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CITIZEN

by BENDIK

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1.
CHUCK BERRY DIED AND NOBODY CRIED NO ONE EVEN KNEW WHO HE WAS I WAS WORKIN’ WITH MILLENNIALS FEELING TOO CYNICAL NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL HE STARTED IT ALL THEN WATCHED IT ALL FALL BEFORE HE WAS LOWERED IN HIS GRAVE SEX PISTOLS COVERED HIM MUDDY WATERS FATHERED HIM BUT NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL IN THE MUSEUMS, IN THE HALL OF FAME CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE CLASS CBGB’S UNDER GLASS NO ONE GIVES A FUCK ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL IT’S LIKE JAZZ (NOT HERE) IT’S LIKE FOLK (NOT NOW) IT’S LIKE BLUES (NOT HERE) IT’S LIKE BAROQUE (NOT NOW) IT’S LIKE PUNK (NOT HERE) IT’S LIKE THE WALTZ (NOT NOW) IT’S LIKE GONE (NOT HERE) IT’S LIKE NO GREAT LOSS (NOT NOW)
2.
BIG MOUTH BIG MOUTH SHOOTIN OFF SHOOTIN OFF EVERYWHERE AND ANYTIME SO RECKLESS WANTS HIS BREAKFAST BIG MOUTH BIG MOUTH SHOOTIN OFF SHOOTIN OFF SHOOTING OFF SHOOT SHOOTING OFF CONSTANT CRITICISM BELLOWS FROM HIS PRISON ANYTHING THAT HE THINKS FILLS THE ROOM WITH STINK GOT MAJOR OPINIONS SPITS AT ALL HIS MINIONS KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING BLAMING BLAMING BIG MOUTH BIG MOUTH SHOOTIN OFF SHOOTIN OFF EXUDING…EVERYTHING NO FILTER WHATSOEVER FEELS SO GOOD GOOD AT THE TIME FILLS A VOID VOID IN MY MIND YOU JUST CALM YOU JUST CALM YOU JUST CALM , CALM THE FUCK DOWN
3.
WELL I LIVE IN DEMOLITION, DEMOLITION ROW EVERYWHERE DESTRUCTION, AND TIME ROLLS SLOW SAWS ARE BUSY BUZZIN, BOGGIN’ DOWN MY BRAIN AND THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING COMING DRIVING ME INSANE ON DEMO ROW CONSTRUCTION CREW COMING ON DEMOLITION ROW FEEL LIKE RUNNING, BUT I HOLD MY GROUND SLOW THEY HOOT AND THEN THEY HOLLER, -IT’S PARTY TIME, YO THEY’LL BURN YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR, ON DEMOLITION ROW MY WALLS ARE BANGIN’ ON DEMOLITION ROW THE CRANES ARE CLANGIN’ ON DEMOLITION ROW THEY’RE DRILLIN’ AND THEY’RE POUNDING THERE’S NOWHERE LEFT TO GO THEY’RE DOIN’ DEMOLITION. ON DEMOLITION ROW ON DEMO ROW (I’M CAUGHT UP IN DEMOLITION ROW) WHERE THE HELL ‘M I SUPPOSED TO WALK WHEN THEY’RE RIPPING UP MY BLOCK TO BRING THE RICH AND SHAMELESS IN FUCK THE SENIOR CITIZEN I BLAME THE POLITICIAN, MAKE THE CITY GROW AND WE LIVE IN SUBMISSION ON DEMOLITION ROW MY EARS ARE RINGING, AND MY WHOLE HEAD’S SORE I FEAR DEMOLITION BUT I FEAR RECONSTRUCTION MORE DEMOLITION ROW IT HIT ME FROM BELOW DEMOLITION ROW IT'S WRECKING ALL I KNOW NOW DEMOLITION ROW I'M IN DEMOLITION ROW NOW
4.
SHE’S LOOKING FOR HER KEYS TO THE SUV GINNY TURNS ON HER PC TO THE OBIT PAGE GINNY "THE ORGAN WORKS, THE ORGAN WORKS!" SHE SAID AS SHE SAT BY THE WRECK THAT IT WAS SHE USED TO PLAY PIANO WITH HER BROTHER GEORGE GINNY THEY SANG IN CLUBS AND CUT SOME TRACKS GINNY SHE HAD THAT DIME STORE RECORD ON THE HI FI SHE HAD THAT RECORD FOR 70 YEARS SHE FOUND HER KEYS TO THE SUV ON HER WAY TO CHURCH ON A SUNNY SUNDAY SHE CUT THE CORNER ON CEMETERY HILL 80 MILES AN HOUR, LOOKING TO KILL
