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Perpetual Motion Machine

from Perpetual Motion Machine by Patty PerShayla & The Mayhaps

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lyrics

The drive would have been pretty
If I wasn’t in a hurry
Ignoring any sounds
My mind and engine kept on making
And this town,
Which is all towns,
Is blurry
With one eye well slept
My other hasn’t woken up yet

Glitter’s sticking to my skin
Like it’s something I was born into
I wash it away
For a day, until my next debut
It’s a dream
A perpetual motion machine
‘Cause you don’t
No you don’t, no you don’t, no you don’t
Get something for nothing

You know, I was born yesterday
And once again this morning
Woke up in a new place
And I’m packing up already
They’re cleaning out the ash trays
As I step over the bodies
Told them “I wish I could stay”
But then I kept on walking

It gets hard to dial the numbers
But I’ve got to call my mother
She thinks that I’m a winner
But I’m having sleep for dinner
Once again
No mom, I haven’t made it yet
But I’m still, oh I know, I’m still
Her best bet

You know, I was born yesterday
And once again this morning
Woke up in a new place
And I’m packing up already
They’re cleaning out the ash trays
As I step over the bodies
Told them “I wish I could stay”
But then I kept on walking

All I can do is watch it
Can’t stop the old pendulum swing
They’re rolling out the carpet
For the next pretty young thing
Perpetual motion machine
And I’m sorry
If my mouth is running
I better go, I better go catch it

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from Perpetual Motion Machine, track released August 1, 2023
Vocals, guitars and bass: Patty PerShayla
Lead guitar: Lucas Powell
Percussion: Alec Klinefelter

Lyrics by Patricia Pierzchala.
Music by Patricia Pierzchala.

Recorded by Paul Abel at Angry Hobbit Studios.
angryhobbitstudios.com
Supplemental recording by Lucas Powell.
Mixed by Lucas Powell.
Mastered by Tom Volpicelli at The Mastering House.

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Patty PerShayla Nashville, Tennessee

Despite being a three-piece band, The Mayhaps have developed a larger-than-life sound with soaring guitar solos and compelling vocal moments, featuring a spectacle of a five-foot-two (-and-three-quarters) woman, hooting and strutting across the stage, gracefully wielding a bass guitar almost the size of her wingspan. ... more

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