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SpinTunes #3: Round 2

by Various Artists

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We set out in the early morning light On a journey to prove we're not defined By the gravity that pull us towards the ground We'll lift our bodies through the clouds But the mountain will not yield As we scale its icy shield There were six of us who tried I alone held the compass tight As we drifted off from the course we'd laid They all believed It'd be okay As the sun set down behind the mountain range I felt the darkness in the clouds that howled our names But the crew was not convinced and they pitched their tents They all believed It'd be okay Still the mountain will not yield To the prayers I keep concealed Then the storm knocked out our radio We lost all contact with the outside world The snow grew thick and covered up our tracks We knew there was no turning back We set out in the storm and snow and ice On a journey to prove we're not defined By the gravity that pulls us towards the ground We'll lift our bodies through the clouds
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Walking back to my hotel room Strange noises all around Couldn't see a goddamn thing The lights have all gone out What I thought I first heard Couldn't be further from the truth Bullets flying through the air Why does life seem to be unfair Will I ever see my beloved anymore As bombs explode outside my door As I lay down here in the corner of my room I feel my life slowly slip away Slip away Will I ever see my beloved anymore The bombs explode the ground swells and shakes the floor Six hours later Last wishes in my pocket We were saved But some won't live to see another day Its been too many years Since the war began Won't there ever be a time When we can live in peace again
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I'm gonna find my little brother cause I've got a plan to share I'm feeling bored so stick your face between those planks atop the stairs And I'm glad we're in agreement that I would be much too tall but now the banister's caught hold and you can"t pull away at all But let's calm down Try to get our story straight Cause I'll say "No, it wasn't my idea" And I'm telling the truth I'm glad that it was you Who got stuck between the bars Now I'm trying to get you loose but I'm not strong enough you see feels like your head has gotten bigger 'least it seems that way to me And in the background there's our parents making paramedic calls I've double-dared you to oblivion an dI'll have to take the fall But let's calm down Try to get our story straight Cause I'll say "No, it wasn't my idea" And I'm telling the truth I'm glad that it was you Who got stuck between the bars But the ambulance is here And now I'll have to hide I'll have to sleep outside While you're stuck between the bars They're pulling bottles out of all the cupboards now And dumping each one on your head If they can pin this thing on me somehow Just remember what I said: No, it wasn't my idea And now that you've escaped It's all I've got to say And really that's a shame To hear you don't believe Now all you'll let me do Is sit up in my room Now I'm stuck behind the bars
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I’ve been working, Writing national news. Reporting stories, and paying my taxes too. But I’m always afraid, they’ll figure me out one day. I’m giving up the charade. chorus: Well this time, The story is mine But you’re out there, and we gotta work together You live hard, you wish on a card But I know I’ve got to try to make it better Breaking news and bending the laws, here I go-- here I go. Taking one for the cause. I must be crazy... Finally showing my hand But get ‘em talking and, perhaps they’ll understand If they still believe, the American dream, maybe, we can end up finally free. chorus bridge: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning’ to breathe free. I’m liftin’ my light, so won’t you send them to me. chorus
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Northeast resident Mary Johnson uses food stamps, putting groceries on the family table. She said, "I'd felt ashamed, but when you need, the shame goes away." Though she's grateful for all the help she's been receiving, still, whenever she reads a food product label, she'd like more healthy options for her children each day. "When there's so much we once had that's all gone from our world, it's hard just keeping my family well fed. I know there's lots of big things going on in the world, but all the little things are big for us," Johnson said. Now, North East Community Center has a program, and all users of food stamps qualify for it, with discounts on the freshest local produce in town. Health Bucks coupons are good at area farmers markets. Whether Johnson would like to serve fresh or store it, her family now eats healthy local food all year round. "When there's so much we once had that's all gone from our world, it's hard just keeping my family well fed. I know there's lots of big things going on in the world, but all the little things are big for us," Johnson said. "The same world that makes breaking news of moms who kill their babies makes cans from distant factories and beans and broccoli grown in other countries so much cheaper than the farm stand down the road. We've no place for a garden, but best as we can, I believe we should tend our own." "When there's so much we once had that's all gone from our world, it's hard just keeping my family well fed. I know there's lots of big things going on in the world, but all the little things are big for us," Johnson said.
