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Live @ Rapture IV​.​XII​.​MMXVII

by The Ragnarockers

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1.
Calliope's Smile 10:23
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Calliope, smile, and relight the stars now Light them for all to see I don’t know about you but, I’ve been around this block (once or twice) And I’ve seen it all before All this around me, Well it leaves me wanting, and frankly I’m wanting something more Calliope, smile, and relight the stars now Light them for all to see Silken semantics, Swollen metaphor, Hyperbole to soar beyond the sun Please, Calliope, bring me, Bring me something more Your grace I ask you give me when the time comes Calliope, smile, and relight the stars now Light them for all to see
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Prawn Song 05:15
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Scrapin’ and a scrappin’, I was struttin’ and a strapin’ All in my neighbors lawn Just try an’ think it thru, wonder what I’m gonna do With 40 pounds of stolen prawn And that’s when I met her, but I bet I upset her Cause I sent’er streakin’ thru the dawn But how the dew looks fine on you And it makes for a damn good song So come on everybody, Help me sing along Let’s all watch the pretty woman dance And drink while the night holds strong It’s all Ok, anyway ya slice it [But don’t] think to hard it {don’t make much sense} It’s all Ok, come on dance the night away [But if ya] hold on too tight it’ll {slip thru your hands} {Like so many grains of sand} Chasin’ and a racin’ all over creation Cause I finally thought I found “The One” Stoppin’ and a floppin’ my mouth went droppin’ When I saw her lyin’ naked in the sun Twistin’ and a turnin’ my heart starts burnin’ And its Days before were done Too bad she’s yappy an’ a little slap-happy But that body was a whole lotta fun
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Aeroplane 08:04
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I like pleasure spiked with pain And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Songbird sweet and sour Jane And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Pleasure spiked with pain That mother fucker always spiked with pain Looking in my own eyes "hello" I can't find the love I want Someone better slap me Before I start to rust Before I start to decompose Looking in my rear view mirror I can make it disappear I can make it disappear "have no fear" I like pleasure spiked with pain And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Songbird sweet and sour Jane And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Pleasure spiked with pain That mother fucker always spiked with pain Sitting in my kitchen hey girl I'm turning into dust again My melancholy baby The star of mazzy must Push her voice inside of me I'm overcoming gravity I'm overcoming gravity It's easy when you're sad to be It's easy when you're sad "said 'bout me" I like pleasure spiked with pain And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Songbird sweet and sour Jane And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Pleasure spiked with pain Just one note Could make me float Could make me float away One note from The song she wrote Could fuck me where I lay Just one note Could make me choke One note that's Not a lie Just one note Could cut my throat One could make me die I like pleasure spiked with pain And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Songbird sweet and sour Jane And music is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Pleasure spiked with pain
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Beaches of Glass 05:10
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Sitting on this Beach of Glass Shattered prisms from a scattered past Countless nights stretching back in time Liquor, beer, soda pop, bottle{s} of wine Shift my focus years ahead Rainbow Beaches but we’re all dead {and} While I sit by this crimson sea Eight million A.C. units pulsing inorganically {I mean} Just how cold do you need it to be? And is it worth killin’ off all of the trees? And is it worth melting all of the ice? To make your living room feel {o so} nice And will you feel the same when the sea rumbles by And covers it all, save the mountains and sky? Beeches of Glass, miles below, And all the lands mammals with no place{s} to go {so} While I float in this endless sea Our children embrace and sing their final plea
5.
Red Roses 04:46
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Red, red roses that you left last spring My, how it’s grown into a wonderful dream Funny how, when you pick the right spot, the love it will bring Red red roses that you left last spring I, saw yesterday in this, past Evening, you were leaving, let me pour another glass Of misery, my philosophy {is}: Why won’t you let me be? Well everytime I look in my garden, this is what I see
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Blue Roses 03:48
