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Baby’s own dad killed Marvin Gaye
Hiugh Jackman’s dad died on Father’s Day
Reading all night so I sleep all day
Reading all night so I sleep all day

Hey, tables have turned
And I’ve learned this from the tables
Beggars can’t be cheaters

Oscar Wilde died without his shirt
Steinbeck outsold and outlived Hemingway
Vonnegut’s grave says, “This might hurt.”
Reading all night so I sleep all day
Hey, tables have turned
And I’ve learned this from the tables
Beggars can’t be cheaters
Lay lay label me down
And I’ve found that I don’t like labels
But let me get my readers

Setting out drinks for the second coming
Setting out drinks for the second coming
Setting out drinks for the second coming
Methinks no one’s feckin’ coming, come on

Joan of Arc burned her favorite clothes
Natalie Wood’s yacht garb got waterlogged
Vonnegut’s grave says, “So it goes” Reading all night til my brain gets clogged
Hey, tables have turned
And I’ve learned this from the tables
Beggars can’t be cheaters
Lay lay label me down
And I’ve found that I don’t like labels
But let me get my readers

Setting out drinks for the second coming
Setting out drinks for the second coming
Setting out drinks for the second coming
Methinks no one’s feckin’ coming, come on
Come on


Lauren London - additional vocals

Copyright 2023 Zach London

 

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Lord am I, Lord am I misbegotten
Breaking my heart on a stool that’s not in my way
Can’t stop this wayward tongue
From licking the gap where that lost tooth went missing from
You’re an irresistible void
You stashed me underground We’re like Romeo and oubliette
Strangers are just friends you haven’t left yet

Please don’t pet me while I’m working
Please don’t pet me

Who am I but a big imposter?
For best original score the Oscar goes to…
Can’t plow around that stump
Instead it’s a briefcase handcuffed to my ankle
With the dossier of nuclear launch codes
I’m just a clump of cells
But you dazzle from your minaret
We’re embryo and Juliet
Strangers are just friends you haven’t left yet

Please don’t pet me while I’m working
Please don’t pet me while I’m working
Please don’t pet me while I’m working
Please don’t pet me while I’m working


Lauren London - vocals

Copyright 2023 Zach London

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Should you come across a mad polar bear
Toss a snowball aloft above his head
Then channel those lessons from Phys Ed
And when he looks up,
Chuck another one hard at his eye

Ancient Rome is our ancestral home
So to us, XXX just means thirty
But even in Latin, that’s dirty
‘Cause back then, that’s the age
That your teeth would fall out and you’d die

I/we have taught you everything that we know
Now you must write your own book
You must write your own book
You must write your own

We will not berate those you chose for a mate
Unless… unless they have a man-bun
Or a dog allergy or a handgun
Or if they’re a loser with 4+ tattoos or a beard
Should they decry that your maintenance is high
And run like a horse at the Preakness
They’re just jealous of your uniqueness
At least that’s what my folks said to me when they realized I’m weird

I/we have taught you everything that we know
Now you must write your own book
You must write your own book
You must write your own

If someone confronts you, say, “Fight me”
And if they prove right, then say, “Bite me”
Now you must do all of
Your own research to solve
These conundrums hereafter
But kid, you can still cite me
You can still cite me

And when playing your part casts a weight on your heart
Just plunge yourself back into nature
Commune with a yak or a glacier
Their hues aren’t as bold from afar as they are from close up
And with grace, we shall grant you your space
In accordance with time-honored guidelines
But we’ll still be pacing the sidelines
Cheering our throats out for you ‘til the planet blows up

I/we have taught you everything that we know
Now you must write your own book
You must write your own book
You must write your own book


Preeta Gupta - violin
Lauren London - additional vocals

Copyright 2023 Zach London