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Misanthropology

by Velcro Dog

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1.
Fell asleep at the wheel When I awoke, not much was real Can’t find meaning where there is none So feed me to the pigs when I am done When I’m done What haunts me, haunts you too Because we’re all just passing through It always seems darkest before the light But I can’t see no end in sight I can’t see no end Fell asleep at the wheel When I awoke, not much was real Can’t find meaning where there is none So feed me to the pigs when I am done When I’m done
2.
Drop out of life again and dive right in The water feels nice, but I can’t swim The deeper I sink The more troubles I find In the twists and turns Of this perforated mind Cone of shame A day, a week, a month or maybe a year? The moon and the sun have no say down here Soft hands grab hold Pull me out of this gloom A steady ascent Out of a watery tomb Cone of shame
3.
The future’s wild, exalting and neon lit ‘Cus when you hit The shadows died down and quit Correct radiation is the best medication Darling, I hope you’ll stick around for a bit Now we see an accidental Eden appear No godhead Just endless coke and red For us here In a dive in Bruges at 2:25 Deep fried cheese queeze Way too tanked up to drive A picture of perfect, not a god damn defect Darling, I hope you’ll stick around for awhile Now we see an accidental Eden appear No godhead Just endless coke and red For us here
4.
A low hum ringing eerily A slow drum beating constantly Drowning on dry land A sharp wave crashing silently A dark grave beckons violently Drowning on dry land The pavement sticks like molasses Marooned amidst the blurry masses A low hum ringing eerily A slow drum beating constantly Drowning on dry land The pavement sticks like molasses Marooned amidst the blurry masses
5.
Seek the sun in everyone and get burned But I want to thank you for all I now have learned It must be lonely up on that cross you’ve made Look to different shores, ‘cus this friendship has sailed A small man blaring big words and tall threats Worried sick with the weight of empty wallets It’s not what you’re selling, it’s what I’m buying Since your lips are moving, I guess you must be lying Why don’t you earn your keep for a change? You are just dragging us down With your non-existent crown
6.
Far away from home If I could I would fix it all Too drunk to use the phone I know I promised I would call How the leaves they change But the roots remain the same Like wringing blood from a stone You best just forget my name Just a stumble Not a fall Just a stumble Still standing tall Now I’m coming home I swear I’m gonna fix it all So that wherever I may roam I’ll stand tall, won’t have to creep and crawl Just a stumble Not a fall Just a stumble Still standing tall
7.
It’s not my fault that I’m drinking again When you’ve been pissing in the wishing well Trying to claw your way to heaven Instead, you’re making this place hell Here’s to mankind It’s not my fault that I’m drinking again It is the state of this pernicious pit Got suckered in with a promise of nice things Now I douse my skull in aquavit Here’s to mankind It’s all my fault that I’m drinking again Because I’m just as bad as the rest of you apes We will be gone someday soon anyway So raise your glass, ‘cus no one escapes Here’s to mankind
8.
Since we never gave a damn about her true worth He dug himself a hole and fucked the earth Now the rivers run dry beneath an empty sky Since we never gave a damn about her true worth Now what’s been done can’t be undone And the worst has yet to come If you listen real close, you can hear the hooves approach Now what’s been done can’t be undone Still, we don’t care No, we don’t Since we never gave a damn about her true worth He dug himself a hole and fucked the earth Now the rivers run dry beneath an empty sky ‘Cus we never gave a damn about her true worth Still, we don’t care No, we don’t
9.
Fly Worry 03:46
What if the best times are already had? What if the view from here is a body bag? What if you make it to the end before me? What if the rest will absolutely bore me? Do you feel just a bit unreal? Do you fear an even keel? What if the whole world washes over us? What if we lose to its gentle crush? What if I get too depressed to get dressed? What if your smile gets repossessed? Do you feel just a bit unreal? Do you fear an even keel? Like me
10.
All alone in this big, empty house Kept alive by cigarettes Cardboard boxes line the walls Filled with everyone I’ve met There’s old clothes, faded pictures, And that necklace she always wore It was supposed to be so easy Now light’s leaking through the floor How does trash pile this high? I must have missed it Born with a foot planted in the grave Calmly longing for a hearse Already bad from the start But now it’s even worse The map shapes the terrain Drawing borders in blood Every hope and every dream Forever buried in the mud How does trash pile this high? I must have missed it

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released October 7, 2022

All music, lyrics and artwork by Tony Gonzalez.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Ole Spangrud at Tryne Dett Studio.
Reverberation on harmonica, tambourine and whistling recorded by Ludvig Rølvåg at Dåkken Studio.
Double bass by Eirik Øien. Recorded by Eirik Øien at Fjøset lydstudio.
Clarinet by Ole Spangrud.
Banjo by Timo Silvola. Recorded by Eirik Øien at Fjøset lydstudio.
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

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Velcro Dog Trondheim, Norway

Velcro Dog is the solo project of Norwegian musician and songwriter Tony Gonzalez (Barren Womb, Oma Desala, Twin Serpent, Dårli Te Beins). Born from an incessant need to deal with both old and new ghosts, Velcro Dog creeps along the darkest corners of the folk, americana and country traditions, carving out a sound that may perhaps best be labeled as fjord noir. ... more

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