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21st Century Failure

from THEY LIVED by Vivian the Band

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Feeling weird at the sight of my computer screen
Checking statements in between each bite I’m eating
I call a friend to find out where we’re meeting
I’d take the bus but with all those people I’m not feeling it
No no no no no no no no no no no no

Feeling weird at the sight of my computer screen
Feeling worse after every single bite I’m eating
I’m going home, anything to keep from drinking
I’m passing out to forget just where I’m sleeping
It’s almost time to say goodbye, I mean goodnight!

I’m a 21st century failure, too embarrassed to ever call home
And if you ever need a thing, baby, just know you’re better off on your own

I saw a portrait of a man who looked just like me
In acrylics, a hundred years old
His eyes were glazed over, staring just right beyond me
To a picture of a gal who looked like you
When you look at me so disappointed you can’t leave

I saw a pamphlet placed by hundreds others like it
It had a font and a layout, I’m sure
But right beside all its folded brothers, older sisters
I couldn’t tell the old from the new
And honestly they were probably equally useless

I’m a 21st century failure, too embarrassed to ever call home
And if you ever need a thing, baby, just know you’re better off on your own
Yeah, I’m a 21st century failure, no ambitions to call upon
And if you ever need a thing, baby, well I’d suggest that you carry on

I left behind a mess for you to see, I left behind a world for you to clean
I left it all behind just to see; I left it all behind to live the dream
I left the world behind I had to see if trying once was enough to succeed

I’m a 21st century failure, too embarrassed to ever call home
And if you ever need a thing, baby, just know you’re better off on your own

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from THEY LIVED, released January 23, 2018

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Vivian the Band Seattle, Washington

The aural equivalent of scraping the freezer burn off the top of a pint of ice cream you forgot about. But, like, it's your favorite flavor, so it still turns out pretty good. And when you finish it, you put on some slides, drive three blocks to a mini mart, and buy more. But then you feel bad you didn't walk, cuz it was only three blocks. You then pass out on the couch and all the ice cream melts ... more

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