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Swampland Of The Mind

from Songland by Markus Rill & The Troublemakers

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SWAMPLAND OF THE MIND

In the swampland, in the South
there’s an old tale spread by word of mouth
‘bout a demon ramblin’ about

In the back of every broken-down mind
you’ll find track of something gone awry
and a vision of a better time

In the deep, dark middle of the night
you can see it if you close your eyes
the swampland of your mind

In the basement, behind the door
in the shadows, that’s for sure
something lurkin’, won’t leave you for evermore

And if you’re honest you’ll admit it’s true
been there for a long, long time, it ain’t nothing new
you can feel it, you wish you didn’t but you do

In the deep, dark middle of the night
you can see it if you close your eyes
the swampland of your mind

So keep it shuttered, keep it shuttered
keep it shuttered, keep it shuttered
keep it all locked up

Don’t look, don’t look, don’t look
don’t look and don’t touch

So keep it shuttered, keep it shuttered
keep it shuttered, keep it shuttered
keep it all locked up

Don’t look, don’t look, don’t look
don’t look and don’t touch

In the deep, dark middle of the night
you can see it if you close your eyes
the swampland of your mind, the swampland of my mind
the swampland of the mind

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from Songland, released May 7, 2019

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Markus Rill München, Germany

»Songs that are beautifully shimmering with ambiguity - brilliant lyrics« - Rolling Stone"

"Rill shows great depth as a songwriter, bandleader and producer" - No Depression/USA

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