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Simply Irresponsible
03:22
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SETTING TABLES, SET FOR WHERE YOUR LAST IMPRESSION SITS. YOU’RE TALKING LIKE SOMEONE WHO’S NEVER HAD THEIR ASS KICKED. IT TAKES A CONFIDENT MAN TO SPOT A CONFIDENT PLAN. A GAME OF CHICKEN FOR THE REST OF US STILL KICKING THE CAN, BUT THERE’S NO PEACE IF WE CAN’T FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PIECES FIT. OUR PAST IS NULL AND VOID AND NOW EVERYONE’S ANNOYED. LAST NIGHT’S NULL AND VOID AND NOW EVERYONE’S ANNOYED. GATEKEEPING EFFORTS WHILE YOU TICK THE BOXES ONE-BY-ONE. DAY-SLEEPING DAY AFTER DAY THROUGH THE SETTING SUN. IT’S “CHARITY”, CASING THE PROPERTY TO CHECK FOR THE DAMAGE DONE. OUR PAST IS NULL AND VOID AND NOW EVERYONE’S ANNOYED. THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT HAS TO BE WHEN I’M WITH YOU. WELL, THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT HAS TO BE.
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Object Objectives
02:17
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EVERY DAY. ALL DAY. ANYWAY, EVERY DAY, ALL DAY, ANYTHING YOU WANT. WELL, EVERYBODY’S IN A RUSH SOMETIMES. I’M HERE TO TELL YOU I’LL BE LATE FOR AWHILE: MIDNIGHT OIL. CONFERENCE CALLS AT 8AM. AND I’M ALL ALONE. A WOLF AT THE TABLE HUNTING FOR A PLACE TO SIT. EVERY NEW DIRECTOR THROWS MONEY AT THE WALL FOR JUST THE PRINT TO STICK. OBJECT OBJECTIVES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AT HOME THEY ONLY WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE. AH HELL, MY HAND’S PUT THE FORK IN THE SOCKET. RAISING QUESTIONS, BUT EVERY ARM’S GOT THEIR HAND IN A POCKET. OBJECT OBJECTIVES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AT HOME THEY WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE. PEOPLE AT HOME THEY ONLY WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE. PEOPLE AT HOME, THEY JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE. EVERY DAY. ALL DAY. ANYWAY, EVERY DAY, ALL DAY. IT’S ANYTHING YOU WANT.
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Cat & Mouse
02:33
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I GUESS I’M LEFT TO WAIT THIS OUT. A RIGHT OF PASSAGE. CAT AND MOUSE. A SPRING-LOADED TRAP WAITS BEYOND THE CURTAIN. BUT WHAT’S BEHIND DOOR NUMBER ONE IS WORSE: ME TIP TOE-ING ON NIGHTINGALE FLOORS, SWEARING UP AND DOWN YOU CAN HEAR ME COMING. CONTRADICTORY CONVERSATIONS LEAD TO CONTRADICTORY ACCUSATIONS. SO IF WE CAN ALL QUOTE THE RULES THAN YOU BEST TRY OBEY THEM IF YOU CAN REALLY QUOTE THE RULES. WRONG DECISIONS ARE BETTER THAN INDECISION BUT DECISIONS COULD MEAN THE STREET WITHOUT A DAMN THING TO MAKE YOUR ENDS MEET. IF YOU CONTINUE TO QUOTE THE RULES THAN YOU BEST TRY OBEY THEM IF YOU CAN REALLY QUOTE THE RULES. CONTRADICTORY CONVERSATIONS LEAD ME TO CONTRADICTORY ACCUSATIONS. IT’S FUCKED UP. IF WE CAN ALL QUOTE THE RULES YOU BEST TRY OBEY THEM. IF YOU CAN REALLY QUOTE THE RULES.
