▾ Lyrics ▾
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Day be done
And I wanna be gone
Day be done
And I wanna go on
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My spirit’s unclean
All the trouble I’m in
Six and seven, please try again
This one problem’s got no end
You can twist, push, cry on command
But you still have to wait your turn
And after all your show-off fits
Tell me child, what have you learned?
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In our little lives it turns
This place here is as good as any
Still gettin’ used to these new terms
Gotta learn to unwind
⠀
Slip ‘twixt cup, and cut your lip
Expound, take shots in the dark
Occasionally I do enjoy these games
I can feel my loomin’ luck
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Six and seven, please try again
This one problem’s got no end
Day be done, and I wanna be gone
Day be done, and I wanna go on
Wanna go on, wanna go on
Wanna go on, wanna go on
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Double Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Grazyna Adamska-Jarecka
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Shouting Squirrels, Leaping Lizards

Ghetto Pony - Day Be Done

▾ Lyrics ▾
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When I came to I was overwhelmed
I cranked the noise, I cheered, I danced
Rattle my bag of bones through the air
Clear off the dust from the top of my skull
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Out on the ropes I balance
And for my next trick I’ll swoop down into
My most believable fantasy
Smoke rings and all, yeah very fresh
⠀
Jumpstart, a two-time blast
Gets my face glowin’
Please save some sympathy
For the devil in me...
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Nebulous turn me loose
Out jump my wolves
Nebulous turn me loose
Bare me their teeth
Nebulous turn me loose
I’d love to run
Nebulous turn me loose
But I can’t move
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And that’s how it goes 
‘Cause I’m sweet and low
Twice blessed, but built on sand
I’m dryin’ up, but it’s cool
I’ve already passed that line 
That line
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And I’m not lost, that I see
I’m just wanderin’
Yeah I’m not lost, that I know
I’m just wanderin’
⠀
Day to day, aimlessly
I flow baffled up the stream
Day to day, impatiently
I snap for the love I need
Day to day, restlessly
I’ve got my ways to digress
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Day to day, aimlessly
I flow baffled up the stream
Day to day, impatiently
I snap for the love I need
Day to day, restlessly
I’ve got my ways to digress
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David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production, Synth
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Ghetto Pony - Veryfresh

▾ Lyrics ▾
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There was an accident
They lost another
Man, oh
Man, whoa
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Oh-whoa…
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He lived on your block
And you saw him everyday
He was on his
Way, no
Way, no
Oh-whoa… 
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Post Apocalyptic Bubblegum Music

Ghetto Pony - There Was an Accident

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Why you talkin’ back, you fuck?
You’re only makin’ her mad
Guess you wanted to hurt her back
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Stop your talkin’ and move close
Touch her neck and hug
Now kiss and make it up
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Ghetto Pony - The Prince Song

▾ Lyrics ▾
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All the good kids think that I am messed
Bu-bu-but for this feelin’ I sure do am blessed
N-n-nothin’ gets me going like you
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All the good kids think that I am messed
Bu-bu-but for this feelin’ I sure do am blessed
N-n-nothin’ gets me going like you
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard, Guitar
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Ghetto Pony - All the Good Kids

▾ Lyrics ▾
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Julie, why don’t you love me?
Julie, why don’t you care?
Julie, why don’t you want me
As much as I need you?
⠀
You said I’m too sad
To turn you on
Well yeah, yeah I know it’s too bad
‘Cause I’ve tried real hard
⠀
Julie, all these big feelings
I know I shouldn’t have
Julie, oh why, oh why, oh why girl
Julie, oh why, oh why, oh why
⠀
You said I’m too sad
To turn you on
Well yeah, yeah I know it’s too bad
‘Cause I’ve tried real hard
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Julie, things will be better
But for now I’ll just wait
But for now I’ll just have to deal
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production, Synth
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Ghetto Pony - Julie

▾ Lyrics ▾
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Out in space I’m in place
Unclassified I’m justified
Without a name it’s more sane
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Life’s got me tryin’ out many roles
Yeah I play along, yeah I strike some pose
And any other line that I do read across
Commits to my mind, now they won’t get lost
⠀
Ah, ah-ah...
⠀
Out in space I’m in place
Unclassified I’m justified
⠀
Compelled by a televised voice
I’ll go throwin’ out what I cling to most
So in character that I feel no remorse
Till the credits roll, till it runs its course 
On me
⠀
But literally
What I want to say is I don’t know what I do
Until I’m done and then I see what I had is gone
Farewell, so long
And the other must of been something about
An identity toss-up causing my moment of doubt
Oh, now I’m reachin’ out
Singin’, “It sure is high time for a revival
Of some kind,” amen, Godspeed that one greatest day
Yeah come without delay
Singin’, “It sure is high time for a revival
Of some kind,” amen, I see that it’s up next 
On my TV
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Double Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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All Suffering Soon to End!

