trials and tribulations

by john ramsey

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i wrote this after a year long hiatus and it fucking rocks WOOOO

this was after a rlly shitty house show (or at least i thought it was shitty, it was actually kinda good music)

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martyr yourself at a house show
and dont stay sober
try not to get too upset
until the music is over
try to ignore
that the concert's a party
and the band is as drunk and as boring as you are
martyr yourself at a house show
and dont stay sober

sacrifice yourself for the greater good
take a hit
talk to the others
but realize they dont give a shit
pretend to listen
in your old high school jacket
as some asshole with a saxophone makes a lot of racket
sacrifice yourself for the greater good
stay bitter and hip

youre just another young pariah provocateur
with opinions that slam into sound-dense walls
while some white guy who uses the n-word sometimes
tries to justify his existing at all
to the public
where they dont even listen
their dulling eyes glisten
with firetruck red
just pretend you're having a good time
and hope if you pass out then you just wake up dead

make new friends with the girl
who spends most of her time fainting
try not to puke on your other friend's
avant-garde paintings
drink shitty sodas and rums
that taste like flat piss
dont bump into the speakers
although they already hiss
if you make it through tonight,
then you'll become saintly.

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released September 19, 2016

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john ramsey Iowa City, Iowa

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