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Stick
02:59
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What's that U got
Is it a stick?
Where do U keep it all the time
You're walk'n funny down the street
U frown so hard, it's just sublime
Oh, it's a stick
Up your as is
Yeah it's a stick
That's your impasse
You're feeling funny
As U look out
At all the folks U'd like 2 be
You're so afraid U might be different
It makes U hate society
Cos it's a stick
That's up your as is
Yeah, it's a stick
That's your impasse
U think that you're rejected
Cos your politics aren't cool
When the fact of the matter is
You're just a giant a hole
Cos it's a stick
That's up your as is
A great big stick
That's your impasse
U like 2 dissect
All the motives
Of all the people that U fear
A paralegal bourgeoisie nothing
Nick, from Falling Down's your closest peer
Cos it's a stick
That's up your as is
Yeah, it's stick
That's your impasse
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2. |
This Is Tradition
03:00
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This is the tradition
2 keep on expanding
2 keep on moving
Yeah, it's sometimes demanding
This is old fashioned
From cave 2 the condo
From barefoot 2 sandals
From shovels 2 John Doe
Let's go
It's not yesterday
Get up & go
Cos baby, come what may
(hold on tight we're going 2 the future
come on baby let's get there 2gether
hold on tight we're flying into morning
party all nite then dance into light)
This is the tradition
From grunts 2 Bill Shakespeare
From wagons 2 Chevys
From puddles 2 cold beer
This is old fashioned
Called, learning new things
Cos it helps with survival
& it keeps out the rain
Let's go
It's not yesterday
Get up & go
Cos baby, come what may
(hold on tight we're going 2 the future
come on baby let's get there 2gether
hold on tight we're flying into morning
party all nite then dance into light)
This is tradition
Cuneiform 2 TikTok
Peasants 2 unions
Pig farming 2 tech stock
Yeah, this is old fashioned
Going 4ward not back
Learning more every day
About what u lack
Let's go
It's not yesterday
Get up & go
Cos baby, come what may
(hold on tight we're going 2 the future
come on baby let's get there 2gether
hold on tight we're flying into morning
party all nite then dance into light)
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3. |
Revered
02:46
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& there R choices
& there R frames
New moon's in autumn
The winter is 2 blame
When feeling freely
Over express
Don't count on weekends
Just kiss the mess
Ain't it odd
Ain't it weird
It seems so strange
It's all revered
Over & under
Down 2 the floor
Can see all the cobwebs
I hate this store
But ya know I love shopping
Designing my dreams
Yet, I never have time
Oh darn, high beams
& ain't it odd
& ain't it weird
It seems so strange
It's all revered
Freeways 2 humpday
Stylistically chic
The meaning is only
Shaped by how we speak
Isn't it odd
& isn't it weird
That it seems 2 strange
It's all revered
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4. |
Reel Is The Peel
03:03
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Just a guess
Making waves
Glow in the dark
Stoned at a rave
1 eye out 4 god
While I'm kissing the devil
Tongue in my mouth
The coolest dull rebel
Let's make it all up
Cos real is the pill
Throwing up words
Painting my face
The hours they crumble
Cos it's all 2nd place
No time 4 shopping
No, no, no time at all
Drunk & indifferent
The writing is on the wall
Let's make it all up
Cos real is the pill
Now & then
Once in a while
Breaking down
Tears that smile
Let's make it all up
Cos real is the pill
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5. |
Real
02:23
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Do U think U can shape a person
Do U think U can change our thoughts
Influence is just a presentation
Of all the options that we R not
Isn't that strange
That that's how U feel
Isn't that odd
Cos it's not even real
U seem 2 worry all of the time
That media will turn us from what is right
But I see U on tv, U tube & the other place
Being the very thing U call a blight
Isn't that strange
That that's how U feel
& isn't that odd
Cos it's not even real
The fact that U think that we can be changed
By exposure 2 different ideas
Explains that "news", blue checks & the notion that
If U can't out vote us you'll fence us in
Isn't that strange
That that's how U feel
Isn't that odd
Cos it's not even real
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6. |
What?
01:34
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Do U know what another way of saying raise the minimum wage is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying union is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying environmentalist is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying government is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying government funding is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying democracy is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying DEI is?
