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Selective Pressure

by Uppity

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1.
Scaryan 06:10
The bluest eyes you've ever seen, with hair of gold A master mold The darkest flesh that's ever been, the shade of coal Oh, so much soul No artifice The genesis was pure Oh, how is this? Geneticists aren't sure How Scaryan came to be, and survived to maturity Scaryan, shining in the shade Scaryan, dark as night, facial features seem so white Scaryan nonplussing everyone Teutonic ancestry is clear Last name is Schwartz, or so I hear Thin lips, flat hips, a Roman nose all colored black Bone straight afro No monkey biz No sable frizz endured Oh, how is this? Geneticists aren't sure How Scaryan came to be, and survived to maturity Scaryan, shining in the shade Scaryan, dark as night, facial features seem so white Scaryan, baffling every-one Scaryan! For you I want what's best But you failed the paper bag test So I’m going to impart some advice And I’ll try to keep it concise: If it's white, it's alright. If it's yellow, let it mellow. if it's brown, stick around, but if it's black? Get back! Oh Scaryan, on the fence Bless your checkered countenance Scaryan, polarize the percept Scaryan, can't you see? Racial reconstructive surgery isn't all it is cracked up to be They're gonna come for you
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Some things been on my mind Like intelligent design Water turning into wine, and so on My baby took offense Told me I don't make no sense Told her it was just her menses, and yawned Don't judge me, Maryann This is all part of His plan It doesn't matter what you think The only voice I hear Is the one you should revere That big boss overseer Thought cancer on my mind MRI indicates I'm fine, so don't judge me Thought cancer, yes it's true. Unsound bites anybody can chew. Don't judge me Where is your tolerance? I’m just immune to evidence Don't judge me My baby took offense When I ODed on frankincense Shot some myrrh and snorted all the gold The burden falls on you Can't prove what I say's untrue Can't change what's already been foretold Don't judge me, Maryanne This is all part of His plan Don't need to justify my claims! The only voice I hear Is the one you should revere You're acting kind of queer... Thought cancer on my mind MRI indicates I'm fine, so don't judge me Thought cancer, yes it's true Unsound bites anybody can chew. Don't judge me Thought cancer, yeah yeah yeah! A+ on every questionnaire, so don’t judge me My skull’s impregnable The world outside’s apocryphal. Don’t judge me You say I'm arrogant, want a divorce? You just need to repent, where's your remorse? Where's your humility? You better pray for me ‘Cause I boarded all of these doors Thought cancer on my mind MRI indicates I'm fine. Don’t judge me Thought cancer, think it’s fine Respect my views, you heathen swine Don't judge me
3.
The Options 04:15
In the middle of a war zone In the comfort of his warm home Double Ds whenever he pleased and hold the silicone Took a trip down memory lane He used to love that toy Thinks he'll revisit, but maybe not Cause that new one looks pretty hot Staring at all the options made him so confused Why should he care? What should he choose? Staring at all the options made her so confused Why should she care? What should she choose? "Are you concerned about your health?" "Need a boost to reach the top shelf?" "Nah, I don't need it. I'll tough it out." That's what she told herself Took a trip down memory lane She used to love that boy Thinks she'll rekindle, but then again There are tons of other men Staring at all the options made her so confused Why should she care? What should she choose? Staring at all the options made them so confused Why should they care? What did they choose? It was a time of high technology and low expectations It was a time when your neurology went through some mutations It was a time when you could not afford to pay the attention It was a time, it was your time—but what did you do with it? Staring at all the options makes you so confused Why should you care? What should you choose? Staring at all the options made you so confused Why did you care? What did you choose?
4.
90 K, that’s what our records show Sally Mae must feed its CEO Can you pay? Your line is on the line End the call, we’ll catch you in due time Debt termination Oh, good day mr. Die-lin Sparrow I’m Renae, calling from Idaho Can you pay? Your monthly rent will do In this economy, everybody must get screwed Debt termination Just a minute of your time
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Golden Toad 02:15
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You got a palm to show me? How do you do? I know you wanna know me. Hell, I would too I bet you got a firm grip. Warm to the touch You see where this is heading: that perfect clutch I know you want it too, I see it in your eyes You want to form a bond, you want to fraternize. I know you do So shake my hand 'Cause an impulse ain't an action without a command And I'll have to get down on the floor and take a stand Or you'll never hear me order you to shake my hand "Up top" is overrated, I'm not a bro I guess a hug is okay, but I wouldn't know There is only one way to greet this man So put her there already, heed my command A wave or bow is safe, but don't believe the hype, no I always keep it clean, got antiseptic wipes. My skin is pure So shake my hand 'Cause an impulse ain't an action without a command And I'll have to get down on the floor and take a stand Or you'll never hear me order you to shake my hand Shake it. Shake it. Shake it. Shake my hand 'Cause an impulse ain't an action without a command And I'll have to get down on the floor and take a stand Or you'll never hear me implore you to shake my hand
7.
Fair Weather 04:40
Things have been hectic lately, you say You're crazy busy every day You're sorry that you've been out of touch You miss the old days so very much But how's the weather? The weather is fair I think you are a little confused Mistaking people for pairs of shoes Their souls sustain you through sunny days You wear them out, then throw them away So how's the weather? The weather is fair You said don't take it personally, friend Cuz you're crazy, crazy, crazy busy, and The day I stop pretending you're honest Is the day I'll never see you again How's the weather? The weather is fair
