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the spider & the fly

from matchbook recordings by Mary Beth

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"I want to watch you dance with her"
I want to see you move with her
I want to hear her whisper
that she's in love with you

don't hang around with me, boy
I'm restless, can't you see?
but my curiosity
has got me watching you

I never claimed to have self-control
"it's a fine thing," I've been told
oh, if only you had none
you'd agree that being bad is much more fun

I want to watch you want me
at first you're scared, but slowly
you come around and tell me
what you want to do

"alive and empty"
"so close to god, it's crazy"
besides control, well baby
what have we got to lose?

like clockwork you come knocking on my screen door
telling me you can't do this anymore
but you're the spider, I'm the fly
and it is certain death if I don't try

I want to watch you dance with her
I want to see you hold her
and then have you come over her
'cause I know what to do

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from matchbook recordings, released May 7, 2015

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Mary Beth Austin, Texas

Her intricate guitar-playing and sweeping melodies create "a landscape to live in" and her songwriting "listens like a book you are reading." (Caro Somes, 2017).

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