Rock Despot - Without a Name

▾ Lyrics ▾
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The end is near, the end is near
They have been sayin’ that for years
But this time it feels, yes it really seems
Like it is all on its way
Whoa, ah
⠀
But stranger things, much stranger things
Must first take place
My idle hands, my idle hands
Are this music’s plaything
Whoa, ah
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Hurricanes
They’re now made to repeat
Earthquakes
Start to go with the beat
Kids on the dance floor
Get knocked off their feet
Somethin’ is a miss
Somethin’ is not right
But that’s how it’s been
So why am I so surprised
⠀
Yeah I’m still here, just living in fear
Stockin’ up goods, collecting my gear
For the day will come like a nocturnal thief
All wired-eyed and armed with sharp teeth
Oh, ah...
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Wait, wait up, wait now
It can’t possibly happen just yet, no
Haven’t met my one and only
Haven’t passed on the name of my family
But many have passed before me
Wearing same shoes
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The end is near, the end is here
So come get drunk with me my dear
We’ll make it be one hell of a night
And when the sky drops we won’t hide
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - The End Is Near

▾ Lyrics ▾
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Scoot up to me
Be my reason for livin’
Oh, scoot up to me
Get to know me
Better than I know myself
⠀
But of course I let her have it her way
Grand exceptions to the rules of play
If I could just say no she’d respect me more
But my praymantis I’m quick to miss
⠀
Before you devour me
With your brand of honesty
I get my end of this deal
Yes, it gets freaky
⠀
Wha, whoa-ooh-oh...
⠀
Scoot up to me
Be my reason for livin’
Oh, scoot up to me, yeah
Get to know me
Better than I know myself
Myself, myself
⠀
Oh
You’re gonna turn on me
I’m just waiting now
For you to turn on me
I know
You’re gonna turn on me
You’re gonna turn on me
Wo-oh...
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Bass
David Hoult ⌁ Guitar
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Praymantis

▾ Lyrics ▾
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Demons don’t comb through their hair
’Cause they figure, “What is the use?”
People just don’t seem to care
Why they’re layin’ down clouds shaped like mushrooms
⠀
Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom, kaboom
Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom
⠀
Oh, I’m insane, and that’s how I will stay
Yes, I am insane, and yeah that’s how I will stay
⠀
Witches don’t wear underwear
So they can have grip on their broom
Bitches say, “How do they dare?”
But they do the same to keep with their groom
⠀
Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom, kaboom 
Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom
⠀
The statements I sang here
Could be said are misled and crude
But I’ll reach through your speaker
Before we play on and it gets out-blown
⠀
Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom, kaboom 
Kaboom, kaboom, kaboom
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Double Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production, Synth
⠀
Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Kaboom

When I try to overcome a problem in a new way, only to find myself doing what I’ve always done, that’s when I can’t help but feel like my hard-wiring is running the show. After spending years on mixing the previous album, I told myself that I’d record everything better next time around. This way I wouldn’t fall into the details during the mixing process. I armed myself with a whole new set of microphones and recorded some serious takes. But a few weeks into mixing “Overflow,” I reverted back to my established, time-consuming methods. Now I’m just a teenager with wrinkles.
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▾ Lyrics ▾
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Go on and bri-ing on your ma-a-sto-o-don
All bets against me for me to have my fun
The battles that I pick are far from won
It took more than twenty-four hours to build Rome
⠀
‘Ve got nothin’ to veil
Yes I am re-a-dy
Blazin’ my trail
With a mache-e-te
⠀
Nature did not ask to be born
Just exists takin’ on new form
Veins on my arms like a lightnin' storm
Face lookin’ kinda neanderthal
My body is a vehicle
And my genes decide where it goes
So I don’t have much of a choice
But to pick fights with mastodons
⠀
So I summon all I‘ve got
To keep fightin’ and not
Give in and drop
⠀
Every taste of victory
Gets me hooked on feelin’ free
“Na na na, hey, good bye” on repeat
Fist pumpin’ even in my sleep
And wherever this wave leaves me
I’ll swim to land and set back to sea
Every taste of victory
Gets me hooked on feelin’ free
⠀
Go on and bring on your ma-a-sto-o-don
It’s been de-ad quiet around here for too long
Set the field, raise the flag
Sound the horn, bang a gong
Set loose the primeval
That lives in everyone
⠀
‘Ve got nothin’ to veil
Yes I am re-a-dy
Blazin’ my trail
With a mache-e-te
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Overflow

