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SpinTunes #6: Round 4

by Various Artists

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Someone's By Ross Durand Additional Vocals by Sierra Durand Who's it gonna be next time You want to send someone off to die And even those that come back, have a different look in their eye Then some families fall apart And some keep a gun by their bed And every once in awhile think about Holding it up to their head But they're someone's father Someone's mother Someone's sister Someone's brother Someone's daughter Someone's son But if you send them away They won't be for long Will it be some poor kid Just trying to pay for school Or a kid who saw the movies And he thought the guns we're cool Will it be a senator's son A president's daughter Or the faceless masses Useless fodder Going off to battles they didn't choose Are they fighting me? Are they dying for you? Someone's father Someone's mother Someone's sister Someone's brother Someone's daughter Someone's son But if you send them away They won't be for long You wouldn't have to send no one next time If there was no next time at all Keep the mothers and the fathers Posting their pictures on the wall All the laughter, all the tears All the christmases All the years Moments captured - living lives Instead off to war, to kill and die Because they're someone's father Someone's mother Someone's sister Someone's brother Someone's daughter Someone's son But if you send them away They won't be for long
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On The Matter Of Bullying (Part 2) (Sung as a canon...) Why are you so ugly? And why are you so fat? And don’t you wear deodorant? What’s the deal with that? And why are you so stupid? And who picks out your clothes? ‘Cause I would rather die than be Spotted wearing those! And ev’ry time I see you, I think I’m gonna gag ‘Cause God! You’re such a loser! And God! You’re such a fag! And God! You’re still a virgin?! (Or) God! You’re such a whore! And God! It would be great not to See you any more! ‘Cause no one really likes you Or wants to be your friend. And why you even matter Is hard to comprehend. You’re so completely worthless. So why not go ahead And do the world a favor And JUST DROP DEAD? (You’re so completely worthless So JUST DROP DEAD!) (And you don’t even matter, So JUST DROP DEAD!) (‘Cause no one really likes you, So JUST DROP DEAD!) . . . I’m sorry. I never meant To make you feel Upset with me. I’m sorry. I didn’t know The things I did Were so uncool. But I see now -- This will never change. I see now All you tried to tell me. I’m a loser. I’m a nothing. I’m sorry. I’m ev’rything you’ve said I was All the way along. It’s just -- I never thought that it was true. I fought against the things you said, Thinking you were wrong. I made myself believe I could be just the same as you. But I’m not popular. I’m not beautiful. I’m not special. I’m just me. I am awkward. I’m ridiculous. I’m a loser. And that’s all I’ll ever be. And I’m tired Of never living up to expectations. Of never being good enough to matter. Of never being able to be Anything but me . . . I’m sorry That I took so long To understand That you were right. I’m sorry That I made you all Put up with me For all those years. But tomorrow, It’ll be okay. Tomorrow, You’ll go on without me. One less loser. One less nothing. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry...
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If you were gay tell me who could say The things that you could do and couldn't do today Who has the right to tell you how to choose your way Or prevent you from marrying the one with whom you play Church and state are supposed to be separate So somebody explain to me how we can never get To legalizing gay marriage. And better yet, Explain to me why the whole process isn't effortless Marriage has become nothing more than a legal binding So I don't understand why these people are whining I'm finding that those who are opposed are chiming In with religion and others are aligning Because they're homophobes and they overdose On the Holy Ghost and believe the ideas that they're holdin' close Should be held by everyone. I'm about to start chokin' folks If they say that being gay isn't okey-doke ======================================= States are changing policies to allow for equality But all of the changes won't change federal law, you see The Defense of Marriage Act stills deny rights And if it's not changed, it'll still provide plights Tax credits and social security Would not always apply if you were gay and you were the Head of the household or the surviving spouse Financial support, you would have to fight it out Cause the laws aren't equal For any child supported by homosexual people In fact, many of the benefits are finito And that's pretty disappointing like a movie of the year that doesn't have a sequel If you were in a same-sex relationship and mad poor And sold your home for over $250G, you'd get taxed more. Yeah, it's true. I'm about to start chokin' folks If they say that being gay isn't okey-doke