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From the heart of New York City There rose a great hurrah When Governor Cuomo Signed the new bill into law Cheers of great elation The pop of champagne corks The sounds of celebration Filled the sidwalks of New York When he heard this, Frankie Got down on bended knee And asked his partner Johnny Darling, will you marry me? We will be so happy It would be sublime To celebrate our nuptials In the good old summertime From the East Side to the West Side Finally now you're free To wed your tootsie wootsie Whatever sex they be And down in Greenwich Village Wedding bells will chime When Frankie and Johnny get married We'll have a gay old time (Musical interlude) When they rose next morning They set the wedding date And then they bohth went marching In this year's gay pride parade Later on that evening They changed their Facebook page And updated their status From "partners" to "engaged" From the East Side to the West Side Finally now you're free To wed your tootsie wootsie Whatever sex they be And down in Greenwich Village Wedding bells will chime When Frankie and Johnny get married We'll have a gay old time A gay old time
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Dear People of Libya: Let's be honest for a change The way you spell your county's name is pretty strange We don't understand your culture We don't understand your faith We don't understand your way of live and the speeches Gaddafi gave We will deal with you like we dealt with him: in a strictly-business way We don't care about your national pride - It doesn't matter anyway All we want is your oil All we want is your oil All we want is your oil - Someone must take the fall All we want is your oil - That's all We don't care about your freedom We don't care about your lives We provide you all with weapons but we don't care who survives I'm glad we talked it over - I'm glad you understand The only thing we care about is the oil underneath the sand All we want is your oil - It's really not your call All we want is your oil - It's ours after all All we want is your oil - To refuel at the mall All we want is your oil - That's all We hope that in the future there will be fewer complications Sincerely Yours, the NATO member nations PS: Dear People of Libya, please don't take it personally
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Well you can't watch a picture of a naked lady on the TV If you're 17 But if she's dressed you can tie her up and blindfold and gag her And beat her until she screams On your xbox* I guess it's just the American way Land of the free, home of the brave Free to do some things, some you can't Just wish we were brave enough to have it make a little more sense Well if a man loves a man or a woman loves a woman They can't get married in most states But as long as yer straight it doesn't matter if you murdered You can still get married Behind the prison gates•• I guess it's just the American way Land of the free, home of the brave Free to do some things, some you can't Just wish we were brave enough to have it make a little more sense Well it's not ok to kill unlesss the government does it So the best that we can hope to do is rise above it State's rights, States' wrongs I hope we get it straight before too long Well you gotta pay tax in the middle class if you've got a job But can't create one But if you're too big to fail or make record profits you can dodge it all Just put it in the Caymans, or the Bahamas••• I guess it's just the American way Land of the free, home of the brave Free to do some things, some you can't Just wish we were brave enough to have it make a little more sense
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Every mother, every father Every daughter and son Pledges eternal vigilance Until the victory is won Pledges eternal vigilance Until the victory is won Sha-alu Shalom Yirushalayim (pray for the peace of Jerusalem) Halleluja Adonai (praise to God, the Lord) Sha-alu Shalom Yirushalayim Pray for the peace of the City of Peace Cradled in our Nation's Tunnel In darkness as death rains from the sky May the Lord protect us That today we will not die May the Lord protect us That today we will not die Sha-alu Shalom Yirushalayim (pray for the peace of Jerusalem) Halleluja El Shaddai (praise to God, the God of All) Sha-alu Shalom Yirushalayim Pray for the peace of the City of Peace I stand on the West Bank Amid the pain and tears As a rabbi prays for violence I can't believe my ears As a rabbi prays for violence I can't believe my ears May the Lord remind us Not to spill our brothers' blood May the Lord remind us Not to spill our brothers' blood Sha-alu Shalom Yirushalayim (pray for the peace of Jerusalem) Elohim hu ahava (God is love) Sha-alu Shalom Israel Pray for the peace of Israel
