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Diminishing Returns

by Law Boss

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1.
Architects building a wall Know that in time it will fall When both sides are pushing one way They only come when it's dark Cover of night is an art when they are afraid Scavengers gathering The vultures are circling Hyenas laughing Predators soon become prey You can't unring a bell So poison the well Burn them to hell Leave them to rot in their cells Follow for more Don't trust your lying eyes Leading from the rear Old media tells lies This is my war, like and subscribe The lines have been drawn The infantry's formed I'm already bored The spoils have already been spoiled Wait for the turnover And patch it all over Your trump card's a joker The guillotine waits for you all Follow for more Don't trust your lying eyes Leading from the rear Old media tells lies This is my war, like and subscribe Grind it right down to a nub Saw it off right on the line Polish it up to a mirror-like shine
2.
Felt Tip 02:58
Hey, what do you own? Pinstripe suits and cheap cologne Running late That's my style Sign your name on the dotted line You've been here before, you know what you'll find There's always someone else like you To take your place If I can't make it in Hollowed eyes and rictus grins How they live That's their style Sign your name on the dotted line You've been here before, you know what you'll find There's always someone else like you To take your place The terms of your agreement guarantee you're mine
3.
I see your mind's made up You think we have to talk Everything worthwhile has all been said Don't call again We have nothing in common We have diametric goals It's a race to the bottom I only wanted you to Leave me alone I'm tired and I've places to be Caught in your wake And all I want is sleep I see that look in your eyes You know the one you use You think you're underhanded You're only underfoot Leave me alone I'm tired and I've places to be Caught in your wake And all I want is sleep That wasn't as bad as it could have been Could have been so much worse I only have one thing to ask of you Don't call again
4.
Your Knife 03:11
You don't have to intend to do bad things In order to do bad things, do bad things You don't have to believe the man who looks Just like you on TV It cuts and cuts, your knife of meaning Nothing much is cured with such a tool What is the matter you want to step to? Frothing at the mouth with bitter glee Oh, what? I'd be glad to discuss my world view if you want to But I think you might not be interested You're just here to score points and assign the blame I'm glad you found your paradise Oh so clean, so black and white This is where you take your stand Spitting against what you don't understand The brutal fist of intolerance Fills your glove with a loving kiss You always were one for hyperbole Bringing your knife to this fist fight Oh now, it's such a pity That we cannot find some common ground Please consider the possibility There's more ways to live than your own Oh, what? I'd be glad to discuss my world view if you want to But I think you might not be interested You're just here to score points and assign the blame You don't have to tell me that you're scared I see that look in your eye
5.
He's the kind of man who always struggles when he speaks She's the kind of woman he knows he cannot keep They're the kind of people you never want to meet I'm the kind of man who means everything I say I can give you everything or take it all away He's the kind of man who doesn't know his own beliefs She's the kind of woman who has good self-esteem They're the kind of people who struggle as a team I'm the kind of woman who means everything I say I can give you everything or take it all away Bite, chew, swallow There is no release They'll spit you out piece by piece He's the kind of man who always struggles when he speaks She's the kind of woman he knows he cannot keep They're the kind of people you never want to meet I'm the kind of man who means everything I say I can give you everything or take it all away Bite, chew, swallow There is no release They'll spit you out piece by piece Bite, chew, trapped in the jaws Swallow them down and take a bite more
6.
Carpetbagger 04:00
This path's been walked before You're not first to arrive Your inspiration sours, your idols are all dead Everything you do's done better somewhere else Walk right back the way you came This opportunity is wasted So close that you can taste it But we're glad you tried to make it Things will be different now We know you climbed so fast And it wasn't good enough But now you've had some rest It's time to find a way back to the ground
7.
Power Play 03:36
You made your power play the night before our wedding day When I refused to coddle, you flew off the handle The nuclear option leaves only scorched earth behind You're a grown-ass human being yet you act like a child Spitting & stamping & raving, shouting words just to hurt Once your protests yield no fruit, devolving to insult I never could get a grasp on just where you're coming from I've seen your mask slip hard before but not been the cause Once you were refused then you did demand that we find you a bed I knew it was bad when I saw your name glowing on the screen Freak out! Fall down! You're a clown Throwing a tantrum so loud you've attracted the police When no taxi will be found, he'll ferry you out You're no blood of mine though by law we're family But you're so ingrained deep into my heart and brain I will honor this, the final words you said to me You never want to speak to me again Four years gone You apologize I can forgive But will never trust You again

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This is the second Law Boss record.

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released August 31, 2018

Recorded by Billy Oskay w/ Peter Wells @ Big Red Studio, Corbett, OR, March 2018.

Mixed by Jeff McNulty @ The Killroom, Seattle, WA, April 2018.

Mastered by Michael Wall / soundFORMovement, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2018.

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