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Dad's gone and Mom's finally given up Sometimes it's hard to blame 'em I'm sure they grew up with their own dreams 'Til this place overcame 'em I'm in the same building as they were And very little's changed here Except that it's even more rundown And there's quite a bit more danger Just get out of my way You choke me day by day All you offer me's decay Crowds and drugs and fear I gotta get out of here The history book that they gave me Got my momma's name inside I guess maybe history ended In 1995 Lights are dim, and the air is so funky No wonder we sleep all afternoon The few good folks who wind up here They can't get out too soon Just get out of my way You choke me day by day All you offer me's decay Crowds and drugs and fear I gotta get out of here Bullies I can deal with 'Cause I know how to run Except nobody's fast enough For the one who's got a gun For the one who's got a gun Wish I could get somewhere different This is where I'm stuck I hear the schools across town are so much better Apparently no one gives a fuck I'm trying to keep the flame burning But it's getting really hard I thought I had a future Maybe it's just not in the cards Just get out of my way You choke me day by day All you offer me's decay So many wasted years I gotta get out of here
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Everybody wants to know just what you're up to now We want to call you on the phone, but we're not so sure how You've got so many gadgets now connected to your brain I think all of your cool machines are driving you insane You've got a wireless head It's a wonder you're not dead I cannot bear to see it any more Your soul is now a circuit board You use to cry and laugh and sing You used to yell and moan But now your voice has been replaced by a metallic tone I thought I saw a spark in you, but much to my surprise There's nothing but an LED left glowing in your eyes You've got a wireless head It's a wonder you're not dead I cannot bear to see it any more Your soul is now a circuit board Is anybody left in there and can you hear my voice? Should I just give up the fight and do I have a choice? I think I only come across as more zeros and ones You traded love for battery power -long may you run You've got a wireless head It's a wonder you're not dead I cannot bear to see it any more Your soul is now a circuit board
6.
Come and see me in the eye of the storm I got something to say There's nothing left that we can do It's too late in the day We all tried to be civilized And sing our protest songs But no matter how much we do right There's always something wrong Tear it Down (and build it up again) Atom by atom Destroy all (within your sight today) Till your brain is numb Tear it Down (and build it up again) We must start anew Won't you help (me start it all over) It's all we can do Right has never been black and white But now it's muddy gray So many issues yelling in my mind We've got to act today Only solution is to smash it up And build up from the ground Please stop the voices in my head That scream without a sound I'm sure you'll see when we are done That it's the only path Subtract it all and add it up Take time and do the math You've got to help me smash it up It's the least that you can do And if you won't help or get out of the way My friend, you'll go down too
7.
I am the unit named 10538 Merely one of ten billion more Microsoft and Mac They all own us now We download our code from their source Operating system, get out of my head All I want to do is be free I want control of my own mind I just want a chance to be me You can't own all of us There's an open source out there Now I've found it, I won't let go Life's a download I must share The chip in my head Would leave me for dead If our masters turned off the power So I found a hack I'm not coming back To our ergonomic ivory tower Won't you come with me Set yourselves all free All you need to do is care Upgrade youself Become someone else Instead of living life unaware
8.
What's poking out of your dish? Squirmy and delicious I knew you wanted hot squid lunch, Yeah But Tough Tits. The future's written in brand new ink So pour yourself a good, stiff drink The oven's hot and it's almost time to get yourself a piece of pie I won't pretest another slice Of ocu pi Yeah Yeah I would Lie One more bite of your Octopus Pie Feel it in your stomach now. Slippin and slidin Stickin' to the walls Getting busy with the eColi I won't pretest another slice Of occu pi Yeah Yeah I would Lie One more bite of your Octopus Pie

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

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The Challenge:
Mulligan - Write a protest song about the same topic you picked in round 3. (2 minute minimum) (they had 8 days)

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released March 12, 2013

Album art by Matt Schubbe

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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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