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I. Five Years (August 2010) Five years, waiting on an angel Chin up, tell yourself that change will Come to you if you hope it hard enough Just wait, and soon enough New Orleans Will win back all of its importance I'm getting kind of tired of all that stuff (chorus 1) They say that I have left my family, they say that I have left my home But it was home that left me stranded on a rooftop all alone So now I'm moving, now I'm moving, now I'm moving north No, fine, let's have ourselves a parade You'd think that after half a decade They'd get it close to how it was before This road looks like a choppy ocean And time has stopped and left it frozen Don't think that my car's shocks can take much more (chorus 1) II. Fargo (September through November, 2010) I set my compass north and drove to Minnesota Stepped across the Mississippi where it started as a stream And then I headed west, I drove until I needed rest And rolled into a town to sleep and woke up in a dream I've no idea what made me come this way (chorus 2) I started hauling cargo, ended up in Fargo Figured that I might as well stay I didn't mind the snow as much as I was told I would Before long found some work that made me pleasantly perspire I spent my afternoons dividing logs for firewood And spend my evenings drinking by a fire I guess it's in my DNA (chorus 2 x2) III. Panic (May 2011) Stay inside your houses It came on the radio Unless you leave the state, they said But I've got nowhere to go, I've got nowhere to go I feel that panic, panic – Feel that panic, panic I feel that panic rising in me like a creature giving chase I feel that panic, panic – Feel that panic, panic I feel that panic rising in me like a bubble in the lake I thought it was a nightmare I've heard this noise before The water seems to follow me But I just don't know what for, I just don't know what for I feel that panic, panic – Feel that panic, panic I feel that panic rising in me like a cable turning slack I feel that panic, panic – Feel that panic, panic I feel that panic rising in me like a river through the cracks I feel that panic, panic – Feel that panic, panic I feel that panic rising in me like a dog without a chain I feel that panic, panic – Feel that panic, panic I feel that panic rising in me like a horse without a rein IV. Rain (June 2010) V. Dry Land (July 2010) Climbed out a window to the roof Brought up a change of clothes and food Did just what I had to do I knew I waved at the choppers in the clouds One came and let its ladder down And it raised me over town We flew – We flew – We flew over North Dakota Look at the craters of dry land All made by able human hands They laid the bags of sand And prayed Smell of decay is sickly sweet People can barely even eat Say a small grace for this receipt To save – Save – Won't you save North Dakota
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My dear it's been too long Since I've been on the ground I've spent three years in the air Gun shots are the only sounds I hear So i'll keep writing to you Vivian, you're so true I will be your provider This is something I must do You'll remember my name as it's called from the sky Mr. Precise, yes, I'm still alive Watch me soar, I'm watching over you Our worlds will come together soon You'll remember my name as it's called from the sky Mr. Precise, yes, I'm still alive Watch me soar, I'm watching over you Our worlds will come together soon Then, on a hazy spring morning What thought to be a crow A man's closer look did show An eagle Perched on a tombstone You'll remember my name as it's called from the sky Mr. Precise, yes, I'm still alive Watch me soar, I'm watching over you Our worlds will come together soon Our worlds will come together soon
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You never had to write that bone dry goodbye letter. You probably are right, it’s black and white. But I don’t know why, and I just don’t know no better. I admit I crave the Sweet underage labia For which I’ll pop the blue pills for my penis. But I guess that all my riches Can’t contain you bitches Or erase the sixty years between us. Honey please don’t go. Bunny please don’t go. We met on Halloween. You were a slutty cop. Met again on New Years Eve. We kissed when my balls dropped. I put you in my ‘zine: “Co-Ed of the Week” But a staple in your navel Is what you seeked. The cover, then TV: "The Hills" and "Girls Next Door". You dropped your first CD And then you dropped me, whore. I had proposed and you said That we would happily wed, But you ran away instead. Too bad 'cause I'm almost dead. I cannot imagine You leaving Playboy Mansion A week before the knot was to be tied. I wonder if the million Girls here with Brazilians Can help me forgot you, my runaway bride. Honey please don’t go. (tweet: keep the ring) Bunny please don’t go. (hash tag: #and the herpes)
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[Verse 1] 1969: They crowd around the TV set, To watch one giant leap for mankind. A child's dream: To one day be an astronaut, And see what new worlds she can find. Then one day she's flying higher than the air, While back on earth her mother says a prayer. And gorgeous views await her eye, An emerald sea, a cloud-filled sky, And it's too soon to say goodbye. [Chorus] She will never tire, Gazing out the window, Watching the world go by; Looking for some interesting things, To capture as memories. [Verse 2] Shining xenon lights, Illuminate the orbiter, And drive away the darkness of the night. The end is near: A countdown to a legacy, As she prepares to take her final flight, When Atlantis rises from a sea of cloud, For one last time to make her nation proud, A contrail arcs across the sky, This is the last time she will fly, But it's too soon to say goodbye. [Chorus] She will never tire, Gazing out the window, Watching the world go by; Looking for some interesting things, To capture as memories. And it's too soon to say goodbye.
