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SUBURBS
01:14
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Let me tell you it's not shitty when you move out of the city
Streets are safe and oh so quiet, house is cheap so had to buy it
Wife and son can walk around with no used condoms on the ground
I love love love living in the suburbs
Here I thought that they would suck, but in fact they're cool as fuck
No drunken assholes on my block, just dads like me who love to rock
One room full of baby toys, one room full of no wave noise
I love love love living in the suburbs
Now
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CATS
04:22
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Save this
Save this carpet tonight
It will
It will be alright
Take this
Take this powder off me tonight
Cats and cats and cats and cats
Will those who scratch the floor speak up?
Will those who tap the door speak up?
Will those who wreck the floor speak up?
Meow meow
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EXPECTATIONS
04:36
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What's this pounding in my head? I don't know
Will I ever get to bed? I don't know
Do I deserve to be mislead? I don't know
Don't remember what I said
And now I'm feeling bad, is it 'cause I've always had -
No expectations (?)
Will I ever be content? I don't know
Wondering where my life went. I don't know
In these positions I've bent. I don't know
I don't know what it all meant
(Where it all went)
The truth is just too sad, oh I know I'll always have
No expectations
You'll bat your eyes in hell
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NEIGHBORS
03:52
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Welcome to the neighborhood. It is fun and it is safe. Everyone just has one kid. Every kid is kind of lame.
Where am I now? How did I get here?
This was not the plan
I must admit it feels so strange to be a suburban man with
Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors bloody neighbors
Neighbors, neighbors, I kick 'em to the curb
Neighbors, neighbors, neighbors fucking neighbors
Neighbors, neighbors, they get what they deserve
Do you want to see my grill? I can barbecue all night, it's great! Maybe one day when you are sad you can come over and have a steak.
Who is this man? Is this his wife?
This must be their kid
I don't understand my present life
Look at what I did, I got
On the block, in plain sight
All around, on the left and the right
La la la is how they go
Way too fast and way too slow
La la la is what they say
Every hour of every day
You know, the schools in this district are very diverse
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BILLS
03:46
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I'm having a good time, my first one in weeks
The baby's not crying, the baby he speaks
He says "Thanks for the clothing, and thanks for the food, and thank you for making my life so good, dad."
But then they come
And then they're here
And it's just no fun
And I know it's clear
I know I know because I'm paying the bills
And I'm saying the bills
There's no delaying the bills
These bills that kill
And I'm fucked..
It was just the first time of the month
I can't even move my hands I'm tired
They come
They're here
No fun
It's clear
I know I know because I'm paying the bills
And I'm saying the bills
There's no delaying the bills
These bills that kill
Pay 'em now
When can I move my hands?
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NAPS
03:42
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Baby want, baby need
Baby get, baby greed
Baby poo all over you
The baby peed
Baby make shake-shake-shake, oh yes indeed
Wake up, wake up now
Wake up, Daddy Daddy Daddy Daddy
Baby sip, baby eat
Baby shit, baby eat
Baby puke all over you
The baby seed
Baby cry
Why must I? Must I indeed...
Wake up, wake up now
Wake up, Daddy Daddy Daddy Daddy
Baby get it all, then some
Go the fuck to sleep!
Go the fuck to sleep, honey
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BANKS
07:19
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Here at the bank we say that we care
Because we know you're going nowhere
Oh we never give you slack whenever the hackers hack
There's just giving up, there's no getting back
Give up, give up
To the back of the line...
Here at the bank we don't care if you have rank
Here at the bank if we ask you'll walk the plank
Here at the bank we're the place your savings sank
Here at the bank it would be nice if you gave thanks
Here at the bank we promise to try
We know we fail, we know we lie
But don't make a stink, don't make a fuss
What else can you do, there's only us
You might think that we don't mind
As we jerk you 'round and rob you blind
But if you asked us, you would find
You're right, so right
To the back of the line
Come give us thanks
Here at the bank
We need your thanks
Here at the bank we have no clue
And zero interest in what we do
For every person who passes through
We say fuck, fuck, fuck, "fuck you"
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TAXES
02:36
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4 times a year I give my soul to a church I do not know
Yet every year I do donate and they insist I am not late
Though I have no income that could be labeled disposable
They say that I have no say in the matter for they are "unopposable"
Oh no
I'm infected by quarterlies
Come inject me with penalties
The facts are plain to see
These taxes are not for me
(Jesus Christ it never ends...I wish I had wealthy friends)
And I say fuck these taxes
What have they done for me?
Fuck these taxes
Before they fuck me
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KIDS
05:00
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10. |
CHORES
03:23
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White dishes, you little bitches, oh how daddy wishes
They'd put the kibbosh on the wash and have a pleasant nosh, then
I can't do this, I can't do that
I feed the dog, I walk the cat
I scrub the floor, I fold the clothes
And what the fuck am I doing I suppose?
My chores!
Chores
Dirty diapers
I can't do this, I can't do that
I am too old, I am too fat
I fed my son, I paid my wife
But what the fuck am I doing with my life?
My chores!
