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    A physical cd of the 2021 feel-good-record-of-the-summer "The Laughter's Rehearsed.
    Artwork and layout by Damn Selene.

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lyrics

Alright so, the next poet coming
up to the stage goes
by the name Happy Tooth.
He's new to our show,
so let's give him
a warm welcome everyone.
Happy Tooth.

My dead father's lamp
keeps flashing in the corner.
I checked the outlet,
and switched the bulb to another lamp
to see if the problem reoccurred.
And it didn't.
This could only mean he's trying
to communicate in morse code.
And that's where my brain goes
immediately.
But I don't know morse code.
And I don't think he did either.
Maybe he learned it in the afterlife,
but I was too scared to figure out
if the flashes had meaning.
I could've looked it up and transcribed it
but I think if it was him,
he was either saying
fuck you,
or I love you.
And I'd like to think it's the latter.
I'd like to get a ladder,
and climb up to see him.
But I can't assume he's with the angels
when in life he made friends
with his demons.
Every evening.
I still talk to dead friends
like they're in the room.
So I easily added him to that
pool of names.
That pool of blood.
But speaking with the dead is one sided.
Mostly.
And I just wanted to assign
meaning to the flashes,
the creaks,
the sounds we only notice
when it's silent.
My dead father's lamp
keeps flashing in the corner.
I check the outlet and
switched the bulb to another lamp to
see if the problem reoccurred.
And it didn't.
I checked the chord.
Dusted it off.
And even tried talking it into stopping.
But even if it is my dad,
I don't know what I would say.
He knows I miss him,
and I love him.
The energy never really leaves.
It just changes forms.
That bond doesn't go away.
So I changed the lightbulb.
And the flashing stopped.

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from The Laughter's Rehearsed, released May 31, 2021

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Happy Tooth Columbus, Ohio

"Both Happy Tooth and BDotJeff spoke to the idea that music can be therapeutic, and writing and recording is now less about reaching a larger audience than steadying the turmoil within. “You do start to question your own motivations, like, why am I doing this?” Happy Tooth said. “And I’ve realized that I love the art, and I have to make it because deep down it makes me feel better.” - MatterNews ... more

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