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Bad Dream (E. Beaumont)

Sister, serious shit you been seeing
Twisted bodies flattened on windscreen
Breathing babe and suckling sucked out with recycling
Brutality taking over

Mother, what a bother, what a weeping
The forest flamed out while fireman was sleeping
The poor, poor neighborhood gets no public good
Private interest stepping forward

and your boyfriend, your boyfriend doesn’t phone
and you feel so lonely, lonely, alone
like Margarita with one limp hand
stuck inside the trombone

Bad dream – today was just a bad dream
This terror must subside
You’ll feel better after you have cried
Bad dream – no need to get stoned or pie-eyed

Dad, so sad: sickness and suffering
Enough – the king’s smothering your brethren
The commander’s never fought, ooh, and he’s telling you you ought to
Will you kill for his company?

Brother, can’t you think of another subject for discussion?
Death is just one unending concussion
Happiness you’ve had, so exhort me
I’m going to give it to you shortly

and your girlfriend, your girlfriend doesn’t answer
and you’ve used up your last lucky chance, sir
like Don Cosmic dropped the dime
on Eastern Standard Time

Bad dream – today was just a bad dream
This terror must subside
You’ll feel better after you have cried
Bad dream – no need to get stoned or pie-eyed

credits

from Quality Items, released May 21, 2022
E.B.: vocal, guitars, bass
Renato G. Umali: organ, vocal
Dave Cusma: trumpet
Jay Tollefson: trombone
Don Turner: baritone saxophone
Michael Koch: drumkit, vocal
John Ricco: congas

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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