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I Sold the Van
03:14
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I sold the van
I sold the van
Don't ask how much I sold it for
I sold it to my man
Don't call the law
Can't make no bail
Don't ask about the cash
I ate the profits from the sale
Every time I think I'm back on track
That albatross comes soaring back
So say some prayers if that's your thing
When I come down, I think I'll go and
Pawn this wedding ring
Tell the kids
The wrecker came
Tell them that the engine died
Protect them from the shame
Grab your coat
From off the rack
Cash your disability check
And find our van and buy it back
Every time I think I'm back on track
A figure lurks behind my back
And tells of pleasures, sweet and grim
Just say an armed assailant jumped you
At the ATM
Every time I think I'm back on track
That albatross comes soaring back
So say some prayers if that's your thing
When I come down, I think I'll go and
Pawn this wedding ring
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2. |
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I'm fightin' a cold
And some hot headed internet trolls
The scourge of gettin' old
And a pornography addiction
And the system
I'm a busy man
I've got the Voynich Manuscript
Sitting in my Kindle queue
Gonna memorize it word for word
As soon as I come down from these shrooms
And set it to a tune
Put some ice in my LaCroix
Pour some Seagram's in my kava
Pack some salvia in my PAX 2
And Starbucks enemas in the morning
Are you paleo, too?
Well I'm no anthropologist
But if there's one thing people need more of
It's all of this
I'm syncin' some data on the matter
Of my nihilistic chatter
Here's the existential question:
Should I share this pic of my new tattoo
Or leave dozen new product reviews?
Marijuana's kinda legal
'Cuz it makes my bros feel regal
Even old folks think it's funny
When they score a pack of gummies
Oh, yeah. Save a hit of that spliff for Dad
I'm microdosin' melatonin
My to-do list keeps on growin'
My news feed's full of emotion
Ex's heart emojis make me cry
Oh, hook me up with an SSRI
Nobody tells me how to live
My bitchin' handle on the dark web is Roy G. Biv
I only surf the web with Tor
There's an IKEA receipt on the floor
When my girlfriend cleans up the mess
I'm gonna tear off her dress
And cosplay "One Last Caress"
She ain't no porno girl, but she'll do
I'll just pretend we're in a scene on RedTube
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3. |
Height of Our Powers
04:53
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There's a neverending mess in the kitchen
And Legos scattered all across the floor
If they can't make a vaccine that stops COVID-19
Will we visit Grandma anymore?
We've got robots that respond when we ask shit
We've got scooters that safari on Mars
Seems we evolved to indulge whims
But not to protect what's ours
When I was a kid, I thought the grownups had us covered
Oblivious to crack and AIDS and the Cold War
But we've got nothing left to hide when we're stuck inside
And the kids all know what for
We're at the height of our powers, baby
Subverting evolution and outgrowing our skulls
So if it all starts to feel just a little medieval
Grab a facemask, and give me a hug
Most of my friends have made creative schedules
Turns out essential workers still have kids in school
And even inessential pissants
Have someone they're essential to
We're at the bleeding edge but it's so lonely
Bright screens to remind us what it meant to have fun
From my cold, dead hands
Don't you dare pry this iPad, son
We're at the height of our powers, baby
Self-driving and ad blocking 'til we feel immortal
So if it all starts to feel like the dream's hit a flatline
Hold fast and pass the Purell bottle
We're at the height of our powers, baby
Subverting evolution and outgrowing our skulls
So if it all starts to feel just a little medieval
Grab a facemask, and give me a hug
Don't mind the Lego castle on the rug
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Jon Adam Green Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jon Adam Green is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose songs provide raw vignettes of extraordinary emotional reckoning in the context of ordinary life. In Green's lyrics, you'll hear stories, many of them true, of thieves, addicts, murderers, mourners, and lovers forging their way through life's struggles. ... more
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