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In this world of shadows and poses Everything breaks, and nothing decomposes These styrofoam prisons are choking out my blue roses Everything crashes and everything loads Everything’s plastic and anything goes Are your children starving? Well good, that’s what I need A population so exploitable, they’ll do anything for my greed Everything crashes and everything loads Everything’s plastic and anything goes In this world of shadows and poses Everything breaks, and nothing decomposes These styrofoam prisons are choking out my blue roses Styrofoam prisons choking out my blue roses My blue roses My blue roses
7.
Jane Says 06:00
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Jane says, "I'm done with Sergio" He treats me like a ragdoll" She hides the television Says, "I don't owe him nothing, but if he comes back again Tell him to wait right here for me or, Try again tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow" Jane says "have you seen my wig around" "I feel naked without it" She knows they all want her to go That's okay man she don't like them anyway Jane says, "I'm going away to Spain When I get my money saved I'm gonna start tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow" She gets mad and she starts to cry Takes a swing but she can't hit! She don't mean to harm She just don't know what else to do about it Jane goes to the store at eight She walks up on St. Andrews She waits and gets her dinner there She pulls her dinner from her pocket Jane says, "I've never been in love" No, she don't know what it is She only knows if someone wants her "I want 'em if they want me I only know they want me" Jane says. . .Jane says. . .
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On Youth, & Dancing 05:18
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Living every single moment, makes me tired; so tired A Quick Kiss Little Miss Molly; I’m wired, so wired To Hell with early mornings and working hard, The nights {tab’s} on someone else’s card Living every moment before it’s past, You never can tell which one’s your last I Can’t Stop Dancin’; {cause} It keeps me young I Don’t Stop Dancin’; {cause} It keeps you young Don’t Stop Dancing… These Circles that I’m Dancin’ round conspire; Just Liars {Liars!} Obliviously Shifting my Blinders, to what’s transpired; Transpired Selfies Acquiesced to be Aquired; to be Admired {Admired!} Help Me to set The Night Afire, It Soon Expires {Expires!}
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Money For Nothing 04:36
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Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin' that's the way you do it Money for nothin' and chicks for free Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb We got to install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators we gotta move these color TV's See the little hipster with the earring and the make up Yeah buddy that's his own hair That little hipster got his own jet airplane That little hipster he's a millionaire We got to install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators we gotta move these color TV's We got to install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators we gotta move these color TV's I shoulda learned to play the guitar I shoulda learned to play them drums Look at that mama she got it stickin' in the camera man We could have some fun And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises? Bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee That ain't workin' that's the way you do it Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free We got to install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators we gotta move these color TV's Listen here Now that ain't workin' that's the way to do it Play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin' that's the way you do it Money for nothin' and chicks for free Money for nothin' chicks for free Money for nothin' chicks for free Money for nothin' chicks for free Money for nothin' chicks for free Money for nothin' chicks for free Money for nothin' chicks for free Easy, easy money for nothin' chicks for free) (I want my, I want my MTV) (Money for nothin' chicks for free)
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Audience Participation Jam => 08:32
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Lyrics are all improvised but highlights include: Happy Birthday Mr. Jefferson, Many more years may your country run Didja tell Martha?!? H for Hannah!
11.
I Shot The Sheriff 07:16
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy All around in my home town They're trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing of a deputy For the life of a deputy, but I say I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense Sheriff John Brown always hated me For what I don't know Every time that I plant a seed He said, "Kill it before it grows" He said, "Kill it before it grows", I say I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown Aiming to shoot me down So I shot, I shot him down, I say I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy Reflexes got the better of me And what is to be must be Every day the bucket goes to the well But one day the bottom will drop out Yes, one day the bottom will drop out, but I say I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
