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I Was Made For These Times

from I Was Made For These Times by The Shut-Ups

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Don says:

What if the world has become as pathologically unstable and anti-social as you are? You might feel more at home than ever before.

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I heard they got a new disease
It’s not safe to shoot the breeze
And the world ends if you sneeze

And they’ve started up a war
Over who gets to pretend
That there’s a war

I was made for these times.

No more poets, give us hacks!
No more skeptics, give us quacks!
Don’t forget who sells the snacks!

In all meaningful disputes,
Make your case by throwing fruits
In ninja suits

I was made for these times

See, this is how it always feels inside me
At war inside my body
With peace and love denied me

I...I used to look outside with longing
Well, it was longing mixed with envy
It was envy laced with bitterness

Chanting like self-righteous goons
Armed with purloined silver spoons
They march off to fight cartoons

The smirk has stretched beyond my head
To the skyline it has spread
That’s why I’ve said

I was made for these times

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from I Was Made For These Times, released December 30, 2020
Don Condescending: Vocals, Keyboards
Ben Spraker: Guitar
Jason NeSmith: Drums
Thad Thompson: Bass Guitar

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We're a five-piece new-wave power-pop band from Atlanta and Athens, GA and practice daily at 6AM. We do more before 8AM than most bands do all week.

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