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Opening Band

from Grand Marais by buttercup

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about

basically a true story, that many bands can relate to. In this case, it hearkens back to opening up for Fugazi at the Showcase in San Antonio in the 1990s.

lyrics

are we
are we ready now?
the curtains pull
onto big band’s fans

the crowd stares
at your second song
fidgeting, they got the cell phones on
anxious
is it over yet?
gotta get through this
gotta get through this somehow

nothing nada
can save you from yourself
give us something not nada
no roses to rain down

it’s a train wreck
when you come unglued
mother’s here
and her friends are, too
so you crawl into a dark recess
behind your eyeballs
at the back of your skull
but you can’t hide so you peek back out
as you emerge
oh oh oh
we all converge free

nothing nada
can save you from yourself
gimme something not nada
kisses and roses rain down
demo record
an etching half-rubbed out
rhythm tempo
fight fight yer way out

oh oh oh

credits

from Grand Marais, released June 14, 2023
lyrics and music e sanden arrangement buttercup
produced and engineered by danny reisch

buttercup is: erik sanden, joe reyes, and odie.

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