Rock Despot - Bring On Your Mastodon

Even though my pursuit of music has not been financially rewarding, I don’t regret it. The self-fulfillment and the non-remunerating successes from it are satisfying enough for someone like me who’s well-adjusted to living on the fringe of society. There are times I’m frustrated with my fiscal position, but I never doubt myself by thinking about how things could have been if I had chosen another path. I’m grateful that I get to do what I love, and not die with the music still in me.
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▾ Lyrics ▾
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Severed cables writhin’
Electro-shocked skin
Debris clouds hoverin’
I got floored, soldered grin
⠀
And as I brushed off the
New ash, I knew
That this was my cue
⠀
From one hazy altitude I came in
For a vicious emergency landin’, oh
⠀
Call it a hunch, my chosen mission
My zealous blood flowin’ south of sane
Never had a doubt of any kind
Flyin’ my freak plane across the sky
⠀
To see
How high it could go
Against
The pull of the world
⠀
The habitat is irritable
But towards the sun
The plants grow
⠀
Now I’ve crossed the point of no return
Every creature on board knows my pain
All the radars I had up went blind
Had to wing it to keep dreams alive
⠀
In this
Real deadly world
That can
Crush my spirit slow
⠀
The habitat is irritable
But towards the sun
The plants grow
⠀
Who do I have to thank for this 
Strange feeling?
Oh yeah it’s me
⠀
Yes I was hit, tail-spun from heaven
My life in panoramic display
Really refined my whole frame of mind
Hi-fivin’ everyone I pass by
⠀
In this
Ever-spinin’ world
That can
Leave us in a whirl
⠀
The habitat is irritable
But towards the sun
The plants grow
⠀
Oh-ah-oh…
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Soldered Grin

Julek (pronounced Yulek) was a friend of my mom’s and a fellow painter in Szczecin’s artist community. Whenever stopping by to visit, Julek, who had a drinking problem, would always bring flowers, which he usually acquired just minutes before. Once I saw him from the living room window picking wild flowers in a field across from our place. Another time I was riding my bike down my street and saw him in our neighbours front yard. Julek was pulling cash out of his pocket and our neighbour was reaching down to snip a plump, red rose. During a painting retreat, in a room where the artists were framing and priming canvases en masse, there was one container of primer paint that no one could open. Julek stumbled in, grabbed it and popped it, getting paint all over his hands, which he wiped off on the side of his jeans and just walked off. Even though Julek was a hot mess, I couldn’t help but admire him.
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I tried to de-ny the 
Attraction, oh-oh
I spent two weeks to see
If it’s right or wrong, whoa-oh
⠀
Then sudden-ly it hit me
If I’m deba-ting constantly
I must really want this girl
Neurons fireworks for this female, oh
Never have I been this grateful
For what I call the eternal
⠀
Rico-rico-rico-ricochet
Oh, whoa, oh
Rico-rico-rico-ricochet
Oh, whoa, oh…
⠀
I’m comin’ for you girl
I’m bouncin’ off the walls
I’m comin’ for you girl
Without any more stalls
You dispatched my full pursuit
Gainin’ trust, gainin’ on you
On your tail so far feels good
⠀
Then your shields go up high
Won’t let Cupid give you
A-another black eye
Well yes we might go through
Some sweet me-ssy lessons
You know you wanna let me in
⠀
I showed up at your house
High beams for eyes, fucked as Moses
With a bloody handful
Of your neighbours garden’s roses
I’ve got magic crowbars
To break into your heart, whoa, oh…
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Performance
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Ricochet

