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Unlike the Bison

by Hypoxic Punks

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1.
Elijah 03:10
Fire in the blood The honeysuckles done You don't need no warning and a one ain't going to come run b-b better better run b-b better better run b-b better better run Chorus: Elijah (4x) Hello my friends The rope is at the end Your buddy's under water But I think he has the bends We’d really like to help you We’d really love to stay But the tide is rising higher, okay? Chorus: Elijah (4x)
2.
Sink 03:01
I bought a sink What do you think? The old was fine But I like mine New and shiny Not old and tiny So you might say “Get a life” But I would rather We all gather Around my island And my new sink And did I mention This new extension Onto the deck I use Trex And in the yard Lies a wrecking bar And some rare metal Aren’t I special Now you look bored but I can’t help it if I am a whore For Home Depot I want more To distract me from the things that are amiss Like the fact that our house is on a cliff And it’s just about to fall into abyss But there’s really nothing wrong with feeding fish, But I fear this plastic is a problem Swirling ‘round the ocean that shit causes Death but I digress look at my closet Wine refrigerator and new faucet On my sink. What do you think?
3.
The Quit 02:37
The Quit Sometimes you quit for the quitting Sometimes you move for the move Sometimes you quit when there’s nothin to prove. Sometimes you lose for the losin’ Sometimes you ache for the ache. I have lost nothin except some mistakes. Bye-bye. Look at me walking away. My, oh my. No one could tell me to stay Sometimes you leave for the leaving Sometimes you cry for the cry Sometimes you turn around around, then say good-bye. Sometimes you turn for the turning Sometimes you find what you find I will be looking ahead not behind. I’m packing the van and I’m making my plans And I don’t give a damn what you say. I’m finding a way to go, cranking the radio, Thinking I’ll maybe go play. I’m closing the door and I’m ditching the chores And I’m heading for shores without pay. I’m packing the van and I’m making my plans And I don’t give a damn what you say. Refrain Sometimes you quit for the quitting Sometimes you know when you know. Sometimes you leave when there’s no where to go. Bye bye.
4.
Bison 03:03
Bison (The Minneopa Song) She walks to the horizon Swims, in the shallows But unlike the Bison She’ll go away…but she has this to say Welcome to the water and sun But don’t you try to take the land Cause it belongs to everyone and we say Come come with a paddle or gun But leave the cows and mines and pipes And take a hike or swim or run as we walk Chorus Watch the birds in the forest or plains Talk to a ranger out in Bangor or a Stranger in LaGrange or we can Wet our feet in the Michigan peat And hear a loon in Saskatoon (loon) and stalk an awkward flock of geese as we walk Chorus (2x)
5.
Watershed 02:54
We’re all living in a watershed All sharing the same roadbed, and we’re All drinking from the same fountain of life. Tryin’ not to slip and slide We sow seeds of sodium chloride, and the Shovel leans against the wall inside. Can you feel the water Slipping through your hands? From the streets and sidewalks Off the shrubs and grass stalks The salt washes down the drains and finds Rich soil, fresh streams and lakes Where the salt dissolves and makes The birds and fish and water fully brined. Can you feel the water Slipping through your hands? Feel the precious water Slipping through your hands? Chorus and repeat first verse to finish
6.
All the rain runs down the shingles and the downspouts Over sidewalks and driveways and roads; On down the gutters, into the storm drains To the rivers and the lakes and seas it goes. With the fertilizers and the gasoline, With pesticides and herbicides and all things in between; Heavy metals in the motor oil. Tons of salt and and sand, and plenty of good topsoil. What can you do? (What can you do?) You can build a garden (You can build a garden), You can build a garden (You can build a garden) To catch the rain (to catch the rain). To keep the dirt (to keep the dirt) And keep the toxins (and all the toxins) From the rivers (from the rivers) And the food chain (and the food chain). You just dig a bit of a small depression Where the driveway and roof shed the rain; Add native plants: coneflowers and grasses So the roots take up the water as it drains. To keep the algae from a big old bloom That sucks the oxygen from the water, turns a lake into the fishes’ tomb; Keep the mercury out of the stream, Keep the water we depend on clear and clean. What can you do? (What can you do?) You can build a garden (You can build a garden), You can build a garden (You can build a garden) To catch the rain (to catch the rain). To keep the dirt (to keep the dirt) And keep the toxins (and all the toxins) From the rivers (from the rivers) And the food chain (and the food chain).
