Room With A View DRAFT

They're gripping the tether
We're feeling the pressure
Under the censor, no
Feeding their lessons
Bring out the cheshire
Making us fight our former friends
Guilty confessions
Spinning confections
Splitting up birds by their feathers
Changing the weather
Taking their measures
Aggressors with every name
La vie was en roses, now it's in fear
The internet working against us
Cloaking as Moses, splitting our seas
The news as opinions infect us
Sending their spies
Phone in a war
Profit from panic and lies
These useless endeavors
Promising pleasure
Dangling leisure in front of our
Desperate eyes
Our worried eyes

We are the titans facing the giants
And we'll rise and we'll rain
Over the tyrants
We'll follow the legends
And we'll rise and we'll reign
We are the titans

The honest journalist is dead
In jail or under cover

Left, right, center, you're all the same to me
You sit on the fringes and stare at me
Humiliate and let me bleed
Just 'cause we disagree
I wanted discussion
You gave me destruction
I'm breaking your filthy filters
You fell to corruption
A simple seduction
Eruption of twisted blisters
Coming up with abominations
A sickly combinations of words
Spitting your venom and claiming it's virtue
And expect us to follow the herd
If sticks and stone don't break your bones
Then why were you sowing my mouth shut
Punching my teeth out, casting my soul doubt
Marching and singing it's all for love

We are the titans facing the giants
And we'll rise and we'll rain
Over the tyrants
We'll follow the legends
And we'll rise and we'll reign

I hated them and marched for peace
Craved for patience immediately
I'm a chess piece moving on its own
A drone
Surrendered to the swarm

You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin

We are the titans
Facing the giants
And we'll rise
And we'll rain
Over the tyrants
We'll follow the legends
And we'll rise
And we'll reign

Titans

"In the Garden of Earthly Delights" is the 9th and final song from my album "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" it's the last of the 9 ring wraiths lol

the lyrics are based on the Hieronymus Bosch painting titled "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (translated from Dutch "De tuin der lusten") i tie up the themes of the album with this one. i interpreted the painting and wrote a song that alone is about addiction and pride. but as part of the album, it serves as the thesis - all the little evils within each of us creates the big evils we point the blame at. the whole album i spend critiquing institutions and tyrants, but on this last song i place the blame squarely at the individual. it's up to you to control your shadow, lest it start controlling you, and you end up carried away by the swarm. 

the music is based on each of the 3 panels. the first part is peaceful, a choir-like vocal, representing the Garden Of Eden on the left panel. the middle panel is about debauchery and sin, they've fallen far from paradise. so i reflect that in the music by creating a dark club type beat. the last panel is hell, and we went HAM AS FUCK to get the ending of this song to sound that way with industrial metal and some good ol' dubstep.

check out "In the Garden of Earthly Delights" and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

animated painting clips by:
Zambataro Mirko
Radenks
Hieronymus Game
Nu Paradox
Kacper Korzybski

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod/rec/mix
Frank Busta - @frankbusta_ - violin
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

"In the Garden of Earthly Delights" - lyrics

Bright, clean
Innocent, forever free
Wrapped in light, golden
A little birdie told me all the warnings
But I won’t be, I won’t be ruled by vices
In the Garden of Earthly Delights
In the Garden of Earthly Delights

Darkly dreaming
Pleasure fiending
These pills are like a potion
They fill me with emotion
Elixirs and mixers
I turn into a trickster
I fake it with sweet honey babies
I just wanna see them naked
Deface them
I’m wasted and lazy 
I want it easy, it’s been a week
Take any stranger in my dirty sheets
Clout chasing like a cannibal 
Appetite like ravenous animal
I don't give a fuck about a plant unless I smoke it
Decadently daring through the night to keep my focus
Bottles and models is what I pay for
Worship the money it’s what I pray for
‘Cause I’m a fame whore
It’s what I stay for
Decorated in brands everyday so 
I’m squeezing out all this lemonade 
Breed excess ‘till I win this game
I’m the king, I’m the man
I’m the one that rules over these vices
In the Garden of Earthly Delights

Roll out the FOG!
Roll out the FOG!
Roll out the FOG!
Roll out the FOG!
Roll out the LIES!
Roll out the LAW!
Roll out the FOG!
Roll out the FOG!
Feeling pleasure all the time

#newmusic    #newalbum   #electronicmusic  #violin  #gardenofearthlydelights #HieronymusBosch #Hieronymus #bosch #art #painting   #addiction   #alternative #rosalia #thevoidz  #lyricvideo

ROLL OUT THE FOG!

