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Gom Jabbar’s Guide to the Galaxy

https://youtu.be/u_OVRim8YXg

Friday night, turn the radio on 
my beer is stone cold  
my favorite country song
fills the air in my truck 
makes my baby momma swoon...

they interrupt 
my perfect small town cool 
another crazy city fella
shot up another school
and now they’ll come for my guns 
just because
sometimes the Devil
grabs a loon

It ain’t fair to be persecuted 
for what another man done did
you see a problem 
you straight up shoot it
it’s what I was taught
it’s what I will teach my kid

I’m sending you my thoughts & prayers
now let me tell you what those are:
I thought of you gettin' mauled by bears
and I prayed you'd get run over by a car!

'f you been huntin’ all day
you need to spray them
wanna ask those Newtown actors
who paid 'em
cause God’s honest truth
don’t need to mess with no facts

(oh, don't you hate them fa*s)

trigger makes me happy
barrel makes me hard
them boys keep the Free World free—
I do my part
ain’t no government wrote me a check
that I didn’t cash!

ain’t wrong if you didn’t ax
(it ain't wrong)
 
I’m sending you my thoughts & prayers
now let me tell you what those are:
I thought you might get mauled by bears
and then I prayed you'd get run over by a car

or bears in a car
(don’ matter the kind of bear)
(don’ matter the kind of car)

I thought it’s too much work to pretend to care
and I pray they don’t have mainstream news
on any TV’s in the bar...

Thoughts & Prayers

https://youtu.be/MqcydGGDitM

people
na-na-na-na

we got Christians and Muslims and Hindus
all agree that our essence is love
but then we lock our doors and shutter windows
knowing what all we're capable of

yeah we got Shakespeare, Voltaire and Sartre
they taught us what it is to be good
(everyone wants to be good)
yet we're scared when somebody darker
jogs around our neighborhood

now, we've come a long way
since some proteins made connection
(lo-lo-long way)
we've gotten real good
at not dying from infection

we're just not too good at being people 
na-na-na-not so good at people
most of us (people) make terrible people
and all the worst people
are people like us

na-na na-na-na na

silver lining in our situation
we're just failing our own QA process
got high hopes for the next generation
stuff their baggage with our secret sauces

and we know they mostly don't work
every saint was a consummate jerk
every prophet—betrayed by his own people
and every leader who slayed his own pe-op-le...

now! we've come a long way
since a strange fish left the ocean
we've gotten real good
at playing guitar with distortion

but we still suck at being people
na-na-na-na
na-na-na-na

the only evil I've seen lives in people...
just like me

People

wah-dooby-do-wah, pa

wah-pap-pa-di-da, whoom-pam-pa
wah-di-da, wah-di-da 
whoom-pam-pa

She said why can’t I find 
a semi-decent man?
The one I quit most recent-
-ly failed to understand

He came with mommy issues
would belittle me every way he can
When I helped him he was vicious
wouldn’t believe I was his friend
  
Tell me, is there such a thing
as a semi-decent man?

wah-dooby-do-wah-pap-pa-di-da
whoom-pam-pa
wah-di-da, wah-di-da
whoom-pam-pa

I said I wish that more of us
would aim for semi-decent men
We think we’re fully decent
but when we can’t hold a can-

-dle to a donkey or a pig 
or even a slovenly sloth
instead of rising like eagles 
we sizzle like moths

You tell me, why is it so hard
to be a semi-decent man?

wah-dooby-do-wah-pap-pa-di-da
whoom-pam-pa
wah-di-da, wah-di-da
whoom-pam-pa

She said, something in your depiction
of less-than-semi-decent men
makes me wonder vis-à-vis
the reasons we misunderstand

I’m not a minx or a bitch 
or dominating queen bee
I just want to see someone 
make that someone see me

But for this to f***ing happen
(and let me throw you a bone)
I need to find my kind of broken
persuade him he’s not alone

We can work our way up to semi-decent
if we find we’re not alone...

wah-dooby-do-wah-pam-pa-di-ta
whoom-pam-pa
wah-di-da, wah-di-da
whoom-pam-pa

ooh-wah-dooby-do-whamp

Semi-Decent Man

[original guitar score by @john-byrne-117035719]

https://youtu.be/eOJ44ccHNOU

[lyrics translated from the Bulgarian]

Don’t Be Afraid

Don’t be afraid at night
Don’t be afraid (not yet)

Tonight’s fears of yours—
the morning will turn them
into grains of rice

Your thought shines, my sweet child
and every blazing thought
conquers the monsters

