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Party of Life (Part 2)

by English Minor

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1.
The Jester Winks 01:30
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"The Jester Winks" ... The jester winks With both his eyes He’d like die But he’ll joke instead Better to pass the times And to save his death For a better life One where wise men lead And fools hide their heads From the shame of they Who can discern a lie Yet the jester winks With both his eyes He’d like to cry But he’ll joke instead Since he cannot lie And the fools gnash their teeth When truth is plainly said
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See How Life Turns Out For You 01:43
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"See How Life Turns Out For You" Grandma is living in a retirement home for the old Her family has money but not the means to care for her at home See how life turns out for you! Love your mom and father, too! Grandma eats three meals daily in a room made up of antique chairs She rarely has appetite and leaves most the food but no one’s ‘ware See how life turns out for you! Eat your meat and veggies, too! Grandma hosts no one except the nurses with cold, pale, dry hands: They make her bed each morning They dress her while she’s squirming They hoist her in her wheelchair They roll her here, there, everywhere They change her senior diapers They bathe her in the shower They give her pills to swallow They bed her til tomorrow Grandma has no (/few) friends at the retirement home for the old Residents tell her stories in which not a thing (/nothing) is ever told See how life turns out for you! Find good friends and keep them, too! Someday you’ll be old, too! Someday you’ll be alone, too! Grandma plays bingo every Wednesday and Sunday after lunch She always is winning but it never seems to add (/amount) to much See how life turns out for you! Practice bingo and rummy, too! Grandma sits in bed waiting for visitors that never come: Her eldest is a royal bitch Her only son’s a narcissist Her middle is incompetent Her youngest is a bon vivant Her nephews are oblivious Her nieces are ridiculous Her friends are all sick and bed-rid Her husband’s dead, good luck for him Grandma cries for the days when she could live her life all on her own Recalls the past only fondly and laments the present with a moan See how life turns out for you! Care for (your) body and mind, too! Grandma will die in her retirement home for the old...
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The Forest 03:44
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“The Forest” Deep within a forest Where creatures feel by smell The stink is getting worse For those who still can tell But no one yet has found it The origin of the stench Some point to the piles of shit Others point to their heads Breathe— The creatures feed The forest thrives The creatures fear The forest dies A congress called Each pick a side Division grows Discussion dies The creatures fear The creatures fight The smell is in your head, mental static The answer is quite clear, your manic Our ways old and dear, democratic Shall save our forest dear, don’t panic Those who do not know what shit smells like Are bound to mistake bullshit alike The old stands democratically unliked Clean the forest or the future be like For who or what speak you, not reason Your ideas are like a new religion You’ll shout them ‘til we beg submission Untold danger is such unreason Religion is the worship of the old Which the truths of the present remold Change is the growth of our dear forest Hear the swell of the people’s chorus I hear the howl of the purist Who yields to no way but fold Those who pretend at such sureness Surely grow ignorance bold Those who pretend at no such sureness Surely grow ignorance very bold When you play at such sureness You grow handsomely bold The first to the top of mountain sureness Captures the heart of boldness Do you see the smoke rising? A cloud of ambiguous doom? When it blocks out our sun’s light Our forest will be a tomb Deep within a forest Where creatures play with fire The smoke is growing thicker For those who still respire The Congress adjourns to search into the forest They find a clearing just where it burns hottest Discover their kids, deranged and malnourished Burning trees, dancing, singing in chorus Breathe— The forest burns Its smoke is light Its smell is sweet We feel alright Down with the old Up with the fight The forest we clear One tree at a time Let others grow change We’ll clear the site The forest it burns Its smoke is our light
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Closer 02:27
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"Closer" Time and being, seem to be, in conspiracy Dividing, subdividing, us and them, each to each Separate lives, our demise, never you and me Draw closer to ... Idle talk, common stock, loss of bodied speech Hidden thoughts, fumbled shots, a weakness in our reach Arguments, spiteful vents, the laying of our siege Draw closer to ... I don’t know you I don’t know you anymore I don’t know you I don’t know you anymore Further and further Each alone we grow Silence thick as bone Cooled on past the fervor Time exacts its toll From who we once were Half attempts, life events, no one takes the lead Pictures shared, comments left, is this what friendship means? I follow what you follow and pretend that we’re agreed Draw closer to ... I saw you coming down the street, but nothing had to say We smiled and we nodded in that insubstantial way Then turned the corner, found the words my actions just betrayed Draw closer to ... I don’t know you I don’t know you anymore I don’t know you I don’t know you anymore Further and further Each alone we grow Silence thick as bone Cooled (on) past the fervor Time exacts its toll From who we once were
