabbling in punk rock and thrash noise which later turned to psychedelic experimental folk. Mike is best known for his work with Strangefire(2004 - 2008) and is currently working on his new project Decaying Orbit that formed in 2008. Mike has released over 40 solo albums of varying genres yet always experimental, unorthodox and compelling. his work with Decaying Orbit continues to baffle listeners with it's genre-splitting weirdnessess. This page is a collective of Mike's early material. "This site is for the fan-base that has kept me going through the years, everyone who listened to the demos, everyrone who encouraged me, everyone who was there and made a difference, Thank you, These are your songs." - Mike Ash
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Genre
Alternative • Experimental
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Peak #458
Peak in subgenre #81
Author
Mike Ash
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(C)Decaying Enterprises
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December 17, 2009
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MP3 7.1 MB • 128 kbps • 7:43
Story behind the song
waking from a drunken black out with my car smashed into a metal fence, I drove away down North Main until my car began throwing sparks from the two flat tires in the front.... exiting my vehicle I grabbed a serrated blade from my backpack and began walking down the dark streets of the industrial district, I slashed my arm 7 times twice directly to the bone... at this point the police flagged me down and I threw my blade at them... the entire street was blocked off by fire trucks and around 12 cop cars, there was so much blood they had to clean it off with a fire hose.... all of this was prompted after the death of my mother and grand mother and the ending of a 4 year relationship... once in the hospital I was given 97 stitches and took an overdose of Klonopin directly in front of 4 cops who didn't even notice... I of course spent a rather extensive stint in a mental institute... followed by drug rehabs, homeless shelters and many other sordid places....
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I've got shoes on my feet watch the skid marks as I hit my knees I left a groove in the pavement as I careened down Main Street, somewhere I stopped vacant buildings, past them I walked it was dark in a bad part of town I threw some sparks as I slowed down I'm broken into a thousand pieces ten thousand names I could be called, but no, you just say that it's my fault well, that much I know... I've met every single ghost in this house you popped my cherry, finally I knew what it was about... I didn't mean it, but hey that's not the point you're just another boy to pleasure me as I fall asleep when I'm not even there, guess I'll act like I care who could've known that I'd crack like an egg? That's what I should've said... we were so young when we died she was so young when she died I was so young when I died we were so young when we died could you mean it when you throw me aside? I could be it if I wasn't so high I need somewhat of a challenge babe I need some one that can take your place I'm fluttered and I'm losing some time I guess it swallows and I guess that's just fine by me we were so young when we died, we were so young she was so young when we died, she was so young I was so young when I died, I was so young you were so young when you died, you were so young we were so young when we died, we were so young...
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J3r3my
Jun 25, 2013
you've got a great voice and such a gift for lyrics.. prolific doesn't begin to describe your abilities to create large quantities of great lyrics.