7.
State Fair 02:33
State Fair State Fair, hey Everybody, everybody’s there Everybody's sittin' round the lakeside Come on down and get ya something deepfried Plenty of good stuff to go around Is that pig manure on the ground? State Fair State Fair, hey Everybody, everybody’s there Summer’s really going out with style All the sites are gonna make ya smile Tilta-a-whirl and clowns and some surprises Can you tell me where the Calomine is? State Fair State Fair, hey Everybody, everybody’s there Here comes Princess Kay’s new butterhead Life is cool inside the Dairy Shed Out here we got steaming pronto pups Uncle Bob is well into his cups State Fair State Fair, hey Everybody, everybody’s there State Fair State Fair, hey Everybody, everybody’s there (That's one big bucket of cookies!)
8.
(4x) We live in the Lake Put all the people on alert Lake Pepins fillin’ up with dirt But there’s something you can do Join the L P L A crew Silt and sand and muck and mud Lake Pepin’s really fillin’ up But there’s something you can do Join the L P L A crew From Read’s Landing to Bay City From the bottom to the bluffs Keep our lake clean, clear, alive Because, because We live in the Lake Here come the crews and just in time Restoring habitat and life Cause there's something we can do Join the L P L A crew Maiden Rock down to Lake City Wacouta Bay to Swinger Slough Keep our lake clean, clear, alive That’s what we’ll do, oo, hoo... We live in the Lake
9.
Loud 05:32
Loud, and undone, you can barely hear the salmon run Through the ships and the boats, there’s only so long that you can float. Silencing noise, fall and recoil from the deafening sound of the machines, When what we really need is a little bit of peace How ‘bout a quiet time? How ‘bout a quiet place? Loud, like a drum, piercing through a never ever softened soundscape. Noise, never cease, a motorcade of penetrating boat wakes. Darkening blue, Thunderous clue To the soul and the heart of the machine. When what we really need is a little bit of peace. How ‘bout a quiet time? How ‘bout a quiet place? Loud, overrun, oil and engines echo ‘cross a crowded sea lane. Jets’ violent screams, in a dream that nightmares come to shatter in place. There’s only so much that you can take. There’s only so much that you can take. Fast from the shore, Deafening roar, Endless spectacle, less and less to see. When what we really need is a little bit of peace. How ‘bout a quiet time? How ‘bout a quiet place? Instrumental Bridge Loud, like a gun, buzzing through the ears to hear is but a dead thing. Drowned from above, would you mind a little silence it’d mean everything? Would you mind a little silence it’d mean everything? Would you mind a little silence it’d mean everything? Broken and torn, Plastic deformed On the shoal where all the pups should be. When what we really need is a little bit of peace. How ‘bout a quiet time? How ‘bout a quiet place? Loud, and undone, you can barely hear the salmon run
10.
Love knows better Numb don’t care No resistance Not much there Moving sine waves Cross the pane Silent landscape Independence Day Lost horizon Bends in space The final spark Dark red trace Clouds or hills I can’t say Insane Silence Independence Day Falling forward Across the plain Silent landscape Independence Day
11.
Old Punks 02:07
Old punks & young drunks Have the market value of big chunks Of meat from diseased And decaying wildebeasts But you’ll see that we bring Lots of Funk and Entropy Lots of Funk and Entropy Amassed from the past None of this was made to last Fashion fades, right away Crashes like an ocean wave On the shore, but you swore You’d burn out not fade away You’d burn out not fade away You’d burn out not fade away Bitter end’s round the bend Pack it up and call a friend Pile it all in a truck Only suckers give a buck For a bird, pachyderm, Horse or dog or big wild ass, cuz None of this was meant to last None of this was meant to last None of this was made to last None of this is gonna last

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released September 25, 2017

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Hypoxic Punks Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Hypoxic Punks are Tim Gustafson, Robert Poch, and Mark Pedelty. We have been joined over the years by many talented musicians and have played all over town, from the Fine Line and Convention Center to Club Underground and the Acadia, as well as environmental benefits, parties, and the Minnesota State Fair. We'll play anywhere as long as it's fun...and it is more fun than ever. ... more

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