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All​-​American Awesome

by Desk

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1.
I've had it up to here and you are just in my way now. Hey hey yeah Got to make those kids pay 'cause the book isn't free now And if we read along, yeah yeah We're gonna lose today It's time to educate the cool Got to erase the board and do it again Get the wisdom to the world We got a one way ticket punched out for the ride and we were told to hang on for the rest of our lives but I can see the light yes I can do what's right And I Got to make those kids say Repeat after me now And you'll go far Right straight down the hole you're gonna dig today
2.
Hey bro I hate your hat There are now cowboys in Boston so what's up with that? Real men don't need cinnamon in their whiskey drink it right drink it straight 'cause frat boy rapists should not get major media press Don't need no Cowboys in Boston, don't need no Cowboys in Boston 'cause we're already awesome yes we are Don't need no Cowboys in Boston, don't need no Cowboys in Boston 'cause we're all-American awesome in this town Hey bro let's talk about your stupid fixiation on Taylor Swift. You think it'll trick girls into thinking you're cool, but I think girls ain't fools Any smart woman will see right through you
3.
Diabolical an extension of a system gone mad Dialectical the result of a person gone bad Indecipherable and take all that we had Apocryphal ruiner of all we planned Devil in my house Devil in my mouth Wretched liar lies today Safe inside Babylon Mythmaker rebel priest lies to us all Money-changer sainted thief of courts of law Fortune-stealer rotten feast the famined fall Child-breaker get the young to hear your call The science of scheme and shame saves none Wretched liar lies today Safe inside Babylon
4.
Dad sees me off to school and heads back to the frontage road Mile walk in last year's shirt and last year's shoes and last year's coat Classroom's a no man's land head low to avoid their gaze still too afraid to stand too afraid too afraid too afraid They call me dirty a whore-child from the street and wild Sick boy whose dad's a beggar Only student whose home is a shelter No one ever tells me "Dirty kids will always win" There's no end unless you begin When you look away I have no place here I've got a sister too young to know this isn't right doesn't know why she cries 'cause normal for her is a knife fight knife fight knife fight Dead man at the crossroads and that's our home No one ever tells her Look away, look away you'll see no future, no So simple to stay 'cause there's no tomorrow if there's no today
5.
Love 03:17
All dressed up for a night on the prowl fixing it all up with pills and alcohol have a few more 'til she's looking all right she'll be your sex sex sex sex queen of the night Out in the world tonight all we need to find ourselves is right inside our hands Don't wanna live in a world that's gone technicolor crazy Don't want to be stupid just trying to cut loose with a few choice drinks and a sexy you I just wanna love 'til I can't see colors I just want to love 'til I can't see colors One shot two shots three shots more we've all got our problems but this evens the score You know that guy might be thick in the waist but if he ain't thick in the head he might be worth the taste Out in the world tonight all we need to find ourselves is right inside our hands Well I don't care about your shade, baby Just want a better place No time like today Just want to be crazy Out in the world tonight All we need to find ourselves is right inside our hands I just want to get real drunk You just want to get real drunk We just want to get fucked up We just want the world to get fucked up
6.
Can you walk this like you talk it? Your racist hate is showing us our true face. "Let's bring back first-class fascism!" Psychopaths en masse Fake hair, fake smile Nice suit but no style Let the lights flash pay with fast cash This train is off the tracks Over the hill Swallow this pill All aboard for the Great American Stupid How many times can we break down? I need a new place to be sane But your wisdom is not my change Too many mistakes and it's permanent decay Fake hair, fake smile Nice suit but no style Build them up, let them down Watch them burn your house to the ground All these years of heartache a generation of fear
7.
Pretty mama's got a lot to say now She likes to talk talk talk Her sexy mouth moves faster than her brain explains She's got to know just what it is about her, yeah The obvious escapes the space in their heads I need a vaccine yeah You're hot but you're a problem I need a vaccine for you You're hot but you're a problem Outbreak at MGH and you wonder why We've gone from herd immunity to herd stupidity We listen to TVs We listen to pretty people say please But this media virus is a curable disease I need a vaccine yeah You're hot but you're a problem I need a vaccine for you You're hot but you're a problem I need a vaccine right now You're hot but you're a problem I need a vaccine for you You're hot but you're a problem

