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Truman's Hat

from Truman's Hat EP by The Marble Tea

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As far as I was concerned growing up, Truman Capote was that funny little man who always showed up on talk shows and acted silly. When I finally learned to enjoy real books, it was hard to imagine that impish character on TV as the author of so many engaging and, frankly, moving stories. After he died, I read a biography of him on a friend’s couch one rainy weekend and discovered that the tiny one had started out as quite the charmer and worked his way well into ogredom by the time all was said and done. Why the transformation? Dunno.

lyrics

he was a little man
you know it's true
and he had a little voice
that was funny too
but he had a way with words

a pretty boy
in his youth
he posed for a picture
that revealed the truth
i wish that i could have called him friend

pills and booze
and all night talks
parties movies and novels
what charm what grace
what shoes what style

but he had another side
i didn't really no it
till he had died
when i read about it
in a book

they say he had a nasty way
about him when he drank
they say he had a nasty way
about him when he drank

they say he puked a lot
and imposed on his friends
i don't know the reason
and i guess it died with him

so i wonder
what went on
under
truman's hat
[repeat until bored]

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from Truman's Hat EP, track released May 1, 2012

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

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