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Smog – Palimpsest (2005) | Track profile | Dork

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A River Ain’t Too Much to Love
Palimpsest

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Palimpsest

Release date: 31st May 2005

From A River Ain’t Too Much to Love

About This Track

"Palimpsest" is a track by Smog, from the album A River Ain’t Too Much to Love, released 31st May 2005. Full lyrics are available below.

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Smog

Smog

Lyrics

Palimpsest

Winter weather is not my soul

But the biding for spring...

Why's everybody looking at me

Like there's something fundamentally wrong

Like I'm a southern bird

That stayed north too long

Winter exposes the nest

Then I'm gone

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Track details

From A River Ain’t Too Much to Love

2005

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Album

A River Ain’t Too Much to Love

Release year

2005

—I'm New Here
—Say Valley Maker
—Palimpsest
—Drinking at the Dam
—The Well
—In the Pines
—Rock Bottom Riser
—Let Me See the Colts
—Running the Loping
—I Feel Like the Mother of the World

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Smog — Palimpsest

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Writer: Bill Callahan
Producer: Bill Callahan
Engineer: Steve Chadie
Guitar: Bill Callahan
Vocals: Bill Callahan
Mastering Engineer: Nick Webb