Letters From Sing Sing
from Birthmarks by Bambara
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lyrics
I swore, there’s no violence in my heart, but some priors with firearms gave the judge enough proof to rule killing your man’s no fluke. My left eye hid behind its lid while the glass one was staring into the endless midnight of life locked away from you. So I begged him to—
Plug me in and hit the switch. Strike me with lighting. I’ll wear my dancing boots of polished python skin and kick till she’s smiling. If killing’s what I did, killed’s what I should get.
Elena, you believe this place? It’s called Sing Sing, but there ain’t no karaoke. The guys get shy around spotlights. But if the state’s swayed by my case to resurrect the death house days and dust off Old Sparky, you’ll see how bright this songbird fries. We’ll harmonize when they—
Plug me in and hit the switch. Strike me with lighting. I want to hear you laugh like a little kid through the crackling wires. It’ll sting a bit when the show begins and my blood’s ignited. But if we’re reunited, baby I wont mind it.
Women want to send me photos. I tell them how to pose. Tape them up in my locker with halos of paint-pen gold. In sleep, I climb their bodies in a steep, writhing heap. At the top you kneel before me howling like a preacher’s dog in heat.
Plug me in and hit the switch. Smite me with lighting. Witness me ascend, glowing from within. For My love burns brightly. Flames won’t cleanse this heart of sin, so let’s stop pretending. No, you want vengeance. Baby, come and get it.
Plug me in and hit the switch. Strike me with lighting. I’ll wear my dancing boots of polished python skin and kick till she’s smiling. If killing’s what I did, killed’s what I should get.
Elena, you believe this place? It’s called Sing Sing, but there ain’t no karaoke. The guys get shy around spotlights. But if the state’s swayed by my case to resurrect the death house days and dust off Old Sparky, you’ll see how bright this songbird fries. We’ll harmonize when they—
Plug me in and hit the switch. Strike me with lighting. I want to hear you laugh like a little kid through the crackling wires. It’ll sting a bit when the show begins and my blood’s ignited. But if we’re reunited, baby I wont mind it.
Women want to send me photos. I tell them how to pose. Tape them up in my locker with halos of paint-pen gold. In sleep, I climb their bodies in a steep, writhing heap. At the top you kneel before me howling like a preacher’s dog in heat.
Plug me in and hit the switch. Smite me with lighting. Witness me ascend, glowing from within. For My love burns brightly. Flames won’t cleanse this heart of sin, so let’s stop pretending. No, you want vengeance. Baby, come and get it.
credits
from Birthmarks,
released March 14, 2025
license
all rights reserved
tags
shows
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Apr 16Nantes, France
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Apr 17Tilburg, Netherlands
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Apr 19Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
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Apr 22Brighton, UK
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Apr 23Kings Heath, UK
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Apr 24Leeds, UK
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Apr 25Glasgow, UK
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Apr 26Salford, UK
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Apr 28Bristol, UK
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Apr 29London, UK
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May 1Brussels, Belgium
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May 2Groningen, Netherlands
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May 3Hamburg, Germany
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May 6Stockholm, Sweden
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May 7Oslo, Norway
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May 10Berlin, Germany
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May 12Munich, Germany
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May 13Cologne, Germany
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May 14Reims, France
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May 15Paris, France
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Sep 18Philadelphia, PA
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Sep 19Baltimore, MD
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Sep 24East Atlanta, GA
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Sep 25Nashville, TN
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Sep 29El Paso, TX
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Sep 30Albuquerque, NM
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Oct 1Phoenix, AZ
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Oct 2Los Angeles (LA), CA
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Oct 4San Francisco, CA
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Oct 7Seattle, WA
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Oct 8Vancouver, BC
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Oct 11Denver, CO
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Oct 13Minneapolis, MN
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Oct 14Chicago, IL
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Oct 16New York (NYC), NY
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Oct 17Toronto, ON
discography
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