A pothead teenager is one thing. A grown ass man who never stopped is another. Once I moved out of my parents’ house, there was nothing holding me back from being perpetually high. I convinced myself that I’m a better musician, and that my brain makes better creative associations when I’m stoned. Weed didn’t seem to be slowing me down, so I kept smoking it for fifteen years on a near-daily basis. Not too long ago, a doctor referred me to a state-funded mental health clinic, so I went for an evaluation. The practitioner, to whom I poured out my soul to, told me that the problems I described sounded like symptoms of cannabis dependency, and that I would have to complete a rehab program before seeing a psychiatrist. I left feeling disregarded, and despite my best intentions, I never followed through with the rehab. Now that I’m nearing a year off the sticky icky of my own accord, I see that the practitioner’s diagnosis wasn’t too far-off.
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Ah-ah
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There’s a bear in my boat
And I can’t just jump out
I’ve got to stay afloat
There’s a bear in my boat, oh
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When I set sail he was just a cub
But this problem ain’t so cute now that it grew up
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First thing I did, I tried to hide’im
I gave him clothes and said, “There
You’re no longer bare”
But he don’t get what I am doin’
So who am I really foolin’?
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There’s a bear in my boat
And I can’t just jump out
I’ve got to stay afloat
There’s a bear in my boat, oh
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Dodge and weavin’ through the rapids
Wet floor slippin’, there’s no stoppin’
Hyper breathin’, feelin’ trapped-in
Next time I won’t let this happen
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Could it be? The beast fell I sleep
Sweet mother-rest, holy-relief
The water froze still and the vessel grew feet
I reached out to fly and realized it’s a dream
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Woke up to bear hugs, deep, bloody claw marks
I made my hands two fists and started takin’ shots
Yeah I feel better when I fight for
My happy-sailing-time survival, oh, ho-oh
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Ah, ah, ho…
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Now I’ve made it down to the final round
I admit I was quick to call that the last one
But maybe I should thank my rival
Because our battle keeps my signs vita-al
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Bear With Me

Being the only instrumental track on Rock Despot’s latest album, “Underwater” stands out automatically. On numerous occasions, after playing a show, someone from the audience would come up and say that “Underwater” was their favorite from our set. Instead of taking the compliment, I’d think something like “huh, they must of not liked my voice,” or “makes sense—it’s the one that’s closest to what’s popular right now.” Once at band practice, a friend asked, “Why don’t you make all of your songs like that one?” –Great suggestion! That’s so insightful….and hurtful.
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Underwater

▾ Lyrics ▾
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No babies here
Don’t wanna be a
Premature father
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That’s what I’ve gotta tell
My little brother
‘Cause he’s got his first girl
And it’s obvious that they fell
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In, in love, ho-oh
Fresh hearts stick together like
Marsh-me-ellows, ho-oh
Too sweet and soft to stop Cupid’s
A-a-a-a-a-a-rrows
Tells me proudly that they get
Phy-si-i-cal, ho-oh
Life’s so chill when you just start your
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Fuckin’ career
Brave nude frontier
Kingdom come for the
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Leashed up lust in your brain
Let that beast have its way
Let it be free, untamed
Great way to please yourself sane
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Through life
Definitions of sweet things change
Especially when you hit that certain stage
You used to crave the chocolate bar I
Did too, but now the sweet tooth
Is for that carnal delight
And you, remember, used to 
Be fine if alone at night
Now on rare nights without her 
Your bed seems empty and wide
So brother take your older
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Sibling's wise, good advice
You ought to treat her great but
Don’t always play Mr. Nice
Tell your true thoughts but if you
Ain’t wrong
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Don’t apologize
Love’s a gun, the trigger is
Un-derstanding, not telling lies
Keep aiming, align sights and in
The bedroom it multiplies
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Bass
David Hoult ⌁ Guitar
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - No Babies