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Pet Sympathy
03:57
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STRANGE TIMES. WE’RE ALL JUST REINVENTING, DIGESTING NEWS REELS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. OUR PAST LIVES, NOW JUST A DISTANT MEMORY. THIS CITIES NIGHT LIFE IS NOW CLOSED FOR SURE. WE STAY PRODUCTIVE EVERY DAY IN OTHER WAYS, NOW REARRANGING WAYS TO DRAW THE SHADES. LET’S DRIFT OFF. I SWEAR IT FEELS LIKE DREAMING, SUSPENDED WEIGHTLESS BUT NOW LESS AMUSED. SO PINCH ME BUT COZY UP TO NOTHING. IT’S AN ENDLESS NIGHTMARE BENEATH THE TRUTH. WE STAY PRODUCTIVE EVERY DAY IN OTHER WAYS, NOW REARRANGING WAYS TO DRAW THE SHADES. WE STAY PRODUCTIVE EVERY DAY IN OTHER WAYS. JUST REARRANGING WAYS TO DRAW THE SHADES. SO LET’S DRAW THE SHADES. DECEPTION. DETRACTION. A NECESSARY CALL TO ACTION. A VOICE IN THE DISTANCE TO REMIND US WHERE WE HAVE BEEN. ELECTION REACTIONS. POLITICAL DISTRACTIONS. THE RESULT’S ON THE PAVEMENT AND THE PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN. NEW LIVES. WE’RE ALL JUST REINVENTING. DIGESTING NEWS REELS BEHIND OUR DOORS. AND OUR PAST TIME, JUST NOW A DISTANT MEMORY. THE CITIES NIGHT LIFE SHOULD ALL CLOSE FOR SURE.
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Debt Symmetry
02:59
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LET’S PUT OUR CAUTION IN YOUR CASKET. LET’S CARRY OUT YOUR PLANS NOW. IF YOU RAISE THAT FLAG YOU BETTER FLY IT. AN EXCUSE TO PUT YOUR ARMS DOWN. HUMANS LIKE TO LIVE AND BREATH FOR SPECULATION. WORD OF MOUTH WORKS ITS WAY DOWN THE COAST LIKE A BRUSHFIRE AND YOU’RE RUNNING LAPS AROUND YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLE STRETCHING OUT YOUR TIME TRIALS. WAS AT THE ONSET BUT NOW THE OFFSET IS TOO WEIRD. IT’S TOO WRONG. A SMALLER ONSET, NOT WORTH THE OFFSET. IT’S TOO WEIRD. IT’S TOO WRONG. SO LET’S CARRY OUT YOUR PLANS NOW. LET’S CARRY OUT YOUR PLANS NOW. WHAT DO WE DO WITH ALL THIS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION WHEN YOU KNOW I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE UP TO? WHAT WOULD YOUR FRIENDS THINK? WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER SAY? YOU KNOW I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE UP TO. WAS AT THE ONSET, BUT NOT THE OFFSET. IT’S TOO WEIRD. IT’S TOO WRONG. A SMALLER ONSET, NOT WORTH THE OFFSET. IT’S TOO WEIRD. IT’S TOO WRONG, BUT WE CARRIED ALL YOUR PLANS OUT CAUSE NO ONE YOU KNOW IS A SAINT. PLEASE DON’T ACT LIKE YOU’RE NO SINNER. NO ONE YOU KNOW IS A SAINT. PLEASE DON’T ACT LIKE YOU KNOW BETTER. LET’S PUT OUR CAUTION IN YOUR CASKET. LET’S CARRY OUT YOUR PLANS NOW.
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HALLELUJAH. THE EARTH WANTS WHAT IT WANTS AND IT’LL TAKE WHAT IT GETS. SIT ON THE SIDELINES AND PLACE YOUR BETS. SO, TALK TO ME SOFTLY, RUN OUT OF COFFEE AND DETAIL YOUR PATIENCE FOR COSTS CUT OUT AND COPY WHILE WE WAIT IN PAJAMAS FOR FURTHER NEWS. ONCE THE WHEELS LEAVE THE GROUND WE ALL OWN THE RIDE. WISHFUL THINKING FOR SUMMER AS WE ALL SIT INSIDE. COLLECT YOUR EARNINGS IN A CANVAS BAG. BURN YOUR RECEIPTS AND REMOVE THE TAGS. WHILE WE WAIT ON OUR COUCHES FOR FURTHER NEWS, WE’VE PUT A RING AROUND THE NOTES YOU WROTE. WHILE WE WAIT IN OUR BEDROOMS FOR FURTHER NEWS, WE PUT A RING AROUND YOU. WE PUT A RING AROUND YOU. WHILE WE WAIT ON OUR COUCHES FOR FURTHER NEWS, WE’VE PUT A RING AROUND THE NOTES YOU WROTE. WHILE WE WAIT IN PAJAMAS. F-U-T-U-R-E SUITS
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Portland To Portland
04:02
