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Gaslit Anonymous
02:31
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Gaslit Anonymous
Our charm will make you blush
They call us in to translate for the foot in mouth
Smooth political missteps
Trailing glimmering trains of nuance
We float in and out of the parlors of power
But there’s a dark side to this
Unflagging evenhandedness
Conciliatory to a fault
So adept at empathizing
That we’re easy to abuse
You’ll overhear us in public
(Appeasing impatient partners)
At mercy of the tick
(Of some Alpha’s leather-strapped timepiece)
Our "no" sunk in so much fluff
It sounds like "yes"
Whatever you do
Don’t ask us How Many Lights
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Mike Kilo Bravo
04:38
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Mike Kilo Bravo
Stupid stupid shit
Played my role with relish:
Warm soft hand on the brow
White-cloaked harbinger of healing
Prided myself on not being maternal
In the conventional sense
But wasn’t this also maternal - ?
Dispensing salve
Marble-pedestalled
Magnanimous
Stupid stupid shit
Fingered the wrong villain
Aligned with the wrong side
Should’ve worn my pocks with pride
My t-shirted, pants-less
My whiskey for breakfast
Instead of pretending primrose
Should’ve backed the one
Who was messy and fearless
Prodding his denial so hard
He shot a gun in the air
You were the one who blared it loud
The unvarnished nihilistic truth
In fact you knew him better than I
And for that he wrung his hands
As if he were the preacher
And you his stray flock
Some kind of nerve - !
I should’ve had your back
These boys have superhuman self awareness
So when do the excuses stop
And I don’t mean to overemphasize
These parts you and I were born with
It’s just these stupid shit times we’re in
I’m hoping one day it won’t matter so much
We’re all old and been through the mill
Who cares what people say
What I do on the socials when it’s late
and I’ve got some courage in me
'Cos time is a bitch
And it’s something I know
We all know
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Empty Suit
00:46
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