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Flabbergaster

by Gabe Schwartz

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I've got an awful diet That's what the doctor says And I'm morbidly overweight Pick out a pill, prescribe it Cause I'll still feed my face Without ever trying to change I just got some terrible news Doctor said it's time to change Stay the same and I'll watch my heart explode Do I take a pill or light the fuse? Douse it in butter and fry it Eat til I can't feel my legs Can't let this food just go to waste Pick a farm, I'll buy it Just for a little taste Wouldn't have it any other way I just got some terrible news Doctor said it's time to change Stay the same and I'll watch my heart explode Do I eat this kale or light the fuse? Solo I just got some terrible news Doctor said it's time to change Stay the same and I'll watch my heart explode Watch me fail as I light the fuse.
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Cry, cry again There was a time I had artist's hands Baby smooth with ideas, dreams and plans Now scarred and callous from life's demands But there was a time I had artist's hands These days they're just tools I'm using for the man There was a time when I used to read Science fiction, the bible, or fantasy Manuals, anything you'd put in front of me Yes, there was a time when I used to read These days I just sit and stare at this little screen Getting older and wiser and I've learned stars keep getting brighter as they burn There was a time when it didn't hurt Doing the normal things that you do at work My back, my knees my eyes are all inert Yet there was a time when it didn't hurt These days I'm hoping for time served Getting older and wiser and I've learned stars keep getting brighter as they burn Getting older and wiser and I've learned stars keep getting brighter as they burn And I'm burning out
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I know that work has got you down You know I hate to see you frown These days are creepin by so slow Our little hearts just want to go Let's run away and see a beautiful place Exchange the scenery and change the pace Our home is a refreshing place But sometimes you need a taste These hikes don't cut it anymore We need mountain sea or shore Let's run away and see a beautiful place Change the scenery and change the pace Let's run away and see a beautiful place Make some memories and maybe stay Let's run away and see a beautiful place Change the scenery and change the pace Let's run away and see a beautiful place Make some memories and maybe stay Let's run away Let's run away Let's run away
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Been trying to take my wisdom teeth since I was sixteen years old Never bothered me too much, so I always postponed Eventually on the lower left, sideways they had grown I finally gave up the fight at the age of forty one Yeah, that's 25 years All I asked for was local anesthetic My eyes were wide open when they did it I didn't feel it, but I felt it It was $140 and I don't regret it Dentist popped the needle in and gave me half an hour Came back with the assistant and they jumped into my mouth They pushed and pulled and prodded things, almost broke a tooth in half eventually they got a hold and pulled that sucker out They even let me take a picture of it All I asked for was local anesthetic My eyes were wide open when they did it I didn't feel it, but I felt it It was $140 and I don't regret it I sent the picture to my whole family and it was a laugh To me exclusively, because I am quite the ass No trigger warning, just some giant teeth, a bloody mess From a guy who saved a couple grand by foregoing laughing gas
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Wanted to take you where the water is so clear Wanted to celebrate school's final year Hurricane season was a risk we tried to run We're pointing northward and dressed for island sun We're changing direction We're going somewhere else Oh Canada This vacation sucks Four suitcases with not a sleeve in sight Fifties in the day and colder through the night Fillers from Jersey crowding all the heated pools The bars, the trivia, any and every room We're changing direction We're going somewhere else Oh Canada This vacation sucks Ports have been shut down for the last two years First to make a call since pandemic fears Nothings open, construction everywhere Give me my money and get me out of here We're changing direction We're going somewhere else Oh Canada This vacation sucks
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My father asked me, to make a video So I could show him how the sausage gets made My father asked, because I do this All this nonsense, it is how I play It's just practice Lots of practice and then practice and practice some more Plucking strings in front of the TV. Tapping tables and stomping the floor One old man to another It's time and patience Practice and fun One old man to another You stack the pieces Until you are done For my father, here is a video Of the process of recording a song For my father, and whoever else I hope this nonsense isn't too long One old man to another It's time and patience Practice and fun One old man to another You stack the pieces Until you are done It's just practice It's just practice It's just practice There's no magic There's no magic There's no magic (Everyone has a different hobby) (Everyone has a different hobby) (Everyone has a different hobby) (Everyone has a different hobby) (Everyone has a different hobby) (Everyone has a different hobby) It's just practice It's just practice It's just practice (It just takes a little time and effort) (It just takes a little time and effort) (It just takes a little time and effort) (It just takes a little time and effort) There's no magic There's no magic There's no magic (Any idiot that you know can do this) (Any idiot that you know can do this) One old man to another It's time and patience Practice and fun One old man to another You stack the pieces Until you are done Start with a scratch track Then the drums go Then the bass Rhythm section is first Then the guitars And whatever else Save the vocals for last Their the worst
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In every town of ash and umber What was made so long ago The promise that brought them Between Erie and the Ohio Did they all thrive in vibrant color Primary bouquets against the oak Evergreen, spruce, and maple Between Erie and the Ohio I see all the fading colors As the pigment slowly drains Peeling bark among the leaves now Losing ground to the gray Finding shapes in whitewood aster Goldenrod is in full glow A backdrop of brunnera Between Erie and the Ohio Under a lilac tinted skyline Marigold has begun to go Lavender grey is leavin' on time Between Erie and the Ohio I love all the splendid colors Burning off the end of the day A delightful reminder To hold against the gray The light of evening and of morning Illuminates these weathered roads As we search for all the beauty Between Erie and the Ohio
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Verse One A march through Canaan Some holy crusade Manifest destiny This all reads the same The tip of the arrow The end of the spear Hands on the harrow They all read the same Vengeance or justice Right, sovereign, or safe Justifications, excuses They all read the same To me Verse two Battle cry of freedom Throw off tyranny Reject your oppression It all sounds the same Raise prayers to heaven Calling out a name Chosen and choosing It all sounds the same From hearts’ overflowing The mouth will speak We’re better not knowing It all sounds the same To me Bridge With a different face In a thousand places Always changing shape And claiming stasis Source of love and hate But who could blame us Rose by another name Would be the same as Verse three Priestess from the temple Curiosity and a jar A tree and an apple This all seems the same A boat on the water Some vengeful gods People sent to slaughter This all seems the same The problem of evil The problem of pain A cause to our suffering It all seems the same To me

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released March 1, 2023

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Witness the sight of a middle-aged man trying hard to not seem like he's trying hard and spiraling in shame because of it. Drink in the self interest masquerading as self effacing in the midst of self serving self deprecation.
Gabe Schwartz is a nominal musician and songwriter. Possibly. He attempts these feats alone as testament to the great difficulty he has in interacting with others.
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