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A Grizzly Scene

by The Thumps

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1.
Doktor 04:30
Lately i'm feeling quite erratic Lately i'm feeling very tired Can't seem to find my head or remember all the things I said because the men who talk inside my brain have gotten louder as of late But otherwise I feel great The Doctor says i've got some problems The Doctor says i've got to stay I don't know if I want it that way but i'd hate to leave and then be in pain and now it seems they're forcing me and i'm buckled down sedately and the Doktor says to me "Oh I have got a plan... so just listen to it" Let your body take control cause your mind it failed its barely whole Two-step your delusions out now turn it up I need it loud Cause surely with enough noise you'll block the voices out And if you have the right poise we'll all rejoice and shout Cause you're gonna be cured! You're gonna be cured Hallelujah! Lately I am feeling sadly Lately i'd say i'm fairly tired I'd say depressions setting in from being stuck inside this pen However Doctor he assures me that I am getting better and... he has got a plan Listen to it
2.
Here goes the story of a boy And his friend a genius old man Who one nite in a parking lot He hatched a crafty plan, you see the Man had built a brand new Fantastical machine with which The press of a pedal could take you to Anywhere you dream But see he Made... Some people mad... And so it forced... The clever lad... to go Back to the Future! And I hope to see you there Back to the Future! And I hope you are prepared! The machine it took the boy to a Place far behind his time Where he felt he couldn't keep pace amongst His parents in their prime and when his Mother fell in love with the boy Whom she didn't know was her son The boy had to get the help of the genius To end what they begun and so they Rigged... A school dance... And his mother fell For his dad, and they went
3.
Hey my old friend good to see you again Guess it hasn't been that long for you I'll tell you about the future now it's nothing to do with how you turn out No it's not you, you see it's your kids. They'll get into trouble like their father did But we can alter it now before it happens heres how just wear this hat and these shoes they'll size themselves to fit you I'll scarce believe what we'll be knowing, we won't need roads where we're going I'm glad that I can go there with you Times broken grab some stitches and a suture Me and you we're going back to the future So he made a mistake, you cleaned it up its ok The whole thing was over in a day But then your lady got lost, the cops dropped her off, not to mention your little gambling plot And so your rival took note, he hatched a scheme of his own, you went back to your home but you weren't alone And so we quickly hatched a plan, you know we'll do what we can, you've beaten him before, I think you'll do it again
4.
"The time has come" the walrus said To talk of many things But talk is cheap for the lower class And I can't afford a ring and she lied to me She lied and said she'd miss me and with regret I said the same The truth is that she left me, so I never trust a dame Dear Lord Liquidize me, isolate, and solidify my soul And i'm gonna meet my maker if I can't get some control She banished me into a hole A base I seemed to find I'm sitting in a posion well Just the cosmos of my mind Just me The id seems like a scary place but other know no shame Percussive maintenance medicine when pain is just a game "Drink me" read the bottle, oh you'll not feel small again "Smoke this" said the caterpillar "It'll help you to forget" The red queen has her army she raised souls of the living dead And because i'm her loyal jester, she gifted me with her head! And I cannot find the time of day, to bring her precious things! I wish she could find her inner peace and tell me i'm all she needs!
5.
Miss Freak 03:52
Listen up kids, listen real close While I tell you the tale of the most horrible ghost Her name is Mrs. Freak and she lives outside your home And theres nothing she loves more than watching you alone She'll wait until your father leaves he's tucked you in real tight You won't even know she's there until he turns off the light It'll start with a tapping, long fingers against the glass It'll soon turn into screeching as her nails pull right past She will get her hooks into you She wants you to come out your back door Mrs. Freak! is coming to take you away Little boys and little girls, theres nothing you can say She's gonna nab you quickly, you're never coming back There's nothing you can do against her sickening attack And when you find you're at her mercy well it's already too late Shes taken you away and you've already sealed your fate You'll gaze into her eyes, you'll find you're hypnotized Her sinister seductions worked and you don't even realize Her wicked grin is poisonous her wild hair is ominous Her long legs are portents of an evil smiling dominance And her lips they drip with darkness she'll lick apart your heart and Her makeups made of blackened coal to help her trap your cursed soul She wants to drink your body, she'll swallow you up whole But first she'll want a taste before she gets to her true goal oh don't let her, I know that its getting harder To say No but don't go, Oh! what about your soul