An ex started haunting my dreams soon after I moved to Montreal. Two years had passed since we broke up. By then I had gone through another long-term relationship, so the semi-nightly appearances seemed rather out of place. I used this as subject matter for lyrics to a song which I never finished. More recent relationship turmoil made those lyrics feel relevant again, so I repurposed them for the verses of what became “Wet Dream.” Influenced by the underground hip-hop I listened to back then, these verses remained pretty intricate, so I added simple, direct chorus lyrics that clear everything up like, “All this adorned poetry—it’s just some dude dreaming of his ex.”
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You’ve seeped into my sublayers, lately when I
Fa-all into-o sleep we meet, sleep assured that
You girl to-o me are a gift, listen to this
Lucid euphony pourin’ out fo-or you from
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My heart, it’s what I check for
To really make sure
It gets right in the state of
My art, and I am thankful
That you have made your
Impact on me
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I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
I’ve been feelin’ so good inside
I’ve been feelin’ so good insi-i-i-i-i-ide
I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
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Beneath the bruised cloudcast and on the swollen cliff
I get alongside the girl I’ve become one with
Wake wide, I am all rhino-eyed, flashback flooded
All of our escapades now deeply embedded
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Into the people we are
Affirmed by fear
Big, brave ideas to take
It to somewhere very far
Hopin’ to reach the
Alluring beyond
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We all wanna be loved
We fall quickly in love
Whoa, whoa…
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We all wanna be loved, we fall quickly in love
We all wanna be loved, we fall quickly in love
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I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
I’ve been feelin’ so good inside
I’ve been feelin’ so good insi-i-i-i-i-ide
I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
I’ve been dreamin’ of you all night
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Wet Dream

I woke up to David exclaiming, “What the fuck!” as he put our rental car in reverse and started backing up full speed. Before my eyes gained focus, all that registered was a silhouette of a man with a yellow object in one hand. Our touring van broke down in Florida, so we rented a car to make the next show we were booked for in Gainesville. At the end of the night we decided to sleep in the car and save the money from the show to put towards repair expenses. Evidently someone took a disliking to our presence and walked up to our vehicle at dawn, spraying lighter-fluid on our windshield, lighting a match, and flinging it in our direction.
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Parked the van to sleep, the spot looked low-heat
Still a cop knocked on my window
Said, “You gotta keep movin’, this
Are-a is residential”
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I replied back, “Just because
My home rides on wheels
Doesn’t mean you’ve got to go
And kick us out of here”
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He says, ”Wait, Iowa plates
You said you’re not from the States”
But in just minutes, he says, “Go,” convinced
By our debut acting performance
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My odo-me-ter hits back to zero
I’m a re-gu-lar dirt road warrior
My odo-me-ter hits back to zero
I’m a re-gu-lar dirt road warrior
Ah, ah…
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Stuck up for two weeks in Union City
Cheapest Palace Hotel
The van’s down the street, in a shop, it needs
Repairs on the motor
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Found a nice size bag of blow
Snoopin’ through the drawers
Watch back-to-back cable shows
Shoot shit ‘till the mornin’
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Things feel right when good times find
Their way right into your night
‘Specially when hope appears thin
And I seem to be reapin’ grim
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My odo-me-ter hits back to zero
I’m a re-gu-lar dirt road warrior
My odo-me-ter hits back to zero
I’m a re-gu-lar dirt road warrior
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On and on
Miles and miles
To go, whoo
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Miles of road ahead, miles of road be-hind
Highways don’t have reds, passed the exit sign
Miles of road ahead, miles of road be-hind
Hide behind the sunset, pile up ran-dom up in my mind
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So book a trip somewhere that’s unfamiliar
You could learn things about
Yourself through compare
And contrast to the
Local habits around
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I bet Dave, you didn’t know
You could drive this rental
Car so fast in reverse from
The loco, as in mental
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Dude who spilled lighter fluid
On our windshield, wanted us dead
Tales of the road are said to be told
As hope for more them to un-fold
Ooh, ah, oh…
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Dirt Road Warrior

I went through a high school phase of wearing makeup and nail polish. A good portion of my apparel consisted of women’s clothing, including a boa. Occasionally I’d wear stick-on jewels under my eyes, just like Björk did on the cover of her “Debut” album. Somehow, I was surprised to learn that most people assumed I was gay because of my appearance. But when a friend told me that Prince wasn’t gay, or bi, that he was straight, I was in disbelief. Based on his look, I made the same presumption as the kids in high school did about me.
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Is mankind inherently
Good or just, just set on evil?
This question’s been urkin’ me
‘Cause I gotta learn how to deal
With piranha-fin-sharp-tooth people
Devourin’ the space around
In this dark maze that I somehow
On my drunken trek home fell into