It's, we the people
DO U know what another way of saying woke is?
It's, we the people
Do U know what another way of saying self-made is
Thief
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7. |
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"Life was so much better 30 years ago"
Said every frightened guy down through time
& they like 2 post memes about how great it was then
Even though back then there was much more crime
My nostalgia
Is my neuralgia
"Gas was so much cheaper 30 years ago"
Claims people who drive house sized trucks
& they like 2 complain about the loss of sustain
Of the heated seats, oh dang, dude, that sucks
My nostalgia
Is my neuralgia
Why did they dream about the future?
Why did they dream about the future?
Why did they dream about the future if the past was great?
"Pop culture was so much better 30 years ago"
Said some guy way back in 1986
"80s music is bad & the flicks R such crap
& movie stars? Well they ain't no Tom Mix?"
My nostalgia
Is my neuralgia
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8. |
Overflow
02:42
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Get the stars
Something dull 2day
Wait on cars
Caution doesn't pay
Let it all go
Let life overflow U
Pull your punch
Wait 4 god 2 pray
Lose your lunch
Clocks don't always stay
Let it all go
Let life overflow U
Irreverence of the heart
Is the passion that drives this art
The absurdity of it all
Finds the value in a broken wall
Walk out of the corner U painted
Track the colors all around
Fall face first
Into the muddy ground
& let it all go
Let life overflow U
& let it all go
Let life overflow U
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9. |
Praying 2 Art
01:56
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Where 2 go
I'm out on the street now ain't I
Moving slow
Waiting in line
Shout it out
I need 2 be in my way
In my doubt
Staying a line
Praying 2 art
Pull it off
Leaving the words unspoken
Sure enough
I'm breaking my time
All my aches
Go down on me
All nite
I'm feeling the dawn is coming
In the light
I'm praying 2 art
I'm praying 2 art
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10. |
Here He Comes
02:44
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& we R desperate 2 flow
& we R desperate 2 glow
& we R desperate 2 know
Hallelujah
& we R crawling 4 what?
So depraved when we R hot
As we rage at all the nots
Hallelujah
& we pray 2 the skies
& we betray our disguise
Dance & sway with all our lies
Hallelujah
Oh, here he comes
Oh, here he comes
Oh, here he comes
My god
& we shout overcome
In our doubt we succumb
The monsoon of the dumb
Hallelujah
Oh, Hallelujah
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11. |
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No, I don't like ideas
& I don't like 2 think
Cos life will be over
If U pause & then blink
U can build up your castle
U can hoard all the gold
But it all turns 2 rust
& then dust & then mold
Changing the surface
2 match the heat of the core
I've tasted this freedom
Now I'm hungry 4 more
I don't care about nations
Or borders or the past
Cos every now is a then
There's not a win that will last
I don't need no redemption
Nor a savior or king
I just need some style 4 June
Some sorta fashion that will sting
Changing the surface
2 match the heat of the core
I've tasted this freedom
Now I'm hungry 4 more
I don't care If U get it
Or if it makes sense 2 U
Cos when you're talking about philosophy
I'm thinking about buying new shoes
I'm recreating myself
Evolving into my own image
Aligning my needs with my wants
Redesign my own visage
Changing the surface
2 match the heat of the core
I've tasted this freedom
Now I'm hungry 4 more
I don't care what you're thinking
Or what U believe
Cos all I know is this moment
The best magician's a thief
Changing the surface
2 match the heat of the core
I've tasted this freedom
Now I'm hungry 4 more
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12. |
& The Credits Roll
02:48
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Hold on
It's starting 2 rain
I'm gone
I was next in line
I know
This storm will pass
& go
With all the fear at last
& the credits roll
& the credits roll
A change
Will happen & then
My name
Will fade from the stone
The light
Will come on me
Like the nite
A mystery
& the credits roll
& the credits roll
Feels like Saturday again
Feels like this storm is coming in
& the credits roll
& the credits roll
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Hello, I'm Stone.
I make DIY
alternative/indie/ambient/punk music. I've released 84 full LPs on my YT channel. Have about half of those here. I make & post music almost every day. My sonic journal.
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