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No Conventions This Year
D G D
In late January, we heard of a virus
G D A(sus) D
Some kind of flu that was some kind of worse
The gameshow host told us that he’d have to fire us
if we stoked concerns about going to work
G D/F# Em D/F# (repeat)
Lie luh lie, it’ll die when it’s warmer
Lie luh lie, It will just disappear
Lie luh lie, only old people get it
G D/F# Em A
Lie luh lie, well at least it’s not here
Chorus:
Bm F#m G A
Aye Aye! We shout for the captain
Bm F#m G D
Oh woah, we ask what is this?
Em D/F#
So stay 6 feet from me and keep the mask on
G D A(sus) D
for this is a year when we won’t have a con
Got through February, and not much had happened
it’s over in China, and we’ll be okay
Never mind the Italians, there’s no need to stay in
Arizona and Washington just have 1 case
Lie luh lie, Less than 50 infected
Lie luh lie, you see, no one has died
Lie luh lie, we should still go to C-PAC
Lie luh lie, “Berners won’t vote for Bi-den
Chorus
For the last time this year, we went to the airport
off to Virginia, the start of a tour
Maybe someone was coughing, and asked what you’re there for
Just go to the doctor, unless you are poor
Lie luh lie, Who did this? Obama
Lie luh lie, There’re plenty of tests
Lie luh lie, no co-pay for treatment
Lie luh lie, I’m doing my best
Now New York’s exploded. They run out of doctors.
Dragon con’s cancelled, so’s BLFC
For 2 weeks or longer you might be a “Walker”
Lock down, unless you’re a broke employee
Lie luh lie, it’s all because China
Lie luh lie, Take hydrochoroquine
Lie luh lie, yeah sure you can protest
Lie luh lie, bail the rich out again
Chorus
Solo - G D/F# Em D/F# (x4 last chord A)
The police were out doing their unprovoked murders
Minneapolis said that enough was enough
In all 50 states our protectors and servers
beat up your children to show that they’re tough
Lie luh lie, We’ll stop using tear gas
Lie luh lie, he deserved to die
Lie luh lie, don’t trust your own eye balls
Lie luh lie, while we lie luh lie lie
Chorus
In the heat of the summer, here come the evictions
Landlords need rent so they don’t have to work
Mask up or die, and hold strong your convictions
Owning a house is one wealthiness perk
Lie luh lie, sure we’ll donate the money
Lie luh lie, to combat ALS
Lie luh lie, get your ass back to work now
Lie luh lie, we’ll get out of this mess
Chorus (last chord G and hold on it)
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Rise Up Every Nation
03:36
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Tell me what it’s like, on the
inside, of the fold
can I still buy in?
is my blood pure enough?
Enough?
Chorus
Rise up every nation
for freedom and information
it’s hypnotic, psychotic, it’s true
we won’t go to war for
those who could afford to
wipe out every evil they profit from you
Tell me what it’s like
to be the bad man
Don’t you see that choice is by
vote or by force
Everything you are is built upon us
still we’re choked while your megaphone is
screamin’ and I know we
can’t take much more
much more
Chorus
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Shut Your Mouth
03:01
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The sweat collects in my headband
I can see clearly, I’m lookin for you
I wipe away the expectorate, can you
Guess what I’m gonna do
I’m out. I don’t need this these are
Brand new shoes and I don’t wanna scuff them on,
what I detest, what I can’t
Tollerate: that grin, you better lose it
Chorus:
Yeah, this kick should feel so familiar
It has taken down opponents far better than you
I don’t quit, there’s garbage to take out
When you see me in these streets, you had better learn
To shut your mouth
I’ll introduce your face to my knee
Or an elbow to the back of your neck
I cannot wait to get in the ring
Golle gee oh gosh darnin’ heck
It’s a lot, it’s all I can take the
arrogance, and I don’t think it’s stopping
Aw. What a shame. You can’t seem
To form words with my arm against your trachea
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I Am The Animal
03:12
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Chorus:
C C/D D
Got one toe over the line, breakin out
C/D D C
bringin’ up overtime. Who can decide
G
what set of ears they want to
F C G D
hear that siren call
C/D D C/D
gonna hit rewind. Changin’ faces like you
D G
change your mind. I am,
F C D | C/D | D | C/D
I am the animal.
Rock breakdown - D 8 bars (4 halftime bars)
| Dm | Dm..D/C| x4
Verse 1:
Dm
Think I’ve been here before,
This skin feels so familiar,
C
but was I lookin with,
G Dm
a different set of eyes.