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Panhandlin' Ostinato Sam (P.O.S.) 07:46
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With a shiver I awoke in a fervid fright {&} I called out to Momma, ‘neath the waxing moonlight Tell me Momma, do me proper, do me right Tell me ‘xactly when Dear Daddy took his flight {You talkin’ ‘bout} Ostinato Sam? Panhandlin’ Ostinato Sam? Well let me tell you something boy it was a cold day in Hell When your Daddy skipped town with anything he could sell At the city pawn shop, and later sank down the well Evidence of rumors that he sought to dispel {Y’all talkin’ ‘bout} Ostinato Sam? Panhandlin’ Ostinato Sam? That was my Auntie on Dear Momma’s side Noted and known for giving Sammy a ride To the city pawn shop and twas later implied That she was more involved then her cries denied {Well lemme tell ya ‘bout} Ostinato Sam… Panhandlin’ Ostinato Sam! Now as the wailing din surged under the freshly birthed day I retreated, I proceeded with an intrepid get-away He’s just like his Daddy, I know that’s what you’ll say But I can’t take these Women’s Blues braying each and every day {All talkin ‘bout} Ostinato Sam… Panhandlin’ Ostinato Sam!
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Vorpal Sword (+3) 06:43
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With each tremolos step youth fades away Articulation and Syncopation couldn't save the day Regulated resistance just delays the bucket brigade Unto The Eternal Passion Play Veiled Obfuscations become Detente Blurred and broken lines between need and want Detrimental meditation decaying should’s and shan’t’s Unto Life’s Final Jigs And Jaunts Each ubiquitous cliff makes life a maze Flaunting depths of perception; coiled and crazed Obligatory postulate on a shifting string of pearls Unto Yet Another Phase With Each Passing Moment, Under Each Passing Sun Our Choices Rewrite Us; As Do Actions Undone Despite} Finite Conclusions That We’ve Drawn From The Sky About The} Relative Energy Exchange When We Die And The} Vitriolic Nature Of Your Covetous/Good-Hearted Neighbor Decries The Prospects Of Your Grand Savior Hence The} Grasp Of Beelzebub And Mephistopheles That Forces Us To Say & Do & Live As We Please Destiny Blooms From Vorpal Pain, As One Severs Complacency
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Outkastastik! 06:08
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Lots!
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Emancipated Troglodyte 07:33
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Lusting Sin, beckons down a long, lonely hall Mired in, past accusations, large and small Hint of Skin, glistening under flickering firelight Ascending, heat marks the mood of a sultry night Effervescent Champagne glass Clinks as sordid smiles flash A Flaring Grand Illumination Temptation’s Blunt Obfuscation Troglodytic, clandestine convulsions between the sheets Emancipated, emotions erupt Once More Unto The Breech Abdicated, crown falling down at the foot of the bed Desecrated, Pearls catch the crimson of Ruby’s Red Hold me close & whisper That I’m the one you love the most The Night now finds me Naked and Afraid Behold my doubt, subtle silence Contorts your whisper to a shout The Night now finds me Naked and Ashamed
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Pumped-Up Kicks 06:22
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Robert's got a quick hand He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan He's got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid Yeah found a six shooter gun In his dad's closet hidden oh in a box of fun things, I don't even know what But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet Daddy works a long day He be coming home late, he's coming home late And he's bringing me a surprise 'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice I've waited for a long time Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger I reason with my cigarette And say your hair's on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
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Sown Reapings 08:07
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FIRST THEY TOOK MY BOY, ON A CLEAR SUMMER’S DAY HE STRAYED FROM THE WOODS, TO THE CLEARING WHERE WE PRAY TO MY FATHERS GOD; THOU SHALT BE ASHAMED OF THE BLOOD YOU SPILLED; OF THE CHILD MAIMED THEN THEY TOOK MY GIRL, ‘FORE THE GROUND HAD GROWN COLD SHE ALWAYS HAD A KNACK, FOR STORIES TRUE, UNTOLD THE EFREET WILL EMERGE FROM OUR LAST BEGOTTEN MOAN TO CLEAR FROM THE SKIES, THE POWER OF THE DRONE GIVE ME A DRONE TO MAKE YOU FEAR CLEAR SKIES GIVE ME A PAWN TO FIGHT AGAINST YOUR LIES EXTINGUISH THE SPARK, THAT FIRE IN YOUR EYES GIVE ME A DRONE TO MAKE YOU FEAR CLEAR SKIES MY WIFE SHE WAS NEXT, IN A NON-COMBATANT ZONE SHE CARRIED ON HER HEAD ALL THAT WE COULD OWN THE CLAY WATER POT BROKE AS MY FATHER DIED OF THIRST NOW I AM ALONE; NO FATE COULD BE WORSE GO AND ASK ME WHY I MARCH AGAINST YOUR HOLLOW HOME GO AND ASK ME WHY I’VE BUILT WEAPONS FROM THEIR BONES I ASK YOU WHAT’S LEFT; THEY’VE TAKEN ALL THAT I KNOW MY FINAL REQUEST; THOU REAP WHAT THOU SOW
