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Sugar Is the Devil
02:32
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We’ve always got some shit to do
It’s not easy to parse what we’re going through
We’re in a rush but it’s time to discuss
What the food you eat’s gonna do to you
Life seemed much simpler back when
Our diet was defined by grains
We’re waking up
The sun is here
The lie is become plain
It doesn’t matter if you’re big tall short or tiny
Sugar is the devil
There’s nothing in the past that should not be left behind
Sugar is the devil
Don’t deny yourself a snack or treat
There are just some things you should never eat
There’s no end to things we’ll never know
There’s grace in the art of letting go
We all makes mistakes and run in place
If we look we’ll find more room to grow
We’d longed to trust in words from above
We know now
They are not enough
They’re not even from above
CHORUS
You’re feeling sickly
That’s not how it has to be
Don’t trust the industry
Know your enemy
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Small Wonder Syndicated
02:49
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Do I wanna be the subject of one more bitter
fuck you love song
Or would I rather save face
Keep it locked in a jar by the door and ponder
Tell me how you feel is a phrase
That rarely ever passes my lips
I mumble “how are you?”
While I’m sweating like a cat on my fingertips
And I wonder, boy, I really wonder
Why I feel this way
And I wonder, still, I really wonder
Why I feel this way
Have another drink
But it stinks so I sit
Edging further away
Could it be that I’ll forestall my ruin
By not opening my mouth?
And I wonder, boy, I really wonder
Why I feel this way
And I wonder, still, I really wonder
Why I feel this way
I digress and obsess
And it’s all probably born in my head
I try to find all the hints and the traps
In the things that were said
If you ask me how I feel
I’ll blush, look down, make excuses, turn away
And I wonder, boy, I really wonder
Why I feel this way
And I wonder, still, I really wonder
Why I feel this way
Hey!
Yeah!
I’m feeling syndicated
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Aaron Tap Los Angeles, California
Aaron Tap is terrible at branding. So he releases shit from both his current band Frank Shirts and, lately, the resurrected
Boston trio Betty Goo, and maybe someday even a solo record. There are themes, yeah, but mostly it's whatever spirit moves the music that decides what name it goes by.
Aaron also plays and sings with Matt Nathanson, the Paula Kelley Orchestra, and Populuxe.
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Aaron Tap recommends:
Fellow Boston ex-pats know how to make music that sounds great and surprises. Check it.
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Nineteen Something Nine
by The Weisstronauts
I used to be more actively *in* this band but I play guitar on this, their best, record. Love it!
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Ok, so I'm a little Boston-centric. But this album is so good, my label was gonna put it out before we closed up shop instead.
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Quarter Life Crisis
by Pinksqueeze
The self-described "queer mom-rock band" bring their playful sound to their second project.
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