Darkness, too, wants to embrace you
(It is completely bored of being in the dark)

One day you will wish
you could return to this boring darkness
to this threshold, to this shore

Don’t be afraid at night
Don’t be afraid (not yet)

Every summer will bring
new allies with the hearts of lions
Fly without fear 
when you are in a sky that is unfamiliar
but with familiar wings
(get to know your wings)

Don’t be afraid—
When you’re in the dark, I’ll be with you
When you’re afraid, I’ll be with you
When you’re alone, I’ll be with you
Even in a crowd, I’ll be with you

Don’t be afraid—
When you’re in the dark, I’ll be with you
When you’re afraid, I’ll be with you
Until I’m around, I’ll be with you
And when I’m gone, I’ll be with you

Don’t be afraid—
pet the monsters
Don’t be afraid—
darkness hatches your thoughts

Don’t be afraid—
darkness is bored to tears without you

Thoughts light our way, my sweet child
Stroke the darkness with your wings

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Не Бой Се

Не бой се от нощем
Не бой се (все още)

Днешните ти страхове
утрото ще превърне 
в оризови зърна

Мисълта ти свети, мило мое дете
И всяка ярка мисъл
Покорява чудовищата

Мрака иска и той да те прегърне
(Пълна скука му е в пълна тъмнота)

Един ден ще поискаш
Да се върнеш във този скучен мрак
На този праг, и на този бряг

Не бой се от нощем
Не бой се (все още)

Всяко лято ще донесе 
нови другари с лъвски сърца
Лети без страх когато си под небе
Непознато но с познати крила
(опознай своите крила)

Не бой се—
Когато си в мрак, ще бъда със теб
Когато те е страх, ще бъда със теб
Когато си сам, ще бъда със теб
Дори във тълпата ще бъда със теб

Не бой се—
Когато си в мрак, ще бъда със теб
Когато те е страх, ще бъда със теб
Докогато ме има, ще бъда със теб
И когато ме няма ще бъда със теб

Не бой се—
Погали чудовищата
Не бой се—
Мракът люпи мисълта

Не бой се—
Мракът се пука от скука без теб

Мисълта ни свети, мило мое дете
(погали мрака с крила)

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Ne Boi Se

https://youtu.be/OKai3vc2a0c
[original guitar score by @john-byrne-117035719]

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - IGNITION!

A final lap dance, one last drink
but baby don’t feel sorry for me.
'bout to ditch the thing
that makes your boobs swing,
back up the well to where the rocks roll free.

‘Cause I’m an asteroid miner (ooh-ooh!)
like my daddy and my paw-paw was.
And yeah, I wear manliner (ooh-ooh!)
just so you would know I’m not your earthworm cuz.

I’m an asteroid miner. (miner, miner, wooh-ooh!)
I’m an as-te-ro-oid mi-i-i-i-iner (ooh)

[break]

Yeah, baby, yeah, baby, yeah!
You're part of my therapy (ye-eah!)

Out in the Belt I’m closer to God
and I thank Him for pressurizing my pod.
I shoot from the hip and trust my gut
and gut anyone that tries to steal my cut!

‘Cause I’m an asteroid miner (wooh-ooh!)
born on a hull where we drink our piss.
But I wear designer (oh-ooh-ooh!)
just to let you know I’m not your broke-ass sis.

As-teroid mi-ne-er—mine that asteroid... (owww!)

I know who to sell to, who to bribe, and who to rob.
No Martian robot’s gonna steal my job.
Got a powerful lobby in the Solar Alliance.
We say, give us better ships
but fuck your science! (yeah, fuck your science!)

And I’m not gay, not even bi-curious.
When I sleep with other men it’s because I’m “Mercurious”
It’s okay to want a penis—
just pray it away when you slingshot from Venus.

Asteroid miner—pillar of the Solar economy
Asteroid miner—never a pillar of salt for sodomy (that was never me!)
Asteroid miner—never covet my pilot's wife
Asteroid miner—but my pilot’s torso makes me feel alive...

[instrumental break]

Lap dance over but don’t worry about me—
I’m headed to a place where everything hangs free.
It’s pretty cool if you like huge diamonds.
I’ll introduce you to my best friend Simon...

Ooh, Simon! He’s my favorite asteroid miner.