In the Garden of Earthly Delights

In the Garden Of Earthly Delights

"(They're Knocking Down Your Door!) [#FREEASSANGE]" is the 8th song on my album "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" 

the song is inspired by Julian Assange's struggle to reveal necessary truths and how the US Govt has been hunting him down like jackals to prey. i really can't say much more since YT blocks me from uploading (this is my second try, had a whole ass detailed explanation of the lyrics and the music)

you can help Mr. Assange cause in the links below:

Stella Assange's links: https://linkin.bio/stellaassange/
Legal Fees: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/ass...
Free Assange: https://freeassange.org/
Take Action: https://www.stellaassange.com/stella-...

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod/rec/brass
The Butt-Hurt Quartet - woodwinds
Ryan Gildea - @lefthandryan - mix
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

check out "(They're Knocking Down Your Door!) [#FREEASSANGE]" and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

(They're Knocking Down Your Door!) - lyrics

A breech, a fail
A leach has left us pale
He bleached our tales
And reached the deals below the table
Known to bail
His tricks a storm of hail
Blown the veil
Impeach the roach, impale him

I shouldn't be the one that's on the run
For pointing all the lights against your direction
Sorry that I ruined all your fun again
Pushing in the needle with your confessions
And watch the mutiny

Gotta kill, gotta feast, gotta fiend
Gotta fill, gotta buy, gotta scheme
Gotta twist, gotta lie, gotta tease
Gotta live in a dream
Gotta kill, gotta feast, gotta fiend
Gotta fill, gotta buy, gotta scheme
Get a fix ‘cause you live in a dream

They're knocking down your door!

Shut his beak
He's told the world our many secrets
Find and seek
Tip toe 'till his life turns bleak
Flush the rat
From every drain 'till we catch him hiding
And he's in our hands
So pale and frail and thin a man

I shouldn't be the one that's on the run
For pointing all the lights against your direction
Sorry that I ruined all your fun again
Pushing in the needle with your confessions
And watch the mutiny

Gotta kill, gotta feast, gotta fiend
Gotta fill, gotta buy, gotta scheme
Gotta twist, gotta lie, gotta tease
Gotta live in a dream
Gotta kill, gotta feast, gotta fiend
Gotta fill, gotta buy, gotta scheme
Get a fix ‘cause you live in a dream

They're knocking down your door!
They're living in a dream!
They're knocking down your door!
They're living in a dream!
They're knocking down your door!

And when our media is corrupt
When our academics are timid
When our history is filled 
With half truths and lies
Our civilization will never be just
Our civilization is only as strong
As its ideas are true
Because it is from the revelation of truth
That all else follows

#newmusic #newalbum  #lyricvideo #alternative #electronicmusic  #trapmusic #rosalia #stromae #thevoidz #journalism #governmentcorruption #militaryindustrialcomplex #julianassange #assange #assangecase

OCCO - (They're Knocking Down Your Door!) [#FREEASSANGE]

(They're Knocking Down Your Door!) [#FREEASSANGE]

"I AM" is the 7th song off my album “ROLL OUT THE FOG!” and the second single that was released.

i wrote the song at the breaking of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. the song follows the narrative of a dictator being betrayed by his cronies and then deposed by his citizens. as i watched the news, i wondered what it must be like to be in Putin's position. such few people end up in his position, total power over his country/empire, with a populace that both admires and hates him. i wondered what it must be like to live in constant paranoia, in fear of your own people betraying you, the anxiety of other nations threatening war. without justifying his decisions, i explore if there is any humanity we can afford to spend on people like him. 

the music is inspired by the Voidz (the bass) and Tame Impala (the choruses). i got a Pipa player and Violin player on the track, Japanese drums, french horn and conch shell in the chorus, lots of foley for a cinematic atmosphere. the melodies of the songs just flowed out so naturally that i questioned whether this was stolen. comment below if you think I'm a thief!

check out "I AM" and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod/rec/brass
Ryan Gildea - @lefthandryan - mix
Frank Busta - @frankbusta_ - violin
Marsix刘家良 - @marsixlab - pipa
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

"I AM" - lyrics

Lost in the sky dance
When I fell through a rainbow
Tossed through the stained glass
I can smell the growing mold
So the mirror's all I trust
Pain on my steel hands
I’m a slave to the grapevine
Drown in the slow sands
Paranoia when I'm old
Gold and glory when I'm young

