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Burnt Toast

from Subtropical Metropolis? by Rivermouth

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We made the most of burnt toast

Roasting the fools who embraced apathy we drove out the ghost of amnesia, spreading butter on blackened bread, threading silk strands through the eyes of the dead, we raised them up, not to praise em but to learn from their mistakes, forsaking shopping trollies traded credit cards for rakes and spades, prayed, dug deep into the earth, sowed all sorts of seeds, didn't know what they were worth
and now they grow
and now they grow.

How many glasses did we break last night?
how many mirrors did we shatter?
we started a party, underground out of sight
and the beat’s only gonna get phatter
and the beat’s only gonna get phatter
and the beat’s only gonna get phatter

We celebrate, not to forget, but to remember
all the lessons, questions, answers turned to embers
sparks found kindling
we warmed toes by the fire
then we all started dancing, we all started dancing
all started dancing as the flames rose higher
this is secret conspiracies
this is seedlings in the spring
we gonna stand up
find a voice
reset the network
and the more they try to silence us the louder we'll sing

You can jack up the price
but you can't make us pay
can't make us pay
can't make us pay
You can call in the cops
but we won’t fade away
won’t fade away
won’t fade away

You can jack up the price
but you can't make us pay
can't make us pay
can't make us pay

You can call in the cops
but we won’t fade away
won’t fade away
won’t fade away

We created anarchist bookshops, free universities
gigs under houses, and pop-up art galleries
jazz jams in the carpark
veggie gardens on the rooftops
hijacked the airwaves with 4ZZZ
and everybody jumps when the beat drops
and everybody jumps when the beat drops
and everybody jumps when the beat drops

You call it idealistic
we call it visionary
cos we can see
this track don't lead to where we wanna be
so flip this system
phoenix take flight
spray painting optimism
while their fortresses ignite
we're gonna reclaim the city
infiltrate suburbia
shatter their monopolies
rewrite their false mythologies
dumpster-dived our dinner
now we're dumpster-diving the sun
their margin’s getting thinner
and this party's just begun

You can jack up the price
but you can't make us pay
can't make us pay
can't make us pay
You can call in the cops
but we won’t fade away
won’t fade away
won’t fade away

You can jack up the price
but you can't make us pay
can't make us pay
can't make us pay
You can call in the cops
but we won’t fade away
won’t fade away
won’t fade away

What the hell are you waiting for?
it's time to get political
the future looked glamourous
before you got so cynical
we made the most of burnt toast
we made the most of burnt toast
we made the most of burnt toast.

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from Subtropical Metropolis?, released May 15, 2021
Written and performed by Rivermouth
Recorded and mixed by Luke at Hunting Ground Studios
Mastered by Matthew Gray Mastering
Artwork by Anna Carlson

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Rivermouth Brisbane, Australia

Hi, we're Rivermouth
Our vocalist is a cross between a typewriter and a megaphone. Our keyboardist is a classically trained virtuoso mad scientist. Our bassist plays in the Richter scale. Our drummer's great-grandfather was a metronome.

Our music is a blend of spoken word, hip hop, jazz, reggae and excellent chai. Lyrics are critical. We want to tickle cerebra and tug heartstrings simultaneously.
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