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The Longest Day
03:01
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Come home to see a notice
"We won't deliver, we need a signature"
They wouldn't give up my package today
Tomorrow seems like a distant future
Esoteric electronics
Parts to be sourced worldwide
And for want of the proverbial nail
A project lost, I set it aside
(chorus)
With this delay today's the longest day
Worse than the weeks I've waited
Good time becomes worthless meantime
Without my package, with my breath bated
USPS made like Dick Clark
Dropped the ball on New Year's Eve
Wrong slot, they missed the mark
Without my package, I can only grieve
I ordered a critical component
Left to an uncertain fate
Posted messages near my apartment
“Return it please” and now I wait
(chorus)
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2. |
Like The Cool Kids Do
03:58
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(verse 1)
Strip it down, shake it up
Analog is all I need
Jam it out, twist a knob
Sheet music I can't read
I can patch, the sound's a match
Korg MS, forget the DAW
Saws and squares, filtered down
Instruments completely raw
(bridge 1)
Arouse the musician
No screen to kill the feel
Tube and tape come to life
With analog, all is real
(chorus)
Jam like the cool kids do (x4)
(second chorus: "Dance" instead of jam)
(verse 2)
Strip it down, shake it up
This simple beat is all you need
No pretense, but beware
On authenticity, hipsters feed
Call you haters, bite like gators
Play the victim, make you doubt
Their brand of cool, just a sham
We got 'em now, shoo them out
(bridge 2)
Our fashion and our music
Inextricably linked
Soundtrack to our aesthetic
And our movements are synced
(bridge 3)
Yes, this was all on one synth
Albeit played on multiple tracks
That's why I name-dropped the Korg MS-20
Just wanted to give the facts
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Vestigial Systems Washington, D.C.
Solo project of David A. Hia, bassist for cemeterysex.bandcamp.com .
Strictly analog instrumentation, mixed and mastered on tape.
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