Chores
Every hour
Every day
Can't ahead
Can't get away
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FANTASIES
04:11
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You were for real when you said 'til death do us part
You're totally ideal, and I say this with all of my heart
But for everything you do there are some things you don't
And try as I will, some things you won't
So pretty please I'm on my knees
And here I will stay
Till you agrees to my fantasies
And get me through another day
I don't mean to be rude or to sound obsessed
But you're kind of a prude and totally repressed
But I'm here to help you, and you to so the same
So for starters let me call you by a different name
Try on something new, it doesn't matter what
Try on someone new, a mother or a slut
I wouldn't love you any less, might even love you more
'Cause I must confess sometimes I wish my wife was a whore
Yeah, I wish my life had more
I know this sounds offensive, perhaps even a little scary
You might be feeling defensive and ask yourself "who did you marry?"
'Cause I wanna tell you what to do, and I wanna tell you what to wear
And I wanna fuck the shit outta you before I take the kids to daycare
So c'mon baby let's play
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GROCERIES
05:15
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Shop shop and you don't stop
So high that you can't buy
Choose choose so you can't lose
And I can't solve one thousand mysteries, no I can't
They all run and hide, spin around while trapped inside my groceries
One million items in a sack
Every single one I must pack
I was just there, now I'm back
Full-on suburb attack!
Browse browse 'cause you can now
Pick pick and you get the stick
Oh mommy's got the stick and no patience
That train has left the station
Coupons, I got the scoop on
I'll tell you when the soup's on
Ready. Heat. Serve. Then Eat.
And I can't solve one thousand mysteries
They bring this dad right to his aging knees
I could go on and on with endless miseries
They all run and hide, spin around while trapped inside my groceries
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SPOUSES
03:26
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They cool ya when you're hot and heat ya when you're cold
But before you know it they just think you're dumb and old
Oh there was a time when you were thought of as gold
But now you're just a eunuch and you do as you are told
Spouses
They sometimes say good morning but never wish you luck
Yet they're always horny when you're bringing home the buck
Still you're in the trenching, standing in the muck
And seeing things her way because you do not give a fuck
Spouses
They used to find you funny and even kind of cute
But your best trait was your money, now you can't afford a suit
See certain people love you even if you're destitute
Whoops I've said too much, you see, she says that I'm her mute
Spouses
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PLUMBERS
02:31
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They clean our shit, oh what a bummer
They don't get vacations in the summer, but
We keep them rich, they keep us dumber
We be their bitch, they be our plumber
Plumbers
They could be lying, they could be faking
They got us bent over the toilet they are snaking
There's only one option there's never two
And only one question when the answer is poo
If things get desperate I'll offer up a hummer
'Cause when the shit hits the fan you gotta call the plumber
Why?
'Cause why not?
Who's the one who's in control?
What's that doing in my bowl?
What about the cash they stole?
Why am I bleeding out of every hole?
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COMMUTES
05:00
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Half hour, one hour, two hour three
Takes forever to get where I don't wanna be
And once I am on my way there I'll have become too exhausted to care
The facts are clear and I can't refute
Oh the problems ain't acute
The problem is here and they are the root
Commutes, commutes, commutes
One dollar, two dollar, three dollar, eight
Doesn't really matter I'll still be late
Sitting or crouching, leaning or standing
Every which way the whole things demanding
Go get a Snickers, go ahead and bite one
Get out your book now, Hey, go ahead and write one
Break out your needle and thread, bust out your knitting
'Cause you'll never reach your destination, and I am not shitting
Take your I-phone, go ahead and get it
Let out that fart now, go ahead and let it
It's a fight to the finish between them and me
And how much worse than this possibly be?
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HOMES
02:47
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My foundation's cracking, you can hear the creek
My bones are lacking and all my pipes leak
Splattered with graffiti, my walls need erasing
You can walk all over me 'cause I need replacing
I need a layer of fresh paint to become what I ain't
My radiator's smoking yet frozen to the touch
The heat is cranking but it don't do much
I wouldn't crack the lid, the commode has toiled
Don't touch the fridge, inside I'm all spoiled
Send me home to a semi-home
Where nothing works and I'm alone
I scrimped and saved and now I own
This old dog with bad bones
Send me home
It's not been wintered, it needs to be improved
The floors have splintered, they must be removed
All the windows shattered, all the doors broken
Now it doesn't matter from my dream I've awoken
Send me home
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DISHES
02:57
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(Not)
Once in a while
Grab your plate by the hand
Make sure that it understands
You don't want to mean it
But you have to clean it
After you eat
Rinse and repeat
(Well I can't remember)
It's always her concern that one day you will learn
That one of her many wishes is that you do the dishes
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HOBBIES
00:49
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19. |
MEALS
04:25
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When its early in the morning or when its late at night
Even when it comes with warning it still don't feel quite right
I prepare for the next three days, I'm aware of what the book might says
And I don't care about the games I plays they're just
Meals
When the wife is feeling anxious, when my son is feeling ill
When we're all feeling depressed, we have one need to fill
I prepare for the next few weeks, I'm aware the tupperware
And I don't care that I'm stuffing my cheeks, they're just
Meals
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Jesse Krakow West Orange, New Jersey
Hi, I'm Jesse. I've worked w/ Shudder To Think, The Shaggs, Bootsy Collins, John Zorn, Jello Biafra, Ruins, Kate Pierson, Bill Laswell, Paul Rudd, Julee Cruise, Nona Hendrix, The BK Philharmonic & many more - recorded for Sony, Atlantic, Tzadik, Alternative Tentacles, TeamLove, New Amsterdam, Cuneiform, Relapse, Crucial Blast & many more -performed in 15 countries - and change a mean diaper. ... more
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