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This Cigar
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This Cigar was released on October 28, 2008 by Reprise as a part of the album Angels Undercover - EP
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Release DateOctober 28, 2008
LabelReprise
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM86

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Josiah Leming
Josiah Leming
Guitar
Jon Kensington
Jon Kensington
Bass
David Kosten
David Kosten
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Josiah Leming
Josiah Leming
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Mott
Jason Mott
Assistant Mixing Engineer
David Kosten
David Kosten
Producer
Curt Schneider
Curt Schneider
Engineer
Mo Hausler
Mo Hausler
Engineer
Pat Kraus
Pat Kraus
Mastering Engineer
Greg Fidelman
Greg Fidelman
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

This cigar burns a hole straight through my jeans
And through your heart as I watch the ashes form
Another scar that I will never show
But somehow everybody seems to know my demons
In all my efforts I've committed treason
For chasing dreams that are changing like the seasons
They make me feel so small
But I'm so proud to tell them all
That I'm a man now
I can drive a car and I'm a dropout
I'm nobody so far
But I don't mess with cigarettes and alcohol
'Cause I'm the best there is
And they tell me all the winners smoke cigars
This guitar is pouring melodies that burn inside my heart
As the sound is broken up by passing cars
They don't know that I'm above
Or that I'm swimming in the middle of an ocean
I'm riding on a wave of pure emotion
I'm drinking up this sea like it's a potion
Maybe it can lend me wings
I need a flow to start to sink
'Cause I'm a man now
I can drive a car and I'm a dropout
I'm nobody so far
But I don't mess with cigarettes and alcohol
'Cause I'm the best there is
And they tell me all the winners play guitar
And I know I've never been the kind
To let them get inside my mind
You just got to see that I need them on my side
I promise not to breathe it in
Or ever strum a chord again
'Cause it burns my lungs
It hurts my soul to know that
This cigar burns a hole straight through my jeans
And through your heart as we watch the ashes form
Another scar that I will never show
But somehow everybody seems to know my demons
In all my efforts I've committed treason
For chasing dreams that are changing like the seasons
I know that I'm so small
But I'm so proud to tell you all
That I'm a man now
I can drive a car and I'm a dropout
I'm nobody so far
But I don't mess with cigarettes and alcohol
Still I'm the best there is
And they tell me all the winners smoke cigars
Written by: Josiah Leming
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