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A sad song about suicide and ecological devastation, with shades of Michael Hurley and John Prine.

lyrics

Mary had a lot to give
Mary had long to live
She must have gave her time to bend the knee

Mary had a lot to learn
Mary had loads to burn
She had too many friends to wait on me

She had the Swiss cheese on rye
And sought the right time to die
Sittin’ on the limb of a sycamore tree

The tree was from a gilded age
It felt an unquenchable rage
Nobody ever took that seriously

Mary sat upon the edge
And dropped upon the fatal ledge
They never heard a sound so delicately

If she gave all she had
Could it have ever been that bad?
Some said that she had chose judiciously

credits

from Won't You Believe Me, released November 8, 2019
Sumanth Gopinath: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ
Beth Hartman: backing vocals
Rosie Harris: backing vocals
Teresa Gowan: fiddle
Nathan Knutson: electric guitar (slide)
Cody Johnson: bass guitar
Paul Hatlelid: drums

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The Gated Community Minneapolis

The Gated Community is a country/bluegrass/Americana band with rock influences based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota and has been in existence since early 2006.

Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
Cody Johnson
Nate Knutson
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