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Sharks Fly

by Rody Walker

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1.
Sharks Fly 02:58
Taylor Swift's got some pretty fuckin' dresses and a weird little smash faced cat She's a very handsome woman but she's so much more than that Why do I even have to tell you she's the best didn't you see her documentary? (Fuck yes) Isn't it funny how even the most powerful women get prodded and groped By useless fucking dickheads with entitlement Because entitlement can't be spelled without men David fucking Mueler put his hand up her skirt When he lost his job he tried to sue her I'm genuinely surprised that he didn't win Because society in general hates women I haven't paid much attention to her records since Speak Now But every time a song comes on I know all the words somehow The production is different but the songs are the same when your strip them right back to their core And I'm not too fucking cool for it anymore Taylor Swift was a folksy singer with some pop running through her veins But she had bigger plans in the style of Shania fucking Twain But Shania's a pariah when Mariah's new messiah comes creeping in the dark (Pure nonsense) How many pop stars write their own songs? How many pop stars care? (Fuck you) Why did I chant fuck you right there? Cause I can do whatever I want. (Fuck you) I won't be successful because I'm stupid but Taylor Swift is smart (Fuck you) Smarter than chanting 'fuck you' in her songs Smarter than chanting fuck you I wish Sparks Fly was actually called Sharks Fly I haven't paid much attention to her records since Speak Now But every time a song comes on I know all the words somehow The production is different but the songs are the same when your strip them right back to their core And I'm not too fucking cool for it anymore Taylor Swift owes you nothing And yet proceeds to give you everything you ever didn't know you wanted You owe her the world
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When I was just a kid I thought I was a pretty clever guy I read a bunch of classic fiction like Doesevskoy For a little extra fun I indulged in nonfiction On my bookshelf you would find Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein I recall about 100 stupid pages in Les Miserables about Napoleon's saddle chaff I insisted upon reading it unabridged just to be safe And I read it with the thickness and the swiftness of molasses I had 50/20 vision but I didn't have my glasses It happened bit by bit I had grown a little wiser And I wondered if the book of IT still ended with a spider That was IT That was IT I started reading Stephen King and I gave up on everything That was IT That was IT They punched that stupid spider then that one guy jumped inside of it That was IT Salem's Lot started spooky and it got me Feeling nervous feeling anxious in my body I was an absolute dumbstruck wreck Until he mentioned two puncture wounds upon her neck I'll stay up late and read a Stephen King that I do not enjoy Because it's still entertaining to me Exposition don't mean nothing just give me the narrative no fruitless language or poetry The novel IT was written the year that I was born So I can't critique too harshly on these pages so well worn But there's plot holes subversion mistakes and divergence And things you can't explain But I forgive you Stephen I know you were drunk and on cocaine That was IT That was IT I started reading Stephen King and I gave up on everything That was IT That was IT Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile make his other works seem juvenile That was IT And I bet you didn't know he wrote Shawshank And I bet you didn't know he wrote Green Mile And I bet you didn't know he wrote Stand By Me And I bet you didn't know he wrote your favourite movie I'm thankful for the authors and I'm grateful for the time I've spent Getting to know their art and getting to know myself again Thank you Mr. King you brought me reprieve
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Summer '06 06:11
Sometimes I look around And wonder what the fuck happened to me I'm growing old in the suburbs I have a goddamn SUV I think about the price of gas Real estate and property tax I use to be so careless and carefree And now nothing's easy I wish I could relive a moment lost in time I know exactly where I'd be 2006 We were only kids I thought I was too cool for The Warped Tour But that summer was the best of my life With every year that passes it gets further away I've got no scars left from those plastic knives That we cut ourselves to the downbeat of The Thunder Rolls Brick by brick summer 2006 Watching Paramore on a smaller stage And The Valiant Thor each and every day The Fully Down built the Smart Punk stage in the morning And tore it down at night It's where I met Cam one of those times I don't remember meeting Cam But I remember watching Moneen with all the other bands 2006 We were only kids My wife brought her boyfriend out to the Montreal show I was embarrassed as hell, fingers stained with tobacco And my capable heart began to wither When I shook the hand of the gentlemen with her But I was wrong and I would wait Cause we'd be back again come summer 2008 It's funny how the years can change you It's funny how you never thought you'd end up in this place It's funny how your mind can change a little everyday And time's displayed through lines upon your face I don't know if I could do it all again if I would do it the same way It's funny how I hate the things I use to think were cool But I love the way your face lights up when I pick you up from school (Daycare) We're waiting for your mom to get home so we can eat together It's funny how these times are so much better And there will always be a part of me Reliving these bittersweet memories

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released February 28, 2021

All songs and instruments by Rody Walker\
Mixed by Derya Nagle
Art by Josh Wilson
Additional vocals by Julianne Bernard

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