Dm
Are these the same feet that are
walkin’ this trail again
C G
something about this air,
Dm
gives me pause
G F Dm
Why chew with the same teeth
given the option?
G A
Why not make a change
F F F F C
Gotta let me feel it again!
Chorus
Interlude - | D | D..D/C| x4 last chord: G
Bridge:
D
There are mountains crumblin’ over
There are seas that rise and fall
Maybe they won’t recognize me but you
F C D
Can’t fool ‘em all
D
While the moon goes through its phases
and the seasons tend to change
Be it curse or be it a miracle
F C D Last time: F C G……. F
why remain the same? (repeat 3x)
Verse 2:
D5
I think I’ve been here before
these feathers seem to lift me
C
but can I descend and
G D
hold the earth again?
D5
been on the same streak that had me
stuck inside my mind, thinkin’ all the time
C G
whether anyone in the world can
D C
really know my name.
Chorus
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Stare into a dark sky
And hold in all my oxygen
I'm finally getting by
It's a sentimental statement
Pretending that we can take flight
With the pull of gravity
Hell bent on keeping us alive
Keeping me awake at night
I'm tired but you're on my, on my mind
Gazing through a pane of glass
With all your colors streaming in
An incomplete kaleidoscope
But perfect all the same
In a crowded sea of burning lights
If you ever feel alone, don't forget
I'm right here with you
Oh come lead me out
Of the atmosphere
And don't leave me without
A window
To see you turning still
Around my world
My singular fixation
You're my starry destination
So keep a reservation for two
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Numbers Game
03:27
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My friends all have a one-track mind
like “How can he keep up with you?”
No, he doesn’t party all the time
but he’s taught me a thing or two.
Like how I bet, you didn’t know that if you
flip the equals sign you can see a 40
suddenly find a way, into a 25
Chorus:
I don’t know how I can be sure
But all I want from you is more
yet still I find that I am torn on moving on
Although my friends think we’re insane
because our ages aren’t the same
Guess what
We are more than a numbers game
His looks destroy me but, He’s not a trophy
Add it up yourself and see
I see ‘em lookin’ but I just don’t care
gimme a getaway subtract the mid-life crisis
so let me sum up devisor, denominator, flip it,
and we still complete the equation and
and, you don’t know you’re probably
15 years from gray and although
you may not believe it yet
there will come a day
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Can't Get There Alone
04:50
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Hear the beep, awaken, take our first breath
grind against the lane “the few” have set
go to work both sick and tired
organize and we’ll get fired
for 40 hours or more, they want our best
Becoming harder to get all these bills paid
we’re not share-holders, no money unless stuff gets made
don’t think that we’re the only
still divided and still lonely
It will take all of us to make a change
and you
Can’t get there alone
Every day, you see us
Isn’t much between us
When you hear the call please answer, answer
tho ‘the few” may fight us
let the pain unite us
maybe if 200 million shouted you
Can’t get there alone
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Beep Boop
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Chip Tune 2 - Too Scary
01:21
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Boop Beep
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It came upon a midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
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In the desert of Nevada
There’s a place you all must go
Where the strangers feel like brothers
As you cross the casino
Where the joy unending makes the
Work seem toil free
Biggest little brother knows
It’s our BLFC
Chorus:
Through our nights we dream of being back again with you
Where our days are happy and secure
Let our minds n’er wander from the miracle, the privilege
That we call our beloved BLFC
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Honeybee
05:06
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You didn't have to look my way
Your eyes still haunt me to this day
But you did. Yes, you did
You didn't have to say my name
Ignite my circuits and start a flame
But you did
Oh, Turpentine erase me whole
(Cause I) don't want to live my life alone
(Well I) was waiting for you all my life
Oh
Why
Set me free, my... honey-
Bee
Ho-ney
Bee
You didn't have to smile at me
Your grin's the sweetest that I've ever seen
But you did. Yes you did
You didn't have to offer your hand
Cause since I've kissed it I am at your command
But you did
Oh, Turpentine erase me whole
I don't want to live my life alone
I was waiting for you all my life
Oh
Why
Set me free, my... honey-
Bee
Ho-ney
Bee
Hello Goodbye, Twas nice to know you
How I find myself without you
That I'll never know
I let myself go
Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
And I never thought I was crazy
But what do I know?
Now you have to go
Honeybee
Honeybee
Hello Goodbye, Twas nice to know you
How I find myself without you
Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
And I never thought I was crazy
That I'll never know.
I let myself go.
But what do I know?
Now you have to go.
