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Catch​-​Up Mechanics

by Hot Liquids Burn Like Fire

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Speeding past inspiring terrain with buttons and caps Needing to rewire my brain synapse by synapse Soaking in Mojave on a spiritual reset Inching up the volume on a Portishead cassette They built the game with catch-up mechanics So one bad spin Won’t do you in I can’t become a woman who panics Doo doo doo… I can’t become a woman who panics ‘Cause one bad spin Won’t do you in Doo doo doo Dancing through my nervous shock in a crown of baby’s breath Kicking free a Birkenstock as I near my ego’s death Rental Airstreams and vivid daydreams Built into the game Microdoses and self-hypnosis Built into the game Ketamine and tons of caffeine Built into the game Hit refresh, take control, it’s your turn to roll They built the game with catch-up mechanics So one bad spin Won’t do you in I can’t become a woman who panics
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A pill at night, another in the morning Staving off the creeps of my psyche Anxiety comes without warning Pressure in my chest that won’t stop spreading I chose the road I chose the path And still I don’t like where this is heading Cutting out carbs, intermittent fasting Fiber and juice, raw raw raw Carrot stick cheerleader from central casting It ends with some extra crispy breading I chose the road I chose the path And still I don’t like where this is heading You kept the boutonniere like a tacky totem But all the hair dye in Boca Raton Does nothing for a bulging gut and saggy scrotum The color is fading and the petals are shedding I chose the road I chose the path And still I don’t like where this is heading Busy with grief, busy with mourning In the absence of plans we made plans You needed support, instead I sent scorning You got married but I wanted a wedding I chose the road I chose the path And still I don’t like where this is heading
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98.6° 01:44
When it's rough outside, really rough outside zip up your coat, you've got to stay warm there's a couple tricks but you've got to stay 98.6 When the sun beats down there's no shade in town cool off your throat a scoop of ice cream may take a couple licks but you've got to stay 98.6 you don't want heatstroke you don't want hypothermia Stay warm, keep cool yeah acetaminophen, acetaminophen, under the sink will break your fever, proffers no kicks still you've got to stay 98.6 Still you've got to stay..
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Men are singing in Spanish Laying rebar and concrete Songs of joy, lust and jealousy Some are blunt, some are discrete No matter the tune or the language This building will still take shape And the men who sang in Spanish are elsewhere, changing another landscape He doesn't sing karaoke in a bougie bar in a gentrified part of town He doesn't sing lullabies at bedtime to help put the baby down His songs are for the other guys Knowing, singing Over the din of labor could Echo all the way home and Out of this neighborhood He doesn't sing karaoke in a bougie bar in a gentrified part of town He doesn't sing lullabies at bedtime to help put the baby down His songs are for the others
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Whatcha gonna do when the bills come due? When you watch daytime TV Lawyers think they know why you’re home You blew out your knee Scars on your face We’ll take your case You will never walk again They hope you’ll never walk again You will never walk again When you had a slip and fall Need workman’s comp Blew a DUI Give them a call They’re licking their lips as your morphine drips We sure hope you’ll drive again We think you might drive again, but We sure hope you’ll drive again Right now you’re broken and twisted You can’t walk unassisted Work is letting you go Bye bye PPO You’re black and blue With PT at two On TV you hear, We’ll FIGHT for you Whatcha gonna do now the bills are due? Sue? I guess you’re gonna sue. You will not pay anything unless we win.
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Chef, Cobb, Chinese Chicken, Tostada
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released August 1, 2023

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