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Propaganda Dogs

by Malarkey

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1.
Radical Blues 04:28
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Gold wrapper whirling Church steeple spikes the sky He's smoking his last cigarette As cars go zooming by His smoke hits cement And he turns to go But this feeling that he fought like a fly he can't swat He can't let it go He can't let it go Like a child without a home Like a dog without a bone Bad news in the paper Bad news on the box So he's roaming yeah he's roaming now He just wants to talk About disappearing grizzly bears And diamonds in the Congo But this feeling that he fought Like a fly he can't swat He can't let it go He can't let it go Like a child without a home Like a dog without a bone Tired of the mean streets And all the urban sprawl So he packed up his back-pack To get away from it all Like a salmon he roamed But a hostel ain't a home No a hostel ain't a home No no no no no A hostel ain't a home He just wants a quiet life Football in the front yard A little baby and a wife It can't be that hard Green grass in the suburbs Angels in the snow But this feeling that he fought Like a fly he can't swat He can't let it go He can't let it go Like a child without a home Like a dog without a bone He can't let it go no He can't he can't he can't he can't he can't he can't He can't let it go
2.
Democracy Rock 02:07
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Major was fifteen when she heard the siren call of The Pistols on the pirate radio Waiting for that glow to take her away Her feet start stomping and her head sways Burning down the house sounds good When your '45 spins like a '78 Every malady looks like a nail A Colt 45 is never the answer Democracy Rock! Democracy Rock! Jung-Hyeon was rebel when he grew his hair long In the days of concrete and cement People always said he would get in the way And his music wasn't quite the ticket yet Burning down the house sounds good When your '45 spins like a '78 Every malady looks like a nail A Colt 45 is never the answer Democracy Rock! Democracy Rock! They finally caught Major in 1981 and they Thought they would make an example The world kept turning and time kept marching like the Boots at the secret policeman's ball Burning down the house sounds good When your '45 spins like a '78 Every malady looks like a nail A Colt 45 is never the answer Democracy Rock! Democracy Rock!
3.
Loose Ends 02:32
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With a heart of silk and severed threads I'm coming apart, I'm unraveling Hold me, down tie me up Whip around the clouds Ricochet off the breeze Whiplash, jerk me around Tell me what to do, tell me how to feel Throw me something to cling to before I drift away Hold me down, tie me up Whip around the clouds Ricochet off the breeze Whiplash, jerk me around Hold me down, tie me up Whip around the clouds Ricochet off the breeze Whiplash, jerk me around Hold me down, tie me up Whip around the clouds Ricochet off the breeze Whiplash, jerk me around With a heart of silk and severed threads I'm lost in yesterday, in what-ifs and regrets With a heart of silk and severed threads I'm coming apart at the seams, I'm unraveling I'm unraveling I'm unraveling I'm unraveling I'm unraveling
4.
Warning Bell 03:54
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I walk up the mountain, where the air is thin And there are no people to call me in I like to get lost sometimes, makes me feel alive I will climb and I will strive, the mountain's in my mind There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell Within you I dwell, your first thought of the morning I'm floating on an ocean of trouble, the wind is whipping the waves Monsters of the deep breaking the surface, the fear enfolding my face I'm flying through the clouds with you, a magical mystery ride Don't know where we're going but I have to trust you, you're my guiding light There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell Within you I dwell, your first thought of the morning Ah ha Ah ha Ah ha Ah ha There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell Within you I dwell, your first thought oh There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell Within you I dwell, your first thought of the morning
5.
Travelogue 04:09
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Finally I've reached New York Where swarms are thicker than Paris And while every door exudes jazz The Manhattan stride invades my marrow Waking a moment of hope, while caffeine-high in a café As your eyes gleam, like waves splashing Vancouver Rambling around is a must I got infected by wanderlust Roaming around is for me By the air or the deep blue sea Over mountains, through mist, then wing down in Vancouver Where nude bodies gleam and don't dream of the rats of New York Here they hear birds chirp in their cafes And oh, how the sun and glistening waves sink into my marrow And on Sundays I can relax and drink jazz Rambling around is a must I got infected by wanderlust Roaming around is for me By the air or the deep blue sea In Paris I tramp past palaces seeking jazz. Winter here's a sprinkler, and like the grey moods of Vancouver But this drizzle won't soak my marrow And I won't bellow like the old urchins of New York Perhaps I'll bloom, like Hemingway did Drinking Pernod, inscribing my blood in the ether of cafes Rambling around is a must I got infected by wanderlust Roaming around is for me By the air or the deep blue sea
