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lyrics

Careerist hotshots quote the killer
In smiles so saccharine and familiar
Press photos show they can still look poor
Nature abhors an empty billboard
But I will not wait my turn

I hope the bloggers kiss
Lasts a little bit longer than this
I'm gonna go out and buy the most expensive broom
And then I'm gonna learn how to play the blues

The bloggers touch so unrelenting
I oughta get back to my forgetting
The format of the trending redemption
Is not supported at the present
But iI will not wait my turn



The science of the new sarcasm

How long will bloggers feed the
The bots of fortune ?

My screen time has been
But the heckler always knows what's best




The next time u decry my trolls
Could u try t b less snarky please

I sorta need them intact
So please put away yr dismemberment app

It's such a very tacky app
The liberal feed is so degrading

Careerist armies are campaigning

Careerist singers are never sated
Athletic goals fr souls frustrated


Exit strategy




Careerist butter isn't so safe
I would not put it on my doorway
The mediocre are on fire
And the paranoid have a new choir
But I will not wait my turn
The next time u decry my trolls
Could u try t b a little less snarky please
I sorta need them all intact
So please put away yr precious facts
There’ll be time fr that in the second half

They sold my bones and called me needy
My microphone washed up in seaweed
The format of the trending redemption
Is not supported at the present
But I will not wait my turn

Athleticism is a fresh pig

Careerist French fries post their fresh kills
This evenings monsters not so special
The drummer says he's not contagious
And proved my guilt fr entertainment
But I will not wait my turn

Careerist clutter
Nature abhors an empty folder
Press photos show how to best look poor
what good is looking good for

The blogger boldly posts his fresh kills
The current monsters not so special
The trending trauma that defines us
Can hardly charge u to unbind us

I hope the bloggers kiss
Lasts a little bit longer than this
I'm gonna go out and buy the most expensive broom
And I'm gonna learn how to play the blues
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The science of the new sarcasm
Denys the scope of the orgasm
The format of the trending redemption
Is not supported at the present
But I will not wait my turn

The next time u decry my trolls
Could u try t b a little less snarky please
I sorta need them intact
So please put away yr precious facts
There’ll be time fr that in the second half


Careerist singers in the moonlight
Their screen time desperate fr a new try
They sold our ghosts fr petty playthings
And told our drummers t b patient
But I will not wait my turn





I could not miss u
Even if I got real drunk
I'm not cold hearted
It's just I'm a little dumb
But

I ain't no wifey
And I'm a pretty good shot
An I got too much wrk t do
I ain't side a cheese
An I'm not gonna b in yr band
And play no 12 bar blues

Tell me bout that dream u had
Where I was a poacher
Tell me bout that friend u had
That said I was a loafer

I go to parties
like rice cakes in a jar
It's gettin better
But still I suck at art

I ain't no wifey
But I'm makin it wrk
N I'm havin cooler dreams
I ain't no ice cream cone
And don't need no hug
I'm gonna get back on my feet


Me and the teen preacher
And some quiet crumbling creatures
We never toured that much
I don't wanna tour
I don't wanna tour
I don't care what my sensei says
I'm gonna play the drums
I'm gonna find u one more time
Me and the teen preacher
Kissing under the bleachers
If I'm singing this on tour
Just kill me
Just boo and make me feel ashamed
I hope the kiss of the blogger will linger longer than this
Just put me on a plane back home
T my home planet
T the prison of my heart
T face the apple plot
I am not afraid of my own religion
And I know how t look innocent
When it really counts
Me and the teen preacher
We got this
The only true vice is lack of imagination
And I'm pretty sure
I could love u one more time
I think my redemption myth could just handle that
But my fingers are all different now
My sense of humor is pun based
And My lexicon is fucked
Where can I find u?
I spend all my money on the right to love
But my free hours are spent unraveling it
Will I ever get the drugs I was promised?

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from Hello Jane Goodall, Are You Listening?, released July 7, 2023

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