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A little ditty about being overly impulsive and reactionary but then rationalizing it to high heaven. An oftentimes bad trait I am fully guilty of!
lyrics
LYRICS:
Upset your boss ‘cause they interpreted your tone wrong.
Far too many semicolons and you went long.
The words were good,
but can’t argue they were a bit flawed.
You packed your shit up in a huff and went a bit broad.
And that’s the thing:
You build trust but it doesn’t exist.
A common theme across all of your relationships.
It well might plague your brain
until the day that you dare
to quit flicking your Bic and then cursing the glare.
Sit and stare. Master rationalizer.
Send a flare, please, through the air.
Screams master rationalizer.
Please divert. We’re dying here.
You had a dream that you’d grow old
and be the envy of your hometown.
You had that dream at six years old.
Nobody asked you why, or what, or how.
And at some point, ‘round junior high, decided
I can course correct and steer [which was correct] away,
away, away from there.
A grown adult somewhere went back, bringing us right here.
So, we’re clear.
Master rationalizer.
Pull the seer please, bring her near,
‘cause the master rationalizer’s got some stuff
he doesn’t want to hear but really needs to hear.
The dogs a-shaking ‘cause he don’t want you to leave.
Nevermind the afternoon. It’s all alright with me.
The grounds a-quaking,
making waves beneath your feet.
If you don’t lean into the beams,
you’re bound to eat shit in the street.
If all this was worth it, if all this was working,
if it all came out perfect, would searching besmirch
an otherwise solid reputation;
front-facing facade to the public?
Does that even matter? Does that even make sense?
Or are we just circling again?
credits
from Swim Out Past The Breakers,
released August 20, 2021
Our best bud Amy Upthagrove screams the finale of this song! Amy rules so hard! Check out her solo project June Gloom and also her band (featuring 3/5ths of Telethon) Intolerable Swill. DO IT!