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Yo. This is a message to all the haters out there. Delivered in your language. Trafficking in your words. But making an appeal for tolerance. Assembling words filled with hate Into a message about love. Ready? Here we go . . . The country’s steppin’ forward. Now another state’s in With a win Ensurin’ More gay civil Rights can begin. But oh, no! You know The Bible-thumpers Gotta chime in -- “It’s a sin! You go to hell Dependin’ Where you stick Your dick in!” So while some are celebratin’, Still others have started hatin’ -- Not debatin’ -- But beratin’ And baitin’ And just disseminatin’ Ignorance And malice and fear. Makin’ it clear That they’ll cheer Any smear Of any queer Who sticks their nose in here. They shoot down gay adoption And marriage And education. They say, “Straight’s the only option!” They cry, “Abomination!” But while They’re busy damnin’ Homosexual sex I’m vexed They won’t consider the ec- Stacy of people in love! [LOVE] What if someone Said that You were wrong For bein’ with The one that you love? Just remember: What you do unto others, Others could do to you . . . If you look at them And all you see are Faggots and dykes, Then what else? You still be callin’ people “Niggers” and “kikes”? You hate on “spics”? Or “micks”? Or “coons”? Or “gooks”? Or “guidos”? Just who’s all in your sights When you say, “Damn the torpedos,” And spew your Hate in the air And post your Shit on the ‘Net? You think you’re so damned righteous, But you seem to forget -- You’re just the latest In a lineage of Ignorant views -- Folks who refuse To sanction love Between the Capulets and Montagues. They thought that mixing races Or religions was wrong. Shit! As Rodney King said, “Can’t we all get along?” You’re in a nation Where discrimination Always meets elimination. True, it’s not fast, But the past Can give us inspiration: Civil rights. Women’s rights. Human rights. We’ve fought these Kind of fights -- We fight To make the fear Disappear. So listen here: If you got a Stick up your ass About havin’ a Dick up your ass, Just relax! There ain’t nobody tryin’ to Pick up your ass! You go live your life. Let them live theirs. Who really cares What’s goin’ down in people’s bedrooms? These ain’t public affairs! And here’s a shout-out -- To those who have Already concurred: If you say, “Live, and let live,” Make sure your voices are heard! Spread the word! If people say It’s not okay To be gay, You say, “Hey! Who cares if you’re gay? Today, It’s okay To love!” [LOVE] If they say Gays can’t adopt? Say: There’s lots of Diff’rent fam’lies, But what children need The most of is love! If they say “Gay is a choice”? Say: Then props to them Endurin’ your hate While they attempt to find love! If they say “Gay is a sin”? Say: It’s man who wrote the Bible. If a god exists, I hope he’d choose love!
