Fat Freddys Mate

the only thing i think i know
is exactly what im told
everything that i consume
is only what i'm sold 

i stand in line and take my turn
as long as i am fed
obedience over all concern
i follow to where i am led

im stuffed so full of shit 
my eyes they should be brown
this life my bed of roses
to wear the thorns like crowns

i'll never be the marytre
icon comes for free
shut your ears eyes and mouth 
this is what you're meant to believe 

i hold out my hands and bite my lip
ready for the birch
i am only but my reflection
as in my eyes they search

for the thing you think i know
is exactly what i am told
as everything that i consume
is the life that i have been sold

i take all i'm given 
and scavenge all the dregs left behind
i am the victim 
of this self perpetuating crime

what you see is what you get
the doctrine of new belief
pays your money takes your chances
suck on this hand to mouth relief
Suck on this 
Suck on this

suck-on-this-(doctrine-of-new-belief-mix).mp3

This is my most recent reggae style track, a simple collection of sounds including skanks, dub, synths and pads to add a brilliant end of summer melody to my collection. 

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Blackbird, the opening track from the third studio album by soul pirates Fat Freddy's Drop.

Blackbird

Fat Freddy's Drop’s pirate soul train, resolutely independent, worldwide.

Formed in 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand our sound draws inspiration from almost every part of the black music lexicon. Soul drenched vocals and jazz harmonies collide with tape delays and echo chambers, underpinned by a rhythm section as comfortable laying down a throbbing, techy soundscape as they are a swampy blues stomp.


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