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Smog – Hangman Blues (1996) | Track profile | Dork

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The Doctor Came at Dawn
Hangman Blues

TRACK

Hangman Blues

Release date: 10th September 1996

From The Doctor Came at Dawn

About This Track

"Hangman Blues" is a track by Smog, from the album The Doctor Came at Dawn, released 10th September 1996. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Smog

Smog

Lyrics

Hangman Blues

Ha ha ha

Ha ha ha

Life's a joke

A waiting game now

A juggling of vices

Tiny tiny vices

And they don't anchor me

To the ground

I know who the hangman is

So life's a joke

Ha ha ha

Ha ha ha

The clocks on the wall

Creeps higher

Save save

Restraint restraint

It's a joke

And I know who the hangman is

A ship in a vial

A headstone on the wharf

And it will pin me

To the ground

Ha ha ha

Ha ha ha

All the lights are green

So unbend

Your toughest smile

I think we've got

I think we've got

I think we've got

One more mile

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Track details

From The Doctor Came at Dawn

1996

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Album

The Doctor Came at Dawn

Release year

1996

—Whistling Teapot (Rag)
—Lize
—All Your Women Things
—Hangman Blues
—Four Hearts in a Can
—Carmelite Light
—You Moved In
—Somewhere in the Night
—Spread Your Bloody Wings
—Everything You Touch Becomes a Crutch

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Smog — Hangman Blues

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