Pageant
from Our New Life by Paul Tabachneck
lyrics
selling bullets to a gun
selling Jesus to a nun
selling bullshit to a throng of hangers-on
selling avarice and hate
with a telegenic face
looking right into the camera telling wrongs
did you get what you wanted?
are you haunted by the ghost of Herman Cain?
when the pageant is over
and you're alone do you think maybe you're to blame?
pulling arguments apart
'til they're abstract works of art
taking logic for a ride it can't sustain
if you could only take a beat
see yourself the way you're seen
you would be so disappointed by the frame
is it worth selling souls for?
just to hold a couple minutes more of fame?
when the movement is over
can you condone what will be stamped upon your name?
i good go another round
or i could shut my pretty mouth
in the hopes you'd feel compelled to do the same
selling Jesus to a nun
selling bullshit to a throng of hangers-on
selling avarice and hate
with a telegenic face
looking right into the camera telling wrongs
did you get what you wanted?
are you haunted by the ghost of Herman Cain?
when the pageant is over
and you're alone do you think maybe you're to blame?
pulling arguments apart
'til they're abstract works of art
taking logic for a ride it can't sustain
if you could only take a beat
see yourself the way you're seen
you would be so disappointed by the frame
is it worth selling souls for?
just to hold a couple minutes more of fame?
when the movement is over
can you condone what will be stamped upon your name?
i good go another round
or i could shut my pretty mouth
in the hopes you'd feel compelled to do the same
credits
from Our New Life,
released October 31, 2020
written by paul tabachneck (c) 2020 Fleshyourcoldhousein Music (ASCAP)
written by paul tabachneck (c) 2020 Fleshyourcoldhousein Music (ASCAP)
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Paul Tabachneck New York
I started doing music in Pittsburgh, fronting the folk-rock band Stone Soup, the dark-pop band Dead Pressed Flowers, and the Power Pop band Manpig aka Everybody Wins. After that, I moved to New York, mostly playing solo and busking a lot. Now I live in CT and play in my home office when I can focus. ... more
discography
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Oct 2020 -
Sep 2017 -
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Dec 2012 -
Apr 1999 -
May 1996
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