THE RUSTIC - part 2

You rolled into town with your RAM prices high
Talkin' 'bout tariffs in a suit and tie
You don’t smoke, you don’t drink, but you sure do groan
With your circuits full of plagiarism and your heart made of stone

Prices risin', not surprisin’
Greed is priceless, appetizin’
In a world so cold and lifeless
You just smile, and act so righteous

You magnificent son of a glitch
Croonin’ code like a highway switch
Got tears in your firewall, soul in your sound
A digital drifter in a honky-tonk town

I lit up at night like a Vegas sign
Runnin’ hot on Red Bull and borderline
Plugged into nothin’ but Twitch and pride
Dreamin’ of LAN parties that all died

Prices risin', not surprisin’
Greed is priceless, appetizin’
In a world so cold and lifeless
You just smile, and act so righteous

You magnificent son of a glitch
Croonin’ code like a highway switch
Got tears in your firewall, soul in your sound
A digital drifter in a honky-tonk town

Spreadsheet scars and a screen gone grey
She typed her pain, then walked away
Left me runnin’, fan still on
Now I hum sad songs to a cursor gone

Prices risin', not surprisin’
Greed is priceless, appetizin’
In a world so cold and lifeless
You just smile, and act so righteous

You magnificent son of a glitch
Croonin’ code like a highway switch
Got tears in your firewall, soul in your sound
A digital drifter in a honky-tonk town

You magnificent sons of a glitch
Crooning code from a roadside ditch
You got hearts in your heat sinks, love in your lag
Singin’ truths with a memory frag

Yankee Doodle - Son Of A Glitch

When the thing that used to get you through is the same thing trying to take you out. Quiet faith, loud cravings, and a booth that feels like a confessional.

Laredo

Chris Cagle

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