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Weird Autumn
01:50
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Some people are one way
That's how they stay
Some people find one life
They live that way
Hey, man, have you seen her around?
Have you seen her today?
(Weird autumn, weird autumn)
I only knew her a week
Before she went away
(Weird autumn, weird autumn)
Sometimes you can't see someone
Until they're gone
But some people never stop
They're always moving on
Hey, man, have you seen her around?
Have you seen her today?
(Weird autumn, weird autumn)
I only knew her a week
Before she went away
(Weird autumn, weird autumn)
Out on Arbor Street
I saw Autumn leave
Her family drove away
They can't sell that house
So empty it stays
I never knew why that was
Neighbor kids say it's because
Autumn was weird in a way
That stayed in the house and weird it remains
Hey, man, have you seen her around?
Have you seen her today?
(Weird autumn, weird autumn)
I only knew her a week
Before she went away
(Weird autumn, weird autumn)
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Die Anywhere Else
02:24
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Dust on this tired old street
Mark corners where we used to play
Dust trace our tired old feet
In circles as we pace our time away
I just wanna die anywhere else
If only I could die anywhere else
So come with me let's die anywhere else
Anywhere, just not here
Stuck on this dead end street
Where all the new kids come to play
Stuck where the past and future meet
Watching all our autumns drift away
I just wanna die anywhere else
If only I could die anywhere else
So come with me let's die anywhere else
Anywhere, just not here
And if they ever hear my name,
Will they know I walked alone?
Around these dusty streets,
My tired old home
And will they ever stop to think
What was here before?
No, they won't remember that I'm gone
I just wanna die anywhere else
If only I could die anywhere else
So come with me let's die anywhere else
Anywhere, just not here
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D G D
Got through to July with conventions all streaming
G D A(sus) D
A better response than the NCAA
The SEC’s rolling and Notre Dame’s coughing
they’ll get you corona but never fair pay
G D/F# Em D/F# (repeat)
Lie luh lie, we’ll make rules and enforce them
Lie luh lie, all the games will be played
Lie luh lie, we must keep advertisers
G D/F# Em A
Lie luh lie, and the money we’ve made
Chorus:
Bm F#m G A
Aye Aye! We’ve replaced the captain
Bm F#m G D
Vowote, we have, and we’re pissed.
Em D/F#
So pay us to stay home and keep our masks on or it’s
G D A(sus) D
yet one more year where we won’t have a con
To no one’s surprise, the west coast was on fire
and 10 states away the smoke covered the sun
with no rain for months and a climate that’s drying
our leaders suspect that their work there is done
Lie luh lie, we won’t drill on your park land
Lie luh lie, well, until it’s been sold
Lie luh lie, here, enjoy this new pipe-line
Lie luh lie, is it too hot or cold?
Chorus
Some time in November they held an election
and Trump nearly won despite a quarter million dead
lost seats in the house but gained some in the senate
thanks to the Georgians who didn’t vote red
Lie luh lie, yeah a blue wave is coming
Lie luh lie, he will win by a lot
Lie luh lie, we’re still offering nothing
Lie luh lie, and you get what you got
A vaccine is coming, according to Pfizer
and stock market gamblers have taken the bait
The same politicians who said not to worry
get it on camera while workers still wait
Lie luh lie, states will nail distribution
Lie luh lie, and the shot will be free
Lie luh lie, can we sell you a booster?
Lie luh lie, you’re our priority
Chorus
Solo - G D/F# Em D/F# (x4 last chord A)
The officers filmed handing out executions
got put on paid leave and then back to the beat
A couple were charged and still fewer convicted
the DAs had found it unnecessary
Lie luh lie, he was holding a weapon
Lie luh lie, I was told by the cops
Lie luh lie, you’ll be killed by antifa
Lie luh lie, they’re a dangerous mob
Chorus
It’s been 32 weeks since we got our twelve hundred
and 5 bucks a day doesn’t cover much rent
our Democrat saviors won’t hold up a veto
we gotta bomb Yemen before checks are sent
Lie luh lie, they can’t act in the Senate
Lie luh lie, nothing they could arrange
Lie luh lie, he’ll get kids out of cages
Lie luh lie, he says not much will change
Chorus (last chord G and hold on it)
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Pepper Coyote Phoenix, Arizona
Pepper has been recording and performing music since 2010 with bands like Look Left and Foxes and Peppers, along with solo
work. From Australia to Singapore to Scotland, Pepper's music continues to delight and inspire with its focus on clever poetry and vocal excellence.
Pepper continues to operate as an independent musician with no label or corporate funding.
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