Asteroid Miner

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnPe5MiDxES

when I told you how I love you said, "it’s too early.
you’re not ready for your heart
to be drowned in its own blood."

to protect me is your job but it occurs to me
has anyone braced so hard
that they never got a cut?

you said, "take your time."
Is time mine to take?

it was you who told me about the birds and bees
but they let their young ones fly
yeah they let their young ones fly
cause flying teaches flying

ah-ah-ah-ah aaaah
cause flying teaches flying (flah-ah-ah-y)

when the big storm touches shore, it’s always early—
we’re not ready for the stroke
of the wind and rain and loss.

it’s happened more than once before but it’s a first for me
and I thank you for the bridge
but now you have to let me cross.

you said, "take your time."
but if I take my time will you let me?

it is true we’re neither birds nor bees
but I hope you’ll let me fly
I know you want to see me fly
and flying teaches flying

ah-ah-ah-ah aaaah
flying teaches flying

when the time comes to let go, it’s way too early.
I’ll be ready but no more than you,
no more than anyone’s ever been...

cause time, it sends us
fl-ah-ah-ah-ying
time send us
fl-ah-ah-ah-ying
flying
woo-oh woo-oh
time send us

Flying (feat. Silke)

how fleeting... fleeting...
just how fleeting we are...

I don't go for pomp & pantomime
and though we walk in a world full of wonders
no spirit animal will be my guide
if you ask me all of us have spirit in abundance

how about a better way to see what's out there?
but only what is out there, and no more than is there...
be tough for anyone to run us scared
if we could pray with a different kind of prayer:

we are each other's shepherds & lambs
this world's tenants, creators & destroyers
the only fate stamped onto our hands
is how fleeting we are, and just how much we know this

now let me tell you about the magic within:

when you slip into another person's view, even a tiny bit
it's cause they're more than a bit like you
knowing this should make it much harder to hate
there's no need for final judgment at a pearly gate

I know you asked me where we go after we pass...
we go back to where we came from—
somewhere peaceful, outside of space & time

the only thing we might say lasts 
is the here & now in which you make your choice 
and I make mine

now will you sing along?

[chorus: repeated]

fleeting...
just how fleeting we are...

Just How Fleeting We Are

a one, a one-two

if you're trying to get back at me,
form a line, I don't shy
away from any temptation

this alternator smokes by design
who knows, you might find
the smoke carries all the information

ooh, I wish you hadn't said, "it's not a great idea"
now I fear
that's all I'm gonna dream about tonight

experimenting is what got us here
I'm glad to see ya
now let's drain the sea of all its moonlight

downwind from the madhouse
is where I caught this groove
if it makes you raise your eyebrows
well at least it made you move

we're all meant to meant to meant to meant to
be ourselves
we're all meant to meant to meant to meant to
be ourselves

we can bend and vent a counter-sentiment to
flee ourselves
but the slant becomes the center of the winter
of ourselves

what else?

you try to tear me down, form a line
I think you'll find
I've greased your imagination

the spectacle is not yours or mine
we just align
to trade smoke and information

ooh, I wish you hadn't said, "it's not ideal."
but isn't it real?
don't you want a blue moon to close the night?

I was meant to contraband
not reinvent the wheel
go ask your CO

not gonna kneel
gonna just gonna peel
what there is to reveal now

downstream from Chernobyl
is where I caught this sound
without looking for trouble
my every chromosome is hellbound...

but we are meant to meant to meant to meant to meant to
be ourselves
we are meant to meant to meant to meant to meant to
be ourselves

we can bend and vent a counter-sentiment to
flee ourselves
but the slant becomes the center of the winter
of ourselves

what else?

Be Ourselves

let me take you higher
higher (wooh-ooh)
you may be feeling high
but we can go higher

a-che-che-che-cheng
che-che-cheng

we can always break free during fall
take a wrecking ball to our own mind
our mind’s eye can let the Armageddon unfold
yeah it can all be untold, the Big Cold is unkind

it don’t care if you’re a servant or queen
annoyingly docile or terribly mean
so if you need a reason to be good–
well, there isn’t any

what I did was double down on the now
everything else is so hard to define
deal with all the divas, bullies, dummies, and clowns–
the hardest part is still knowing your own mind

don’t be scared to take out your queen
be prepared to see the unseen
take everything, then leave everything behind
no pause or rewind...

if you wanna feel higher
think higher
if you wanna feel higher
think higher

che-che-cheng
che-che-che-cheng

we’re the ones who put the free in freefall
and wrote it all on a ball in the sun’s eye
for the record I reckon we’ll all be gone in a second
but heck if I don’t nurse every urge to defy

we're not iron veins in the rock
we think higher when we know what we're not
to fly higher, think higher

if you let me I'll take you higher
that's the way to feel higher

Spotify

Think Higher!