How far can this go?
My tunnel sight
A whisper-like glow
I'm fighting what

I AM, I AM a horrible creature
I AM, I AM a father and a teacher
I AM, I AM a miracle reaper
I don't want you now
I don't need you now

Choke through the ash clouds
As I crash on the black snow
Blood on a cold crown
And I sleep walk through a war
Taste the pox right on my tongue
Dragged through the mad crowd
As the ropes cut my tired neck
Grand and reviled
Throwing roses at my feet
While they flog my body down

How far can this go?
My tunnel sight
A whisper-like glow
I'm fighting what

I AM, I AM a horrible creature
I AM, I AM a father and a teacher
I AM, I AM a miracle reaper
I don't want you now
I don't need you now

I AM, I AM a horrible creature
I AM, I AM a father and a teacher
I AM, I AM a miracle reaper
I don't want you now
I don't need you now

I don't want you now
'Cause I don't need you now
I don't want you now
I don't need you now

I AM, I AM a horrible creature
I AM, I AM a father and a teacher
I AM, I AM a miracle reaper
I don't want you now
I don't need you now

#newmusic   #newalbum  #electronic #violin #pipa  #dictator #revolt  #governmentcorruption   #alternative #electronic  #tameimpala  #thevoidz  #lyricvideo  #ukrainewar #ukraineinvasion #putin

I AM

"just an animal." is the 6th song on my album “ROLL OUT THE FOG!” 

this song was inspired by one of many m*ss sh**tings that occurred during 2022. i was sickened not only by the violence, but by certain politicians' reaction to it. i understand that people have differing political views, but it sickened me to hear certain rhetoric that was cold and lacking any sort of compassion for the victims' families. 

the song is about corrupt people in power, how they make decisions based on cold calculated chemical pursuit. no love, no compassion, no higher or lofty ideals. only out for themselves, their power, their pleasure. i sing the lyrics ironically, since i do believe we ARE more than just animals. we are spiritual beings with a connection to the unchanging forces in the universe. call it God or Dao. 

the instrumentation is inspired by Stromae's "Multitude" album where he uses a Brazilian Funk rhythm, specifically his song "Fils de Joie". if you listen to both songs, you'll see im not a very original guy haha. along with the rhythm, it features a heavy electronic bass for a sluggish feel all thru the song. the use of vocoder in the choruses was a conscious choice, i liked the contrast of singing about being an animal while sounding like a robot. 

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod/rec
Ryan Gildea - @lefthandryan - mix
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

check out "just an animal." and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

"just an animal." - lyrics

Velvet cake and summer wine
Blood stains on my teeth
Like cold champagne, my vicious smile
Drink until I breed
Life is pain
Life is fun
Life is draining
Life’s a walk in the sun
Life’s confusing
It’s a fuss 
And the world don’t care for us

I'm just an animal 
Hunting for chemicals 
I'm just an animal 
Untamed and Oedipal
When poetry and the flammable provide

Candy canes and valentines
Rot the words I speak  
Flood my veins to fuel my drive
Stalk my prey when they’re grieving
Blame the game and all it’s filthy players
Screaming shame and sending
Thoughts and prayers
We’re afraid and we become the slayer
‘Cause our gods don’t care at all

I'm just an animal 
Hunting for chemicals 
I'm just an animal 
Untamed and Oedipal
I'm just an animal  
Running on chemicals
I'm just an animal 
Violent but ethical
When poetry and the flammable provide

Survival is a bargain
In the wild see the heartless
Hoard the garden
If you eat up all the jargon
Get devoured in the darkness

I'm just an animal 
Hunting for chemicals 
I'm just an animal 
Untamed and Oedipal
I'm just an animal  
Running on chemicals
I'm just an animal 
Violent but ethical
When poetry and the flammable provide


#newmusic #newalbum #revolution #protest #mediacorruption #governmentcorruption #alternative #electronic #lyricvideo #politicians #brazilianfunk #stromae #chemicals #lyricvideo

just an animal.

