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Raccoon Eyes (ft. BdotJeff and Bum Theory)

from The Laughter's Rehearsed by Happy Tooth

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lyrics

(Bum Theory/Chorus)
Could, would, should.
Missed for good.
Misunderstood.
Like Robin Hood.
Staring from the back
With those raccoon eyes
Tryna carve a path
Through the bathroom tiles
Was running with the sun
Was the one who smiled
While summing up
Succumbing to obtuse trials

(BdotJeff)

Staring from the back
With those raccoon eyes
Tired of carving paths
On my bathroom -- okay

I never carved a path,
but I paved the way
This just ain't to say
those weren't rainy days
Gotta face the snakes
when I rake away
Running into hurdles
when you on track this way
Facing fate
is more than facing days
And I ain't insane
life is made this way
Opposition operates appropriation
Hate the citizens
but love the nation
No protection
when your melanin is baking
Racing,
but got Rock Lee's weights and
(Like Robin Hood)
Disenfranchised
is starting to rise
Militia militants
are militarized
Maternal monetization
prioritized
Admiration
addressing an apartheid
Boy you better hide
If you ain't on the side
of the rising tide
Cause like prophesied
You may end up with
100 bullets between the eyes
Better stand back
before I buck back
and tear that hide.

(Chorus)

(Bum Theory)

Alcoholic and brewless,
a foodie and toothless,
Julius Caesar had Brutus/
Truth is, advice won't improve this,
I often feel clueless,
my logic is useless,
I can't overrule this
unruly and ruthless,
grueling to-do list,
it's true if a human
gets through all this hubris/
musing is cool
if Djimon G. Hounsou
like a fool goes
and loses the jewel, shit
(Blood diamond)

(Happy Tooth)

Staring from the back
with those raccoon eyes.
Trying not to focus
on your tattooed spine.
Got a bad news mind.
And a feeling I'm not welcome here.
Always running from something
that keeps hunting with
jealous fear.
Eat the frog.
Sleep it off.
If they ask,
we need a lot.
See the dog
breathing odd.
Ego lost to fiendish thoughts.
Eyes'll sting.
Spiralling.
To end up misunderstood.
I'm never in front of the stage,
especially if it wasn't good.
Capitalism the cause
of death on my certificate.
I don't need your
permission slip
to give a shit.
Eyes look like I rubbed em
with pepper spray
and broken glass.
Don't know the way home.
But they said to stay,
I'm getting sober fast.

(Chorus)

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

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"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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