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Automaton (acoustic)

from Between The X's & The O's by Willie Wisely

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I was born in the sink of a basement apartment
To a dad who had no mom and a mom who never asked where dads went
Now you keep me hanging on out of deference for my keen mind
And your friends don’t object ‘cause they think my raincoats fur-lined

Automaton, any boy you like
I am a man, close but not quite
I feel so real but my eyes aren’t right
Automaton man
Automaton I am
Mixin a cocktail I am your thin man

I’ve played at all the clubs of discretion and refinement
No matter how I try I ride in second class compartments
Well now everywhere with you I hear the sound of tape in rewind
You don’t want to be alone and God forbid you might die trying

Automaton, any one you like
I charge all day and run at night
It feels all wrongs but I looks all right
Automaton man
Automaton I am
Mixin a cocktail call me the thin man

I’m going to be who I want to be
You’re going to do what you got to do
Well I’m going to say what I want to say
And you’re going to go where you want to go anyway

I done wrestled alligator and tussled with the great white whale
I stood and held the door while the lovely lady did my toe nails
Well it occurs to me that you’re heading into lean times
You don’t want to be alone and I’d hate to see you die trying

Automaton, any who you like
I’m razor thin with an appetite
My clothes all fit bit it’s a trick of light, trick of light, trick of light

Automaton, any boy you like
I am a man, close but not quite
I feel so real but my eyes aren’t right
Automaton man
Automaton I am
Fixing you cocktails I am your thin man

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from Between The X's & The O's, released January 8, 2008
Written, performed, produced by Willie Wisely
executive producer Jeff Gross
OXOX graphic by jotcreates
watercolors Susan Freedman
scribble Ella b. Gilbert Wisely
Design by Pete Rosenzweig
huge thanks to Oglio Records

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Willie Wisely Saint Paul, Minnesota

Equal parts Minnesotan music scene veteran and Laurel Canyon resident/devotee, Willie Wisely remains that rare bird mixing profound power pop with arena-sized showmanship, a troubadour on an all night rave up, a cold kombucha on a hot California day, a McCartney-ite taking a break from his Japanese import of “Ram” for a quick Canyon run listening to João Gilberto. ... more

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