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Hey son, I'm sorry that I never made you live My bad. I can't afford it, don't got much to give Daughter, I'm not the daddy that you’ll think I is Your wants are only mine, and I don't want no kids Now I don't want to hurt you, this might kinda sting Don't want to desert you, but I don't want to start fathering Look, kid. You cannot say I ever lead you on My Id is not your ego, that's the denouement So, child, I'm sorry that I never caused your birth I'm not living it up too much for what it's worth Now I don't want to hurt you, this might kinda sting Don't want to desert you, but I don't want to start fathering Dance, dance, dance to the dead beat
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10.
Phatgurl 04:51
She stepped on the scale today And wanted to puke Asked someone out on a date But she was rebuked But you know, it's no biggie Just change your point of view, and they're just too small for you Phatgurl, they’re too small for you Phatgurl, BB double who? Phatgurl, they’re too small for you Phatgurl, they don’t have a clue Flavorless meals, exercise Still crammed in a niche Validation's always just A tad out of reach But you know, it's no biggie Just change your point of view, and they're just too small for you Phatgirl, they're too small for you Phatgirl, BB double who? Phatgurl, they’re too small for you
11.
The Humanist 03:16
Succumb to evil Admit that free will is an illusion, a crutch for the feeble Yes, I see the reason in your eyes Squash all the wonder Squelch the elation Then wash it down with some sharp annotations Yes, the age of logic's almost nigh Gonna brain on their parade Bludgeoning with facts Trouncing all the tracts Force them to evolve from the monkeys on their backs Abort the children Mute every cry We'll slip ECPs in the water supply Yes, the breeders will concede in the end Imagine a world With no moral rules We could schtup puppies, or blow up some schools! Yes, trust your friendly logician Rationale is rational Bludgeoning with facts Trouncing all the tracts Force them to evolve from the monkeys on their backs Because I am The Humanist™
12.
Dire Wolf 02:13
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You Do 02:39
I am the 1 to your 8 It just took a single date Then half a century passed Now we meet again at last Do you remember the crosswalk on which I proposed to you, and you excused yourself? Sometimes I wait there imagining different outcomes It's good for my mental health You know we're both getting old The credits already rolled Now it is time to commence This ring was quite an expense Damn every neural encodement inside of my cranium, or however that works Damn every fragment of memory that has enshrined you I am not going berserk You do You do Give me your hand just exactly as planned and then everything will be as it should be I will excuse all the decades of gross infidelity If you do "I do" with me I do with me, I do with me You do You do
14.
Overpop 03:14
Oh, congratulations on your new daughter or son Tell me, why'd you need another one? You had three and now there's four, And I can see you want some more when this life has only just begun Space and time are infinite some say. You must agree Space and time, and planets stocked with trees An overarching obstacle in plain view's invisible Earth is ill, the world is its disease There's probably not much more that I can do You're dead set on abetting life A point so blunt it cannot run you through My little plastic butter knife So, congratulations on your new daughter or son Tell me, why'd you need another one? There were four and now there's five And though I'd hate to kill your drive There's this thing overpopulation There's this thing called overpopulation
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Tadpole 00:46
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Path of Fire 03:02
Cast our armor to the wind From our flesh, a shell is skinned Conflagration within From without, strike the wind Through the glaciers and the bones Through the striking of the drones A magmatic unknown is our path, ours alone Do not kneel before the void, oh no Do not wait to be deployed Do not kowtow to the night, oh no Do not yield before the fight Cast our armor to the wind From our flesh, a shell is skinned Conflagration within From without, strike the wind When our vessels start to tire And the quag begets a mire Raise our flame ever higher Never stray the path of fire
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Genes 04:59
Oh, you have such immaculate skin it’s smooth like porcelain Unblemished pink And your face is such a spectacle It’s so symmetrical And yet I think What the hey does it really mean? Oh what, oh what does it really mean? Would I have anything else to say if you had different genes? But you. Your body is so trim Don’t even go to the gym I’m envious And the appraisals of your worth That you’ve been fed since birth Are tenuous ‘Cause what the hey does it really mean? Oh what, oh what does it really mean? Would I have anything else to say if you had different genes?
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Low on the totem Down in the polls Now we're just floatin' In porcelain bowls Get out your scrubbers We might leave a streak Back to the sewers C'est Magnifique! Negative numbers stacked up like bricks We are encumbered, broken, and fixed Fixed in our brokedom Yeah, that's not a word But nobody noticed Because nobody heard I just want to return to zero

credits

released September 3, 2014

All music composed by Dylan Sparrow

@2014 Laser Seizure Music

Dylan Sparrow - Voice, keyboards, guitars
Jesse Krakow - Bass
David Bodie - Drums
Sam Weisberg - Guitar solos & backing vox on 10, 18. Skronk on 13, 17

Recorded and mixed by Martin Bisi at B.C. Studios, Brooklyn NY
Mastered by Teddy Kumpel

Graphic design by Rebecca Pollock
Art by Dylan

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