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Pious Rious

from not Great by Dave Ruder

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lyrics

We cannot approach ourselves
We can’t say the word “shit” in public

We’ll come to it directly
We can’t talk about ourselves because we might not exist

We got erased while watching old movies
The heroes were stupid
Archetypes ever-present and unavoidable

So we taped them over
With reruns of Shee-ra
This time I’ll be Skeletor

And if we exist our name is Dragan
Don’t let us speak to you or touch you
Because then you might not exist

Better to burn everything down to component parts
and find ourselves through free association

And don’t cry about it
Actually, better to cry about it

C'mon baby, let's do the twisk

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from not Great, released November 12, 2021
Dave Ruder - vocals, melodic guitar parts, clarinet solo
Isabel Castellvi - cello
Sam Morrison - Rhodes
Jonah Rosenberg - rhythm guitar
Andie Tanning - violin
Karen Waltuch - viola

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Dave Ruder Brooklyn, New York

guitarist, clarinetist, vocalist, computer music maker, collaborator, composer, songwriter, interdisciplinary artist, manager of Gold Bolus Recordings, et cetera, et cetera

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