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Stages

Headache

Jump the Trax

This unusual track is a mix of electronic and rock.

Rooted

isolamento

Rehearsals

You've gotta say 'YES!" to a little excess, except for when you don't!

Produced by DevilMonkey

Recorded by Max Dangerfield at Singing Bird Studios

DevilMonkey is...

Jim. Bass, Vox, Programming
Jesse. Guitars, Programming
Wayne. Drums, Percussion
Si Durrant. Guest Vox & Chorus Lyrics

Artwork by Jim

All of our love & thanks go to Simmo & Wendy, Beck, Dex & Nuno, Andrew Duffield, Ollie & Jayne Olsen, Stu & the entire Singing Bird crew, Andy Simpson, Max Dangerfield, Snake Powder, Natasha, Kylie, Vanessa, Noah, Emily, Josh, Hayley, Gidget, Wolf & Kelly & al the Pooches.

Hypertrophy

Text:
(Verse 1)
You cheered for tax cuts, big and bold,
But your logic’s ice where empathy’s cold.
They said it’s for families, a middle-class cheer—
But it’s billionaires laughing while your voice disappears.
Medicaid’s crumbling, ACA's taking hits,
Snatching care from fragile lives bit by bit.
The rich get richer, while the rest are stripped—
What’s a promise when so many get skipped?

(Pre-Chorus)
You call it freedom, I call it theft,
Taking lifelines—from people left bereft.

(Chorus)
No coverage, no conscience, doesn’t anyone see?
Your “beautiful bill” writes history’s mockery.
Millions lose their health—yet it’s never enough,
No coverage, no conscience, that’s realpolitik’s bluff.

(Solo)

(Verse 2)
12 million kicked off Medicaid’s floor —
Doctors turned away, hope’s at the door. 
CBO’s numbers say it slows no tempo,
17 million lose coverage—watch that divide grow. 
While hospitals choke on unpaid bills,
Families crushed under care’s cold mills.

(Pre-Chorus)
They say "We’re saving budgets, fighting waste,"
But there’s no price when this move kills grace.

(Chorus)
No coverage, no conscience, stories don’t lie,
Real people scream in the night while the rest walk by.
A future in tatters—but your coffers rise,
No coverage, no conscience—see through their disguise.

(solo)

(Bridge)
The “Big Beautiful Bill” rewrites our fate—
But the pen’s in one hand; the real cost’s the plate. 
While they claim mercy and fairness reign,
They slash safety nets—and feel no shame.

(Final Chorus)
No coverage, no conscience, this feast leaves us stripped,
They feast at our table while our lifelines get clipped.
12 million gone, 17 million more—this lie’s not benign,
No coverage, no conscience—when will justice align?

(Outro – Spoken, resigned)
You built it for the rich, with "freedom" divine—
But the rest? We just see headlines… while our rights decline.

No Coverage, No Conscience

This one came from watching "Destination Unknown" and getting completely fascinated by the idea of finding Anne Bonny's treasure. The show got me digging deep into her story, and the more I learned, the more I realized her real treasure wasn't gold - it was her absolute refusal to be controlled by anyone.

Here's this Irish woman who had everything handed to her - plantation wealth, arranged marriage, comfortable life - and she threw it all away to become a Caribbean pirate. That takes serious guts. But what really hooked me was learning about her partnership with Mary Read and how they were often the only ones willing to fight when Calico Jack's crew got cornered.

The song builds through her whole journey, but that courthouse moment is what sealed it for me. When they're about to hang her and instead of begging, she looks at those men and says "If you fought like a man, you wouldn't hang like a dog!" That's pure defiance in the face of death.

When AI helped me create the track, that breakdown where the music cuts to silence before her voice delivers that line came out perfect. It captures what I was feeling watching that show - this woman's treasure wasn't buried somewhere, it was her unbreakable spirit.

Sometimes the best songs come from getting lost in a TV show and finding something way deeper than you expected.