When the Ashtray Fell Astray

from 'Til the Cows Come Home: The Angus Tweed Anthology (1988-1994) by Angus Tweed

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out of the womb, on the way to a tomb
life goes by so fast
my brain is bled, time's the thing that I dread
I am the outcast, I am the outcast
won't you please open your eyes, look to the skies
I'm telling you lies

ashes and nicotine fell to the floor
where nothing but emptiness rested before
expecting no fashion, expressing no passion
I made a beeline for the door
oh, when the ashtray fell astray

really in fact I need no cigarettes
but Alistair Crowley's wife sends her regrets
the aliens landed, a truce was demanded
abducting my family as pets
oh, when the ashtray fell astray

why should I mimic society's pace
another unfortunate caught in the race
modern time frantic destroys the romantic
and I see the stress in your face
oh, when the ashtray fell astray

lost in the crowd and fading away
failing ignition, my mind fell astray
my consciousness tattered, my ashes were scattered
I took my place by the ashtray
oh, when the ashtray fell astray

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from 'Til the Cows Come Home: The Angus Tweed Anthology (1988-1994), released May 1, 1994
Marek/Shirley/Hanlon

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