Back off, and water it down
it’s a real hard thing it’s a real hard thing it’s a
Backwash, right outa your mouth
all the poison that you’re drinking and you’re probably in the middle of a
Break down, step out of yourself
All the air you’re breathing make your chest feel tighter than a
Chokehold you’ve got on yourself
And you don’t even know it yet
Back off, and fall to the ground
It’s a real hard thing it’s a real hard thing it’s a
Bandage, right over your mouth
All your thoughts that you been thinkin bouncing round inside your head you better
Slow down, and find a new language
The words are floating round and round and round and round
You’re barking, pariah dog
With your tail in between your legs
The normal situation
Is not so ordinary
You’ll never know until you
Fall, fall, fall, fall
Fall (fall)
Push it (push it)
Run it up (run it up, up, up)
Because it never really mattered won’t you
Fall (fall)
Lose it (lose it)
Run it out (run it out, out, out)
And put your body ahead so won’t you
Hang up, you’re done hearing it now
It’s a real hard thing it’s a real hard thing when you
Shut up, quiet it down
and you’re hearing the words fall right outta your mouth so you
Let go, let go of yourself,
have a death to your ego and mourn your health now you
Spin out, it’s eating you now,
the world has swallowed you whole and spit you out
Count down, it’s all over now
It’s a real hard thing it’s a real hard thing it’s a
Fake-out, look what at yourself,
you hardly even know the host in your shell
Shut down, it’s imminent now,
the end is getting closer and you hear them calling out
Empty, empty little clown,
the pariah dog has fallen down
Fall (fall)
Push it (push it)
Run it up (run it up, up, up)
Because it never really mattered won’t you
Fall (fall)
Lose it (lose it)
Run it out (run it out, out, out)
And put your body ahead so won’t you
The normal situation
Is not so ordinary
You’ll never know until you
Fall, fall, fall, fall
credits
from GRIP IT SHAKE IT,
track released August 4, 2023
Guest saxophone and throat singing by Johnny Unicorn