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SO LONG ATTICUS - PLAGIOCASE VAN FELDSPAR

so long, atticus / goodnight, platypus
promised myself i'd stay out of this
hollow void / and i'm getting annoyed
hard exoskeleton, insides destroyed

atticus sea turtle cranes his neck
in the end there's nothing there but sand
atticus sea turtle surveys the wreck
in the end they're eating out of your hand
atticus, no
nowhere to go
nothing but rocks for miles around
with nothing to do but obey the sound (chorus)

atticus sea turtle rests his eyes
in the end it's all just sticks and stones
atticus sea turtle stops and cries
in the end it's only broken bones
atticus, no
a quid pro quo
only the sound of the breaking waves
only the marks of a million graves (chorus)

BRIDGE:
atticus turtle throw down your weary head
go right to bed don't seek the tired among the dead
atticus turtle just free your mind
you might just find you're misalligned

atticus, no
just like van gogh
your carapice acts to hold you in
the ocean's like your evil twin (chorus 2x)

SO LONG ATTICUS - BRODY

words by e money
music by brody

the gunfighter tells
how the west was won
there was a gentlemens agreement
and a dual in the sun
we saw the blue and the grey
and the shoot out begun
so long atticus
a job well done

there lives a great sinner
across the block
blowing his horn at
twelve o'clock
spreads fear across the cape
like moby cock
so long atticus
you've left the flock

a gringo paints a picture
of a nameless face
a portrait of a sinner
or amazing grace
or a seaboat captain
with a dream to chase
so long atticus
you've run the race

a yellow sky sets
on a purple plain
little girl calls out
her daddy's name
but he won't be coming
back home again
so long atticus
you've won the game

SO LONG ATTICUS - BLIND MIME ENSEMBLE

words and music by Bryan Baker

Marbles and chalk
A broken pocket watch
I found them in a tree
He left them there for me

A pencil and a pin
A whistle made of tin
A button and a ring
For lack of words to sing

It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus
It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus

The town was filled with rage
To hide from their disgrace
The stranger ran from harm
They shot without alarm

And wise beyond my years
I called these men to hear
But some things never change
While hatred still remains

It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus
It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus

Then before their hate filled me
The mockingbird in a tree
He filled the night with song
It's been so long

It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus
It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus

It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus
It's been so long
It's been so long, Atticus

SO LONG ATTICUS - MARCUS KELLIS

the first american white knight
in your sleep, like the best of them
you died as nobly as you lived
an odd lawyer-this one's a gem

so long, atticus finch
tried to get inside your skin
but those are awfully big boots to fill
you and me are kin.

but as for me I'm still sitting here
all I've got is my vhs and dvd
a fitting end to a noble life
i figure you inspired harper lee

SO LONG, ATTICUS - MOCKING THE BIRDS

Mocking The Birds - So Long, Atticus

Confidential

June 12, 2003

Dear Mr. Finch:

It is with sincere regret that I must inform you that your employment at Planet Earth will be terminated as of June 12, 2003.

As you know, the Downsizing Task Force delivered their report to the general manager in late December, 2002. Among the task force recommendations was the elimination of all temporary and contract positions. Since you occupy a temporary position, your position is automatically subject to the task force recommendations.

I would like to make it absolutely clear that in no way does your termination reflect that the company is in any way unhappy with your work performance over the past 87 years. In fact, you have been highly regarded as one of our most productive contract staffers. Unfortunately, you and the other non-permanent staff that are being let go are simply a reflection of the general economic downturn in the acting industry over the past year.

In an effort to try to reduce the impact of this termination, the company has worked out a severance arrangement that will give you one week's pay for each month you worked beyond 12 months. In your case this will amount to eighty-seven (87) weeks of severance pay. In addition, your medical and dental coverage will remain in effect until the end of the severance period. You will soon receive a letter from the Human Resources Department with all of the details on the severance package.

Mr. Finch, given your qualifications and proven abilities, I am confident that you will be able to find another position in the relatively near future. If you would like, I would be pleased to write a recommendation letter for you, to help with your job search.

Sincerely,

God.

SO LONG, ATTICUS - KING ARTHUR feat. ADJUSTER

I've had about enough of this nowhere town to last me
Until the day I die;
I'm sick and tired of watching my chances barrelling past me,
I'm ready to fly;
I was born to rock, born to roll around
And I'm never gonna do it in this two-bit town, so

So long, Atticus;
You've had seventeen years and that's all you're gettin'
So long, Atticus;
It won't be long 'til my name is written in lights.
'Til then, I'll say
So long, Atticus, Atticus, good night.

I got a friend in Chicago who says I can sleep in his kitchen
For a month or two
And it's that or join the Marines, so there's really no question
What I'm gonna do.
Mom and Dad, I know you've been prayin'
'Cause you think I'm way too young to be sayin,

So long, Atticus;
You've had seventeen years and that's all you're gettin'
So long, Atticus;
When I return, you'll see my name written in lights.
'Til then, I'll say
So long, Atticus, Atticus, good night.

F: It's a long way over to Chicago
S: I know it is, dad, but I just can't stay
F: But further still to where we started from
S: I'm burnin' those bridges and I'm on my way
F: You say forgiveness is your reason
S: What the hell is that supposed to mean?
F: But I can't help believing that you're telling me wrong.
S: I'm trying to tell you that I've got this dream.
F: I bend over backwards because I really do care
S: I don't wanna hear it, dad
F: And I am rewarded by no one being there
S: You sound pathetic when you talk like that
F: My enthusiasm's misplaced, dedication's running dry,
S: I'm on fire, reachin' for the sky
F: But I do my best when I try
S: But I'll never know I've done my best until I try

I'm not anything like those kids on American Idol
And I'll never be;
I'm not some high school girl all pumped for her cello recital,
That's not the road for me.
I got a Trailways ticket, and tomorrow at dawn
I'll hand it to the driver and I'll be gone, sayin'

So long, Atticus;
You've had seventeen years and that's all you're gettin'
So long, Atticus;
When I come back home, you'll see my name written in lights.
'Til then, I'll say
So long, Atticus, Atticus, good night.

SO LONG, ATTICUS - THE IDIOT KINGS

so many years have been wasted walking the walls
watching for packs of wild dogs
waiting alone at a candlelit post
defending the center for the ungrateful and unborn
the level is consistently rising.

sketching a child that's still inside
shaping a rhythm that will not die.

so many ways to walk away
from this holy priestess and her world of pain

twice as long as the ice melted away
a regeneration, of sorts, annulled the decay
everything that was built on this holy trust
is lost forever in this primal lust

time for one more walk on this broken wall.

so many ways to walk away
from this holy priestess and her world of pain
waiting alone all of these grey fall nights
withering away to nothing patiently

eternally bound in practice

(whispered:) with only the gifts you left me in the tree