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Simon Joyner (born 1971) is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Considered by some[citation needed] to be the forefather of the burgeoning Omaha music scene[citation needed], he has profoundly influenced the music of Bright Eyes. Joyner also collaborated with John Darnielle, of The Mountain Goats, and Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by Rolling Stone. He is also famous for the so called "Peel Incident," when famous British DJ John Peel played his album The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll from beginning to end on air. Joyner is named after Paul Simon. more »

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Grapefruit 
 
It’s a one-foot-over-the-other Sunday morning 
and you’re walking to the grocery for grapefruit 
The morning chews your heels, as if you were standing still 
They say you can’t be slow in this world, you’ve got to speed through 
 
Bisect the grapefruit and sprinkle on the sugar 
Use the good silver and wash it back with coffee 
Yes, something is missing, but you can’t put your finger on it 
but you know you ain’t lonely 
 
You can thumb your nose at the universe 
but that won’t make you matter 
You can thumb your nose at matter 
that won’t make you disappear 
You can go through the motions 
with coarse hands and cold emotion 
but that won’t make it any easier 
 
Sucking on the grapefruit, ain’t it sweet and bitter? 
You can feel the sun looking down and judging you 
as you picture her on fire, burning on some black highway 
They say, you can’t be slow in the world, you’ve got to speed through 
You picture her on fire, flaming Christmas on the highway 
They say, you can’t be slow in this world, you’ve got to speed through

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