Some Ancient Power

Title track of a 2023 EP that can be purchased at https://gomjabbar.bandcamp.com/albums/some-ancient-power

the witcher said you was a no good a woman
he’s right—you’re no good for anyone but me!
it takes no good a woman
a no good a woman just to like me

you heal me, now that you have reeled me
you cure me, now that you’ve procured me
you’re no good, you're no good a woman
cause no good a woman can grip me the way you do!

he a wild cub, take him from his mother
groom him to a bear and sic him, let him rule the creeks
he likes a belly rub and he loves to cuddle
never tell him why you pick him, only tell him when he reeks

the witcher, witcher said you was a no good a woman
he's right—you’re no good to anyone but me!
it takes a no good woman
a no good a woman just to like me

you mend me, now that you command me
you run me, now that you outgun me
you’re no good, you're no good a woman
cause no good a woman can grab me the way you do

he a papa now, wield him like a task force
claws are long and sharp, keep the wolves at bay
he no more dapper now, seen too many past wars
don’t say he’s still your champion, just tell him he’s okay

mmm tired so tired, doesn’t mean I can stop
beat up beat up, mmm doesn’t mean I can stop

the witcher said you was a no good a woman
he was right—you’re no good for anyone but me!
and it took a no good woman
a no good a woman just to excite me

the witcher told you I was no good a man and 
he was right—I’m no good ‘round anyone but you
it takes a no good a man and 
a no good a woman to see this through

at least that’s what the witcher said...

No Good a Woman

it's alright / you'll feel better
it's alright / it's a feel-better song

it’s gonna be alright if you let it go
and alright if you give it all you’ve got
it’s gonna be alright if you let it be
and alright whether you let it or not

it’s gonna be alright if you just hang on
alright if you follow your dreams or you heart
it’s alright to feel good from this feel good song
whether you sing along with every cliché or not

you're gonna be alright...

hey, you!
don’t feel blue when life’s got you by the throat
why down when you can up?
with a feel good song that I wrote just for you
and oh hey, hey look
I’m even gonna throw in a soothing hook
when your workdays are bleak
and the world is at war
the only way out is to woh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oh

yeah, it’s alright if you can’t catch a break
it’s alright because you can always eat cake
and it’s alright to let it all out (mama, mama, it's alright!)
there’s a place for every grievance⁠—it’s called The Cloud

I mean it’s alright baby and it’s alright chile
most of your likes and dislikes are on file
we’ll never stream anything you haven’t requested
it’s alright and when you sing along, you’ll manifest it

it's gonna be alright even when it's wrong...

hey, you!
when you’re feeling down and out, or just royally screwed
we have the perfect mix for you
and a chorus with a clear-ringing platitude
you’ll be sharing how this made you feel better
and in a decade how it changed your life
just remember we did it together—
you told us to tell you it’s gonna be alright

here's a pleasant mini-break
before the final refrain
for you, for you...
for you!

[chorus: repeated]

it’s alright to feel alright when the vibes hit home
if you pay us we'll keep singing how nothing is wrong

yes, it’s gonna be alright if you pick yourself up
and totally fine if you let everyone down
alright if you keep on and don’t give up (mama, mama, it's alright)
and even more than alright if they jerk you around

it’s gonna be alright when one thing sucks you dry
there’s always another that somehow draws more blood
and always another band banging it’s alright
when all of the evidence suggests not

but it's alright cause you'll be fine!
(not)

Alright! (Not)

I love the smell of bread
the way that dandelions ride the wind
and sitting barefoot on a rock
as the sea lashes out to draw me in

I love the sound of rain
descending like a veil across the lake
the staredown from a crow
the chisel marks of revenant mistakes

and these are not all the things that I love

there’s the play of shade and light 
when a shiny car slinks down a row of trees
there’s the first sip from the coffee cup
and all the conversations had by strings and keys

the mossy darkness of the cellar stairs
just close your eyes
and every monster will smell of wine and cheese
fermenting plums and pears
those village skies
painting a stampede of galaxies

I love a bridge of stone
its arches getting stronger as we pass 
two lightnings crossing paths
running fingers through damp disheveled grass

I love a narrow street
with balconies parading many lives
slow Sunday afternoons
the chugging of a train when it arrives

and these are not all the things that I love

there’s the pepper and the salt
raining down on a steaming bowl of stew
birdsong threatening the morning calm
ships shimmering far off into the blue

the distant clamor of a busy square
just close your eyes
and every plan will seem made of matchstick hopes
with scotch-taped prayer
you hold your own hand
and even that’s not guaranteed

