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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

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Thump thump, and I thump the Bible
When I say thump, you say, “How high?”
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi
Five years is the mean survival
The sick cells spread and multiply
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi

Find my faith
In the dead hand of the past
I’m not dumb compared to some
But somebody has to be last
The Sunday Funnies are powerful
But on Monday I collapse
Tuesday is a slow news day so
Wednesday I write in all caps

Thump thump, and I thump the Bible
When I say thump, you say, “How high?”
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi
Five years is the mean survival
The sick cells spread and multiply
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi

Find my faith
In the dead hand of the past
I’m not dumb compared to some
But somebody has to be last
The Sunday Funnies are powerful
But on Monday I collapse
Tuesday is a slow news day so
Wednesday I write in all caps

Thump thump, and I thump the Bible
When I say thump, you say, “How high?”
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi
Five years is the mean survival
The sick cells spread and multiply
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi

Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Explain it to me like I’m Fievel
Like I’m Fievel
Like I’m fi-fi-fi-fi


Lauren London - Additional vocals

Copyright 2023 Zach London

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Landshark and the seahorse
We are by this common trauma-bound
And it pulls us like a G-force, both together and apart
I’m a landshark, you’re a seahorse
There is recourse to some common ground
There are landmarks on the seafloor
There are blueprints in the heart

Sorry, I can be, can be too circuitous
But the truth, but the truth isn’t far
Don’t you want, don’t you want the two of us
To be true to what we are?
Landlocked, I am landlocked
With the sea and the sky in my brain
Like alien crosstalk
And the chatter grows louder, louder every day

Landshark and the seahorse
We are by this common trauma-bound
And it pulls us like a G-force, both together and apart
I’m a landshark, you’re a seahorse
There is recourse to some common ground
There are landmarks on the seafloor
There are blueprints in the heart

House arrest arrest with our progeny
Every day, every day is a game
Shall we manifest our misogyny
Shall we teach contempt and shame?
Solid, grades are solid
So their gender is fluid or gas or plasma
Does it matter?
Sure, not the state of matter,
But to state that they matter more

Landshark
I’m a Landshark, you’re a seahorse
We are by this common trauma-bound
And it pulls us like a G-force, both together and apart
I’m a landshark, you’re a seahorse
There is recourse to some common ground
There are landmarks on the seafloor
There are blueprints in the heart

I’m a landshark, you’re a seahorse
I can be, can be too circuitous
But the truth, but the truth isn’t far
I’m a landshark, you’re a seahorse
Don’t you want, don’t you want the two of us
To be true to what we are?
Landlocked, I am landlocked
With the sea and the sky in my brain
Like alien crosstalk
And the chatter grows louder, louder every day


Lauren London - additional vocals

Copyright 2023 Zach London