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The Strawman Cometh

by Ben D Straw

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I am the Straw 03:43
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Who am I? Who are you? Who is anyone? Everything is just a construct and I feel done The whole world is chaos so while we’re here Might as well have a good time and get real weird Take my money, take my guitar And I don’t need any fancy car, But one thing we can never let them have Is who we are We love what we love and we hate what we hate Might as well own it all before it’s too late You can take me, or leave me, I’d rather be friends But I won’t give up what makes me, me, till the end Tried so hard to find myself Through someone else’s eyes But then one day it hit me And I’ll scream it to the skies I am the straw-oh-ah-oh I am the straw-oh-ah-oh Science, geek toys, rock and roll I’ll cling to them all ‘till I’m old I’d rather let my freak flag fly Than just do everything I’m told You can tell me that I’m weird I’ll thank you as I stroke my beard I hope my antics make you laugh But if not listen here I am the straw-oh-ah-oh I am the straw-oh-ah-oh We're all works in progress, we're never done When the game never ends you've already won Call me Hamilton; I'm never satisfied Don't wanna peak until the moment just before I die
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The Curb 02:53
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Well, you get no chance to innovate When the boss is always right You’re just there to pump his ego up From the morning to the night Don’t you question one command Don’t look too happy in his land Just keep your head down in the sand Or else your ass will wind up at the curb I don’t care where’s your expertise You’ll work on what I say If you can’t do a job you weren’t hired for Then you’ll be on your way Don’t you question one command Don’t look too happy in his land Just keep your head down in the sand Or else your ass will wind up at the curb If you’re not stressed with 10 hour days You’re doing something wrong And even if you live to please You might won’t be here too long Don’t you question one command Don’t look too happy in his land Just keep your head down in the sand Or else your ass will wind up at the curb Take it all personally You can’t predict it, just wait and see You might do your job perfectly And still find yourself flying to the curb
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PBW 02:51
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They say manly drinks are bitter As if we shouldn’t enjoy life But this man’s got a sweet tooth And it ain’t goin’ on strike I got my peanut butter whisky Courage and dessert in one I got my peanut butter whisky There when all my work is done Or when it’s not The greatest food that’s known to man Is now the greatest drink It’s my first choice to chill me out When I don’t wanna think I got my peanut butter whisky Sip until the morning sun I got my peanut butter whisky One glass won’t hurt anyone ‘cept allergies Goes just as well with cola As that bitter stuff they sell So don’t you let them judge your tastes Same for everything else I got my peanut butter whisky So good that I’ve just gotta sing I got my peanut butter whisky One drink that goes with everything More or less
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Reclaim the Flag 04:54
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Reclaim the flag Cause nobody own’s what’s patriotic Reclaim the flag Don’t let it represent the psychotic Reclaim the flag And burn those of the fallen slavers Reclaim the flag It cannot belong to one false savior My home is not your weapon We cannot change the past, so We live with the atrocities And seek justice at last You say your cause is liberty While prison walls are high Your argument is blind faith In what’s yours but also mine True love’s got to be tough for us all to reach our peak So you can’t twist the symbol of my land to stop the change we need Reclaim the flag Cause nobody own’s what’s patriotic Reclaim the flag Don’t let it represent the psychotic Reclaim the flag And burn those of the fallen slavers Reclaim the flag It cannot belong to one false savior We beat the global fascists Smashed the Confederacy And I can still be proud of that Though we think differently We must take the good and the bad Because if you ask me, True patriotism strives to reach The best that we can be No one became great without acknowledging their faults We won’t reach full potential with our problems locked up in the vault Reclaim the flag Cause nobody own’s what’s patriotic Reclaim the flag Don’t let it represent the psychotic Reclaim the flag And burn those of the fallen slavers Reclaim the flag It cannot belong to one false savior Your favorite bedtime story Will not dictate Congress halls My flag no longer represents Your prejudice at all A nation born on stolen land Can’t sing a hateful song The only way we survive now Is if we get along Our service folks don’t fight so you can form some ruling caste If you’d take rights away from all my friends then you can kiss my ass Reclaim the flag Cause nobody own’s what’s patriotic Reclaim the flag Don’t let it represent the psychotic Reclaim the flag And burn those of the fallen slavers Reclaim the flag It cannot belong to one false savior

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released December 1, 2023

Featuring TheLionhearted on Drums
Produced by Matt Molchany of Shards Recording Studio

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Ben D Straw Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Just a Bethlehem, PA indie rocker out to have some fun!

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