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40 Ozs. Ago
04:14
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Things were going so well
Witty repartee and so profound
Then everything went to hell
When they started to pass those paper bags around
40 ozs. ago
Everything was fine
Drank it quick so it wouldn’t get warm
Sure didn’t pour any out for my homeboys
My head got caught in a storm
And everything around turned to white noise
40 ozs. ago
Everything was fine
40 ozs. ago
You were on my mind
What did I say to make you go away?
I’m sorry I’m so unrefined
40 ozs. ago
You were still mine
Every bodega’s a haunt
And every street corner is your favorite dive
Get whatever you want:
Mickey’s, Olde English, or Colt 45
40 ozs. ago
You kept me right in line
40 ozs. ago
Life had become a grind
What did I say to make you go away?
That stuff makes me act asinine
40 ozs. ago
You were still mine
What did I say to make you go away?
I shoulda said it all the time
40 ozs. ago
You were mine
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Melba Toast
02:49
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We all want a surprise when we reach in the box
Expectations rise for what you unlock
The rounded edges--it’s like a mini-loaf
What was so promising is a hoax
Melba toast
You’re melba toast
You disappoint me the most
Why’d you invite me in if that’s all you’re gonna put out?
I wish your happening would freak me out
My MDMA days are over and I don’t need cocaine
So I’m not asking for much when I complain
And I’m spread so thin
When did this fascination begin?
I’m gonna talk to the host about…
Melba toast
You’re melba toast
You disappoint me the most
Melba toast
Oh no
Melba toast, here we go
And it’s not metaphor or euphemism
You are literally melba toast
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3. |
The Uninvisible Man
03:33
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Nobody sees him walking down the street
No one gives him space to let him pass by
Why can’t they see him? Why don’t they stand aside?
There is an issue he can’t identify
Shoulder to shoulder, they force him off the curb
His life’s in danger every step that he takes
Could it be that he’s lost his corporeality?
A side effect from the pills that he takes?
He exists, he exists, he exists, he exists
Though there’s no evidence to support it
He exists, he exists, he exists, he exists
But he’s somehow become
The Uninvisible Man
People on the platform shove onto the train
Instead of stand aside and letting him off
Turn their heads directly towards his face
Before releasing a contaminant cough
He exists, he exists, he exists, he exists
Though no one corroborates it
He exists, he exists, he exists, he exists
But he’s somehow become
The Uninvisible Man
Life’s a game of chicken that he’ll never win
Every day out on the boulevard
Real life red rover send anarchy right over
Going somewhere shouldn’t be this hard
He exists, he exists, he exists, he exists
And he just wants to be acknowledged
He exists, he exists, he exists, he exists
But he’s somehow become
The Uninvisible Man
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I don’t have a top hat
I’m not in wingtips
Don’t wear no waistcoat
--But I could
No gray fedora
I rarely wear my college tie
Insight into this plight is going to require a little elaboration
I’m not on Tinder
I’m not even on the market
And I know it’s vain but all the same I wouldn’t mind just a little consideration
When did I become
A distinguished gentleman?
Don’t know, maybe it’s this velvet smoking jacket
Can’t you tell what time it is from this vintage watch in my pocket?
Distinguished gentlemen, we’ve got our cross to bear
Rebalancing investments and retouching graying hair
When did I become
A distinguished gentleman?
Just wish I knew in college the things that I know now:
How to make a good gin & tonic and drink it without passing out
Tip well at a restaurant, tie a half windsor knot
How to listen in a conversation, when to hold your tongue and when not
I’m not talking supper clubs, this isn’t Great Gatsby
Taking trips to the south of France or getting chased by paparazzi
We don’t claim to be saints or your salvation
It’s just a touch of sophistication
When did I become
--Pleased to Meet Me bootleg on cassette
A distinguished gentleman?
--Still can’t get Look Sharp! out of my head
When oh when did it happen?
--I guess it’s cuz Joey Ramone is dead
Distinguish this!
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5. |
Life Hacks
04:14
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Organize your cords with binder clips
Use dry spaghetti to light wicks
Catch drill dust in a folded post-it note
Hide your cash in tubes of chapstick
Put eggs in a bowl of water
Throw out the ones that float
Stock up on self-adhesive velcro
Keep yourself from losing that remote
These are what they call life hacks
Fill a ketchup bottle with your pancake mix
Onions will clean your barbecue
Hold a cookbook up by a pants hanger
While you’re cooking just for you
Open wine with a nail and hammer
Throw some frozen grapes in the glass
Wet paper towel in your freezer round a beer can
Then you can drink till you forget the past
These are just a few life hacks
The shitty toothpaste that she left at your place
Can be used to clean your shoes
Fill a backwards hoodie up with popcorn
She’s not there to tell you what to do
Flatten beef before you freeze it
Learn to fold a fitted single sheet
Buzzfeed your head with listicles now
To make your life less obsolete
Everyone should know…
Life hacks
Life chokes
Life struggles for some air
Life asphyxiates
It suffocates
Life crumbles in despair
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Leckerphonics Boston, Massachusetts
Conceived in Darkness.
Forged by Evil.
Recorded with
Electricity.
Leckerphonics is Tasty Rock.
Comprised of former members of Earl's Comfort Station, Leckerphonics is the musical love child of Jason Finestone and Colin Devonshire. And what a little bastard that child is.
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