Natural Wastage

from Jellydrum by Straw

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Old cardboard boxes overloaded with young memories.
Rolled up posters of stars who once captured your heart.
Broken cassette cases lying in the bottom of a drawer.
Natural wastage now.

Broken down family missing a main character.
Dead animals buried down below the roses.
Bike in the hut no chain disfigured by rust.
Just natural wastage now.

Alcohol on the weekend pished down the drain.
Cigarettes smoked then blown away.

Work a job ten years then you're needed no more.
Work a job so long then you're shown the door.
Just natural wastage now.

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from Jellydrum, released November 21, 2013

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Straw Scotland, UK

Straw are a folk/experimental band from Fife, Scotland. Graham Munks is the core writer for Straw aided and abetted by co- writer Fergus Black . Derek Barclay is the third member whose prescence with backing vocals, mouthie and occasionaly guitar completes the trio. Straws music covers many genres, 'Munksy' and Fergus along with Derek have created an often beautiful and surreal and peculiar album ... more

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