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The Stomach That Ate Itself

from The Skin Of My Teeth by Happy Tooth

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I wish I was a better man.
All I own is secondhand.
I'll go into debt again
just paying for my medicine.
Our moneys all gone.
Another dull song gets written by a victim
who woke up at dawn.
An interior prison of materialism
makes it difficult to keep hearing the rhythm.
A permanent mission to become consumers.
Shooting the future through a super computer.
No one cares what you do with your life.
As long as you have cash when the prices spike.
Like: GIVE US YOUR MONEY.
ALL YOUR FUCKIN MONEY.
Put it in the bag fast or things'll get bloody.

My pockets got no money.
I guess I'm goin hungry.
The stomach that ate itself
hopes that the payment helps.
I want another try.
I think I'm gonna die.
The stomach that ate itself
wasn't the greatest hell.
I wanted to buy this.
No, I'm not full yet.
The stomach that ate itself
got sick from the bullshit.
The cost of livings robbery.
Our laws instilling poverty.
The stomach that ate itself
hated the way it felt.

I wish there was a point to this.
But everything's so poisonous.
A poignant kiss from the same commercial.
Another hurtful burn hole,
nothing is worthful.
Life's as real as the news,
that's why I feel like I do.
I just paid my rent
and now I'm sealed in a tomb.
I can't afford this life.
I'm feelin poor tonight.
It's like a war inside
how we're all born to die.
I need new shoes but I'd rather use glue,
then waltz into a store to pay for my noose too.
Don't believe the hype it was created for profit.
They conceived a life
and we're just paying to watch it.

My pockets got no money.
I guess I'm goin hungry.
The stomach that ate itself
hopes that the payment helps.
I want another try.
I think I'm gonna die.
The stomach that ate itself
wasn't the greatest hell.
I wanted to buy this.
No, I'm not full yet.
The stomach that ate itself
got sick from the bullshit.
The cost of livings robbery.
Our laws instilling poverty.
The stomach that ate itself
hated the way it felt.

Guess I'm goin hungry.
Unlucky, crushed by those above me.
Guess I'm goin hungry,
no money, just another dummy.
Guess I'm goin hungry.
Unlucky, crushed by those above me.
I guess I'm goin hungry,
no money, just another dummy.
I guess I'm goin hungry.
Unlucky, crushed by those above me.
Above me.
The stomach that ate itself.
The stomach that ate itself.
The stomach that ate itself.
The stomach that ate itself,
hated the way it felt.
The stomach that ate itself.
The stomach that ate itself.
The stomach that ate itself.
The stomach that ate itself.

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from The Skin Of My Teeth, released May 12, 2015

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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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