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Underwhelmed
03:59
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Underwhelmed
Who are you without your face on commercials?
What are you without your clothing lines?
U say being a rock star is the goal
Well I've got news for you
You can't be a rock star without the rock 'n roll
Underwhelmed
Underwhelmed
With you at the helm
You and the radio
You leave me under
Who are you without your imitations?
Have you got any new ideas to share?
When are we going to get some innovation?
It's not on the radio
So how can we know what's great if what's
great ain't there?
Underwhelmed
Underwhelmed
With you at the helm
You and the radio
You leave me under
Underwhelmed
Underwhelmed
With you at the helm
You and the radio
You leave me under
All that you
have to offer
The headache
You gave me
Turn it off
All that you
Contribute
To music
Is mediocrity
Infinitely
If your life is a game then you're no longer scoring
Who'll remember you 20 odd years from now
You'll never get me to pay to see you dance to recordings
Created by computer goons
Using their beat detectives
and their auto-tune
Underwhelmed
Underwhelmed
With you at the helm
You and the radio
You leave me under
And while you're doing your lip-synching
The revolution keeps on building...
Underwhelmed, underwhelmed…
Underwhelmed, underwhelmed…
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Advantages
04:01
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Advantages
by Dan Grennes
Something’s creeping in
Slipping through my skin
Something’s drifting in to my soul
Residing against my will
Controlling my motor skills
Shifting my focus and my role
My heart goes faster
When I walk past her
There’s Advantages of Getting To Know You
I’m just waiting for my cue
There’s Advantages of Getting To Know You
And I’m out of my league but I’m beginning to see the truth
There’s Advantages of loving living my life with you
Ignoring our differences
Beware what your best friend says
I’ll grow on you like your favorite jeans
If you could just hang with me
Away from these city streets
Out where the air is cool and clean
I’ll win you over
My four leaf clover
There’s Advantages of Getting To Know You
I’m just waiting for my cue
There’s Advantages of Getting To Know You
And I’m out of my league but I’m beginning to see the truth
There’s Advantages of loving living my life with you
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Williamsburg
03:48
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Williamsburg
Big city
Old school and all used up
It's so used up
L-E-S
Was cool but now it's not
Just check your watch
Get on your custom bike
And ride with me
Across the bridge into
The indie scene
Let's go to Williamsburg
to join our race
Let's go to Williamsburg
To claim some space
Manhattan island's so last week
It's time we turned the other cheek
And go to Williamsburg today
So corporate
No room to call our own
It's not our own
Pads we had
Have expiration dates
We cannot stay
Just pack up some ironic coffee mugs
Fire up your Vespa
Grab your Pure-bred Pug
And go to Williamsburg
to join our race
Let's go to Williamsburg
To claim some space
Manhattan island's so last week
It's time we turned the other cheek
And go to Williamsburg today
Take the rough and
Morph it into cool
Build it up but
When it's done
It's ruined
That's when we're moving
Good money is in my bank account
Yet I dress down
Let's go to Williamsburg
to join our race
Let's go to Williamsburg
To claim some space
Manhattan island's so last week
It's time we turned the other cheek
And move to Williamsburg...
It's blowing up just like
The Hindenburg...
But just for now
We're going to Williamsburg...
Because for now
It's our new place
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4. |
Rise and Fall
03:15
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Rise and Fall
Severed communications, signal just hit the wall
Look for the fluctuations Rise and Fall
Enter a wealthy nation, waving and standing tall
Victim of deviation Rise and Fall
Please don’t tell me, I don’t want to know
Towers and markets crashing, business is at a crawl
Policy starts to crumble Rise and Fall
Nuclear invitations, making a final call
The fleecing of mother nature Rise and Fall
I can’t listen to the radio
Don’t tell me I don’t want to know
And the news speaks too loud, gets me down
Watching television
I walk around, through the crowds in an urban prison
Trying to sound fairly proud as I speak to others
Feeling as down as the ground
Severed communications, signal just hit the wall
Look for the fluctuations Rise and Fall
I can’t listen to the radio
Don’t tell me I don’t want to know
I don’t want to know
I don’t want to
Religion, politics and the media
On the TV and the radio
Religion, politics and the media
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Uncle Pumpkin New York, New York
Uncle Pumpkin hits the scene at a very crucial time for rock music. Frontman/singer/songwriter/bassist Dan Grennes is a veteran of the music scene and knows what so many people are longing for; the same thing he is...good honest music. Check out the brand new pre-release of the "Underwhelmed" E.P. here on Band camp first! ... more
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