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What I Got => 04:06
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Early in the morning, risin' to the street Light me up that cigarette and I strap shoes on my feet Got to find a reason, a reason things went wrong Got to find a reason why my money's all gone I got a dalmatian, and I can still get high I can play the guitar like a motherfucking riot Well, life is too short, so love the one you got 'Cause you might get run over or you might get shot Never start no static I just get it off my chest Never had to battle with no bulletproof vest Take a small example, take a tip from me Take all of your money, give it all to charity Love is what I got It's within my reach And the Sublime style's still straight from Long Beach It all comes back to you, you'll finally get what you deserve Try and test that you're bound to get served Love's what I got Don't start a riot You'll feel it when the dance gets hot Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Why I don't cry when my dog runs away I don't get angry at the bills I have to pay I don't get angry when my Mom smokes pot Hits the bottle and goes right to the rock Fuckin' and fightin', it's all the same Livin' with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane Let the lovin', let the lovin' come back to me Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that Lovin', is what I got
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Summertime (Feat. Matt Horn!) 12:55
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Summertime and the living's easy And Bradley's on the microphone with ras m.g. All the people in the dance will agree That we're well qualified to represent the LBC Me, me and Louie run to the party Dance to the rhythm it gets harder Me and my girl we got this relationship I love her so bad but she treats me like On lock down like a penitentiary She spreads her lovin' all over And when she gets home there’s none left for me Oh take this veil from off my eyes My burning sun will someday rise So what am I gonna be doin' for a while Said I'm gonna play with myself Show them how we come off the shelf So what? Evil I've come to tell you that she's evil most definitely Evil Ornery scandalous and evil most definitely The tension is getting hotter I'd like to hold her head underwater Me and my girl we got this relationship Me and my girl we got this relationship My girl we got this relationship And my girl we got this relationship Take a tip, take a tip, take a tip from me Bradley's on the microphone with Ras m.g. All the people in the dance will agree That we're well qualified to represent the LBC Me, la la Louie well everybody run to the rhythm it gets harder Summertime, the living's easy Summertime, and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin' So hush, little baby, don't you cry One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you With daddy and mammy standin' by
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There, & Back Again 08:51
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Bring Me Back, To My Lonely Mountain Bring Me Back, To Fangorn Of Old My Blood Burns With Strength of Numenor Bring Me Back, To My Dry Hobbit Hole Cast Your Gaze, Upon Lady Galadriel Have A Smoke, With Old Mithrandir Stare At The Stars With Good Master Elrond In The} Last Homely House, You Have Nothing To Fear Hail To The Tom, For You Are The Master Water And Wood, Hill Willow And Reed Strongest Of Songs, And Your Feet Faster Come To Me Now, In My Time Of Need Let Us Siege, The Horrors Of Black Gate Let Us Pierce, Smaug’s Hide With My Bow Let Us Fell, The Witch King Of Angmar Let Us Lay, This Lidless Eye Low Let Us Lay, This Lidless Eye Low

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Recorded live, warts and all, at Charlottesville's very own Rapture on 04/12/2017!

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released June 12, 2017

Bass Guitar, Vox: Trevor Pietsch
Drums: Carter Thompson
Horns, Vox: Dave Boudouris
Treble Guitar, Vox, Synth: Phil West

Special Guest on Summertime: The ever-appropriately named Matt Horn!

Live Mix by Disco Risqué's one and only Robert "Slim" Prescott

Words and Music by: Philip Westenberger, Trevor Pietsch, Carter Thompson & Dave Boudouris

With exceptions:
Aeroplane: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jane Says: Jane's Addiction
Money For Nothing: Dire Straights
I Shot The Sheriff: Bob Marley
Outkastastik: Outkast (Rosa Parks, Chonky-Fire, B.O.B., Throw Yo Hands in tha Air, So Fresh & So Clean, Spottieottiedogaliscious, Ms. Jackson)
Foster The People: Pumped-Up Kicks
Sublime: What I Got, Doin-Time
George Gershwin: Summertime

Mixed and Mastered at Aardvarks Inc.

Photo by The Ragnarockers

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