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Dancing For Patriotism

by Ed Klingenberger

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1.
Toccata and Feud 02:04
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No Wrong answer What was the question We have no need for your drivel But you might be better off right here and Waiting for the other shoe to drop Go - we don't need you here You're not wanted in this town So where do you think you're going You can change your status - come on Fight Forget the silence, forget the pain Embrace the anger, direct your rage Isn't this what you wanted - let's tear it all apart Tear through this wreckage - you'll make it worse This is not a revolution This is just a circus act This is not a revolution You will be in bed before we even start
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Freeze Tag 03:06
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Cry your brain cells out 'cause here it comes again It's party time now and you weren't invited There could be more time to make us change our minds But it's not too late for you to save yourself Face facts and figures You don't have to stay But if we differ Then you're the weakest link You're stuck and you can't move You're not the only one - just look around (But I see nobody else but me) You've been Unstuck Get back here You may think you've won But that's not the case 'Til we meet again There will be more games
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I Don't Think This is a Good Idea... 02:25
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Woah, man, watch where I'm going But while you're here, I need to ask you something Wanna arm wrestle? I wanted a cracker - I got a snail That's not a fair trade - you suck Wanna thumb wrestle? Well I guess I have to follow Every little thing you say But don't assume that I heard you 'Cause I've learned to tune you out I want a drink - don't wanna get up You're closer to the kitchen - get one for me Or just steal one from Dave Do it again
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My Karma Ran Out of Gas 04:54
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Draw the line We'll talk of crossing it but never make the effort Hit the wall Smash your face in but you won't damage anything Kill the time And talk of action but inertia has already won Make the call Will we? Will you? Grinding to a halt, we don't know how to fix this I think we need to ask for help Racing to a stop, knee-deep in quicksand again And we have been through this before Cleaning to a mess, this perpetuates itself As soon as we can bail us out This whole world is yours This whole world is yours Toe the line We'll gladly quash dissent and do just what we're told Hit the wall Race to burnout, levy taxes on our self-esteem Buy the time But if it's money well then why are we all still flat broke Make the call Will you? Will you?
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Postgame Fireworks 02:20
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I could watch you drive away I could stand in the middle of the road, but I don't trust you in that thing I am convinced you would run me over What's that In the sky You have lettuce in your teeth You have put up with my crap for too long You are finished with myself You don't think that we could talk this over What's what In the sky That's nice But who won I won You lost Sit back Enjoy the show We could just call this a draw We could just say "Fair's fair" and walk away, but We will never stoop to that We are too thick skulled to back down now
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The Usual Riots 02:15
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Now decide your fate Dance for me tonight Don't think for yourself Let your instincts fly Emotions got the best of you But you don't know what the anger's for But that's OK 'cause we don't either We're just joining in the fun Tables and chairs and the Curb what's happening Play out the scene on the Stage the moment here Let's go Well it started with good motives But we all just got the best of us We know this amounts to nothing We'll do this again tomorrow
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The Voices Tell Us to Burn Things 04:46
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It's time we tried To change our ways We must not wait (it's time we tried) Or we'll decay This doesn't feel the same So why I have I never changed I'll see you here I always do Or if I don't (don't see you here) There's hope for you This doesn't feel the same So why have I never changed I hate change It's all useless Give me a dollar I'll change what you're worth Stop the bus I want to get off Stop the bus I need to get off Stop the bus
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...And If I Can Break It 03:10
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There's a surprise in store for you Devastation's coming soon And you will not believe your eyes When you see what we have done Betcha didn't see this coming Well it hasn't happened yet But when we get our act together We'll get right down to work Pass the remote and the hammer It's like Legos, only bigger Crank the music - it's more fun now We'll start breaking any time now Grab a six-pack and some nachos Stick around and see the show Building die Die, building, die We need another fast food joint
9.
Not It 04:52
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Walked out of the house and I could not believe my eyes Another weep fest - propaganda in disguise I gazed in disbelief and shook my head in shame These blatant tactics give our city a bad name Who wants to play a game outside with me We'll play Pin The Tail On The Donkey 'til the cows come home I was never good with metaphors when I was young But I know enough to pick out that kind of dung This game was never fair, the fix was clearly in I kicked your ass off but the teacher says you win Who wants to play a game outside with me We'll play Pin The Blame On The Donkey 'til the cows come home You must be cheating - we're on to you How could you deny it? You're lying through your teeth! No way Don't do this to us That's it You forced our hand As we play another game (I still can't catch a break) Once again the scales just tip your way (I still can't catch a break) But I've no use to complain (I still can't catch a break) 'Cause I know you can't play fair (This game was never fair) And we'll never deal with you again Your time as king of the hill will soon end
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Ow! My Dignity! 06:00
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Was it something you did or was it something I said You claim to feel so alive but your brain is half dead Grind the axe 'til it's primed to sit around in the shed Don't you think that it's time to find a hobby instead I've been through all this before Wasting time you're such a bore Now my mind can't take much more If you need me I'll be running for the door Now you're assaulting my senses but nothing is there Well I don't have opinions - I'm just faking despair Yeah, you might think you've won, but you don't know I don't care It's my true claim to fame - perfecting the blank stare What's an argument to you What's five minutes to you What's dignity to you What the hell am I to you
11.
Sledgehammers are Cool 03:30
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Take a cab out of town Straight to suburbanite hell See kids talking out loud But they won't do anything Time to mess up this joint Upset this affluence We won't need no weapons Just our imaginations So we'll have some fun At these kids' expense They won't know what to do When we usurp their space They won't know what hit 'em We won't help them out We won't know what hit 'em Because we forgot This is gonna be a good day We'll cure our own boredom And we're gonna find out own way 'Round this superficial mess You wanna go? Come on, let's go We're gonna go put on a show Let's go
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Vegetable Oil 03:27
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Freedom fries freedom fries freedom fries Freedom fries and freedom toast I freedom like my freedom most Freedom flags and freedom cars Freedom fest to freedom Mars Freedom take my freedom stick and Your freedom butt I'll freedom kick You freedom question my freedom mass? I'll freedom kick your freedom ass Freedom burgers freedom fat Freedom's where it's freedom at Freedom lard and freedom beer Don't freedom like it? Then freedom leave here Freedom fries and freedom toast I freedom like my freedom most You freedom question my freedom mass? I'll freedom kick your freedom ass I don't think we all can take much more of this All this talk of freedom but that's what I miss Sensory overload has brought me down I wanna ditch this overpatriotic town Shut up Drown us in cooking oil Broil our opinions dry Grill our brains well done Serve with fries and drink

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Dillinger Escape Plan-inspired mayhem triggered by overseeing a giant line of dancers performing to "God Bless The U.S.A." in a nearby church parking lot.

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released September 20, 2007

Ed Klingenberger - all instruments and all lead vocals
Dan Bell - additional vocals on "Postgame Fireworks"
Adam Donnelly - additional vocals on "The Usual Riots"

Drums recorded by Mike Huurman ("Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Vegetable Oil") and Rich Wattie (everything else)

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Ed Klingenberger Rochester, New York

Singer-songwriter-instrumentalist with a penchant for the absurd.

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