6.
From my window I can see The lights and sounds of the city streets Cobblestones and broken alleys Rivers flowing through whiskey valleys It's changed since I was younger I'm different so is she I've got a few more vices now An empty bottle helps me see I'm trying to rediscover the things that I once knew I'm trying to believe the things I once though true It's harder than you think To rediscover your youth From my window I can see The boy I think i used to be Cops and robbers hide and seek The ground is lave beneath my feet
7.
Given the choice between living or dying I'm still trying to decide... The constable had been there for hours, The inspector was about to arrive. "Officer it's so good to see you how unfortunate it's under such dire circumstances!" "Indeed my old friend lets not tarry further, the crimescene is just through the hall in the study. And it's terrible, terrible, oh no... What a grizzly scene, but more grizzlys what it means. And I can easily discern, how the incident occured. But it's Terrible, terrible, oh no..." "The way that I see it," said the constable "Is the maid got him from behind, while he read. The blood on that bust of Vidocq proves i'm right!" "Not quite," Said Inspector, "it's all very clever the planting of the bludgeon, the framing of the live-in, but I know the victim was no friend of your office... He called for reform of the police department. And it's terrible, terrible, oh no... What a grizzly scene, but more grizzlys what it means. And I can easily discern, how the incident occured. But it's Terrible, terrible, oh no..."" "The way that it transpired my darling Constable: you came to him calling saying that you'd like to discuss all the pressing issues lulling him into a state of false security! Then you struck him with your billy club! You tried to clean it off but I can still see blood and the wound it left matches up to an item of that weight and size unlike the bust you planted!"
8.
Singapore 04:15
I'll meet you down in the red light I'll meet you there in the dark of the night See you and me we got to settle a score And thats how we do it in singapore So you think you can hide from me? Not while you owe me that money Oh now we'll see how you dodge my sword Cause thats how we do it in singapore Cause i'll meet you in changi Sometime before the dawn If I don't see you before the sun then i'll be dead and gone And i'll scream out goodbye to you With my passing breath Cause friday morning sees a hanging rope bring my death Oh I take another cigarette I take a drag oh it's the last that i'll get We all wish for a little bit more But thats how they do it down in Singapore I'll bring a knife, a sword, a few of my friends We'll make it quiet so we can do it again Don't want the cops knocking at my door Cause thats how they do it down in singapore
9.
Boston 05:12
I was heading down to Boston, I here there's good work there My brother was a rough man but he had a few things he could share I'm not for you at my side But tonight won't you be my guide When the lights go out And I could not remember if he said yes or no "A man" he'll say "can do no more than be pilot to where he goes" Oh, I know it hurts, but that's what this is all about It's hard to hear I understand but you know that its all going out Welcome! to a new life! it was like this the day you were born Disjointedly disappointing good God I'm so worn My habits are the usual ones my veins my blood my sides A flower seed flowing free would better be served in my eyes You know it wasn't always this way No matter how I persuade You don't want me Its better that you go away, and leave me to my loves You'll find a place to clean it up across the country in Boston I was heading down to Boston, I here there's good work there My brother was a rough man but he bought me train fare
10.
Have you heard of the dance of the elephants? I'm not privy myself but there's a boy that I know whos seen it though He swears that its real Don't you ever wonder in the dark? Its fierce and sad but how would you leave your mark? As if Mastodon could do the Charleston As if mammoth could prance Like a Balinese trapeze Its a wonderful sight on a starry night It happened one night when we all slept and he crept out with his old pet he slinked away with an elephant through the brush and the wood and a good way they went To a place where they danced Have you heard of the dance of the elephants? I hope I can see it someday Theres something thrilling about a giant tilling His feet through the ground Toomai oh you're luckiest of all I bet ou're mostly glad they didn't fall But the sweetmeat seller Lent him a tom-tom A little drum beaten with the flat of the hand And he sat down cross-legged as the stars began to come out all alone among the elephant fodder what a great great honor but there was no tune no words no thought just and he thumped and he thumped and he thumped and he thumped and the more that he thumped the more it made him happy

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released December 3, 2016

All songs written by The Thumps
Recorded at Church of Wax
Engineered and Mixed by Cadillac Young
Mastered by Tim Haertel
Artwork by Bro
Louisville, Ky
All songs copyright The Thumps 2016

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