"Room with a View" is the 5th song on my album “ROLL OUT THE FOG!” 

the song's themes delve into the US's polarized political landscape. it critiques the tribalism prevalent in today's culture war, with each verse targeting a different character ensnared by their own biases, highlighted through their obsessive consumption of media. the first verse portrays a Biden supporter, and the second, a Trump supporter, both displaying hatred fueled by different justifications but expressing the same underlying sentiment. these characters, each in their own "room with a view," are depicted as being confined to narrow perspectives offered by their TVs or phones, not seeing the complete picture, skewed by bias and propaganda. the prechorus highlights our intrinsic desires for love, and freedom, synbolized by wanting to be in the sun and breathe fresh air. contrasting with the verses' depiction of individuals trapped by their venomous thoughts. the choruses are inspired by the VIPs in Squid Game, observing the chaos from their secluded boardrooms. this elite group manipulates the populace, much like puppeteers or chess players, and imagine looking like non-human, vulture-like beings. they enjoy the grotesque spectacle from their privileged vantage point. 

the arrangement is heavier than most on the album. i was messing around with dembow rhythms since living in miami. i threw in some metal guitar riffage (inspired by System of a Down) but still made it sound groovy like you could play it at a club. the prechoruses are inspired by African  and Indian drumming and some Tame Impala psychedelia as well. 

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod/rec/mix
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

video clips by: Beeple (free download pack!)

check out "Room with a View" and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

"Room with a View" - lyrics

I don’t know why
Things on my mind
Keep killing my time
Must be the crimes
From the opposite side
But I see their disguises
They claim they mean peace
But I can’t be sure
I’ve got my beliefs
And plenty next door
If you cancel my cause
Then I’ll muzzle yours
Sound the nuclear sirens
   
But I don’t wanna live in my head
I need to breath, I need the sun
I wanna give
A cancer like a fire has spread
I’m on a leash

The room, the room
The room with a view
The news, the blues
The pills for the truth
Tune in to the circus
See the humans in a zoo
Dance for our amusement
Feed their children to our brood
The room, the room
The room with a view

I don’t know why
They question my eyes
When it’s them that’s the blinds ones
Must be the lies
From the opposite side
Arming up for the riot
They’re strangely possessed    
And quick to conform                
To the Pipers’ requests              
Clapping seals get awards      
Got this urge to destroy
Over come by the horror
That the masses’ll buy it

I don’t wanna live in my head
I need to breath, I need the sun
I wanna give
A cancer like a fire has spread
I’m on a leash
I wanna leave
I wanna love

The room, the room
The room with a view
The news, the blues
The pills for the truth
Tune in to the circus
See the humans in a zoo
Dance for our amusement
Feed their children to our brood
The room, the room
The room with a view

#newmusic  #newalbum #metal #rock #electronic #electrorock  #revolution #protest #fakenews  #governmentcorruption  #alternative #electronic #lyricvideo  #politicians #systemofadown  #lyricvideo #confirmationbias #propaganda

Room with a View

Room With A View

"Titans" is the 4th song from my album "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" and the first single to be released.

the track was written when and inspired by the citizen protests happening in Cuba during the pand*mic. i was hoping for the citizens to finally take control of their country, but tragically the movement was stomped out. that incident was the jumping off point for the song. however i didn't want to write a song that only blamed tyrannical institutions for causing misery. that's corny protest music and i don't like it lol

i wanted to write what seemed like an anthem for the people against oppressive institutions, but made sure to include the sentiment that certain movements become corrupted, and if you don't know yourself well enough, you risk being swept away into the swarm, justifying committing (or others committing) heinous acts in the name of your so-called moral and virtuous cause. "you're a sheep in a wolf's skin" i think just about sums that up. 

the music is inspired directly by MUSE. i LOVED them growing up, and the first half of their discog i still cherish today. the music and lyrical approach is what I wish they would be doing, so there I said it. Muse is lame now lol 

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod, rec, mix
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
Jesse Ofgang - @jesseofgang - bagpipes
me - everything else lol

check out "Titans" and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

"Titans" - lyrics

They're gripping the tether
We're feeling the pressure
Under the censor, no
Feeding their lessons
Bring out the cheshire
Making us fight our former friends
Guilty confessions
Spinning confections
Splitting up birds by their feathers
Changing the weather
Taking their measures
Aggressors with every name
La vie was en roses, now it's in fear
The internet working against us
Cloaking as Moses, splitting our seas
The news as opinions infect us
Sending their spies
Phone in a war
Profit from panic and lies
These useless endeavors
Promising pleasure
Dangling leisure in front of our
Desperate eyes
Our worried eyes

We are the titans facing the giants
And we'll rise and we'll rain
Over the tyrants
We'll follow the legends
And we'll rise and we'll reign
We are the titans

