Kill the Light

from The Summer We All Bought Guns by Kevin Dixon

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Some words by Brian. A lot of the other words are what I thought he was singing when he mumbled/sang his ideas to me over the phone, but he wasn't really singing anything so I guess I came up with them. With such a haphazard and random approach to songwriting, it's surprising how cohesive and focused this tune is, for something so hopelessly confused. One thing is for sure, somebody's pissed off, but at what? A light? The anger seems disproportional. I guess it depends on what your definition of "light" is. Extra credit for anyone who spots the Capt. Beefheart reference.

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Waylaid? Come and visit Toothache Prohibition. Nightmare feeling stunned while the squirrels in my attic run. Sleepwalk through the days. Nightmare stays the same. Eat more feel a fool. Nightmare's coming true. All you down ticket sons of bitches, blind bats on a mission. Licking off my bumper sticker surely that will make you sicker. Would somebody kill the light? Won't somebody please kill the light? Let's all kill the light! It's in need of a shade and it's right in my eyes. It's burning the drapes and it's shining too bright. Think I'm getting a migraine at least dim it a bit. It's improving my view but I don't wanna see that. Eh. Like a buncha cockroaches scurrying off. Ain't no fact check so stake your claim. You're camouflaged so blast away. Nightmare's cancelled cuz we're working on a better one. Don't be such a chickenshit! You're the one signed up for it. Your fat face gets more beautiful the more those blankets cover you. That white rage just doesn't rate when you hold it up against the flames. A solid two from one to ten, but you get a point just to spell your name. Would somebody kill the light? Would somebody please kill the light? Let's all kill the light! Put a bag on your face while you shelter in place. Don't call us and we won't call you. Here's a song you can sing while you wash your ass in the sink. That should give you something to do.

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from The Summer We All Bought Guns, released November 1, 2020
Words by Brian Walker and me.

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