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I Shot Her Down

from Washing Day by Adam Levy

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lyrics

I shot her down at the airport door
And people turned, but they never saw
And they’ll never know just what I’ve seen
‘Cause the hammer fell and the click was clean

They shot her too, blood draws them in
They circled round, they shot again
The final pose, it was obscene
And the flashbulb popped, and the click was clean

Cops arrive in a blaze
And in the chaos, cannons raised, say
“Move away, please move away!”
Is this justice or a crime
There’s no confusion in my mind
She had to pay
With just one round
I shot her down

The truth be told: I’ve saved the world
She was no child, nobody’s girl
No human heart, no angel’s breath
No soul in life, no peace in death

Cops arrive in a blaze
And in the chaos, cannons raised, say
“Move away, please move away!”
Is this justice or a crime
There’s no confusion in my mind
She had to pay
With just one round
I shot her down

By the airport door, they come and go
They read the news
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down at the airport door
And people turned, but they never saw
And they’ll never know just what I’ve seen
‘Cause the hammer fell and the click was clean

They shot her too, blood draws them in
They circled round, they shot again
The final pose, it was obscene
And the flashbulb popped, and the click was clean

Cops arrive in a blaze
And in the chaos, cannons raised, say
“Move away, please move away!”
Is this justice or a crime
There’s no confusion in my mind
She had to pay
With just one round
I shot her down

The truth be told: I’ve saved the world
She was no child, nobody’s girl
No human heart, no angel’s breath
No soul in life, no peace in death

Cops arrive in a blaze
And in the chaos, cannons raised, say
“Move away, please move away!”
Is this justice or a crime
There’s no confusion in my mind
She had to pay
With just one round
I shot her down

At the airport door, they come and go
They read the news
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down
I shot her down

credits

from Washing Day, released August 14, 2007
vocal & electric guitar: Adam Levy
Fender bass: Andy Hess
drums: Tony Mason
production: Marvin Etzioni
engineer: John Sicket

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Adam Levy New York, New York

Adam Levy is an NYC-based guitarist with 30 years of experience as a performing artist, studio musician, journalist, and educator.

He has released more than a dozen albums of his own, and is featured on recordings by Norah Jones, Vulfpeck, Ani DiFranco, Allen Toussaint, and other renowned artists. He has toured extensively as a solo artist and as a collaborator.
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