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lyrics

You Ain’t Mad (E. Beaumont)

Hey, kid, I know the bid is tasting like a naff meal
You’ve watched 50,000 murders, half of them half real
Now you can’t tell good action from the bad
and you can’t talk to Mom or your dad

How many smiles can the conscious kid fake?
How much cruelty can the young heart take?

You ain’t mad, little man, you’re only angry
You’re not crazy, cuz; you’re only looking for the buzz
You’re not insane; you’re only using your right brain
You’re not losing it; you’re just a refusenik

Open up the paper, switch on the radio
Flick on for commentary, click here for slide show
Nobody wants to hear you; they only want to train you,
detain you, contain you, work you while they chain you

WMADs, abortion, slaughter, and extortion
All day your mind is going through contortions
What’s to blame, government or business?
Sin? Religion? What kind of heaven is this?

Televised hand extends itself
but still you’re lonely by ya own delf,
drunk on distractions, aflame with ideas,
galvanized by love, paralyzed by fears

Listen to me, lad, or you can turn the lecture off
The world is mad; believe me, you’re better off
Scream, shout, rant, rave, cry, beat angry congas,
holler at the top of your lungs

credits

from Quality Items, released May 21, 2022
E.B.: vocal, guitar
Dave Cusma: trumpet
Jay Tollefson: trombone
Don Turner: baritone saxophone
Renato G. Umali: piano, vocal
Ben Foldy: bass
Michael Koch: drumkit, vocal

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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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