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The Art of Erica

from Cardboard Vegas Roundabout by Dave Caruso

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lyrics

The Art of Erica
(Words & music ©2014 by Dave Caruso)

The art of Erica / I trace my steps back to the fall
I took for Erica / Her cryptic lipstick on my wall
Depicting how to lose complete control in seven easy lessons
Trust her with each breath you take and shameless indiscretions
You think it’s fun / you’d better run

Away from Erica / Whose shapes and shadows twist your mind
With esoterica / Technique that tricks you every time
And when she effortlessly draws you in, escape is out of the picture
And though you know your way about, she's got you now, there's no way out

Little do you know the satisfaction that it brings her (what it brings her)
To render you with seductive little strokes and sticky fingers (sticky fingers)
Soon she’ll have your heart / Yeah, she's a work of art / The art of Erica

The Art of Erica / She's gone before your ink is dry
Erica / Why don't you hang some other guy?
The Portrait Priestess makes you feel a fake and keeps you throwing poses
Her super-gal evangelistic expo never closes
She’ll set the price at sacrifice

Apart from Erica / If you should break free from her trap
Erica / She’ll only cut and paste you back
Don’t ever ask about her other subjects – they were killed off-camera
See the Mona Lisa grinning; Don’t look now, her show’s beginning

Skillfully she mounts another cupid on her canvas (on her canvas)
An unsuspecting fly boy for the little praying mantis (praying mantis)
She’ll tear your wings apart / You’ll suffer for her art / The art of Erica

She’ll conjure prints of darkness and of light in limited editions
Once she’s captured your affection, you’re the crown of her collection

Even you would say her execution is exquisite (she’s exquisite)
You’ll appreciate the dedication she exhibits (she exhibits)
She’s bound to leave a mark / Yeah, she’s my favorite work of art / That’s Erica

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from Cardboard Vegas Roundabout, released June 11, 2014
Kevin Holevar: Lead guitar, guitar fills
Dave Caruso: Vocals, bass, keyboards, rhythm guitar, drums, synths

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Dave Caruso Detroit, Michigan

Dave Caruso is a melodic pop songwriter, indie recording artist & music educator from Detroit, MI.

Dave offers a series of livestream songwriting courses at his website.

He's also the creator and host of SongwriterStories.com, a songwriting and music discovery podcast, featuring fascinating interviews with songwriters like Matthew Sweet, Marshall Crenshaw, Vicki Peterson and Tony Macaulay. ... more

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