Is Anybody Really Out To Hurt Me...?

from In Folkedelic Country by B.R.Mackie

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A situation gentle dangles
Between a boot and a shin
A metal canteen
To hold the apparition in
Strung out like a bed sheet
You’re the epitome of health
That’s when you’ve got to ask
Is anybody really out to hurt me
Or am I taking care of that myself?

Trapped in an urban tundra
With my January low
That’s when you’ve got to ask
Is anybody really out to hurt me
Or am I taking care of that myself?

East River wind’s a cold, dark mistress
She’ll blow the smile right from your face
You said it’s easy getting off the hard stuff
All in time and space
If you plan on cleaning up your act
You’d better vindicate the mess
Before you find yourself
Holed up in a faded suit
White feather on your breast

Is anybody really out to hurt me
Or am I taking care of that myself?

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from In Folkedelic Country, released May 1, 2016
Personnel:

Tom McGrath – Bass, Rhodes
Erica Stevens – Vocals
B.R. Mackie – Everything else

Music and Lyrics by Ben R. Mackie
Recorded and Mixed by Ben R. Mackie above Enid’s, Brooklyn, NY
Additional tracking at Laneway Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering, Brooklyn, NY
Cover artwork by Hilary Faye

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B.R.Mackie Brooklyn, New York

Australian-born, Brooklyn-based songwriter. Plays swirling, lo-fi, psych-folk-rock.

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