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and it is here that the Duke laughs / [because after so long the money means a lot less to him / than the songs it sings about them that want it] / songs of greed, need, and delicious self-sacrificing selves
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i didn’t quite appreciate this song as much as i do now until seeing it performed as the closer to his live show… such a great encapsulation of the feeling of years of life under very late capitalism weighing on you
how hard can you go,
and for how long can you sustain it?
when the force that fights back
doesn’t ever relax
it’s so relentless,
oh how long can you defend
against a cheat code?
at a furious pace,
with a smile on your face
May 5, 2024
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Speaking of Lou…
What he could do with noise he could do with words too. This is one of my favorite truly narrative songs, and for me the most disturbing. When a certain character comes in near the end and tells the main speaker to head out… it’s with a rotten, bone-chilling, evil nonchalance that makes me feel sick for participating. His indifference to life outside himself is complete, and he looks you dead in the eyes expects the same :(
Apr 26, 2024
they said it best on this song, even things which once were subversive can become subsumed by capital and live on as shells of their former selves, existing more as a brands or pure spectacle than the thoughts, feelings, and art of an individual
Mar 5, 2025
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actual war crime that nobody brought this up. this is an excellent album (paramore lowk goes post punk ?????)
Jan 23, 2024
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idk when i was in high school they were one of the acceptable 'uniform shoes' so ive pretty much stuck to them since. my one concern is that the quality of doc martens has dropped pretty precipitously in even the last 5 years (same goes for solovair) so i don't know how smart an investment they are now. still i think doc-adjacent shoes are a pretty good closet staple
Jan 27, 2024