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Decline to Fall

from Secret Holiday/ Victory Blues by The Puddle

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Recorded by Bob Frisbee at his warehouse studio in Auckland. Video directed by Pat O'Neill and edited by Aleeza Stettner: vimeo.com/36450028

lyrics

Decline to Fall

Never let them tell you that
It's later than you think
Pick up the final straw
To use it in your drink
And in some country where
It's always party time
Slow decline
Sip your stiff red wine

No-one who knows you
Could ever expose you like we do
We can't help it
You're a party to this too

You're sinking faster than
A leaking submarine
Still telling tales of all
You should have done and might have been
There but for the grace of God
I'd follow you some more
Good angels stopped me
That's what I pay them for

No-one who knows you
Could ever expose you like we do
We can't help it
You're a party to this too

Never let them tell you that
It's later than you think
You take the final straw
And drop it in your drink
And in some country where
It's always party time
Sad decline
You'll sip the stiff red wine

No-one who knows you
Could ever expose you like we do
We can't help it
You're a party to this too

credits

from Secret Holiday/ Victory Blues, track released March 5, 2012
Words and music (c) George D. Henderson
George D. Henderson - Guitars, vocals, lead synth
Gavin Shaw - bass guitar
Alan Starrett - Viola, keyboards
Ian Henderson - Drums, percussion

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The Puddle Dunedin, New Zealand

With their 1986 – 93 Flying Nun Records catalogue long
out of print, The Puddle finally re-emerged in 2006 with 4 acclaimed albums released on Fishrider Records.
The Puddle have always been the most stubbornly underground of the bands associated with the
Flying Nun imprint. Their debut Pop Lib was recently included in SPIN magazine’s list of the best Kiwi pop releases alongside The Clean.
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