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Frankie Cosmos – A Joke (2019) | Track profile | Dork

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Frankie Cosmos
Close It Quietly
A Joke

TRACK

A Joke

Release date: 5th September 2019

From Close It Quietly

Track 5

2:13

Alternative Music Rock

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About This Track

"A Joke" is a track by Frankie Cosmos, from the album Close It Quietly, released 5th September 2019. The track is 2:13 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Frankie Cosmos.

About the Artist

Frankie Cosmos

Frankie Cosmos

Lyrics

A Joke

1, 2

It's just a joke I wasn't trying to tell
What the hell?
I do not know what I am for
I wasn't really keeping score
It wasn't really a game
Flowers don't grow in an organized way
Why should I?

A bowl of sugar and some flower stems
Their spikes growing
I wanted to come from a painting
An abstraction
Calling up Time and waiting on the line
Til I finally say, "I quit, baby"

It's just a joke I wasn't trying to tell
What the hell?
I still don't know what I am for
I wasn't really keeping score
It wasn't really a game
Flowers don't grow in an organized way
Why should I?

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Track details

From Close It Quietly

2:132019

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Album

Close It Quietly

6th September 2019

Track number

5

Release year

2019

1Moonsea
2:03
2Cosmic Shop
1:53
341st
2:06
4So Blue
2:21

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Frankie Cosmos — A Joke

Frankie Cosmos — A Joke

A Joke

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Cavetown and Frankie Cosmos have joined forces for a bit of fortune telling with their new collab, 'magic 8 ball'

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A years old demo turned into something spellbinding, the chances look good Cavetown and Frankie Cosmos' new collab.

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5A Joke

2:13

6Rings (On a Tree)

10Self-destruct

13Trunk of a Tree

14Last Season's Textures

15Even Though I Knew

20With Great Purpose

21This Swirling

—Last Season’s Textures

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Frankie Cosmos
Producer: Frankie Cosmos, Gabe Wax