I love a mighty, fallen tree
that’s generously rotting in the shade
discolored postcards from long ago
rough carpets with edges that are frayed

and these are not all the things that I love
no, these are not all the things that I love
not all the things
not all the things

Not All The Things

let there be me
let there be me
let there be me

when painters paint me
faces look saintly
but it takes more than a brush stroke to contain me
you once felt princely
and let there be me
except I'm as inescapable as Time
(as inescapable as Time)

I charge your Big Blue
I weld your igloo
I'm all you'll ever see
yet in your worships
you go by kinships
give thanks for letting there be
(you got it backwards!)

I'm not your tugboat
you are my footnote
you should be thanking me for bringing you about
my duality 
trumps every trinity
I punish no-one for their doubt

young lovers choose me
old ones reduce me
it's a simple task to dowse me or diffuse me
you once felt kingly
and let there be me
except I'm as inescapable as Time!

all of life needs me
no act precedes me
I feed all matter, all of matter feeds me
you wanna prove this?
just check your hubris
let me show you what's beyond all Space & Time

you're slow like thunder
you're going under
to places I can't reach
we make our own way
till maybe one day
you'll have something to teach

if you can tap me
I'll make you happy
there's so much out there to see
to understand me
might have to bend me
even more than your knee

I'm packing glamor
always on camera
you did in fact create the candelabra
but you did not make me
nor let there be
not while I'm moving faster than your Time

you can embrace me
and even race me
promise not to get mad if you phase me
yeah I've been helping you
just come to
and find your little place in Space & Time
in Space & Time...

Let There Be Me

will you hold me
when we are old in
years of gold when
knees are wobbly
that would be lovely

and will you scold me
when I'm being a jackass
or only fill up my glass
and make it salty
that would be lovely...
that would be lovely!

I know your love is something I can't win at
of course I've been at
it plenty of times
I know we've yet to find the thing I'm good at
oh, no, could that
thing be rhymes?!

and even though it's fairly useless
when the pushes
come to shove
I like the way you work it—
get all your kisses 
from being tough

mmbop-pu-bam
mmbop-pu-bam
ba-dam-pa-day

will you console me
when my thoughts get silly
squat upon a diddly
and my reasoning faulty
that would be lovely

and will you hound me
if I'm napping on a Monday
snoring like a runway
or will you ignore me?
that would be lovely...
that would be lovely!

don't even try to fight the feeling
the thought alone is killing me right now
as long as we can break a ceiling
I'm more than willing
to moan & howl

and even though it's fairly simple
many of us will fail the test
mama said knock you out
mama said knock you out
still like the way you work it
as we walk in fields of gold...

[instrumental break]

oh will you hold me
when my vision gets blurry
nose & ears furry
will you chide me softly
yeah, that would be lovely

and will you serve me
(serve me?!)
a final notice when I'm lazy
short of pushing daisies
yeah, you own me
and it is lovely

yeah, it is lovely!

Lovely

Now hear this:
Gom Jabbar steppin' upon the dancefloor.
Fire!
Zoom. Bah! Zoom. Bah!
Uh-huh
Fire!

You look mighty fine
I want you by my side
I know it doesn't rhyme
but I don't really care!

You dance mighty fine
I want you in my life
I know it doesn't rhyme
but I don't really care, do you?

Fire.
Zoom-Bada-Naina
You like it? I like it.

You look mighty fine
I want you for my wife
I know it doesn't rhyme
but I don't really care.

You sing mighty fine
I want you in my life
I know it doesn't rhyme
But I don't really care, do you?

What do you mean I'm just a friend?
You'd set your friend on fire?!?

Zoom-Bada-Naina (Can't you feel it?)
Zoom-Bada-Naina (You're settin' me on fire!)

Fire - Fire
ai - ai - ai

You look mighty fine
I wanna make you mine
I know it finally rhymes
but I don't really care!

Fire! Fire! Fire!

All cause you look mighty fine.

Mighty Fine

PA: "Aliens from galaxies near and far,
welcome to Earth's Visitor Center.
We have the fluffiest clouds
and some of the cowiest cows in the quadrant.
Please watch this brief orientation video
to help you enjoy your stay."

Welcome to our humble world.
We may not be the brightest but we're the most spiritual!
Yeah, we're cruisin' in the Goldilocks.
We wrote the book on dashing infants 'gainst rocks.

