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RPM 2020 "Crime Spree"

by Jack E. Tar

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1. "Bendy Finger"
2 ."Herd Immunity"
3. "Empirical Skeetdom (Avalon Terror)"
4. "Clocksucker"
5. "Goin' Back to Vegas (The Ballad of Tainty Ray)"
6. "Junior?"
7. "Do the Hausentraut!"
8. "Despite the Overwhelming Flood of Data"
9. "The Sled"
10. "Uncle Wayne's Garden"
11. "Refuse/Return/Repair/Regift"
12. "Indefensible"



"Bendy Finger"

No - no flies be hanging out - out round here.
It's alive - it's fine and my baby keeps it clean all year.
We drive and we fly and we drink we get high.
We become what we want because we can deliver it all....
...All of the time we get by it's alright to be down
And then not because we find that this
Is the standard.
So keep your love real close.
Keep your hand out ready to save 'em.
And when they need it most -
Just make sure you're there. .
And that's why we last like bronze in the dirt - oh yeah.
We'll be fine a long time.
And you can take that to the bank good man.
Bendy fingers must unite!
All attempts to thwart will fall apart.
We make something greater than ourselves together.
We make something greater than ...


"Herd Immunity"

There's a picture on the wall -
And a window lookin' out upon a field.
The herd is out there taking all the risk
'Cause you been fakin' - yeah you have.
Inconsistency is hallmark -
And it's moving like a swarm -
Towards the young.
Their graves have long been dug.
Take another picture now.
Put it on the same wall as before.
Watch the field get overgrown
The herd won't come to graze there anymore.


"Empirical Skeetdom (Avalon Terror)"

Destined for simple - out in the night.
Seeking your cash .... getting it right.
Got out your bear mace - got out your knife -
Head to the strip to start lookin' for blood!
Gonna get sorted - You will be lit.
Pills and a 40.
Bottomless pit...
Needing some finance - Willing to maim.
Your irrelevant feelings won't stand in his way!
*Revel in the Kingdom of the Skeet!*
Unfortunate bus stop - you have to wait.
Along comes the King - with a face full of pills.
Fistful of rings and neck full of tats...
Asks for a smoke - then he pulls out a bat!!
Scrappin' on the coast for smokes and pills is all the rage...
This is why it's better living in the woods these days.
Deece trade.
Hey by'.


"Clocksucker"

Slow lanes - making the days appear longer.
We say - we should do more with our time.
Always - the aim and the ending are staggered.
Refrain - from taking that preemptive prize.
Don't get ahead of the line.
Here now - you have to ask for assistance.
Despite - all the hard work that you've done.
It's a long way but you're ready to drive
On a Wednesday.
Slow lanes - making the days appear longer.


"Goin' Back to Vegas (The Ballad of Tainty Ray)"

Hunnit dollahs used to seem like a lot
But now it's barely worth using that for wiping yer snot -
Now there's a stacked game going and your problems
ain't going far.
You got your chips and place at the table -
The Russian guy's losing it all and you were able to
Squeeze out the other two players who could take it away.
You only got back half the shit you put inside.
Yet you always sittin' there tryin' hard to reek of pride.
Fucked degenerate rollin' the dice -
Losin' money that you promised now was paid out twice -
But for the last time you've managed to
Not get to the fucking point at all.
Then the guards -
Come to escort you away to the door 'cause you're out.
There's someone waiting for you in the car have no doubt.
You're goin' out to the desert...
So watch out for snakes.
So close old man -
But you knew those were the breaks -
When you let go of those dice.


"Junior?"

Well Mama said that he might be better off dead.
But she was messin' around -
And it was all in the context... yeah.
Still sort of odd how it all came home to roost.
'Cause junior's gone and animals are loose.
And there's another man lookin' round all the time.
If I didn't know better I'd swear he was on the job.
It's hard to know when she says:
"Baby I'm scared of what they're gonna find."
I could see the gun - but it was miles - miles away.
Too far - for you - this time.
You have - no chance - you die.
Another mishap and she's solid gold again.
The flawed game opened the gate and the
Horses are gone but we always knew.


"Do the Hausentraut!"

Burning effigies - scaring all the pious.
It's how we roll - here to bring some fire.
Burn. Yeah. Burn.
Start a fire... watch 'em put it out.
Hit me with the angel dust let's do the Hausentraut!!
We can skip the angel dust.
Just hand me that kerosene and those rags.
Let's go scorching... for the Dark, Dark Lord.
I have a panther and the magic sword of fire!
Let's go to holy place to see what it's about.
When we hate it then we do the Hausentraut!!
I've a lighter and a thousand more to give.
One thousand Hausentraut with lighter and a shiv!
The winds are blowing - it's a good night to go out
For burning effigies and doing Hausentraut!
9-1-1


"Despite the Overwhelming Flood of Data"

Check the mail while we are gone.
Yeah - you can have your family come to stay.
Not sure if we'll be back. .
Sometimes you just need to go away.
For reasons you can't tell.
You know it's better off this way.
Don't tell them you've been laying low.
They'll send robots if you do.
You have not been wired for this system.
This config will fail if you should boot.
***Clustering in secret places
Taking them out in pairs.
These are unfortunate cases.
Without us you would never be aware.


"The Sled"

There's no coming back from this now.
And you know inside he drown-drown-drowned.
Tracks in the snow lead down to the river.
So we go.
But there's no motion.
No sound.
"We're fine we checked it all out man."
Those were his last words to me.
Just 'cause you got gas means nothing.
Should've stayed at home.


"Uncle Wayne's Garden"

Close my eyes to find....
New green world just in my mind.
Back down back up to the cloud.
Where everyone with some taste's allowed...
It's my birthday all year long.
It's yours too -
And your favourite song plays over and over and over...
We have sunset stroll -
We watch the sky turn gold.
Make a pact and share some wine.
I get high but you decline.
Take a nap and wake up well.
Eyes are open - and what's that smell?
Freshly baked and from the garden.
Where we're helping Uncle Wayne with all the trees -
And all the general maintenance too.
Well it's job I like.
It's ok.
O-O-O-O-O-O


"Refuse/Return/Repair/Regift"

You got something to say?
You got something to lose.
It's open season on all of your friends.
Feel the new era as it's teething.
Sky and seas burning with fear.
A band-aid won't help when the axe hits the bone.
You're best off making castles in the sand now.
Cut out the posture, the ruse, and the guise.
We might be here - or we might not....
When it happens.
Either way - you had yours.



"Indefensible"

There's something there that you don't see.
It's coming up from right behind.
That's when you find you have no voice left.
Hard to defend against shadows.
How paranoid can you be?
You know you locked all the windows.
You know you locked all the doors.
But there's a sound there you can't place.
And it's louder than it was just a minute ago.
You're wamer now - then the lights go out.
You can smell it.
Now it found you.

credits

released March 1, 2020

Jack E. Tar: Bass, V-Drums, Guitars, Synth, Vocals - Recording/Mixing.

Music Written & Recorded: Feb-7th - 14th
Lyrics Written: Feb. 17th - 19th
Vocals Recorded: Feb. 19th - 20th
Mixed: Feb. 22-27th


Special Guests:

Darrell "Bacon" Grace plays bass on songs 2 and 6.
Peter "Pringle" Harbin plays extra guitars on songs 3, 6 & 12
Eelanus Pondini managed to appear briefly twice on song 1.


This album was made quickly in St. John's, NL Canada for the 2020 RPM Challenge


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