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lyrics

Messages flying into view with a mind designed to capture you

Gadgets that send our words into space, spoken broken then interlaced

Strength of will not to split in two, information stagnating in a mental queue

Recreational knockoffs of the original toys that we used to love

These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh

These are the things required by a modern life, oh oh oh

These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh

These are the things required by a modern life, oh oh oh

Wars hidden behind mirrors and smoke, too expensive to fix so discard when broke

Laughing behind your poker face, the shortcuts are trampled in the human race

Strength of will not to fall apart, trust mistakenly placed in the human heart

Slipshod reproductions cast of the original ones that were built to last

These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh

These are the things required by a modern life, oh oh oh

These are details of a modern life, oh oh oh

These are the things inspired by a modern life, oh oh oh

And we don’t think much about it

We’re all so stuck in our own heads

We’ve lowered the stakes and raised our bets

Monkey see and monkey gets

These are the details of a modern life

These are the travails of a modern life

These are things required by a modern life

These are things inspired by a modern life

Isn’t everything just automatic? Why can’t everything be automatic

And we don’t think much about it

We’re all so stuck in our own heads

We’ve lowered the stakes and raised our bets

Monkey see and monkey gets

We don’t think about it now, we don’t think about it

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from It's Never The Way You Imagine It, released April 19, 2011
Written and Performed by Devin Tait.

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Devin Tait Sacramento, California

Having transplanted himself from Kansas to California around the turn of the millennium, Devin Tait quickly found himself derailed from his original plan to join a boyband. Meeting a couple of guitar playing lesbians at karaoke led Tait to form the band Shitting Glitter with Amy Crosby and Von Edwards. After nearly a decade with the band, Tait decided it was time to branch out on his own. ... more

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