Ode to John P

from The Lizard Demos by Word Salad

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I was an ordinary pet
A lizard who's named Jeff
But my owner passed away two weeks ago
Sam Sampson he was called
The greatest of them all
He raised me as a son he was my hero

I've got scaly skin and a bite sized reptile brain
I've got cold blood and a burning, bleeding heart
But that don't mean I can't feel love or pain
Now that my owner passed and we're apart

Now I belong to the son of Samuel Sampson
Now I belong to the late Sam Sampson's son
Could this boy replace him?
Can he fill the void?
Now that his old man's precious life is done
Now that his old man's precious life is done
Now that his old man's precious life is done

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from The Lizard Demos, released September 8, 2015

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Word Salad West Hartford, Connecticut

We are Curt and Jackson, a pair of close friends from suburban CT.

We make music in the woods at night, and wholeheartedly embrace any opportunity to wear silly hats.

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