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Side One: JUDAS THANK YOU FOR THE VICTIM

from TO KEEP YOU VULTURES HAPPY by Fireproof Sam and the Selfsame Four

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JUDAS THANK YOU FOR THE VICTIM
i SEE THE SAD SOLUTION
ii FATHER CARVING WOOD
iii YOUR BLANK FACES
iv THE FILTH FROM ROME
v THE HAUNTING HUNTED KIND
vi CROWD CROWN HIM KING

**SEE THE SAD SOLUTION**
SO YOU THINK IT'S BIZARRE
YOUR BRAND NEW A-TEAM
THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN FOR NAUGHT
THEY'VE BEEN BANNED AND RELIEVED
WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD
YOU PLAN TO BREAK ME
INTO EQUALISH PARTS IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING
SOMEBODY JUST MADE JUNIOR PARTNER
BUT I'M NOT READY TO NOT ROCK
SO YOU'RE ABLE TO TALK
COMPLAIN TO MAKE ME
SEE THE SAD SOLUTION AND GRANT ME A JADE TREE
WHEN YOU TAKE IT APART
YOU PLAN TO PLAY ME LIKE A CRETIN
YOU WANT TO BE SOLOMON SAFELY
SOMEBODY JUST MADE JUNIOR PARTNER
BUT I'M NOT READY TO NOT ROCK

**FATHER CARVING WOOD**
THESE DAYS I FOLLOW YOU AROUND
FOR THE MEANING, FOR THE FAITH
FOR THE INNOCENT SLAUGHTER
WHY WOULD WE OPEN?
WOULD YOU WAGER OR BARTER?
TIME DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY YOU CAN FALTER
INSTEAD OF TRUTH
YOU'RE BESIDE OTHER MEANS TO YOUR ENDS
KEEPSAKES, DIVINE WATER YOU WILL DOUSE
OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER LIVES
OTHER INDOLENT CHARTERS
I'M ONLY HOPING WE CAN BEG IT OR BORROW
TIME DOESN'T REPRIMAND THE SAINTS OR THE MARTYRS
AND THEN YOU PROVE TO YOURSELF
ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN SPEND
YOUR WHOLE LIFE
AFRAID OF THE PASSENGERS
YOUR OWN PRIDE DISDAINS FATHER CARVING WOOD
I CAN INVOLVE YOU DEEPLY ALTHOUGH
I CAN RESOLVE WHAT YOU NEED AND KEEP YOU IN TOW
BREAKNECK PACE, CALLING ME IN DOUBT
FOR THE ATHEIST ALTAR
WORTH YOUR WHILE TO BE AGING AND OLDER
GRACE IS ANOTHER WORD FOR EXCELLENT POSTURE
PRAY YOU'RE ANESTHESIZED
CONCEDE TO THE DOLLAR
UNTIL YOU LOSE WHAT YOU HAD
TIL YOU NEED TIL YOU LIVE
YOUR WHOLE LIFE AFRAID OF THE PASSENGERS
YOUR OWN PRIDE DISDAINS FATHER CARVING WOOD
I CAN INVOLVE YOU DEEPLY ALTHOUGH
I CAN RESOLVE WHAT YOU NEED AND KEEP YOU IN TOW

**YOUR BLANK FACES**
YOU'LL GET THE CAPTAIN'S SHARE
LOUNGING ON DECK CHAIRS SIPPIN' ON GIN & ICE
WELL ISN'T THAT RIGHT FOR YOU
YOU'RE IN THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR
MAKING ALL DECISIONS
WOULDN'T THAT BE SO NICE
HELLA NICE?
YOU'LL FACE PROBLEMS WHERE
EVERYONE AROUND YOU
GETTING SOME SKIN IN THE GAME
PRIDE IS THE NAME OF THE SHAME
LOOK AT YOUR BLANK FACES, WOULDN'T YOU?
TURN IT AROUND, ACES, COULDN'T YOU?