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released May 20, 2016

DESK IS

Van Bowes: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano
Rattrick: Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Background Vocals
Pants: Lead and Rhythm Guitars
The Reverend C. Garrett Brown: Bass Guitar, Organ
Jimmy Paul: Drums, Didgeridoo

With:
The Desk Interdisciplinary Choir: Brian Cook, David Begin, Tom Ribeiro, Brittany McCarthy, David S. LaBrie

Concert emcee: Rick Rivera

Engineered and Produced by Jim Schultz at Turbulent Studios, Attleboro, MA
Additional Engineering by Christopher G. Brown at Nilbog East, Somerville, MA
Mastered by Devon Wedge @WonderfulColour Studios

All songs ©2016 BMI Music Publishing

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For Andy Connors.

Desk would like to thank: All the idiots who thought this was a good idea, We couldn’t have made it without you, and now God help us, you’ll go screaming into Hell with us.

Van thanks: Nicole, my parents, Ma, Shadow; Rev. CGB, JP, Pants, and Rattrick for being just cracked enough to deal with my shit; Rick Rivera and all the members the Desk Interdisciplinary Choir, especially Tom Ribeiro for his help and expertise behind the camera. Devon Wedge, Danielle Brown, all the members of Body English, Bears For Years, Calvinball, The URO, Vary Lumar, The Difference Engine, and AdapterAdapter for loaning us their people long enough to birth this insane bastard of a record. Music is the only thing in the world I’m even slightly good at. Thank you for letting me howl one more time.

Rattrick thanks: Gina, for her unconditional love and unwavering support for all of my insane endeavors <3. Much love to Hobbes and Günter for their continued inspiration. 1,000 thanks to my fellow Desk-mates Rev. CB, Van, Pants, and Jimmy for their inspired contributions and for letting me shoe-horn my way into this lunacy. Many thanks to Devon Wedge for mastering this beast. Also love and thanks to my parents, Michelle, Bridget, Don, Romiya, Jenn, Sabrina, Nicole, Amara, and Naima. Last, but certainly not least, so much love and appreciation to everyone I have made or am currently making music with. You know you are, and I am extremely thankful for every moment we get to spend making art on this pale blue dot amongst the stars.

Pants thanks: To my brothers who share this five-sided cubicle, the best DESK job I've ever had. Every note is for you. To my brethren and frienthren, and all sorts of sylvan accomplices, who have painstakingly knit these PANTS and permitted my unwashed wearing of them, eternally my hat is tipped to you. And to Susan and her unbroken support, thank you.

The Rev. CGB thanks: Degan, Patrick, Jim, and as always Todd for being gullible enough to follow me down this rabbit hole. Also, my incredible parents, my siblings Eric, Darren, Heather, Ryan, their spouses and the kids, Jarrod Staples, Paul, Fusco, Laff, Eóin, Devon, Amy, Nicky, Megan, Grant, and above all Danielle for keeping me level and feeling loved. Also Bean.

Jimmy Paul thanks: First and foremost the fine gentlemen of Desk for selecting me as their drummer - Chris and Todd for introducing me to Patrick and Degan - Mother, Father, Brother Michael - Nick Ryder of AdapterAdapter for letting me off the leash - everyone who heard the initial test mixes and provided positive feedback including Tyler Loiselle, Tom Ribeiro, Jay Deluca, Nick Ryder, Jimmy James Luciano - Tom Ribeiro for leaving his couch on TWO separate Sundays for a photo shoot and a video shoot - Cactus Attack for their patience and flexibility - Devon Wedge for taking the mixes to the next level - D&M Pizza - Beer - Vulgar Parrots

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