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Favorite New Band 02:07
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“Favorite New Band” They’ve got that brand-new sound They’ve got that sound that’s in demand They’ve got that sound that’s goin’ round And they’re your favorite new band There’s so much music out there today So many bands sound the same, Sometimes it’s hard to keep ‘em straight But this band is so much different than those other bands They’re really different And different in a different way They’ve got that brand-new sound They’ve got that sound that’s in demand They’ve got that sound that’s goin’ round And they’re your favorite new band Every hour of every day, their same two hits get played and played, From New York City to west L.A. All the girls, they wanna see ‘em All the boys, they wanna be ‘em Their sound is hip and oh-so dashing And so damn catchy... Their sound goes round and round your head til you feel your brain start cracking— They’ve got that brand-new sound They’ve got that sound that’s in demand They’ve got that sound that’s goin’ round And they’re your favorite new band They got that sound That sound! Sound! Sound!
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Leviathan 02:07
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“Leviathan” Sisters, brothers Listen to us We will make it right We’ll make a difference Give us your vote Give us your voice Give us your taxes We’ll lead the fight We’ll give you rights We’ll be your Leviathan You’ll be content At least at the end There’ll be no violence The time for a change is right now Right now is the time for a change Right now is always the time The time has always been right now Sisters, brothers Don’t listen to them We know what you need You need — to trust your friends! They are the bad They’ll make you sad They are the tyrants They’ll let you down Under the ground They want you silenced We want you strong Under our arm Just like a giant We only tell you the truth The truth is all that we tell you The truth is always from us We’ve always told you the truth Peace and prosperity — yes One in solidarity — yes This is our wholesome dream — yes It’s as good as it seems — promise! Come now and follow us there We will be fair, we swear We know what’s best for you We know because we have heard you Your voice resounds in us We are your voice, you can trust us You can trust us We promise
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Mr. Green Begs A Question 03:26
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"Mr. Green Begs a Question" Dear Mr. Green, We’ve received your letter But, with sympathy, Your matter is far from settled —For you must now petition The state to solve your question In matters like these, Local municipalities Are beholden by bureaucracy And limited cognitive powers —Higher you must go, sir To a state representative you don’t know, sir And there petition redress Of the question you ask In the hope of satisfaction On your philosophical quest— We wish you all the best! Dear Mr. Green, You were misled, my apologies The state has long Relinquished its authority On questions relating to autonomy Higher still You must contact the federal Agency of Human Affairs Which handles such heady cares As these... Respectfully yours ... Representative Coxcomb Dear Mr. Green, We’ve received your letter And though it’s laughably naïve We admire your sincerity, sir. The question you pose is one we’ve received before Now and again But usually the senders get their answers long before Their letters reach our desk Free? Is man free? He to whom you pose the question Is bound to give his own Determined answer So as you’ve asked your gov’t, your gov’t Answers in kind Within the limits of law here, enfranchised Man is free to do what he likes But if I may step from my designated role To ask a question of my own... Do you really believe that it’s Merely a matter of law For you to be free?
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What If 01:54
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"What If" What if I’m mistaken in my thinking? What if I am blind to my blindness? What if I’m a product, not an agent? What I don’t know myself? What if I’m becoming like the people I disdain? What if all my thoughts and all actions are in vain? What if I’ve got nothing to offer What if ... I’m deluded in my dreaming? What if ... I’m a coward, never tested? What if I don’t want to know myself? What if I’m becoming like the people I disdain? What if all my thoughts and all actions are in vain?

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released September 9, 2020

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English Minor Chicago, Illinois

A songwriting duo who, after many (many) attempts, have been unable to formulate a bio of just the right amount of sincerity and irony so as to succinctly capture the essence of their musical sensibilities.

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