your stomach is grumbling
your patience is crumbling
the cupboards are bare
your eventual complicity
restored your electricity
but there's nothing to spare
now you travel the continent
in search of free condiments
it's terrible
it's true
but there are two things you can do
you can throw yourself off of a plane or
trick your brain
it's so naive
if you smile at yourself it will believe
that you're satisfied
and that you're pleased
with this life that feels more like some bad disease
smile at yourself
your body is shivering
since you've stopped delivering
the money for rent
you just couldn't stand slaving
so you lived off your savings
but now it's all spent
you can't bring women back to your pad
now that you're living with mom and dad
it's terrible
it's true
but there are two things you can do
you can throw yourself under a train or
trick your brain
it's so naive
if you smile at yourself it will believe
that you're satisfied
and that you're pleased
with this life that feels more like some bad disease
you're an emotional wreck
you're not playing with a full deck
no no no no
you're burning down like a cigarette
till you're nothing but regret
no no no no
your head's in a tourniquet
when are you gonna learn to get
control of yourself
zombies and cannibals
and man eating animals
are all coming after your brain
pirates, parasites,
politics and pesticides
making me insane
zombies and cannibals
and man eating animals
are all coming after my brain
pirates, parasites,
politics and pesticides
making me insane
trick your brain
it's so naive
if you smile at yourself it will believe
that you're satisfied
and that you're pleased
with this life that feels more like some bad disease
ooh ooh ooh ooh
zombies
credits
from Can't Talk Now,
released July 4, 2013
Greg Friedman: vocals, rhythm guitar, ukelele, glockenspiel, organ, honking sax
Christopher Hoffee: lead guitar, bass, backing vocals, vibraslap
Chris Prescott: drums
Jane Lui: backing vocals
Carl Prescott: trumpet, tuba
The Seoul-based indie pop duo lean deeper into the interplay between dance and emotion on their second album for Beeline Records. Bandcamp Album of the Day Aug 31, 2023
