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Mercury In Retrograde

from Myths And Legends by Carmela Rappazzo

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Mercury in Retorgrade
Just when you thing you’re on the verge of an Einstein big breakthrough
It all comes to a screeching halt right there in front of you
In three weeks it’ll work out, but maybe not right now
It’s mercury in retrograde, forestalling you somehow.
I bought a car in retrograde and that was really dumb
It blew up on the highway before the month was done
The sun was hot that day I had to use my thumb
It was that planet mercury that made that lemon bum.

The simple tasks in front of you will never quite go right
And don’t you sign that contract the outlook isn’t bright
Yes mercury in retrograde is never too much fun
What takes the blame one tiny speck the first one from the sun

And then there was this guy I met I thought he was the one
But mercury in retrograde was making my brain numb
I missed the cues and signals so obvious to some
It fell apart in record time yes three weeks it was done!

It turns out that this backward spin impairs reality
It only takes that three week stint for things not right to be
To end up on that cutting floor in trash heaps piled up high
Cause afterward you see it’s junk in ways you can’t deny

So mercury in retrograde there’s not much you can do
Just sit around and watch it go and not try something new
You can’t come to your senses cause they can not ne found
But mercury in retrograde will make them seem profound
Yes mercury in retrograde will make th

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from Myths And Legends, released November 19, 2013

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Carmela Rappazzo New Orleans, Louisiana

Carmela has lived and performed in New York City, Los Angeles and internationally. She has recorded and released three standard jazz cover albums and five original composition albums receiving critical praise for all.
“Whispering’, her newest , contains all original songs and covers.
Described as  "A storyteller of picturesque tales" Carmela continues to write and perform in New Orleans. ... more

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