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WELL, EVERYWHERE YOU SEEM TO GO I TEND TO FOLLOW. IT’S ALL THE LOVE WE’VE MADE UP. RAIN OR SHINE, THE WEATHER'S FINE. THE LIGHTHOUSE IN MAINE IS ENOUGH. IT’S ENOUGH. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS CHECK THE LOCKS BEFORE I LEAVE. YOU KNOW I’LL ALWAYS. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS LOCK THE DOORS BEFORE I LEAVE. WELL, EVERYWHERE YOU SEEM TO GO I TEND TO FOLLOW. NAP IN THE FRONT SEAT. SING ON THE BACK BEAT. WHEN SHOULD WE GO? OR ARE WE ALREADY GONE? IT’S AS IF ALL OUR DEMONS TIED ONE OFF BELOW THE HAYSTACK ROCK AND FELL ASLEEP ON THE LAWN. WE FELL ASLEEP ON THE LAWN. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS CHECK THE LOCKS BEFORE I LEAVE. YOU KNOW I’LL ALWAYS. YOU KNOW I’LL ALWAYS LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE I LEAVE. LAST CHANCE. YOU TOOK MY HAND. THE COASTS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN. LAST CHANCE. COMPANION PASS. THE COASTS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN. WE TURN IN CIRCLES LIKE DUSK TURNS THE PAGE ON DAWN. NOT REALLY TURNING TIME FOR MUCH TOO LONG. WE TURN IN CIRCLES. IT’S ONE LAST TRIP AROUND THE SUN BEFORE THE DECADE IS DONE, BUT NOW THE DECADE IS DONE. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS CHECK THE LOCKS BEFORE I LEAVE. YOU KNOW I’LL ALWAYS. YOU KNOW I ALWAYS LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE I LEAVE. WELL, EVERYWHERE YOU SEEM TO GO I TEND TO FOLLOW. IT’S ALL THE LOVE WE’VE MADE UP.
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Window Pain
02:00
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IT’S LIKE I WAS NEVER EVEN HERE. YOU STARED RIGHT THROUGH MY FACE JUST LIKE A WINDOW PANE AND THE PAIN IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. BUT I’LL THINK OF YOU EVERY TIME I NEED A REMINDER OF BEING BORED, SO KEEP YAMMERING ON. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. YADDA YADDA. I’VE GOT A MILLION THINGS TO DO. ONE MILLION MOMENTS WITHOUT YOU. ALL WITHOUT YOU. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, AS THE WORLD KEEPS GETTING SMALL. WE’RE JUST SAILING THROUGH THE DARKNESS. WE’RE THE SHIPS THAT FACE THE SQUALL, BUT I’VE GOT A MILLION THINGS TO DO. ONE MILLION MOMENTS WITHOUT YOU. I’VE GOT A MILLION THINGS TO DO. THEY’RE ONE MILLION MOMENTS WITHOUT YOU. ALL WITHOUT YOU. SO I’LL THINK OF YOU EVERY TIME I NEED A REMINDER OF BEING BORED, SO KEEP YAMMERING ON. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. YADDA YADDA. WILL I THINK OF YOU EVERY TIME I NEED A REMINDER OF BEING BORED? KEEP CARRYING ON. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. YADDA YADDA. BLAH BLAH BLAH.
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Pet Synergy
03:09
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THEY’VE PUT MY MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS. TAKEN AWAY LUNCHES. CUTTING COSTS, VIBES ARE OFF. THEY’VE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS. ADJUSTED MERIT INCREASES. TIME HAS STOPPED VALUE PROPS. WELL HOW ELSE DO YOU BREAK UP WITH YOURSELF? STANDING IN THE SHADE OF YOUR OWN SHADOW, HOW ELSE WOULD YOU BREAK UP WITH YOURSELF? I’VE PUT MY MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. THE HELP’S UNRESPONSIVE. TIME’S THEY ARE TOUGH. VIBES REMAIN OFF. SO HOW ELSE DO YOU BREAK UP WITH YOURSELF? STANDING IN THE SHADE OF YOUR OWN SHADOW, HOW ELSE WOULD YOU BREAK UP WITH YOURSELF? WELL, HOW ELSE DO YOU BREAK UP WITH YOURSELF? VALUE PROPS, CUTTING COSTS, VIBES REMAIN OFF. YOU SEE, ALL MY FRIENDS KEEP ON DYING. IF I DON’T PUT MY APOLOGIES IN WRITING I’M SCARED THEY’LL NEVER GET TO WHERE THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE. THEY’LL NEVER MAKE IT TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. NEVER MAKE IT TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. VALUE PROPS. CUTTING COSTS. TIMES, THEY ARE TOUGH AND VIBES ARE OFF. PUT OUR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS. NO SUBSIDIZED LUNCHES. VIBES REMAIN OFF. THEY’VE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS, EXTENDED MERIT INCREASES. CUTTING COSTS. I’VE PUT MY MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. THE HELP’S UNRESPONSIVE. TIMES, THEY ARE TOUGH. VIBES REMAIN OFF.