5.
WOKE UP LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) GOT NO MONEY, GOT NO BOOZE (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) THERE’S A BUNCH OF OPENINGS OUT IN CHELSEA (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) LOOKING FOR AN OPEN BAR GALLERY (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) (SLAM SLAM SLAM) YEAH THEY’RE IN ON THE SCAM (WHAM BAM MAM) AND YOU DON’T GIVE A DAMN (GALLERY RATS) TAKING IT TO THE MAN SCHANBEL'S SHOWING DOWN THE STREET (GALLERY HOPPING GALLERY HOPPING) HE GOT NEW PAINTINGS, DID IT WITH HIS FEET (GALLERY HOPPING GALLERY HOPPING) HIS PAINTINGS SUCK, BUT I DON’T CARE (GALLERY HOPPING GALLERY HOPPING) (THERE'S) FREE PROSECCO IN THE AIR! (GALLERY HOPPING GALLERY HOPPING) (SLAM SLAM SLAM) AND THEY KNOW IT'S A SCAM (WHAM BAM MAM) AND THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN (GALLERY RATS) TAKING IT TO THE MAN JUST CAME BACK FROM MARY BOONE (GALLERY HOPPING,GALLERY HOPPING) THEY’RE SERVING CAVIER WITH A SPOON (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) THEY GOT PAPER BAGS HANGING ON THE WALLS (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) THEY HANG BETWEEN URINAL STALLS (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) (SLAM SLAM SLAM) AND WE KNOW IT'S A SCAM (WHAM BAM MAM) AND WE DON’T GIVE A DAMN (GALLERY RATS) TAKING IT TO THE MAN I KNOW A PAINTER, SHE’S SO GOOD (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) CAN’T GET A SHOW IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) THEY’RE MAKING SPACE FOR HUMAN WASTE (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO GET A TASTE (GALLERY HOPPING, GALLERY HOPPING) (SLAM SLAM SLAM) AND WE KNOW IT'S A SCAM (WHAM BAM MAM) AND WE DON’T GIVE A DAMN (GALLERY RATS) TAKING IT TO THE MAN
6.
CITIZEN 03:40
THE MORE I SAY THE MORE IT MAKES A MESS OF ME STILL A RESIDENT TRYING TO FORGET THE PRESIDENT BUT HE JUST WON'T GO AWAY GO AWAY GO AWAY I'M A CITIZEN WHAT I HEAR IS WHAT I FEAR
7.
80'S 03:39
WE’RE GONNA GET ALL PATRIOTIC AGAIN FEELS LIKE THIS MIGHT BE THE END LIKE THE 80’S BUT IT’S NOT THE 80’S GO GET WITH THE PRESIDENT GOT NO ROOM FOR DISSENT IT’S THE 80’S BUT IT’S NOT THE 80’S IT WAS THE DAWN OF MICRO CHIP RIGHT WING, CORPORATE SYNTH POP HITS BUT LOOKING BACK, IT SEEMS TO QUAINT WONDERING WHO THE HELL I AM I’VE BECOME A MADONNA FAN LIKE THE 80’S BUT IT’S NOT THE 80’S IT LEAST THEY HAD THAT HARDCORE CAN’T SAY THE SAME THING NO MORE IT’S JUST REMASTERED AND RE-MIXED HIT THAT FORK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SLAM IT, WATCH IT ALL EXPLODE LIKE THE 80’S BUT IT’S NOT THE 80’S MAKING COLD WARS HOT AGAIN THE WHOLE WORLD’S OURS TO OFFEND LIKE THE 80’S BUT IT’S NOT THE 80’S I CAN’T FIND ANY EMPATHY ALL I SEE IS APATHY GLUE MY FACE TO A TINY SCREEN LIVE MY LIFE IN DIGITAL DREAMS YOU MIGHT SAY I’M PARANOID BUT IT’S THE 80’S ON STEROIDS