We've had not one World War but two.
Then we make scary movies about what you *might* do
even though we're the craziest
in a 100-parsec radius.

Genocide is not just a concept—
it's something we've practiced plenty of times.
If you come on vacation
you better be rich or Caucasian white.
(These are the kinds of alien we like.)

Aliens, keep your distance!
You know we don't like visitors
who don't speak English—now that's just odd—
cause we're the greatest planet like you would not believe!

Aliens, keep your distance.
You know we don't tolerate visitors
who love their math more than our God
who made this planet just for our needs!

Not yours, it's not yours,
it's ours, it's not yours.

That tiny top of the food chain—that's us.
Bet your tentacles taste good with soy sauce!
When it comes to a-shootin', we don't need a reason.
You should see what we did once to a pigeon.

Yeah, we're proud to be the shadiest.
Burned to a crisp the most scientists,
sent to hell the most atheists,
deviants, non-conformists, activists.

When it comes to global pollution,
we've outdone ourselves.
We like to misunderstand evolution
as f*** everyone and everything else.
Yeah, f*** everyone in this Universe.

It's not yours, it's ours!

Aliens, keep your distance.
You know we don't take prisoners.
And when we do, we torture them
'cause we're the greatest planet
that's ever formed from dust.

Aliens better keep your distance.
No, thanks, we don't need your assistance.
You steal our jobs, we'll deport your ass.
We built this planet just for those who look like us!

Not yours, it's not yours.
It's ours, it's not yours.

Aliens, better keep that distance.
Oh, we know you don't celebrate Christmas
But don't worry, when we come to visit
we'll drop some books together with our bombs...

Aliens, Keep Your Distance!

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Open up dem window to the soul
Lose your mind till you lose control
I got them diggy-bom beats from a haul
so save that flavor for the rigmarole

Take the mashup to the place unseen
magazine load a mega-magazine
butter bass make it fat make it lean
now brace yourself for the microphone fiend

Open up dem!
Op-

Open up dem window to the soul
Lose your mind till you lose control
I got them diggy-bom beats from a haul
so save that flavor for the rigmarole

Take the mashup to the place unseen
magazine load a mega-magazine
butter bass make it fat make it lean
now shake a leg for the mic
for the microphone fiend

Open up dem!
Op-

I got the diggy-bom beats
diggy-bom-bom beats
beats

Roll the drums in a sweet ragga ball
change the rhythm 
change the game 
change your soul
Is that a badda-bing-bang in your flow?
Blows your mind drastically
if at all

Take the mashup to the place unheard of
Zing a zong zing a zong zinger word-a
Make them radicals scream bloody murder
Every particle vibratin' with the word up

Open up!

I got the diggy-bom

Open up dem window to the soul (open up)
Lose your mind till you lose control (open up)
I got them diggy-bom beats from a haul
so save that flavor for the rigma-role

Take the mashup to the place unseen
magazine load a mega-magazine
butter bass make it fat make it lean
brace yourself for the microph-
the microphone murder!

Open up dem!
(the mashup to the place unseen)
(magazine load the mega mega murder)
(butter bass butter bass)
Open up dem!
Op-
Open up!

Open Up Dem

Lyrics Video: https://youtu.be/HNdnTTtcBeA

ooh-oooh-oooh oooh
ooh-oooh-oooh oooh

you will break out
of the house where the people and toys
and even the walls know your name

you will stake out
a new claim on an old and abandoned mine
all collapsed and decayed

then you’ll wait for your plot to start twisting
plant seeds in the rot
trust your system

but a movie is not how we roll
we just hang from the cliff,
never get back control

this world is so much smaller
than the movies would have you believe
and love—so much more of a mess
than the movies would have you believe

your talents—
they're worth so much less
than the movies would have you believe

you’ll need to grow much taller
than the movies would have you believe

there’s no payoff—
what you think you deserve will be gone in a blink
with the surf in an ocean of rain

you can’t stay off—
there’s no armor or charm or a prayer
or a spell that can spare you the pain

no plot when the years start twisting 
and seeds grown in the rot
look to you for some wisdom

when you take on the voice of the pilot
will you color their skies in blue or in violet?

this world is so much smaller
than you think
so much more fragile
and a lot more insane

ooh-oooh-oooh oooh
ooh-oooh-oooh oooh

this world
has more superpower
than the movies would have you believe

and love—
so much more of a test
than the movies would have you believe

dreams—
worth so much less
than the movies would have you believe

you’ll taste a lot more that is sour 
and even more that is sweeter
than any old movie would have you believe

The Movies

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