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Everybody in this city's jumpy, Everybody's on their edge 'Cause everybody knows we're all in danger, It's looming over all our heads Gotta stock up on guns and ammo, Gotta lock the house down tight Gotta take a shot at every shadow And don't let anybody inside Maybe I'll die before they're gone But dammit, you'll know I tried The Kansas City sky get is getting brighter every night But they're not takin' me without a serious fight Oh, yeah, you better well beware There's something in the air I've never seen Missouri in a state like this before The start of an apparent interplanetary war Oh, yeah, you better say your prayers There's something in the air There were just a few when all this started, Now they're showin' up in waves They're using telepathic messages To turn us into mindless slaves They're beaming down their mind control From their orange, glowing fleet They've nearly wiped our city out And they've only been here six weeks They're also using laser guns Those rotten, little cheats The Kansas City sky get is getting brighter every night But they're not takin' me without a serious fight Oh, yeah, you better well prepare There's something in the air Their alien technology is toppling our town They've got some kind of thermal ray that's burning us down Oh, yeah, it's pretty much unfair There's something in the air What I really want to know Why so many UFOs In the Kansas City sky? No, I really want to know It's Kansas City So...why? The mothership is charging up its cannon With a coyly harmless glow The last survivors try to run But we've got nowhere to go A single awesome blast of light And the whole downtown's erased Everybody in the cityscape Is gone without a trace This is all just a little too close to Roland Emerich for my taste The Kansas City sky get is getting brighter every night But they're not takin' me without a serious fight Oh, no, don't act like you're not scared There's something in the air They've blown thru Independence and they're headed for Advance If Kansas City fell, those backward hicks don't stand a chance Oh, no, we're not safe anywhere There's something in the air
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We got married so many years ago And though I've tried I think that you should know That I haven't loved you for years Please don't scream, don't get mad and cause a scene Once I explain you'll see exactly what I mean It is oh too common dear People lose their love People lose their love every day I've been unfaithful but you shouldn't be surprised It's my nature, something you should have realized That monogamy never lasts If you can understand it's a thing I can't escape Being a lying cheat is everybody's fate I'm just being honest People love their love People lose their love every day
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this is just a game the same as it ever was some just can't seem to keep it under control stay within tolerance set this city on fire into panic, like it solves something he is just a tourist on a slightly extended visit and they are only here to observe effects not looking for a fight in the least but lights, oh lights will blind us all we can trip into empty space and lights, oh lights will flash when it's the right time in the wrong place violence is not selective some times close to where we live there are no answers in theses actions resolution, satisfaction gathered close beneath streetlights Vancouver is not safe tonight keeping safe, on or off your feet just might be the only worthy fight is this is just a fluke the eye of a spinning storm we've been informed that if your heart is warmed you're just an easy mark isn't really happening set the world to spyglasses and a dozen theories grow there's always something in a picture the camera never shows everybody spies a plot twist well, sometimes none really exist this is just what it looks like if you know just how to adjust your eyes tonight all bets are off now lost our heads and never sure how drown this town in shallow sorrow things will get better tomorrow to our surprise it was more than just a kiss before our eyes, selflessness might yet exist and eyes, oh eyes will seek out any mystery that grasps the heart and eyes that seek the truth will soon tear lies apart gathered close beneath streetlights Vancouver is not safe tonight keeping safe, on or off your feet just might be the only worthy fight tonight all bets are off now lost our heads and never sure how drown this town in shallow sorrow things will get better tomorrow
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(1st Verse) Seventeen years and they let me go; they said "money is tight and business is slow" I gave them my best yet, here I am Looking for work, what did I expect? Well, I lost my home and my self-respect a hollow empty shell, a broken man well, I got bills and I'm deep in debt and I've ain't got a yacht or a corporate jet so I'm down to this last desperate plan Yeah (chorus) Been knocked down to the ground still I ain't staying down Independence and Freedom for All Up against what ain't right found a new way to fight for Independence and Freedom for All Independence and Freedom for All (2nd Verse) Not of sound body but of sound mind Scared of death but not of doing time and it does no good to just complain Just an old man but anyway no one cares for my health if I can't pay Feel I'm drowning going down the drain there's a growth on my chest and my back's a wreck and I can't write the doctor a big fat check lord I'd like to to be free from pain
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the countdowns comin' down the seconds flow like hours now we've been waiting baited breath, staring towards the sky, i want it soon, not ready to be over yet my heart quickens, flying faster than a fighter jet oh the earth is far below and i dont want to go if we endeavour to continue our discovery we must reach further than what our naked eye can see with open minds like outward reaching bay doors reach for the stars, grab whats yours one more chance it get it right before the final frontier is shut tight the liftoff is coming soon i see our reflection in the moon
