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Joe Jack Talcum / The Bassturd - split 7​-​inch single

by The Bassturd

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WE THE POOR THE DESTITUTE THE DISILLUSIONED THE UN IMAGINED PURSUANT OF PROVISIONS AND ILLUSIONS OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR KIDS OR SOME SHORT SIDED BULLSHIT WE CAN THROW FITS BUT SHIT TWITS LET'S GET REALISTIC STICK TO THE GAME PLAN YOU GAME MAN? OKAY THEN SETTLE IN AND BEGIN TO SOAK IN THIS LIFE LESSON I'M GETTING STRANGE VIBES FROM SOME OF THESE GUYS IS WHAT A WISE MAN ONCE SAID AMIDST A CASCADE OF LIES I DESPISE ANY ENTERPRISE THAT SHIES AWAY FROM THE TRUTH YOU CAN'T BE TRUSTED IF YOU CAN'T BE STRAIGHT LIVING PROOF YO THIS ONE IS FOR ALL OF MY PRIMATES LIVING PROOF OR A SPOOF YOU CONFUSED? SO AM i MATE I'M IRATE I BERATE A SYSTEM THAT I TAKE TO REPRESENT THE CAUSE OF OPPRESSION THAT DEFLATES MY TEAMMATES WHAT'S AT STAKE IF THESE FLAKES CONTINUE TO FUCK EVERYTHING UP AT A FURIOUS PACE? FOR ALL MY POOR PEOPLE WORKING LIKE INDENTURED SERVANTS STOCKING SHELVES AT WAL-MART OR DOING CUSTOMER SERVICE THE BOSS WORKS US HARD LIKE SQUEEZING BLOOD FROM A STONE GETTING RICH OFF OF THE LABOR OF THE WORKING DRONES ACHING BONES AND SWOLLEN FEET BARELY MAKING ENDS MEET NO HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE YOU'RE SCHEDULED FOR THIRTY HOURS A WEEK TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK EVERY THREE HOURS AND THE TIME YOU GET HOME YOU'RE TOO TIRED TO TAKE A FUCKING SHOWER YOUR SPIRIT IS SOURED YOUR WILL IS DEVOURED ALL THE WANT ADS OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPER YOU'VE SCOURED BUT EVERY JOB IS SHITTY PITIFULLY DEMEANING MINIMUM WAGE PAID FOR PART-TIME HOUSE CLEANING I DECLARE IT'S A NIGHTMARE THIS AMERICAN DREAM THE FREE MARKET WORKS JUST LIKE A PYRAMID SCHEME THOSE AT THE TOP AMASS A GREAT DEAL OF WEALTH WHILE THE LEFTOVER SCRAPS FEED EVERYONE ELSE WIPE THE BLOOD FROM MY FACE AND ASSUME MY BATTLE STANCE YOU'LL BE ENTRANCED AS I ADVANCE WITH AN INTOXICATING DANCE AND THEN PRANCE FREELY ABOUT SHOOTING OFF MY MOUTH LIKE A SHOTGUN SO DUCK SON OR YOU'LL GET TAKEN OUT ONE BY ONE PIECE BY PIECE STEP BY STEP MOVING SLOWLY HOLY MOLY SUCKERS KNOW AND TREAT ME AS IF I WAS HOLY ONLY LONELINESS IS MORE PAINFUL THAN BEING BETRAYED IF PEOPLE START PAYING ATTENTION MAYBE PROGRESS CAN BE MADE TOWARDS BUILDING UP A FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE CAN FIRMLY STAND OR FURIOUSLY FUCK EACH OTHER OR MAYBE JUST HOLD HANDS LIFE IS GRAND FOR SOME HORRIBLY SHITTY FOR OTHERS TREAT EVERY MOTHERFUCKER LIKE YOUR SISTER OR BROTHER DUMBER DAYS ARE AHEAD IS WHAT THE TALKING HEAD SAID I CONTEMPLATED THAT BRIEFLY BEFORE DISCRETELY I FLED TO AN OTHERWORLDLY PLAIN BURIED DEEP IN MY SUB CONSCIENCE I AWOKE TO A PANIC CROWD CLAIMING I'D BEEN UNCONSCIOUS BLOWING MINDS AND MOVING MERCH PLAYING SHOWS DOING WORK PAYING DUES MAKING DEALS LIVING CHEAP SKIPPING MEALS DEAL WITH WHAT YOUR DEALT IT'S UP TO YOU AND NO ONE ELSE TO CAST OFF THE CHAINS AND LOOSEN THE BELT HELL I NEVER THOUGHT I'D LIVE TO SEE EIGHTEEN WAKING UP FROM THIS HORRIBLE AMERICAN DREAM IT SEEMS ABSURD TO ASSUME THAT WE MAY ONE DAY RESUME COLLECTIVELY COLLECTING THE CLARITY TO AVERT DOOM WE'RE FUCKING DOOMED WE'RE DOOMED

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released June 7, 2011

Produced by The Bassturd - Mastered by DJ TJ

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The Bassturd Las Vegas, Nevada

The Bassturd was born, and now occasionally plays music. He does not care for deep house or cucumbers. Influences include alcohol, cigarettes, psilocybin and cats.

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