A jazzy-jammy-swingy-sort-of-rock song; bouncing funk groove playfully alternates with swing-time cocktail throwback. We call it "Phish-step".
lyrics
you are an
eastern-bloc baby with a west-coast style
and you go through boys like a radio dial
change the channel, man, i’ve heard this one before
you got a knack for attracting everything that you hate
and if i gotta ask it’s already too late
shops are closed up here, go check the girl next door
well i can’t see a way around
this wall you’ve built just won’t come down
guess i’ll be moving on
but before i do
there’s one thing you should know
you’re a celebration of the whole latvian nation
in your business suit and stockings underneath
you got me tripping on my tongue, springing til i’m over-sprung
a rag doll you can gnash between your teeth
well i can’t help but be confused
you kiss me as you knot the noose
guess i’ll be going up
but before i go
there’s one thing i should show you
CHORUS:
i got a brick
in my hand
and i’m thinking of letting it go
right through your second story window
i got a brick
the perfect size
so you can stack me on your wall
but maybe i will be the brick that makes your iron curtain fall
i got a brick
in my hand
well i can’t seem to keep my cool
acting the american fool
in this cross-atlantic play
i’m wallowing in self-defense
and building up my armaments
trying to find the right thing to say
but if i can’t beat you, so they say
i guess i’d better join the fray
another shiny trophy in your case
cause i can’t see a way around
this wall you’ve built will not come down
guess i’ll be moving on
but before i go
there’s one thing I should show you!
CHORUS (x 2)
credits
from A Dangerous World,
released April 4, 2009
Personnel:
Al Rahn - vocals
Elliot Koenig - guitars
Jason Glen Peed - bass
Ben Harrison – drums
Produced by Sixstep
Recorded & Mixed by David Irish @ Music, Inc. Studios (Orange, CA)
Mastered by Barry Wood @ The Other Room Studio (San Clemente, CA)
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