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Cosmonaut, a Criminal

from Three Circles & A Speaker by Steve Leaf

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Written after viewing an episode of The Twilight Zone entitled 'The Lonely', this song is written about a dystopian future where the penalty for not contributing one's taxes is intergalactic prison!

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How fast are we traveling?
How much longer do we have go?
I look down at my red pendant.
And I ponder what I already know

No, I wonʼt get to see her
Or what was the sparkle in my eye
On path are a few meteors
Cause of penalties, I canʼt pay the fines

And now I am a prisoner
I couldnʼt compensate the tax man
But what will happen to Eleanor
While Iʼm away in a tin can

Everyone loves a gamble
No one like a backup disk
On Earth Iʼs bound to ramble
Recently, Iʼve been resigned to this

And I pray that the holy space station
They need to come make the rounds
Theyʼll discover resources for the nation
Branded brave and a hero for the bucks and the pounds

Everyone loves a gamble
No one like a backup disk
On Earth Iʼs bound to ramble
Recently, Iʼve been resigned to this
With toggles and knobs and cosmonauts
And out portals with spectacular views
But April came and the feds made a claim
So Iʼm up here to pay back my dues

credits

from Three Circles & A Speaker, released June 17, 2014
Steve Leaf: Vocals, Guitars
Dan Haefs: Drums, Wurlitzer
Nick Young: Bass
Ryan Anderson: Guitar
Recorded at Experimental Sound Studios, Chicago, IL August 2013

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Steve Leaf Grand Rapids, Michigan

There is a quiet confidence to the music of Steve Leaf. He has been writing songs for fifteen years now. Some songs about love, some songs about love lost, and others about everything else to cover all the bases. Steve hails from Michigan and cut his teeth in the singer/songwriter scene of Chicago which is to say he usually tries to sneak a Wilco cover into his set. ... more

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