Now I’m a lover not a fighter
Not a fighter most of the time
Even though I’ve been told by good friends
I’ve been told by good friends of mine
That I dress like I must really wanna
I must really wanna fight crime
As a kid I’d watch Jean-Claude Van Dame
Really kick some ass and cause some harm

There’s something in violence, something in
Violence to, to a male that’s young
I’d get in fights even tripped another
‘Nother kid and the fall broke his arm
Still feel remorse even though
Even though was, it was long ago
‘Cause now I just want my love
I want my love to conquer all

Yes I just want m-y love to conquer all
Sunshine, my girl, and what I call rock ‘n’ roll
Fountain of youth spiked with some smooth alcohol
But in my life that’s just not su-stain-a-ble

Now back through the dark maze
Dark maze where now I know
A few hidden pathways
Pathways and corridors
Where things do move fast pace
Without a pause
Like the creatures that brace
Their catacombes

I’m always so a-amazed
Amazed how they survive
So I shake and twist wh-ile
Twist while I shine a light
I’m done livin’ the dark
Age of my life
I’m getting this room with
No windows bright

But the perpetrators
Traitors, those piranhas
Are buildin’ a mess b-y 
Addin, addin’ more walls
I might get pissed but I
I won’t get lost
What’s a man to do but
Grip on his balls

And to continue on
On his, his muddy path
Until “One Dirty Dude”
Will read my epitaph
And the scarier it gets 
The more I’ll laugh
I will get through it lookin’
Like a psychopath
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Through the Dark Maze

“Rogue Wave” could easily be mistaken for a love song. Lyrics such as “She’s my new era, paradigm shifter, with her together it all just fits well,” certainly imply that sentiment. But the ‘she’ that I’m singing about is music itself. “Rogue Wave” is an ode to my craft. A preoccupation that has me dreaming up compositions while filling a grocery basket, running ear training drills on my phone while taking public transit, or picking out pieces of dialogue from TV shows that could be worked into lyrics.
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Music has been fused with all my bo-ones
Music has been fused with all my bones
And this can induce true bliss in my moves
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She is my main cause, not my alibi
Outside of vain laws we go on to thrive
She’s my cryptic shrine, dim lights and symbols
Window through which I see what’s eternal
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She’s my new era, paradigm shifter
With her together it all just fits well
She is my rogue wave, a raw miracle
Echos my spontaneous impulse with force
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She wants us to go
Somewhere completely new
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So we’re travelin’
Way out and within
Searchin’ for a rush
Everywhere we touch
Yeah we’re tappin’ in-to
The promised land
Through a roaring surge 
Our true selves emerge
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She’s the fine detail that I am into
Pursuit that entails remaining in tune
She is my “Girl With a Pearl Earring”
My Frida Kahlo, a look so daring
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She’s my detective, addictive drama
Always we leave it on a cliffhanger
She is the mother of getting gritty
My Sarah Connor, my Ellen Ripley
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She wants us to go
Somewhere completely new
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▾ Credits ▾
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Bass
David Hoult ⌁ Guitar
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Rogue Wave

At 20 I thought it was just a matter of a few years before I’d be moving, before I’d be shaking in my field. When I failed to make it happen, I gave myself another year. As I continued to write myself rain checks for ultimate success, life slowly took me down to the rez de chaussé of my naive, sky-scraping expectations. Somehow, I’ve been more productive down here.
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Got to, got to
Find a wa-ay to make
To make, to make
Time my friend not the e-ne-my but how
How do, how do
I, I make friends with someone
Someone, someone
Who is always runnin’ a-way from me? ah-ooh
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Yeah, whoa-ooh
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I want the day to
Seem as long as it did
Back when I was a
Tree fort-buildin’ kid
Want life to taste new
With every sloppy bite
Can’t force-feed someone
With monster appetite
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Got to, got to
Find a wa-ay to break
To break, to break
Out of this rat race and take things at
My own pace
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Yeah, whoa-ooh
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There’s no pills so awesome
That make time release you from
It’s thin, tin hands that
Don’t stay still but still grip firm
So I’m not just sittin’
Wastin’ in my sweat pants
Cut-and-pastin’ death threats
To send to the president
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But whatever I do
Whatever I get into
Just wanna remember
To enjoy my time
‘Cause there is nothin’ that you
Can pack up to take to
Whatever place you enter
If any after you die
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Yeah, oh
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▾ Credits ▾
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Performance
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Awesome Pills