**THE FILTH FROM ROME**
EIGHT TO FOUR WE SPEAK IN RIDDLES
RAISE YOUR HAND
PACE THE FLOOR WE MEET IN THE MIDDLE
TAKE IT DOWN
MAKE IT KNOWN WE NEED JUST A LITTLE
FACE IT NOW
YOU MAINLINE ACCEPTANCE, INHALING THE RIGHT AMOUNT
COMMON SENSE IMPEDES YOUR RHYTHM
BREAK IT DOWN
COTTON THREADS WE WEAVE IN STITCHES
WAIT FOR THAT
BOTTLE ALL YOUR RAGE WITHIN YOU
GIVE IT BACK
THE OBLONG SHAPES ARE SHIFTED
YOU HIT ME OVER THE HEAD
THE FILTH FROM ROME INVADING OVER LAND
THE COMMON CREED WITHIN US
REPLACING OTHER BRANDS
HEAR THE JETS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
I'M A DWARF, I'M A THREEPIO
I SMUGGLE MYSELF ON BOARD
THE GILT YOU WORE, THE CAPE AND LAUREL CROWN
THE GODLESS SEEKING WISDOM
THE CLAXON'S BLEATING SOUND
YOU KILL YOUR WARDS, YOU LET THE VAGARY DROWN
I'M A CLONE, I'M A BEELZEBUB
THE TROUBLE YOU TRIED TO THWART
BREAKING ALL YOUR VOWS COMPLETELY
PLACE YOUR HAND
MAKING OFF WITH DOLLARS WEEKLY
SHAKE ME DOWN
THE BIRDS HAVE FLOWN, THEY HUDDLE MEEKLY
COME AROUND
YOU RAID MY ALLEGIANCE
YOU HATE MY FUCKING LIFE
LEARN THE CODE, PLEASE STATE THE NUMBERS
TIP THE TAG
WORDS ARE LONELY THINGS YOU TEND TO
LIFT THE GAG
YOU HURT THE ONLY PEOPLE HIDDEN
WAVE THE FLAG
YOU BREAK MY CONJECTURE
ESCAPE THESE MORAL DRAGS

**THE HAUNTING HUNTED KIND**
I DRIFT UPON THE GREAT CONUNDRUM
THE HAUNTING HUNTED KIND
THE PILOT TAKES THE WHEEL
I FIND THIS REPULSIVE, I'M TAKING UMBRAGE
YOU WANT ME TO FUND YOUR LIFE
YOU PLY WHAT'S FAKE AND REAL AND BLAZE THE PATH
TOWARDS YOUR FUCKING DOOM
YOU BLAME ME ALL THE TIME
YOU SIMPLE MINDS CREATE THE WOUNDS
THAT YOUR DADDY WILL BLEED
YOU TRY TO STOP THE WAR WITH ALL YOUR ACCEPTANCE
WON'T YOU PLEASE COME TAKE IT AWAY
I'LL LIKELY VOTE FOR WHOM YOU TELL ME TO
WON'T YOU PLEASE GO GET ME A PEN?
WHILE POWER'S REMOTE
WE CAN BLUDGEON THE OTHER ONE'S SAINTLY DOMES
THE BAY-LEAFED TOP OF YOUR HEAD
WHITE TOWELS AND ROBES
FREE FROM UNDER ALL OF OUR WEIGHTS AND STONES
YOU WAIT FOR ME, CALL ME DEAD
DERANGEMENT FLIGHT
THE COMPETITION'S RIGHT
YOU BLAME ME ALL THE TIME
YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS ESCAPE THE WOMB
LIKE YOUR DADDY WOULD LEAVE YOU
I'LL STOP THE WAR WITH ARMY INTELLIGENCE
WON'T YOU PLEASE GO GET ME A TANK?
I'LL PROBABLY VOTE UNLESS YOU TELL ME TO
WON'T YOU PLEASE GO GET ME A PEN?

**CROWD CROWN HIM KING**
YOU'LL FIND OUR DESPAIR
AROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT
WHEREIN WE SEEK TO REMAIN
AND NOW WE SYMPATHIZE
JUST LOOK AT OUR BLANK FACES

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from TO KEEP YOU VULTURES HAPPY, released June 19, 2020
Woodwinds arranged and performed by Jeri Sykes.

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THE NETWORK STARS ARE: N Sykes, F Warren, K Kane, K Huynh, C Crabtree, B Skaught, J Sykes, M Ishizue, P Kagiwada, J Hayes, M Bowman, E Sheehan, E Gessel, L Devin-Sheehan, S Clanton, A Siff, I Lee, A Perry, K Adams, S McPherson, A Clapp, T Dorman, B Zell, B Bennett, A Lytle, J Elson, C Mattox, T Crooks, R Ragland, and probably many others as the album gets assembled. ... more

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