The honest journalist is dead
In jail or under cover

Left, right, center
You're all the same to me
You sit on the fringes 
And stare at me
Humiliate and let me bleed
Just 'cause we disagree
I wanted discussion
You gave me destruction
I'm breaking your filthy filters
You fell to corruption
A simple seduction
Eruption of twisted blisters
Coming up with abominations
A sickly combinations of words
Spitting your venom 
And claiming it's virtue
And expect us to 
Follow the herd
If sticks and stones 
Don't break your bones
Then why were you 
Sowing my mouth shut
Punching my teeth out
Casting my soul doubt
Marching and singing 
It's all for love

We are the titans facing the giants
And we'll rise and we'll rain
Over the tyrants
We'll follow the legends
And we'll rise and we'll reign

I hated them and marched for peace
Craved for patience immediately
I'm a chess piece moving on its own
A drone
Surrender to the swarm

You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin
You're a sheep with a wolf's skin

We are the titans
Facing the giants
And we'll rise
And we'll rain
Over the tyrants
We'll follow the legends
And we'll rise
And we'll reign

#newmusic  #newalbum  #revolution #protest #fakenews #governmentcorruption  #alternative #electronic #lyricvideo #protests #protest

"CONTROL" is the third song on my album “ROLL OUT THE FOG!” 

this song was sparked by a day spent on reddit when the news broke that Roe v. Wade was being overturned. my views on this decision have evolved to be more nuanced, but initially, it felt like another case of governmental overreach. the references to abortion in the song are subtle; it mainly portrays a woman who becomes a martyr after defying a corrupt, tyrannical state. 

the core message of the song is about autonomy—either take control of your own destiny, or as a community, assert your way of life against external pressures, or else you'll lose that control to the whims of others. the line "We forget the world can be forgiving, so close your eyes and send your missile on a wish" is unusual, but it's meant to suggest that instead of launching an attack, you might only imagine wishing harm upon an adversary. yet, by the end, the lyrics question, "Did we forget the world we wanna live in? closing eyes and sending missiles on a whim" - highlighting the danger of dehumanizing our 'enemies' to the point where violence becomes an impulsive reaction, which is precisely what we aim to avoid.

the music was heavily inspired by Stromae and his "Multitude" album. I mixed latin rhythms with indian percussion elements, peruvian panflutes, a cool groove and beautiful violin/french horn melodies. the chorus is inspired by 21 pilots and more modern electronic music. 

credits:

Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod, rec, mix, brass
Frank Busta - @frankbusta_ - violin
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

check out "CONTROL" & the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

"CONTROL" - lyrics

Bound by the way she moves
Over fire, under iron rule
Clouds made from poison fumes
Killed the choir, but her voice keeps blooming

We forget the world can be forgiving
So close your eyes and send
Your missiles on a wish

They burned her home
For trying to love again
‘Cause no one sees the hurt 
Her bones are drying up again

We forget the world can be forgiving
So close your eyes and send
Your missiles on a wish

CONTROL 
Selling the soul
They’re not here to please us
They take all we need
They take CONTROL
Out in the cold
Shoot at heathens
They’ve run out of reasons
Take CONTROL

Poised faced with certain doom
‘Cause she’ll join with butterflies and fury

The fear, the power
She’s hunting for their heads
‘Cause no one sees
The tears, the mire
She’ll raise a flood again

We forget the world can be forgiving
So close your eyes and send
Your missiles on a wish

CONTROL 
Selling the soul
They’re not here to please us
They take all we need
They take CONTROL
Out in the cold
Shoot at heathens
They’ve run out of reasons
Take CONTROL

Did we forget 
The world we wanna live in
Closing eyes and 
sending missiles on a whim

#newmusic #newalbum #revolution #protest #mediacorruption #governmentcorruption #alternative #electronic #lyricvideo

CONTROL

"It's Payday!" is the second song on my album “ROLL OUT THE FOG!” 

the song is a critique of the endless work-spend cycle, especially post C*vid. amongst the fear, panic and death, we were all expected to keep on trucking along, especially the essential workers. the verses embody a typical person in the US, being promised great things in their youth but as an adult you come to realize it was all a lie. they want us to line up and walk ourselves into the system. 

the choruses take the perspective of the government/institutions, almost like a military "Uncle Sam" character telling everyone to get to work, put your blinders on. don't worry about the mess this all is. just work and spend. take what you earned during the drudgery of the work week, and go spend it on something distracting or pleasurable on the weekends. keep the machine running won't you?

"It's Payday!" is a reggae and ska-infused inspired during the choruses, to give it a party vibe while the lyrics talk about falling in line, pressuring people to stay in the trap. the verses are inspired by Indian music, latin rhythms, psychedelic music, and features heavy use of vocoders. in the second verse i wrote some melancholic brass lines to give a military funeral vibe. the bridge is a spacey, atmospheric, dreamy vibe to create a dream-like state where the protagonist is lamenting the trap that they are in.

