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Is It Too Much To Ask?
01:54
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in the bay
held together with needles in doorways
save it up for the silicon reaction
as it makes some rich and then ends in a ditch
for someone not to find on another day
called a fake
raking donors
call it pain
but some are claiming innovation
im so fed up
you treat your tech as a God
you forget that we are human
is it too much too ask
is it too much
losing time
losing sleep
this promised to change these things
some raise flags
some raise pixels
some raise tech displacing people
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Two Ears, One Mouth
02:28
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I wrestled with a nimrod
I know it doesn't make much sense
I spoke into to a brick-wall
as I referred to many facts
I got yapped at by a beefcake
They thought that I was on their side
Ego tampered with one's hearing
I know they can't take it in stride
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Out of the streets
As you understand
I want you
I want you
I want you for yourself
Out of meetings
With your notes in hand
I want you
I want you
I want you for yourself
Who tells you softly
I’m terribly sorry
I’d give almost anything for you
Disputes can be costly
This isn’t so easy
I’d give almost anything for you
You don’t want to be the same as everyone
I’m sorry
I’m sorry
It's not the way they run
You no longer remain in flux
I’m sorry
I’m sorry
I know it's almost done
Who tells you softly
I’m terribly sorry
I’d give almost anything for you
Disputes can be costly
This isn’t so easy
I’d give almost anything for you
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To Be Seen
03:39
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Waking up slowly
Is this what you want?
This time it doesn't matter
When it all is done
I'm done with gimmicks
Everybody sees
Sleight of hand is unimpressive
You can't have everything
Are you who you say you are?
Do you want these things?
Or do you just want to be seen?
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For You
03:50
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Coriander and bay leaf trees
omakase and bolognese
Could you pass me seasoning
I'm done with my eating string cheese
I almost forgot to grab this plate
weathers good but the ocean is great
I can't believe we're in the state of things
I can't believe we’re in this state
Don't squash the vision
thought alone is so off
don't care to Listen
in your head and you scoff
Espresso and two little pugs
grocery gathering and kombucha chugs
Community garden and grandmothers love
this cashier isn't paid enough
I know the guy who bought a bench for this park
Does the shiba inu bite or does it bark?
the meter maid is going on spree
nature has its way with things
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Finding Your Own Way
02:51
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all this soil and sand
stuck in an unknown land
could you analyze
the differences in wavelengths
in your own mind
as you lost it this time
as the heart beats out of sync with the loudest idiot
I've decided that I can't take this shit
I don't want to be stuck with it
find the facts as you're finding your own way
Looking in the mirror and they don't see
moves against democracy
in one fell swoop
these level heads became such wash
What's the commotion?
you can't have emotions
nature will not comply with acts ignorance
I calmly and collectively will allow myself to change
and admit my faults
It's hard to look within but it's what I have control of
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Unity
we are merely confidants in an enemy's world
Community
We won’t be blinded by the tactics of the cold
Dust
Illuminated sky
Complex
It’s all because they say
Don’t think, don’t speak, obey
Don’t analyze your days
and let the numbers fade
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jacob gemmell California
Jacob Gemmell is a Bay Area musician.
He has played shows with a number of artists, notably: Alexi Murdoch, and Midnight Movies. He has produced hundreds of songs, with a few secretly distributed EPs.
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Victor Salazar has a knack for honing into the nostalgic atmospheres of regretfully overlooked post punk LPs of late 70s. Swirling psychedelic tones are bound together with distinct sentimentalism.
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Just in case I need my mind disassembled. Harsh realities of the world sometimes need to be confronted by a very different approach. Fun!
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It's much like a friendly circle pit, slam packed with energy and just when you've fallen and are going to die a rando picks you up off the floor. Layered with songwriting hooks and honesty.
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Another Side of The Seams
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The Seams' jangly pop is full of lovely melodic twists and elegant turns-of-phrases delineating the quotidian details of love and romance.
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Sometimes I Forget You're Human Too
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Melodic alt-pop in the vein of Soccer Mommy is driven by winding guitar lines and augmented with dreamy shoegaze elements.
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