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No Inspiration

from WELCOME TO THE NEW COLD WAR by Red Arms

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lyrics

Got a mission got a motivation
Gonna start this band
Got these songs about the religious right and warring Afghan clans
Got a Hiwatt and a Marshall stack
A manifesto in draft
Gonna seize the cities – ignite the nation – well at least that’s the working plan

Got a demo got a label contact
They're gonna sign this band
Crunch the numbers – cut another bed track – cut the ballad as planned
Dear Mr. Cokehead-burnout-A&R rep. got the demo in hand
To whom we submit for consideration
Write back, please, as soon as you can

But the label wrote back, the demo is trash, the record is put on hold
For a focus group to consult, to add to insult, the reps will let you know
And the reps are swine, they just drink and do lines, and call your girlfriends hoes
And the vinyl comes back cause the records were scratched
This is getting old!

Old – my fleeting youth retreats etched to the back of my hand
Got a mission, got an inspiration
Last chance to make a decent last stand
Burning vision, burning cigarette stains the fingers clenched to this draft
of a contract litigating desperation
Is this the right choice or last choice tell me soon as you can

Got a demo got a label contract
Their gonna fuck this band
Gonna sign us to a five record deal with a label directed option to demand
a little bit more creative input – restrain the lyricist hands
No market for an insurrection
Wal-Mart dictates the marketing plan

So the label wrote back the demo is still trash – the reps are still not sold
That this aging band suites the marketing plan
We’re striving for a gold record release – shareholders to appease – business can be cold

Outlook is bleak – you're a little too meek and you’re getting awfully old
Don’t mean to criticize, but the lines under your eyes – Photoshop can’t control the passage of time – kids are waiting in line for their shot a gold record release
Shareholders are pleased

In your living room, staring at your record collection, crippled with self doubt
Desperate for some inspiration, got your Jesus and Mary Chain records out

Out! Get off the mailing list!
I unsubscribe to your band
Grand illusion – Twenty grand to fess up
No opening slot that can’t be reserved for your brand of keenly crafted marketable angst tattooed to the backs of your hands

No market model can avert product misplacement
Market contraction as inevitable as the failure of your band

Burning vision, burning cigarette stains the fingers clenched to this draft
Draw another pint of bitter excess
No chance to make a decent last stand

Burning vision, burning cigarette claims the stinging text of this draft of the letter of rejection stating the label’s intention to terminate this bailout plan

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from WELCOME TO THE NEW COLD WAR, released February 21, 2015

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Cottage industry rock and roll / loud music from London, Ontario on Yeah Right! Records.

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