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod, rec, mix, brass
Armando Alicandu - @armando_alicandu - most of the Brass
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

check out "It's Payday!" and the full "ROLL OUT THE FOG!" album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

"It's Payday!" - lyrics

When I was a kid
I could be anything I wanted 
Now I can believe
All I want, but I can’t imagine
A quiet garden and a house with a tree
Not an empty wallet
A place to calm all my anxieties
But every house is haunted
I’ll be dreaming forever

Careful what you say!
Careful where you go!
Who you know!
Put your blinders on
Na, na, na, na  
It’s payday!
Can’t you do your part?
Fighting for the flag
Get to work!
Never mind it all
Na, na, na, na  
It’s payday!

When I was a kid
I could be anything I wanted
A dancer or a boy on the moon
An actor shining 
But the lines are dotted 
In every classroom we’re promised
We could be anything we bought it
And we’ll be dreaming forever

Careful what you say!
Careful where you go!
Who you know!
Put your blinders on
Na, na, na, na 
It’s payday!
Can’t you do your part?
Fighting for the flag
Get to work!
Never mind it all
Na, na, na, na 
It’s payday!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
It’s payday!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
It’s payday!

If you’ve had enough
Say you wanna try giving up
It’s getting tough, getting snubbed
Holding out your little cup
You’re standing up
Waiting in a endless line
For tiny crumbs
That don’t fill you much 
And every friend has crossed you

So lost….
So lost….
So lost…
So lost in the...
So lost…
So lost…
So lost in the…
So lost in the rush...
So lost in the rush…
So lost in the rush…
So lost in the rush…
And if we stay here
Then we’ll be dreaming forever...

Careful what you say!
Careful where you go!
Who you know!
Put your blinders on
Na, na, na, na 
It’s payday!
Can’t you do your part?
Fighting for the flag
Get to work!
Never mind it all
Na, na, na, na 
It’s payday!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
It’s payday!
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
It’s payday!

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It's Payday!

"UGLEEWYDZ" is the first song on my album “ROLL OUT THE FOG!” It sets the stage for what’s to come on the record.

i got inspired by a video on @Channel5YouTube  , forget which one.. but in one clip Andrew (the journalist) in standing in the middle two angry crowds of people, separated on either side by crowd control barriers. each side of the fence had its particular political point of view about a recent national incident, different than the one across from them. both side snarled and yelled, hurled insults and generally were rabid and disgusted of the other side.

the song details a gloomy outlook on protests and revolutions. with such disparate views, how can people unite under a common mission? the ending of the song abruptly ends the last chorus, bringing in the voice of the government/institutions who harshly stomp out the protest going on in the song world, as they do and have done in ours.

the ugly weeds are our politicians and the media, but politicians/media personalities see rioters/protestors as the ugly weeds. i say that there are ugly weeds within all of us that we must pull out, or else we risk infighting and doom ourselves to eternal conflict. the enemy lurks deeper than we can possibly imagine.

credits:
Bradley Gagne - @sentientbrad - prod, rec, mix, brass
Mat Leffler-Schulman - @mobtownstudios - master
me - everything else lol

check out the full album on all streaming platforms, available on my linktree: https://linktr.ee/theartistocco

LYRICS - UGLEEWYDZ

I’ve surfed the crowd
I’ve seen them shouting
I’ve heard the cries and all the lies
But they’re aroused
On either side
Their tongues are firing
They sling shot every word
To stay divided
The gossip slurred
And egos hounding
A seismic change
A tidal wave
They’re on the prowl
They crave this 
Non-stop devouring
They tow the line to 
Hold the power 

I believe what I want to believe
I trust in what I know
I made my mind up long ago

Your secret's out
People flooding your cold streets
Your weakness found
People pull out these ugly weeds

I watch the news 
And taste the fable
They closed the deals 
And paid out deep below the table
I combed the lice 
From all the labels
‘Cause everyone is branded 
Death to cradle

I believe what I want to believe
I trust in the little I know
I made my mind up long ago

Your secret's out
People flooding your cold streets
Your weakness found
People pull out these ugly weeds

Your secret's out
People flooding your cold streets
Your weakness found
People pull out these ugly weeds

Roll out the fog
Play the same old stories
Send in the dogs
Sniff out the megaphoning
Keeping the cause alive
Abandon your friends
Disguising as humanz

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