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Power & Money
02:34
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Why does everything come down to money & power
I just want to enjoy things I think are cool
Try to watch a video about about something I like
Then some punisher logo tells me the guy’s a tool
Subtlety and nuance are the first upon the fire
The ashes left behind are black & white
The world is a mirror but god ran out of glass cleaner
Dogs barking at their smudged reflections and trying to start a fight
I’m so glad that Andrew’s in Romanian prison
How does anybody think he’s cool
In his orientalist bathrobe & mom’s basement pizza boxes
So much effort to show us he’s a fool
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money + power
00:20
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Congress At Play
02:11
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to spoiled go the victories
a broken pace of life
squeezing the pen too tight
getting blisters when I write
have you seen his hands
the man's not healthy
no caveat needed
no misunderstanding necessary
now we've earned a treat
congress at play
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park the car
in the shade
change the tire
fast forward
now the heist is done, unrelayed
FedEx store
illegal key
envelope
addressed & sealed
every kind of cop simultaneously
separate
the evidence
play both sides
make no sense
long number on a short blade key
Tire tracks
In the shade
I suggest
History
Übercop observes nothing new
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Big Intercept
04:51
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Did we connect or have all our plans just faded
Big intercept has our relationship rated
File redirect, our intentions are abated
Transmit direct, just to find out that you hate it
Kept down by the middleman in your relationship to the button
Maximizing interaction is their call
Trawler fishing for engagement
Never worrying about the dolphins
It’s not enough until they’ve caught them all
The light at the end of the tunnel is a focus spot on a guy
Dancing atop the skeletons of his self proclaimed enemies’ mistakes
He scoops up broken fragments, moving fast to make up time
Wraps them in the social fabric
A home to resist the quakes
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technical difficulties
00:07
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The clams of Mercenaria were in an awful state
The Houndignoble dynasty had long ruled them with hate
With cruelty and malice, self interest instead of grace
But a champion would soon return so bivalves could live in peace
So entrenched in the minds of these common clams was the authority of these Hounds
That the memories of better times were forgotten
The Clamsworthys had reigned before with honor and with love
But discussion of this history was verboten
[CHORUS]
The wheels start turning, the gears start churning
A champion is set to arrive
The clams can feel it, the sea can hear it
Jeff Clamsworthy is soon to ride
VERSE 2
The houndignoble army, a mass of plastic straws
Waste from the human world above, are rallied to the cause
Following the word of leaders they had never questioned
They organized and formed up to fight without a pause
Cresting over the ridge, the bathymetry on their side
Clamsworthy’s army rode one-pedaled bikes with pride
Though they had Jeff’s clan outnumbered, the Hounds were struck with awe
By the unity and purpose of the Clam commando call
CHORUS 2
VERSE 3
Jeff rode atop his trusty steed, a bicycle maintained
By all the best mechanics whose labor he retained
With a more than living wage as well as hefty benefits
Because he knew upon their work his legitimacy sits
He held aloft a sea urchin spine, a mark of generations,
A gilded weapon used to fight for freedom through the ages
The Hounds army laid down their arms, seeing the futility of such a fight
And knew unity of all common clams was the truest source of might
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Matthew Joseph Payne Oakland, California
Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer with a flair for the dramatic. Bluegrass, chiptunes, ondes martenot and more swirl through unexpected soundscapes with hidden meanings. Also memes.
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Crying came out of nowhere and absolutely blew me away. ES' distinct vocal style, and Ryan and Nick's GB/drums/guitar interactions draw you in with inital simplicity that surprises you at every turn.
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This record never gets old to me! The drum programming here is so expressive that it didn't even occur to me for the first few casual listens that it was in LSDJ! Expressive, complex, intense.
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Things We Dream About
by A/B Duo
I wrote "Echoloquacious" for A/B Duo to follow-up the LSDJ/flute piece I wrote for Meerenai, and I couldn't have imagined a better pairing than Ivan Trevino's "Things We Dream About.
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