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Bawdy Politik

by Rodger Raino

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PLANET EARTH First assume a human form Determine if you can blend in If that don’t work, be a dog They love them Remember to take your time Report everything you see Listen to what they say Watch close how they behave You’ll clear our way When we invade planet earth It needs to be a big surprise We’ll spook the natives make ‘em run and hide When we invade planet earth
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Somaland 02:25
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START PRETENDING Hey ya better start pretending 'Cause we still got time to waste Before the demons of destruction Hold you in their slack embrace The times they are pretending That the world is still sane While all those crazy angels Are off on their holiday Everybody's now pretending That Caesar's wearing clothes Better grab up your diamonds, your rubies, Tusks and bitter cloves Nobody seeks forgiveness For thoughts they can't control We all need a handy witness For the dream cheaply sold When ya finally stop pretending And the scales fall from your eyes When that day comes, it might serve some Remembrance you'll recognize
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EXILED IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE Alice bleached her hair My head got shaved Sure had us running scared Avoiding our graves We caught just the slightest glance So we went on the lam Exiled in the Imperial Palace Do not disturb under threat of malice Exiled in the Imperial Palace We shot out, heading west from Kalamazoo, need a new zip code Helter-Skelter’s blasting My car’s radio We were sunset bound Drained our bank accounts Exiled in the Imperial Palace Do not disturb under threat of malice Exiled in the Imperial Palace Everyone here looks like someone else Marilyn’s slinging drinks, the blackjack dealer’s Elvis Living here is camouflage Shrouded in one more scotch Twenty five years ago That shit went down Alice moved to Cairo While chasin’ some clown Now I spin Roulette Why don’t you place a bet Exiled in the Imperial Palace Do not disturb under threat of malice Exiled in the Imperial Palace
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DETACHED RETINA In your pocket rests a tiny screen And a big one hangs on your wall Scattered ‘round lurk in-betweens A plugged-in world at your beck and call All your desires they caress A banquet of sight and sound Obscure topics where you obsess Answers wait there to be found The detached retina Never lets ya Cut through that crap No escape hatch Endless reflections Demand attention But you can’t So connected yet So detached
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THE BIG NOTHING A black limo slips into midnight A man steps out, his collar starched and white The air hangs heavy waiting on the storm No tears on her face No remorse for what takes place The big nothing observes the protocols The big nothing bends the line of fate The big nothing harbors secret calls Take the bait, take the bait Soft scratching at the door, passwords engaged Cash exchanges hands when the timing’s set The smell of danger drifts pungent in the night No reason to react No deception to extract The big nothing observes the protocols The big nothing bends the line of fate The big nothing harbors secret calls Take the bait, take the bait Inflicting unjust deserts with a savage rage Betraying duplicity for a callous wage The skipper greets his mistress with a misplaced kiss While distant foghorns bark and growl A muted splash disrupts the frigid moon lit bay No anger in the voice No regrets about the choice The big nothing observes the protocols The big nothing bends the line of fate The big nothing harbors secret calls Take the bait, take the bait
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THE DEATH OF NEON Everyone remembers where they first heard the news At least those of a certain age on that wet winter night It seemed like the whole world knew Neon's name But each saw a different man, none the same A luminescent reflection of our thoughts The life of Neon it could tug at the heart Or beg in horror for the visions to depart The life of Neon exposed hidden contrasts Blinding, searing, crystal white memories recast To some he was a Judas, to others another Christ A scheming money lender or a beggar brutalized He hustled sex on street corners, he enforced the blue laws He lived in a silver penthouse where his servants called him son And everyone saw Neon as the nexus in the flux The life of Neon it could tug at your heart Or beg in horror for the visions just to start The life of Neon exposed hidden contrasts Blinding, searing, crystal white memories recast Then time stopped for an instant to catch its breath After that it bolted across a zig-zagging path Rumors swept around the globe on fragile bits of light A gunman or a heart attack, some punk with a rusty knife Rampant speculation of the most capricious type Fueled by fear, raw joy and pain that mirrored uncommon grief But in the end no cause was found for his demise The death of Neon weighed down every heart And our vision became black, white and stark The death of Neon exposed unknown bonds A clotting fusion of regrets at memories recast
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No Respect 02:51
NO RESPECT The Queen won't give you any respect No respect, no, no, no respect Mr. Redding ain't ready to Rise from his tomb to offer you respect Even our founding fathers could not be bothered Rolling, rolling, spinning rolling, spinning rolling in their graves All you ever wanted was your daddy's affection He never even noticed you, no respect Those socialites you paid for sex with promises got no respect Your trophy wives must regret that first moment when you met You can spread around some cash but it won't buy respect They'll just lie to your face then cut you down when you walk away You crave to be accepted and yearn to be a star Still a vulgar petty conman is all you really are New money, gaudy taste, so in love with your own face Mirrors crack at your gaze you're an inverse Dorian Grey And in your tiny heart you know one thing is true Anyone with any class can see right through you You're the riff without the raff High on grift and telling gaffes Reality's a bitch You're in over your head this time And there's no way to make it alright No respect, no, no, no respect
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STRANDED IN LA I heard you were hot, blazing – hot in Montana But in this town, well – you’re just so-so Those Penthouse dreams, they – linger in absentia Lost in fervor, only – one year ago There is no freeway escape You’re trapped on the surface roads The canyon sirens call your name When you’re stranded in LA And you’re stranded in LA Brian’s spec script kept – his hopes afloat While cleaning pools, it pays the – rent His dialog sang, but in the – wrong key for Burbank Those 15 minutes, well they – left before they came There is no freeway escape You’re trapped on the surface roads The canyon sirens call your name When you’re stranded in LA And you’re stranded in LA So who am I to interrupt this situation? And who are you trying to impress? I don’t believe we’re gonna get no explanations They say this is a city of angels But I only need a warm friend tonight …Won’t you be my angel? Audrey always – waits on my table But she’s really a – singer in some band She’s bored with gigs like that – punk Bar Mitzvah She’ll never stumble onto the Whisky’s stage There are no freeway escapes We’re trapped on the surface roads The canyon sirens calls my name And I’m stranded in LA Yeah we’re stranded in LA Stranded, stranded in LA. Stranded, stranded in LA
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WILDEBEEST Your old fever burns The blood starts stirring flesh Down low nocturnal The revenge of fear v. loathing We’re all animals, just animals I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals I am gonna fuck the wildebeest This ain’t no feral sideshow So don’t you spank the wombat And risk your jolt control Hookin’ up with the lap lick We’re all animals, just animals I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals I am gonna fuck the wildebeest Last night I'm finishing my drink when Gina Tindervalve & Audrey Slander Stumble into this joint, Arm in Arm Followed by a clutch of rumors & their own photographer They're hanging over by the bar Star power Holding Court A billion watts of excitement Then this guy at the table next to me Looks kinda like ET He leans over, taps me on the shoulder and says... Take a sip of Campari So, over cocktails at the Abbey Adorned in risky chic Bath house firemen say, “Monica, she is no saint” We’re all animals, just animals I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals I am gonna fuck the wildebeest Animals, all animals I’m gonna fuck you like a wildebeest We’re all animals, ruttin’ humpin’ animals I am gonna fuck that wildebeest
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MISS LINDSEY STRUTS Oh Miss Lindsey Oh Miss Lindsey Strut Miss Lindsey Oh Miss Lindsey Strut, strut, strut

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released March 22, 2020

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