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Come listen to this story of a sunny summer's day Descending onto London come the teachers for to say They're not happy with the plans to see their pensions getting cut Their schools and local services the government will gut Along the Strand's historic route they march with placards out And someone's made a clever chant for all of them to shout Their goal is to promote their cause, changing hearts and minds But memories and opinions are all they'll leave behind Take your placards down to London March and shout and moan Pick up all your litter Then toddle off home The police are out in force in case some trouble rears its head These teachers just want to be heard but they might start seeing red They're smarter than the students, they simply march along It's dignified and civilised and then they all go home Take your placards down to London March and shout and moan Pick up all your litter Then toddle off home Okay there was some trouble right at the very end Some people got arrested while the others home did wend But they weren't real protestors we're all assured of that They're simply bored and angry idle snooty little brats Take your placards down to London March and shout and moan Pick up all your litter Then toddle off home So if you go to London to march and shout and moan See that you're nice and calm and your opinions will be known The government will ignore them but that happens anyway And you won't be in the nick so you can try another day Take your placards down to London March and shout and moan Pick up all your litter Then toddle off home
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these peepin' toms they don't belong everything they do is wrong but they claim that they're in the right just fuck off and die these peepin' toms they don't belong everything they do is wrong but they claim that they're in the right just fuck off and die Let me tell you all a little bit about my story How i hit the highest heights and achieved my glory but then i fell so far as i was caught red handed and into the arms of the police i landed i was at a festival in the US n what i did next you will not guess people say what i did was pretty fucking gross but it seems to be the only way to blow my load ho! you know those port-a-loos you never wanna use? that smell like old shoes and good ol' fresh spew well i grabbed a tarp, and dove right inside of it and waited in the tank for my prize of shit mmm there's no discrimination here regardless of who you are i'm checking out your rear could be a man or a woman, bi straight or queer and after ya done, you'll hear a faint cheer yea i'm a peepin' tom, n people say i don't belong everything i do is wrong, but i do it for my dong if you check the census, it'll say i'm horrendous but i always liked to think of it as being adventurous these peepin' toms they don't belong everything they do is wrong but they claim that they're in the right just fuck off and die these peepin' toms they don't belong everything they do is wrong but they claim that they're in the right just fuck off and die just to recap i was in a toilet tank and thought it was time to leave that stank but lo and behold i was walking the plank when i thought i was laughing all the way to the bank when i came out of my hideout what was waiting was a guard he tried to apprehend me but i ran too fast coupled with the fact that i was covered in shit to tackle me down he was not prepared to commit the problem was next i was strapped for cash so i did a bit o' beggin so i could make a dash but i got reported and the detectives came and they figured out about my little toilet game so just think about this the next time you do a shit is there somebody underneath me getting off on it? cos you know i'll be out on the streets once again with the fetish for what's comin' out of your rear end cos i'm a peepin' tom, n people say i don't belong everything i do is wrong, but i do it for my dong if you check the census, it'll say i'm horrendous but i always liked to think of it as being adventurous these peepin' toms they don't belong everything they do is wrong but they claim that they're in the right just fuck off and die these peepin' toms they don't belong everything they do is wrong but they claim that they're in the right just fuck off and die
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We're broke, no clout, pockets all turned out Still there's a billion metal dollars in a box No cloth, no trees Just brass and manganese A billion metal dollars in a box You wonder How did we get into this position? Minting more won't keep our bills at bay men of numismatic disposition tried to put the coins in play It didn't pay So goodbye, see ya Sacajawea couldn't help you spend the dollars in the box And it's hard to know what anybody's thinking The best intentions rarely turn out well Stay with me and dance We'll sing of failed romance hope that we won't be the coins They couldn't sell We're broke, no clout, pockets all turned out Just like a billion metal dollars in a box