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Bootlicker
03:58
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CADET BLUE. A TENSION WATCHING YOU. WE CROSS OUR HEARTS AND WALK THE STREETS TO MEET YOUR ATTITUDE. DISTORT, BUT CAPTURE SIGHT. WE CAPTURE EVERY NIGHT. COLLISION COURSE. A CITY WIDE FRATERNAL FORCE STUCK BETWEEN THE LINE AND EVENING ACTION NEWS REPORTS. YOU FAILED BEFORE THE CALL, STANDING UP TO FALL. WE SHOWED UP, SAID WHAT WAS ON OUR MINDS AND LEFT IT TO REST WITH YOU. SHOWED UP, SAID WHAT WAS ON OUR MINDS BUT KEPT WHAT WAS LEFT FOR YOU. WE’VE BRUISED BLUE FROM TENSION WATCHING YOU. A NUMBERED BADGE JUST WASTING TIME ON EVERY AVENUE. HIT SNOOZE OR MAKE REPORTS WHICH NO DESIGN SUPPORTS. WE SHOWED UP, SAID WHAT WAS ON OUR MINDS AND LEFT IT TO REST WITH YOU. SHOWED UP, SAID WHAT WAS ON OUR MINDS BUT KEPT WHAT WAS LEFT FOR YOU. CUTTING DEALS WITH EVERY STREETLIGHT ON THE WAY BACK HOME. CUTTING DEALS WITH EVERY STOPLIGHT ON THE WAY BACK HOME. WHO WILL PROTECT IF WE ALL NEED PROTECTION? WHO DO YOU SERVE? WHO WILL PROTECT IF WE ALL NEED PROTECTION? WELL, WHO THE FUCK DO YOU SERVE? I SHOWED UP, SAID WHAT WAS ON MY MIND AND LEFT IT TO REST WITH YOU. SHOWED UP, SAID WHAT WAS ON MY MIND BUT KEPT WHAT WAS LEFT FOR YOU.
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Awesome Kingdom
04:20
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IT SEEMS THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR ON THIS EARTH IS WORSE. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR ON THIS EARTH IS SIMPLY WORSE THAN THE YEAR BEFORE. SO TAKE ME TO YOUR PLACE BY THE WATER. IMPRESS MY FACE ON THE FLOOR. IF WE HOLD A FIRMER GRASP ON EVERY MELODY WELL, WE CAN RELIVE OUR LIVES FROM BEFORE. I THINK I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ONCE OR TWICE BUT WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE WORKING TOWARDS? SO TELL ME. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR ON THIS EARTH IS CURSED. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR ON THIS EARTH IS MORE CURSED THAN THE ONE BEFORE. SO SEND ME AN INVITATION. A DANCE TO END ALL DANCES. WE’VE GOT NEW MOVES BETWEEN THE GREETINGS AND THE COCKTAIL HOUR. A PRESENT TENSE. A THOUSAND TIMES YES. A FINER FOCUS ON OUR FORMER LOVES AND CLIENT LISTS. I THINK I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ONCE OR TWICE BUT WHO THE FUCK ARE WE WORKING FOR? SO TELL ME “I DO”. SO TELL ME, DO YOU? CATCHING UP BETWEEN HELLO’S AND HI’S, WE PRINTED SHIRTS FOR THE MASSES. A TOKEN GESTURE FOR A LONG GOODBYE. SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS. ADD UP ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH WE’VE COME SO FAR. OUTGROWN ALL THE PANIC WHICH YOUTH COULD NEVER CURE. I THINK WE’VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS ONCE OR TWICE. IT’S WHAT THE FUCK WE’VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS. SO TELL ME “I DO”. SO TELL ME, DO YOU?
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Pet Symmetry Chicago, Illinois
Definitely Not 20/20.
Chicago, IL
Erik Czaja, Marcus Nuccio, Evan Weiss
Asian Man Records / Storm Chasers LTD
www.petsymmetryband.com
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