Beautiful Nonsense

by Mineral Hill

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Quietly seeking annihilation
Life’s tangy, for a moment, then forgotten
Why is she in love with me
Can’t she see that I am rotten

Her life is vast, her life is small
The moonlight on the water is gleaming
The years they pass in no time at all
The meaning of life is to give your life meaning

A little man lives alone in a cabin in the woods
On his birthday he feeds ducks in a tuxedo
He’s extraordinarily attuned to the comings and the goings
Of the ice and the geese and the light and the mosquitos

His life is vast, his life is small
The moonlight on the water is gleaming
The years they pass in no time at all
The meaning of life is to give your life meaning

So many dreams in the hallways of a vast hotel
What I'm trying to reach, consistently is you
My holy land is my grandmother's kitchen
With baloney & Velveeta on white bread she said I love you

Her life was vast, her life was small
The moonlight on the water is gleaming
The years they pass in no time at all
The meaning of life is to give your life meaning

Look for the danger and risk in each situation
Then let us proceed without hesitation
Destiny she laughs at me
Such beautiful nonsense is self immolation

Our lives are vast, our lives are small
The moonlight on the water is gleaming
The years they pass in no time at all
The meaning of life is to give your life meaning

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released December 5, 2019
Lyrics and music by Jonathan Mack, arrangement by Mineral Hill Band. Jonathan Mack, Bronson Elliott, Lauren Addario

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Mineral Hill Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mineral Hill was formed in 2017 in Albuquerque to bring light to a dark world in the form of salty Americana. Lauren Addario on drums, Jonathan Mack on guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals, and bass pedals, John Funkhouser on keyboard, and melodica. Oh, and we all play the kazoo! ... more

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