6.
Long-Term Karma 04:10
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Seong Hee met the protesters Despite her mother's deep sighs She held her sign "soldiers get out!" With fierce pride in her eyes You gain or lose your karma By the choices that you make To your own self be true No matter what it takes Dong Hyun stayed up late to clean his M-16 Next day he marched and did pushups Looked up at the May sun, he said "should be an easy mop up" You gain or lose your karma By the choices that you make To your own self be true No matter what it takes The crowd amassed at the park Taegukgi-draped coffins shuffled Dong Hyun's mean black eyes took aim As Seong Hee's shouts got muffled Seong Hee never came back home Her mother's wails whipped the streets Dong Hyun got a shiny medal On an oak desk he kicked up his feet Reborn in the year 2084 Seong Hee's mind shone like a gem She rose up through the political ranks became a chief at the UN Strolling down the street one day A rat crept out from the gutter Seong Hee recognized the mean black eyes "Pathetic fool" she uttered You gain or lose your karma By the choices that you make To your own self be true No matter what it takes
7.
Desert Mermaid 04:45
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I've traveled far, don't spend much time looking behind me I come from a long line of wanderers Fear creeps in if I stay too long Loved ones get left behind Though I can't ever seem to forget The moon is my only constant My looming protector Gotta move on Gotta move on Whenever I feel alone I always look to the night sky The stars they feel like home Wherever I fly Whenever I feel alone I always look to the night sky The stars they feel like home Wherever I fly Gotta move on I like to move at night With the universe for company There are no consequences out there Mistakes have no meaning Gotta move on Gotta move on When ever I feel alone I always look to the night sky The stars they feel like home Wherever I fly When ever I feel alone I always look to the night sky The stars they feel like home Wherever I fly Gotta move on When ever I feel alone I always look to the night sky The stars they feel like home Wherever I fly When ever I feel alone I always look to the night sky The stars they feel like home Wherever I fly
8.
Ballad of Nothing 05:21
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Cry havoc and release the dogs of propaganda Sit for your dinner Beg for your likes Stay up all night Knock down the elites Nipping at your heels No friends, only masters On a leash Lay the scent Pack tactics Muzzle drenched Blood sport Pit against your partners Abused and begging for more Who's training you? Do your tricks The whirr of the rotor blades The chanting on the streets The orders in my ear This channel's insecure The grainy picture on the screen The bloodiest thing I've seen My hand on the controls Sweat beading off my brow Feel so lightheaded Floating above it Just a touch and I'll change course The sins are justified I see them in the distance An extension of my eye I see them in the distance Nothing can escape my gaze The level desert sand stretches on for days Crosshairs pinning the target Passers-by stride into view The target's head obscured "Fire at will" A scarf, a coat, a hood, a blur My fingers relax, "no shot sir" Every strike, every night, ends a life Every strike, every night, ends a life Every strike, every night, ends a life Every strike, every night, ends a life
9.
Something More 03:46
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Do you know me? I'm almost familiar, like a distant cousin When I served you a cold brew The umbrella's shadow split your face Chance encounter or something more? Master-slave dynamic as your cold brew I pour Spark of road rage, a one-night stand Or something more? Something more Something more Something more I pushed your car from an ice-slicked snowbank Your spinning wheels sprayed me with slush I sliced into your lane one time You were driving so slow, it pissed me off Chance encounter or something more? Master-slave dynamic as your cold brew I pour Spark of road rage, a one-night stand Or something more? Something more Something more Something more We've shared candle-glow at a party Danced side by side I've blessed you when you sneezed Asked for a dollar, a smoke Chance encounter or something more? Master-slave dynamic as your cold brew I pour Spark of road rage, a one-night stand Or something more? Something more Something more Something more
10.
Holy Man's Bones 05:52
