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Madness in the Method

by Arrester

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1.
In a world that's constantly changing You are presented with a choice, now what will you do Stand still, holding on dearly To your selfish ideas, outdated and cruel While all the world looks on, anticipating That you will come along, or die waiting Nothing Lasts Forever, no God above to judge ya Just the pain you caused as yr dying thoughts Nothing lasts forever, everyone will just forget ya And they'll move right on and fix the damage done In a word, it's infuriating How much you have amassed The damage you've done All the power you've accumulated Still building up the walls To keep the future out
2.
The fridge is always full Of beer and wine and food At some point you've gotta realize you're rich And you gotta pay your dues We never miss our rent Got every seasons clothes We can't afford to buy a house Just like everyone we know I won't complain i'll just stay in my lane I done got mine and that's the bottom line Keeping our heads down Has served us well so far Never seem to get ahead But we've got a nice new car And all the self-made men Can tell you how it's done Never mind the loan from daddy It can work for anyone Open my eyes to find a shocking surprise The worst people having the time of their lives White collar crime is just the party line Lies upon lies becomes a constant whine Years of complacency Have got us where we are All the while our backs were turned They had their hands in the cookie jar No need for an invite, be a guiding light Gotta make it right, gotta get in the fight credits
3.
Defeat 03:43
Everyone just lets you down Have you been fooling yourself all these years Thought that there could be no doubt We were headed in the right direction After all is said and done What will be left for our daughters and sons Thoughtless greed, stupidity Reaping the tides of a barren sea Hopeless and having fun Testing the limits of playing dumb, but you know well Build it up or tear it down Getting nowhere going round and round Tell you what you want to hear A shit eating grin spread from ear to ear Cruelty is the point I guess Make 'em divide up whatever's left Deal you in or cut you out Faced with a serious empathy drought
4.
It's not just a matter of opinion It's not just a war over words In the marketplace of ideas yours are toxic, toxic, toxic To say the least I know, you're looking out for number one It's not just a matter of logic It's not just the way of the world You seem to think you got something special You're average, average, average Average at best Oh buddy, you'll be first against the wall Some people are bad, bad people And you're bad people, maybe not evil Some people are bad, bad people And you're bad people, maybe not evil I don't know how I could tell ya Don't know how much good it would do If you are so morally bankrupt What's the object, object, object Of making peace Thank God you're not in the majority Some people are bad, bad people And you're bad people and maybe you're evil
5.
Oh what if your wishes all came true Yeah someone just gave it all to you Could you ever learn to appreciate All the others who stand in line and wait And what if they took it all from you Everyone that you loved and cared for too Leave you standing stark naked in the rain Fear and anger poisoning your brain We are all gonna be tested There is only madness in the method Oh maybe the weather will come thru And all of your crops grow tall and true But your neighbour is starving and in pain Will you feed them, give shelter from the rain We are all gonna be tested There is only madness in the method
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Control 03:44
I'm not lazy, I just don't like working When I was in school, I got D's but I loved learning I'm not interesting, but I could occupy you for a minute I don't get your jokes, sarcasm ain't my strong suit Don't give me any control Guys like me have fucked it up before I'm not pretty, just pretty decent I clean up nice, if I think you're worth it You can take me home, to meet your parents I'll pass the test, though i'm far from perfect I'm not blind, i'm just blinkered Sometimes I think I got all the answers And i've been running the show for far too fucking long now I gotta give it up and let the pro's take over Don't give me any control Guys like me have fucked it up before Don't give me any control I'm a curiosity to be ignored Don't give me, don't give me Don't give me, don't give me Don't give me any control
7.
Think i'm ready to have a baby Think i'm ready to have a child Thought about it as hard as I can What if we have another white man I don't know what you're going thru But I know that you're living proof Open my eyes and I see the truth I have been sheltered ever since my youth Gonna love them, gonna raise them Teach them to love their fellow man But even still you can't escape it Nothing poisons like privilege can Gotta get out of my bubble Gotta get out of my sphere If I can help it maybe I can Be something more than another white man
8.
All day long, stressing about my health Never once get my ass off the couch Sedentary, my own worst enemy Best intentions barely raise a sweat And I think it would be better If it weren't for the weather But even still I've wasted sunny days Looking for that Healthy living, never sinning We are gonna go to heaven Healthy living, it's a given We are gonna live forever Sweet relief, a third of your life asleep Only back pain drags me out of bed And I gotta find the answer Or i'll wind up getting cancer Or dying right on top of some poor girl Searching for that Healthy living, never sinning We are gonna go to heaven Healthy living, it's a given We are gonna live forever Brain pills, lotions, protein powders Yoga in the evening hours The other leg go on and pull it I just want that silver bullet Healthy living, never sinning We are gonna go to heaven Healthy living, it's a given We are gonna live forever
9.
Woke from a dream I was just a kid again The world seemed like an open place run by decent men My parents taught me to be kind to those less fortunate But no-one's been playing by the rules and I'm lying here feeling like a fool Making the team means accepting compromise You'll be getting nowhere without some help from the other side Progress will be made, just in tiny increments But they ain't been playing by the rules, your credulity is just another tool Ha ha! Woke from a dream to a world of ignorance Someone gave the keys to a bunch of evil men It's starting to feel like they might get away with it 'Cause they never play by any rules and we're standing here like a bunch of fools
10.
Zero History 03:34
Waited upon by slaves, by any other name Richly deserve our place at the table Colonial past is all in the rear view Why so uncouth? To point out the messy truth Having the time of my life Someone else picking up the bill Not thinking about wrong or right Don't want to taste that bitter pill, oh no Standing upon the shoulders of worse men Zero history and blind to the problem Making headway don't mean that you're winning Hollow victories are the point of the system Coasting along on the work of your forebears Convinced it all was earned and deserved Every new grift is proof that you're winning Sleep the whole night with an untroubled conscience
11.
Confidence 03:03
Thank you it's great to be back again Especially here with all of my friends And with you by my side I know it'll be alright Cause you've got the love and I can't resist I'm glad to be on the top of your list All I want is a taste of your confidence A little grace and patience But for now i'll take your presence It's hard to believe we ever met I'm not the catch you'd want in your net Yeah I can be real nice But i'm selfish most of the time Maybe i'm just petrified By all of the love that you can provide I don't wanna waste all your good intentions I'll give you space, or attention And i'll learn how to be present Thank you it's great to be back again Especially here with all of my friends

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released August 17, 2022

Recorded at Union Sound Company, Postwar Records and at home.
Recorded and Mixed by Simon Connolly
Mastered by Wayne Connolly
Album art by Barbara Connolly

Guitar/Vox: Simon Connolly
Bass: Aaron Romeo
Drums: Nick McKinlay
Keyboards/Backing vox: Lisa Lorenz

Thanks: Gus Bowie, Meghan Bowie, Kerri Romeo, Matthew Angus, Matthew Good, Stuart Cameron, Kevin Black, Lisa Lorenz, Darren McGill

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