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Young Emily Rose

from After the Inferno by The Bad Things

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lyrics

One day she bought the old Morgan County Jail
And she filled all the cells up with junk
She done walled out her kinfolk and the ghosts of the past
And the cells gathered cobwebs that held her fast

And I remember Emily down at the carnival
Just smiling and riding the Cyclone all day
And she wasn’t thinking about hiding in those long gone days
Not until next year when the bad things passed her way

Chorus:
And every other year we try to remember Young Emily Rose

We used to stand in the field and look down on that jailhouse
And she’d hold my hand and tell me of her dreams
Of turning those concrete walls into a lovely mansion with art in its halls
And I’d look in her eyes and I see what she’d mean

Then the light in her eyes slowly started fading
And she mumble to herself and shake and scream and cry
And I’d wanna kill myself when I’d hear that pretty mouth complaining
About how no one in this town cared if she lived or died

And nowadays no one ever sees poor Emily
And now a days no one ever sees her much
The schoolkids hide in the tall grass outside the Morgan County Jail
And just listen for her howls in the night

Chorus:
And every other year we try to remember Young Emily Rose
‘cause we just want to forget the old

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from After the Inferno, released September 16, 2014
Jimmy Berg - Lead Vocals/Accordion
Gregg Miles Panto - Gretsch
Mason Beau Hebert - Acoustic Guitar
Brendan Patrick Hogan - Trumpet
Austin Quist - Upright Bass
Steve Kamke - Drums

Written by Jimmy Berg. Recorded Winter 2012/2013. Engineered by Mell Dettmer. Mixed by Mell Dettmer, Justin Hills and Brendan Patrick Hogan. Produced by The Bad Things.

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In 2002. The Bad Things were formed out of the ashes of A Midnite Choir, a cult favorite in the, then burgeoning, Seattle cabaret scene. The Bad Things quickly gained a reputation for “drunken debauchery” and “feverish dancing” at their live shows, and their theatrical aesthetic sealed their reputation as Seattle’s premier “Junkyard Cabaret” band. ... more

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