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Vain, Ha!
01:41
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finely tune in put that makeup on, glide the eyeliner pencil
it’s not vanity if it’s expected of you
it’s also not vain if no one gives a shit
so put that makeup on, put that makeup on
as a tattoo as a sweat-stained trucker hat, as a beard, as active fashion wear
and always let them forget it
and just remember Ben Franklin
who for whatever reason grew his hair out
we say vain like someone gives a shit
and even if they notice they’ll just take the value from it
and suddenly it wouldn’t be a selfie culture we’re living in
And eventually, yea eventually they’ll assimilate us
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Role-play
03:14
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does role-play make more sense?
a place for savages
does role-play make more sense?
a place for day dreaming kids
does role-play make more sense?
they got a thing for tape, scrapes and kisses
does role-play make more sense?
if you are wondering the answer is yes
if you are wondering the answer’s yes
did they drive out to the woods? yes
with one of them in the trunk? yes
did I see a roll of saran wrap? yes
is that like a romantic fucked up picnic? yes
do you think that metal necklace is a? yes
are those rope marks across their arms from? yes
did he just refer to her as a? yes
and you say they do this 24 seven? yes
does role-play make more sense?
if you are wondering the answer is yes
if you are wondering the answer’s yes
if you are wondering the answer is yes
fake fights, fake arguments, real bruises
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the law bender is my dearest friend
I wait for his word, a sycophantic friend
the law bender might not know that I adore
and worship the ideas that font forth
the world is made up of painted lines
I wonder if the cave painters would cry
they were just looking for a place with better acoustics
won’t someone think of the children
the Law Bender
what does daddy run on fear, drugs, anxiety, riffs,
denim vests, I can only guess it’s love the thanks is running dry
but he’s still putting on a smile
helping people live their lives
the world is made up of painted lines
I bet the cave painters would cry
and now he’s building a new cave
the new venue, the new church, the new way
where we can practice our moral code, our law bending faith
and make a space for better acoustics
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Goblin King
03:34
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Down in the dirt!
It’s the us help book slash dance
celebrating you, celebrating me, celebrating every tiny variation
We'll dance with vegan leather punks and leather men
with all of the the fishy furries and radical rad-femmes
and coal rollers
we, dance sweaty or separately together, in all our other skins
And if you, you’re cleaning your apartment right now, beat the carpet, and shake it out
we’ve lost our goblin king and now it’s our job to be
And flyer-bomb the world, with men in bikinis
it’s our job, our job, our job, to just be
It’s the us help book slash dance
It’s our choice to be missing and have no class
It’s the praying for the us help book slash dance
It’s how the earth separates, and crunches, and creates cracks
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5. |
Overheard at a Party
03:19
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Well you’ve got curves in all the weird places
yes this is objectification
Just so you know I’m not going to stand for it
let’s walk and get a beer
overheard at a party
for instance the first time we meet I’m not going to tell you about all my homemade sex gear
all humans build relationships over time
overheard at a party
we’re all dying
Are you into kickboxing do you fight cause i’m pretty sure that you could kick my ass
Oh with those gloves you could pin me anytime
Oh get the fuck out of here
I hate hanging out with engineers
Overheard at a party
turn valuable getting fucked up time
into plans to hike over the weekend
I don’t have a tent, but I’m sure I can
find one somewhere
I’m bi guy, I give it in all directions
a moment before I try to shove a beard into my mouth
Overheard at a party
I vaguely remember your MX3
Your brothers acting out their sexy football team
a cul de sac of drugs, being known to the cops,
bounced a tennis ball to signal the dogs
that’s how I spent my year of probation
I can’t believe trans kids get to use the same bathrooms
well I prefer stalls with floor to ceiling doors
where did you find those lovely art deco light fixtures
Overheard at a party
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Pray for Pop
05:01
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we’re from the city and the country
we like technology and wish it death
we believe in support and question religion
we don’t really have a stance on what adults get up to in their bedrooms
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we feel like letting go but we still get personal
living now while leaving this room better than we found it
too old too ignore that our fittest selves are now our behinds
but we feel more capable to think through the problems
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we just came here to drink
and listen to the notes and swing
we pray for pop and we fail
we want rhythms and express our guilt
we pray for pop and we fail
we paint sunflowers and they’re still ugly
we pray for pop and we fail
we try to dance and dislocate our hips
we pray for pop and we fail
we wore a party dress and then talk politics
we pray for pop and we fail
we’re eating bread when we brought kale
we pray for pop and we fail
was gonna send a thank you note but did dishes
we pray for pop and we fail
We get away to a cabin and then post pics
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Whipped Chicago, Illinois
Dad rock for queers, or queer rock for dads
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