Grifters On Parade

from Recombobulation by Todd Phipps

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Inspired by recent lawsuits against a certain ubiquitous "news" network with its cesspool of mendacity and white supremacy on parade, in light of the revelations in court filings about how they knew how a certain orange wannabe dictator's lies about "election fraud" were BS but they pushed the narrative anyway for ratings and political power. Not that its most brainwashed adherents will ever admit that they were lied to even when the liars admit it. "We lied to you!" "No you didn't!" One despairs...

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You’re on every TV
Adorn every screen
From barbershop walls
To army canteens
It’s hard to escape your paternalistic gaze
Your followers - just like moths to the flame

We know that you’re lying
Day after day
You know it too, yet
You keep doin’ it anyway
The ratings are too good, the cash keeps flowing like
The deathless procession

Of grifters on parade

Grifters on parade

Breathtaking hubris
Endless stream of lies
Behind a “respectable” facade
Of suits and bowties
You’re “just asking questions”
Ya look puzzled like a dog
But all you’re generating is obfuscatory fog

Fear of the other
Fear of ourselves
It’s all part and parcel of
The bullshit you sell
You demonize anyone who isn’t like you
And your deathless procession

Of grifters on parade
Grifters on parade

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from Recombobulation, released March 12, 2023
TP: EZ Drummer, bass, guitars, synthesizers, vocals

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Todd Phipps Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

I'm a Hammond organ player and multi-instrumentalist from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. I play in multiple rock, blues, and funk projects in the Madison WI area and occasionally produce some of my own music, which you will find here. Enjoy and thank you for listening! ... more

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