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I'm Made of Toys
02:49
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Silly Putty for a soul
slinky intestine
colored-pencil phallus and marble testicles
I’m made of toys
Kidney made of play-doh
paper mache skin
Shoot and Ladder neurotransmitters upstairs for
I’m made of toys
Puzzle pieces, Chinese Checkers: those comprise my skeleton
My skeleton
Donatello; G.I. Joe; Robocop: Immune system
Immune system
And I played with myself when I was a boy
When I was a little boy
Never needed no one else when I was a boy
When I was a little Micro Machine
Honey let’s have a play-date for I’m a grown up now
Honey come on color me in
Silly girl ignore the lines
Scribble as you will with no regard for object permanency
You can poke holes in me
Set me on fire
Throw me off a thousand-story building just to watch me explode
Your pajamas stained with my cherry-colored rainbow flavored blood (blood)
All my entrails are scattered boomerangs and hockey pucks and love (all my love)
Mama’s callin your name
Honey run along now
Baby get the fuck up outta here
Honey put your toys away
In the proper bin
In the proper motherfucking bin
Put your dirty hands on me tomorrow goodbye for now
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Dear German Vasquez Rubio
Do you cry yourself to sleep
For all of your labor? It was just happenstance
that a little punk kid like me happened to get his hands
on one of your progeny.
These mellow tones (Mellow mellow! Mellow mellow!)...
Only the finest Indian Spruce produce (Spruce produce!).
Sorrowful tones ...
Only the happiest little boys produce.
I think we'll meet some day in Sevilla.
I will play La Catedral so well.
I will freak it ten-thousand beats per minute.
You will say, "Holy guacamole your wicked!
You're wicked! Kick it!"
And she wears her scrapes and bruises well.
In fact she wears them like a queen.
With a soul so beautiful, powerful!
Indefatigable conscience to match!
Easy anthropomorphism, homeboy she's a catch!
With a soul so beautiful, powerful!
Indefatigable conscience to match!
Easy anthropomorphism, homeboy she's a catch!
These mellow tones (Mellow mellow! Mellow mellow!)...
Only the finest Indian Spruce produce (Spruce produce!).
Sorrowful tones ...
Only the happiest little boys produce.
I think we'll meet some day in Sevilla.
I will play La Catedral so well.
I will freak it ten-thousand beats per minute.
You will say, "Holy guacamole you're wicked!
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Turtles make good pets
Turtles make good pets unless your turtle is a vet
Turtle is a vet, run away from it
Bite off your penis when you are undressed a reaction to post-traumatic stress
‘minded him of Normandy, you know freedom isn’t free chomp off your shit from your balls to your head
Hey, that’s a
very exquisite turtle
And I suppose I’d like to take your turtle for a walk
My, oh my
What a fuckin’ excellent turtle
And I think I know how to teach your turtle how to talk
With a little bread and little water
Dictionary, Harry Potter,
Roald Dahl, R.L. Stine
And William Steig will do just fine
Turtle shells will protect you from the irrational
I’ve met only but a few who are not rational
Friends are few and far between without turtle around
So I keep one in each pocket lest this cruel world confound
This world confound
Because he’s the sublime one the ultra-refined one I hope that you find one of your own
For your survival you won’t need your Bible just ultra-reptile testosterone
He can provide various benefits, do your dishes, kiss your lips serve up some D-Major pedal tones
Come on and quit the games cut the shit don’t be such a idiot
Come on and find one of your own
Reach out and find one of your own
Hey, that’s a
very exquisite turtle
And I suppose I’d like to take your turtle for a walk
Teach your turtle how to talk
Liken him to J.S. Bach
No Ecce Shnak
No J. (Ecce)
S. (Shnak)
Bach (Shnak)
Bach (Shnak)
Bach (Shnak)
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Bill's Pronunciation Aid
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Hi, my name is Bill. I play drums in the band you are listening to now. The band’s name is Ecce Shnak.
In a combination of Latin and fake words, Ecce Shnak means “Hey, look at this!”
When I stop speaking, try to say the words Ecce Shnak.
Good.
Upon conclusion of this recording, find a stranger. Say to the stranger the words, “Ecce Shnak.”
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bum. bum. bum.
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Fancypants
Muscle suit
Betchoo think it's super cute
Drunken elephant on the loose
bullet-and-compassion-proof
you're
Megaman, Machoman, Jenny, and Lieutenant Dan
When you give this act a rest I promise I'm your biggest fan
16-bit, full 'o shit, pretty-please just call it quits
You'd love to say, "I hate to say I told you so!"
Leave me the fuck alone.
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Honeydew, honey don't!
Honey will, honey won't!
Nonono
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Watermelonpineappleappleappleapplepineapple-
SLAUGHTERMELON!
SHYUSS!
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I'd like a pumpkin. Can I have it?
I'd like a pumpkin. Can I have it?
I fast for the hell of it. It's a terrible habit!
But it'll turn me into a spectacular Milton Babbit!
And if I end up in this encyclopedia, you can stab it!
But I'd like a pumpkin. Can I have it?
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South Street! It's a crazy place!
Pretty girls punch you in the face!
Everybody's getting drunk!
Everyone else is getting drunk!
Black chicks, dildos in hand!
White man happened to be policeman!
Who's that over there?
Isaiah Zagar chewing his pubic hair!
SOUTH!
STREET!
SOUTH STREET!
SOUTH STREET, MOTHERFUCKER!
Cheesesteak, South and Passayunk!
That Mayor Nutter does not like the punks!
(Parking, not so bad
compared with the rest of Philadelphia)
Christ kids! They don't quit!
They're always trying to give you pamphlets!
PBR! It's the cheap beer!
There are lots of people that are not from here!
SOUTH!
STREET!
SOUTH STREET!
SOUTH STREET, MOTHERFUCKER!
?uest Love shops at Whole Foods
while one-million women wait for him in the nude!
Black Thought rides a government car
to Tattooed Mom's to pen 64 bars!
Governor (Corbett's the name)--
You are a terrible person!
Flash mobs fuck your shit up!
Break a yuppy's face with a coffee-mug!
SOUTH!
STREET!
SOUTH STREET!
SOUTH STREET, MOTHERFUCKER!
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Ecce Shnak New York, New York
Ecce Shnak (pronounced Eh-kay sh-knock) is a 7-piece art-rock band. We're based in NYC. We're one part pop music, another part classical music, and a third part punk music. Our songs are about love, sex, death, change, bravery, and food.
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