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Olestrah! (anal leakage)
03:31
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You Are What You Eat
05:36
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You may go where you go,
but you do what we tell you to do.
You might do what you want,
but you see what we want you to see.
You will say what you will,
but you can’t keep away from us for long.
You may be what you are,
but you eat what we tell you to.
If you like what you see,
it can be yours in no time at all.
If you don’t have the cash,
we can lay it on hold for you.
We can make you the deal,
one that you will be loath to decline.
Because we aim to please,
you will find that you will make the time.
We would like you to see
our new commodity, you may get one free
It’s that or it’s this, a consumer’s bliss,
and something you shouldn’t miss
We’ve priced them to move, get them while
they are new, comes in red, white, and blue
If you like it or not, you will spend what
you’ve got, it’s your right and your lot
lyrics by Todd Franklin Osborn
©2022 Heaventree Records administered by ASCAP
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Once upon a time people were shorter
and lived by the water.
They grew their own food
and hunted animals to slaughter.
They learned what they needed
to keep their kind alive.
If they got sick they were bled and
if the land was bare they moved to survive.
Fast food is for slow people.
This knowledge has not been passed down.
Progress without it will bury us underground.
The foundation of reality is unfound.
We scream “responsible intelligence,”
but we don’t hear a sound
“When will I get what I get to keep?” *
We have become sissies crying in our sleep.
A feeling of entitlement begins to sweep (over us).
We think we’re the shepherds but we’re still the sheep.
Fast food is for slow people.
lyrics by Todd Franklin Osborn
©2022 Heaventree Records administered by ASCAP
* from "Julian H. Cope" (Jehovahkill)
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Trans Fatty
03:58
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5. |
Fall In Love
03:09
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Mass Factor
03:20
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So many people in such a small space,
and they just can’t stop thinking
about the money to be made.
Their brains are all cracking/wracking
to find something to sell,
and if nobody needs it,
well, what the Hell...cuz...
That’s what marketing’s for,
to even the score and keep us all poor.
Faceless minions of greed tell us what
we all need and that we need more.
Manufactured desire, corporations conspire,
and they preach us their lore.
All their traps have been laid before
the debts have been paid,
that’s what marketing’s for.
Built-in obsolescence is a valuable tool,
and the media machine is trying
to keep us all playing the fool,
telling everybody they are nothing without it;
and with no interest till next year,
then you’ve no reason to doubt it
Lexus, Sony, Gap, Max Factor, Nike, Gucci, well,
it’s not Victoria’s Secret that they get them to sell.
lyrics by Todd Franklin Osborn
©2022 Heaventree Records administered by ASCAP
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8. |
Never Fall In Love
05:13
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The road to my recovery,
for my heart, has been so hard.
The trails and trials of love
have kept me, oh, so on my guard.
But I’ve tried to keep some faith
and tell myself it will be alright,
even though belief in me
won’t even get me through tonight.
I thought I’d never fall in love again.
I thought I’d never find that special friend.
I thought I’d never look into
those shining eyes so bright.
I thought I never touch another lover’s hand.
I thought I’d never make it out of “never” land.
I thought I’d never fall in love again…
I figured if I’d come this far
that I still had some hope,
that maybe love would say
“yes” this time, but no, no, nope.
Just when I think I should give up,
that I am on my last rope,
I catch myself saying,
“no, that’s not for me, not while I can still cope."
…and it turns out I was right.
lyrics by Todd Franklin Osborn
©2022 Heaventree Records administered by ASCAP
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What We Say Do Think
03:56
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fold some laundry
visit a foundry
disgrace a scoundrel
buy a four-pound drill
shop at IKEA
eventually to see a
new power chair
or a death card in terror
take out some money
laugh when it’s funny
friend someone likewise
sink down and then rise
preach to your neighbor
the fruits of your labor
“a penny is worth less
than mutual progress”
paint the town black and
perfect your own backhand
leverage a bank loan
purchase a ring tone
see things multiply
as body and mind try
to prop up the spirit
(you don’t have to fear it)
lay out the Tarot,
pull back the arrow
release the hounds and
report to Soundscan
disengage your best
to strike up the interest
for what she can offer
your troubles roll off her
lyrics by Todd Franklin Osborn
©2022 Heaventree Records administered by ASCAP
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The Trans Fatty Asses Silver Spring, Maryland
The Trans Fatty Asses made a false start in 2010 when Todd Osborn (drums, guitar, voice, songs) attempted to put a live band together comprised of Bob Crain (drums, guitar, voice), Nick Johnson (Keys, electronics), and Aki Zenji (bass). Zenji had to leave the band, was replaced, but it all splintered after that due to bad timing. Osborn picked it up again as a personal recording project in 2016. ... more
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