8.
I’M CARDBOARD MAN GOT CARDBOARD SOUL I RIP UP BOXES OR CRUSH THEM WHOLE I GOT MY LIMO, RIGHT BY MY SIDE I WALK AND WATCH MY CARDBOARD RIDE I’M CARDBOARD MAN I’M ON MY OWN I GOT MY BAILER IT’S LIKE A THROAN GOT LITTLE PIECES, OF WHAT ONCE WAS ALL RECYCLED, ALL FOR THE CAUSE I’M CARDBOARD MAN I’M CARDBOARD MAN I MAKE MY BAIL WORK FOR A PLACE TOO BIG TO FAIL I’M CARDBOARD MAN I RUN AROUND ALL BY MYSELF ALL ROUND AND ROUND THE CARDBOARD MAN COMES ROUND THE CORNER ABOUT TO WRECK THE BIG DISPLAY THE CARDBOARD MAN HE’S ALWAYS COMING BETTER GET OUT OF THE WAY
9.
GOT LUCKY 02:58
LOOK AT THAT FREAK LOOK HOW OLD HE IS HOW’D HE GET THAT WAY? I GUESS HE GOT LUCKY PEOPLE MAY WALK UP AND SAY MY YOU LOOK SO YOUNG TODAY HE SAID I’M YOUNG, I’M WHITE, I’M RICH IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING THAT BITCH GOT MY SENIOR DISCOUNT AT THE HEALTH FOOD STORE WOKE UP LOOKED IN THE MIRROR I SAID “WHO THE HELL IS THAT”? YOU WANT AUTHENTICITY BUT CAN’T STAND FACTS I FEEL IT EVERYDAY REMINDED OF THE WAYS I’M NOT WHAT I WAS I’M NOT JUST BECAUSE WHEN YOU WAKE UP FROM A CRIME THAT'S STOLEN ALL YOUR TIME GOT LUCKY TO GET OLD AND MY SOUL’S NOT SOLD LOOK AT THAT FREAK LOOK HOW OLD HE IS HOW’D HE GET THAT WAY? HE JUST GOT LUCKY LUCKY YOU GET OLD
10.
TICKING 03:14
DID A LOT OF AWFUL THINGS TRYIN TO MAKE IT BETTER TO YOU GOT A LOT OF ANYTHING AND I GOT A FEELING TO YOU HERE’S THAT TICKING CLOCK HEAR IT ROCK AND ROT OH HEAR THAT TICKING CLOCK HEAR IT ROCK AND ROT, OH I LET EVERYTHING GO PAST I'VE GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO BUT I GOT MY TIME TO SING AND I’M GONNA SING IT TO YOU SITTING IN A WATERFALL I JUST SIT AND WATCH IT ALL BLUE DID A LOT OF EVERYTHING BUT I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU HERE’S THAT TICKING CLOCK HEAR IT ROCK AND ROT OH HEAR THAT TICKING CLOCK HEAR IT ROCK AND ROT, OH THINGS THAT USED TO GET ME OFF NOW THEY ONLY SET ME OFF ooh NOTHING WE COULD DO OR SAY IT WOULDN’T MATTER AWAY OH HERE’S THAT TICKING CLOCK HEAR IT ROCK AND ROT OH HEAR THAT TICKING CLOCK HEAR IT ROCK AND ROT, OH
11.
HIGH 02:59

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released January 1, 2018

ALL INSTRUMENTS, VOCALS, PROD ETC BY JOE BENDIK All songs written by Joe Bendik (c) & (p) 2018 EXILE ON 13TH ST MUSIC. VOCALS ON CEMETERY HILL BY ISABELA BENDIK

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Joe Bendik New York, New York

Longtime East Village NYC Rock Musician, Performer, Songwriter & Producer since 1986.
Pittsburgh Post Punk/Hardcore from (1979-1985). Other works include soundtracks and scoring.

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