▾ Lyrics ▾
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I have been keepin’ myself so patient
Workin’ all of these all-day-long shifts
On somethin’ epic, all up in my shed
I’ll be so happy when I finish it
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But somehow my heart strings got wound
Up very tight now I’m hearin’ a weird sound
Bunch of glass gettin’ tossed at a wall
Set of knives under rusted land mower
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Before I know it I’m pulsing through
The city’s main vein on my way to
Meet up with my girl at her place
The squeaky wheel gets the grease
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She listens to the
Things that I say
It means somethin’ to her
Which matters to me
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It’s like those strike
Anywhere matches
We just need us
And a surface
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But I can’t get obsessed
Because pyros can
Leave an ashy mess
And I want what we build
Here to stand
In case we want to
Seek shelter here again
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It’s like those strike
Anywhere matches
We just need us
And a surface
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And there’s a few things that she does
That make me feel all blessed because
It’s love served rare, topped with fresh lust
And if you see us it’s obvious
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Moody clouds lookin’ to loose pounds
Mean ol’ winds wanna steal your wigs
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Lightin’
Bolts
Love to
Get results
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So now I’m callin’ her
To see whether
She’d like to
Seek shelter
Together
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⌁ Bandcamp ⌁
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - Seek Shelter

One day, while browsing the aisles of a dollar store, I heard Yung Joc’s “Coffee Shop” play through the overhead speakers. This catchy tune about a drive-thru substance dispensary made me realize that I had some serious history with the type of retail outlet I was shopping at. 
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As a kid from a former communist state, discovering a dollar store was a culture shock I was happy to receive. The cheap abundance of toys and swag simply seemed too good to be true. My dad and I lived together for over a year before the rest of our family joined us in the Midwestern United States. During this time, playing tennis, checking out garage sales, and going to the mall became a part of our routine.
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Later on, after moving to Montreal as a young adult, my then roommates and I used dollar stores to source party supplies, dumb decorations for our place, and disguises for nighttime excursions to put up guerrilla art installations.
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From start to finish, “The Dollar $tore” tells a linear part of my life story, which has proven to be one of the more engaging Rock Despot compositions so far, and it’s all thanks to Yung Joc.
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⌁ Bandcamp ⌁
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▾ Lyrics ▾
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Fresh off the boat in America
First place Father took me was the dollar store
Never seen a place like that before
Somethin’ motherland did not offer
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Pretty soon I had a new set of toys
And a new look too, hard to recognize
Loaded cap gun in my Batman fanny pack
Spandex shorts, bow and arrow on my back
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The happiest immigrant on the block
I had a thing for shades too, I even got
The ones Arnold rocked in “Terminator 2”
My building’s maintenance crew nicknamed me Hollywood
Ah-ah
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Then came a time when I didn’t go
To the dollar store very much at all
Was too busy pretendin’ that I’m not poor
Tryin’ to fit in with the preppy kids at school
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And as my bones grew, they grew in shy
And a dark root took hold inside
I dressed up as the Crow three Halloweens in a row
I stashed my drugs in a hollowed-out Bible
Oh-ah, whoa, ho-ah…
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Me and my two friends playing on this song
After high school we moved to Montreal
We got a place that needed a makeover-haul
And that’s what made me return to the dollar store
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Dust masks, rubber gloves, scrubby pads
Paint rollers, paper towels, garbage bags
Heavy duty brush for the toilet bowl
In two weeks the place was livable
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Then we got into gettin’ novelty
Items for our birthdays, shows, and parties
Hand-clappers, streamers, and confetti
Black balloons for when I turned 30
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Jesus nightlight for the kitchen wall
A picture frame for “Gremlins” Gizmo
The laundromat is a far-away walk
And sometimes I just need a fresh pair of socks
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But now the items at the dollar store
Are priced at a dollar or more
Guess things couldn’t stay the same forever
But they’re still the best deal on toilet paper
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▾ Credits ▾
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Peter Jarecki ⌁ Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboard
David Hoult ⌁ Bass
James Rogers ⌁ Beat Production
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Composed by Jarecki, Hoult, and Rogers
Recorded and mixed by Jarecki
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Artwork by Jarecki
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Rock Despot - The Dollar $tore

Indietronic music project led by Peter Jarecki

Peter Jarecki

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