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Rome

by Matt Wixson

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Outstanding Statesman 01:46
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I was born and raised in Rome Aqueduct and Colliseum Gonna eat a lot of food Then I’ll spend the afternoon Down at the vomitorium And the world is fine Cuz I get what’s mine So just sit back citizen joy the ride You know there’s never gonna be a decline I was born and raised in Rome Orgies and the gladiators Slaughter animal or man Conquer everything we can We’ll be met as liberators And the world is fine Cuz I get what’s mine So just sit back citizen joy the times Never bother looking into the signs Rumble rumble it never tumbles Cuz this is no time for remaining humble Yeah we stay hopeful, we’re not in trouble If you think it’s gonna crumble, it won’t I was born and raised in Rome But I wish I was in Athens My method would be Socratic Over here I look eratic Tell me everything that happens And the world is fine Cuz I get what’s mine So just sit back citizen joy the wine We’re striving for the obscolescence of mind I was born and raised in Rome Aqueduct and Colliseum I got people in my home Who were born and raised in Rome And I don’t really wanna be ‘em
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Big Crash 03:12
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Why should you be different than anyone before? It’s always build up, build up - big crash Why be disappointed by anticipating more? It’s always build up, build up - big crash You’re the latest in the line A similar design, you’re a copy Don’t wanna fool myself By thinking that this time You’re everything that I have been wanting Don’t wanna fool myself But people have a funny way Of only seeing what they want to see And people have a funny way Of happily embracing fantasy Why should you be different than anyone before? It’s always build up, build up - big crash Why be disappointed by anticipating more? It’s always build up, build up - big crash I hope that you’ll be great But it’s never worth the wait in the long run Don’t wanna fool myself So I won’t take the bait It’s easier to say you’re that the wrong one Don’t wanna fool myself But people have a funny way Of only seeing what they want to see And people have a funny way Of happily embracing fantasy Why should you be different than anyone before? It’s always build up, build up - big crash Why be disappointed by anticipating more? It’s always build up, build up - big crash Oh with expectations minimized I’m ready to be pleasantly surprised Why should you be different than anyone before? It’s always build up, build up - big crash Why be disappointed by anticipating more? It’s always build up, build up - big crash
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Fuck The Economy, Stupid! 01:18
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How much money is enough To make you never give a fuck You’re selfish but it’s normal so why question? Disregard those equal rights Cuz have you seen the rising price Of gas around the corner at the station Everybody’s got their causes, but nothing else affects us as a whole The wallet’s all that matters, so please don’t get distracted from the goal Fix up the economy And nevermind equality The money always supercedes the morals And while we’re at it, maybe we Should reestablish slavery We’d finally beat Asia with cheap labor A couple hundred dollars would be enough to make me smile wide The fact that there’s disparity could never hurt my patriotic pride It’s not diabolical, just economical, sociological stain I’ll vote for the guy who will make me the richest So long may the dollar reign
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Spoiler Alert 03:31
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You know it’s happened before Offenders acting like they’re hurt When they try it some more and more Yeah you swallow every word Powerless yet demanding Regurgitate the same old scare Ridiculing the standing When they’re afraid to leave their chair Woah-oh no no, Woah-oh no no They’re pointing a finger They’re placing the blame So we point one back at ‘em We’re doing the same It’s gonna happen again They’re goddamn stubborn as a mule I’d like to see ‘em torn limb from limb Dissected never fit to rule When you’re stuck in the middle You’re at the mercy of extremes And you’re title means little Ripping open at the seams Woah-oh no no, Woah-oh no no They’re pointing a finger They’re placing the blame So we point one back at ‘em We’re doing the same When you should extend an open palm Instead you grip the atom bomb controls When you think that better isn’t bad It’s you leading the mission at the polls Woah-oh no no, Woah-oh no no They’re pointing a finger They’re placing the blame So we point one back at ‘em We’re doing the same
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Uncivil Union 01:14
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Different people, different laws I think we tried that once Do you remember Jim Crow? Wasn’t all that long ago Different names for different folks Punishment for different strokes We’re one way so we get this You’re like that so you get shit We owe you nothing so be thankful for it Deserve rights just like the rest So why settle for less? Separation, never fair No matter how they compare Sanctity don’t mean a thing It’s just a fucking ring It’s the priveledges that count Would you say with your own mouth We stay in and everyone else will stay out It doesn’t seem legal, this treatment of people The “liberal” side is saying separate but equal But you know there’s certain rights That still won’t be applied But we’re only 3 to 5 percent of voters So why try?

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released January 20, 2009

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