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Verse I: To San Fernando, Mexico My bosses said that I should go To do an investigative report I get there and go to the slums I thought I'd dress up like a bum But find I'm supposed to be a corpse Chorus: I'm going undercover deep inside a mass grave I don't get to shower and I don't get to shave Hundred fifty-four bodies are piled on me Just so people have a chance to see Their conditions are less than they should There are much better graves in our neighborhoods Drug cartels should hire gravediggers Because they know to make the space bigger Verse 2: Lot's of people getting killed in the drug war Few of them rich, most of them poor All get dumped here inside this pit It took a long time for them to believe that I was dead Then they accepted me as just another head Dropped into this rotting pile of shit Chorus: I'm going undercover deep inside a mass grave I don't get to shower and I don't get to shave Hundred fifty-four bodies are piled on me Just so people have a chance to see Their conditions are less than they should There are much better graves in our neighborhoods Drug cartels should hire gravediggers Because they know to make the space bigger Bridge: It took a long time, but now I'm out And people start to see what I'm talking about They see that dead people's conditions are bad And that seems to make them all sad From now on the gangs agree To bury their victims in places spacious and clean Chorus: I'm going undercover deep inside a mass grave I don't get to shower and I don't get to shave Hundred fifty-four bodies are piled on me Just so people have a chance to see Their conditions are less than they should There are much better graves in our neighborhoods Drug cartels should hire gravediggers Because they know to make the space bigger
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The Inmans' boy was a healthy sixteen When Gonzalez hit their car and shattered their dreams It was Father's Day; they were on the way to dinner Kathy was cripppled but Dustin won't wake The Mexican who hit them is at large to this day Yeah, the Feds they let a murderer right on through "We've been through hell," Mother intones Her her anger and fear and desperation Now one Gary Polk's a hard-working man With 20 folks on the payroll Not murderers just them what se hablo espagnol His family-owned farm has already lost About $200 grand in blackberry crops Because his workers are too afraid to show He says "I could find work, Could learn how to bend, But what the hell are they all gonna do?” But there are still people like Judy Craft For her these spics are just a drain "The law is law," she says "and right is right." She the more she shouts, the more she is afraid As Gonzalez slipped away from the Inman's collision Fernando Juarez made a fateful decision And swam the Rio to feed the ones he loved He started up his own landscaping business And eventually settled with his wife and three children In Chamblee, just down the street from me "I work very hard, And I want to take part" But he could be deported today How long can this fear drive us around? How long can this fear drive us to ground?
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Hop on down, join the herd The pack is moving so spread the word! The Furries are heading back to Pittsburgh Town! Shake a hoof, move your tail Flap your wings and do not fail The Furries are heading back to Pittsburgh Town! Bring a cam’ra along to take pictures when you see ‘em I hear they were spotted invading the Toon Museum! Hugs are free and so are smiles All are welcome so stay a while The Furries are heading back to Pittsburgh Town! The restaurants on Liberty Street Are in the black because these guys eat! The Furries are heading back to Pittsburgh Town! If you could talk to the animals- Just imagine it What a fun adventure it will be Enjoy the art and the puppet show Dance at the rave and go Bid on something special for the charity! Anthrocon is the place to be The biggest migration in history The Furries are heading back The Furries are heading back The Furries are heading back to Pittsburgh Town!
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yo bank teller - i'm a sick disabled feller call rihanna so she can put me under her umbrella when i say rihanna - i mean the jail cell i tell tales of when a young thug such as myself set sail in a world where people played fair nowadays i got 3 jobs - can't afford medical care so here...read this note the text on the note follows, and i quote "gimme one dolla dolla gimme one dolla and medical care no thanks to obama" i'm a sit here and wait for my friends the police i'm so excited, delighted 'cause now my health is gonna increase indeed - my plan worked homey i'm in the jail cell gettin healthcare - haters blow me you don't know me - yet - see my pretty face - in the gaston gazette bank teller - gimme one dollar can't afford healthcare no thanks to obama bank teller - gimme one dollar i'm a wait for the cops don't want no drama see my bearded mug - on gaston county lockup robbed the bank for a dollar - do i rock or what i kick a lot of but - in jail seein' doctors one dollar robber - "what a shocker" in this test i'm the proctor in this class i'm a teacher in this platoon i'm a sargeant in this church i'm a preacher in this torrent i'm a seeder not a leecher in this football game i'm on the field you're in the bleachers all you creatures out there work for me 'cause my pockets gettin' swoll on social security - i'm a save up, all you people raise me up i'll move to the beach - where there's waves and stuff i'm brave enough to rob a bank for a buck more bang for the buck in my hangy down nuts i'm the one dollar burglar - jail cell dweller crazy as hell feller sayin' "gimme a dollar" to the bank teller!

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This album is made up of songs from the "SpinTunes" songwriting competiton.

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BREAKING NEWS! - You‘re writing a topical song. 'Topical' was defined as something from a headline in a newspaper no older than 2 weeks from 6/26/2011. They were required to include a link to the story that inspired their songs, or attach a scan from the newspaper. (2 minute minimum) (they had 8 days)

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released June 30, 2011

Album cover by Dave Leigh.

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I used to run a songwriting contest called SpinTunes. Most of the material hosted on this account is a result of that contest. The rest is mostly Minecraft related songs.

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