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What if we never surface? What if it's all in vain? Dashed against the hidden rocks Tyres slashed for the third time Nostalgia for a place I've never seen A time I've never known I've never been Empty shops in the arcade Empty streets in the evening Broken windows and doors And feelings of being observed The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea The great protection stones stand impassively What if we can't make it back? Omens flash in the sky The threat of constant violence What's the rent in this house of lies? Burning down the pier Standing at the precipice Unspoken ultimatum All you half-cut liars and sinners should know The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea The great protection stones stand impassively The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea The great protection stones stand impassively The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea The great protection stones stand impassively The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea The great protection stones stand impassively
11.
A Quiet Word With the Dustman 02:32
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A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman Grey misty morning, stumble out the front door And the frigid air burns my lungs All the things you left in my house in black bags, piled up They won't take the bloody stuff A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman Overtaken by everybody on the street But I'm not running in that race today How can I get through that, when everything's not ok? Do I have to pull the fire alarm? A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman A quiet word with the dustman
12.
Double Down 04:04
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Like wolves howling for the moon I've got a hunger for you It's clear as far as I can see Won't hear the thunder crash down behind me High on a ledge of hope Dreading the fall How does it feel to step into the sunshine? There's no better place and time Than right here and right now How does it feel when all the stars align? When you double down on going down The night is young and everything's alright Sometimes I worry I'm obsessed But the hook of your touch keeps me undressed The clouds are all you wanna know Tangled in haze, it's easier to go High on a ledge of hope Dreading the fall How does it feel to step into the sunshine? There's no better place and time Than right here and right now How does it feel when all the stars align? When you double down on going down The night is young and everything's alright How does it feel to step into the sunshine? There's no better place and time Than right here and right now How does it feel to step into the sunshine? There's no better place and time Than right here and right now How does it feel when all the stars align? When you double down on going down The night is young and everything's alright
13.
Making Chains 02:16
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Slowly walking through the week, a mood so grey The hole in the boat grows larger every day It's easy to fall apart and maybe you'd agree Maybe I'd run from you, just turn around and flee You see When you love somebody you know nothing is the same When you love somebody you're just calling out their name And sometimes as you stumble down a self-made hall of shame You can feel such pain Every single scene's repeating in your head In every replay there's a sentiment of dread Following a mindless pattern pre-ordained by fate Looking from the wrong perspective time is like a cage And so you rage When you love somebody you know nothing is the same When you love somebody you're keep calling out their name And sometimes when you're turning, tossing or crying out in pain You feel you're to blame Sometimes when you feel like you have nothing left to gain And sometimes when your anger has you bursting into flames You're making your own chains
14.
Magic Payday 07:56
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Once, twice, it might be nice Look me in the eye and smile this time Brother can you spare a dime? Pavement's getting hot Thought I heard a gunshot Astray on the street, conjuring my muse Desire swelling for a magic pay day Karate kick here, asana there Puffs of pungent weed waft through the air Under a blue sky all is cool But on the edge of a swoon I thought I felt tomorrow loom Astray on the street, conjuring my muse Desire swelling for a magic pay day Betting on the future, betting on myself Insomnia snatches my well-being and health Destiny's a vision I hold on to steadfast Destiny's a vision, is it within my grasp? Cross-legged beneath a maple tree I sing and strum my way to liberty Shielded from the tick-tock of the clock For now the breeze is fine And you and I will sneer at time Astray on the street, conjuring my muse Desire swelling for a magic pay day

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Recorded 2020-2022 at Malarkey Studio, Jirisan, South Korea and at Kindle Records, Gwangju, South Korea.

All songs written, performed, recorded and mixed by Malarkey.

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released February 16, 2023

Jon Amey - guitar, vocals
Kevin D'Abramo - bass, vocals
Caitlin O'Neill - vocals
Dan Lloyd - drums, vocals
Wil Rawlins - vocals

with Paul Holland - additional guitar
Eden Julia Jones - violin
Jibin Park - keyboards
Andrew Vlasblom - piano

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