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Riot Dad
03:15
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Does it feel like I’m there and supportive
If I do 50% of the housework
Is that how it works?
If I don’t get too fat and take paternity leave
None of my social joys will I ever grieve
Just reject the patriarchy
(I know how to use our vacuum cleaner)
It’s a low bar, but you cleared it
(I know how to make my family dinner)
Be a little better than you’re expected
(Yes I know the name of my kid’s doctor)
Just reject the patriarchy
I can be a super dad
I am a good dad
I can use my unearned respect at work
To come home and not act like a needy jerk
I can treat this time like a dream not a curse
Try to catch myself, because it could be worse
Just reject the patriarchy
(I know how to use our vacuum cleaner)
It’s a low bar, but you cleared it
(I know how to make my family dinner)
Be a little better than you’re expected
(Yes I know the name of my kid’s doctor)
Just reject the patriarchy
I can be a super dad
I am a good dad
Just reject the patriarchy
(I know how to use our vacuum cleaner)
It’s a low bar, but you cleared it
(I know how to make my family dinner)
Be a little better than you’re expected
(Yes I know the name of my kid’s doctor)
Just reject the patriarchy
I can be a super dad
I am a good dad
I can be a super dad
I am a good dad
I can be a super dad
I am a good dad
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2. |
Power Tools and Alcohol
03:08
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It’s pretty rare I get a bar night
After I put the kids to bed at night
Most of the time you will find me
Standing down in my basement
Staring down all my tools
With my Rainier, it’s been a long day
And I have lost the will to par-tay
Out in public, ‘cause it’s too late
And there’s shit that needs fixin’
So that’s my new date and now
My nights aren’t quite as exciting
As they used to be
I need new possibility
This is my space to break the rules
Power tools and alcohol
Break out the drills and crack the booze
Power tools and alcohol
I used to drink like it was running out
Sometimes I fell, sometimes I blacked out
It was hazy, I liked it that way
But there’s distance between all those
Times and today
I bought a house, a really old one
I got a daughter, and I got a son
Got commitments, and an early job
So I traded the fun for a corporate cog
And now
My nights aren’t quite as exciting as
They used to be
I need danger to feel free
This is my space to break the rules
Power tools and alcohol
Break out the drills and crack the booze
Power tools and alcohol
Break out the schnapps and drive the screws
Power tools and alcohol
Beer to be drank, fingers to lose
Power tools and alcohol
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3. |
Caffeine
02:51
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It’s 5AM I feel sick
Kid woke himself up with a hearty shit
Could use a drink too bad I quit
Now I’m just waiting for my coffee
The caffeine don’t work
It don’t make a difference
It don’t make a difference
Stop touching my face
I just need a little space
It don’t make a difference
Makes no fuckin’ difference
Cry until I quit cleaning up all your shit
‘Cause there is not enough coffee
(not enough coffee, not enough)
In the whole wide world
(north and south, east and west)
To match the shifting moods of little boys
(little shits!)
Kicked in the dick by little girls
(little kicks!)
The caffeine don’t work
It don’t make a difference
It don’t make a difference
Stop touching my face
I just need a little space
It don’t make a difference
Makes no fuckin’ difference
Cry until I quit cleaning up all your shit
The caffeine don’t work
It don’t make a difference
It don’t make a difference
Stop touching my face
I just need a little space
It don’t make a difference
Makes no fuckin’ difference
Cry until I quit cleaning up all your shit
Work, work, work
Work work!
Work work!
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4. |
Herringbone
02:16
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If your kitchen isn’t good enough
It’s time to leave worries behind
It’s time to impress all your friends
And backsplash tile is on your mind
Herringbone
It’ll cost you more but trust me
You’ll need it, you’ll need it
Make your kitchen look like a
Magazine
It’ll cost your more but just wait
‘Till you see it, can’t beat it
Don’t you think you deserve to live
Like a queen, yeah yeah
Herringbone
Your barbecue looks weird and sad
Stand in the dirt and hang your head
It’s time to impress your neighbors
Put down some paver tiles instead
Herringbone
It’ll cost you more but trust me
You’ll need it, you’ll need it
Make your back porch look like a
Magazine
It’ll cost your more but just wait
‘Till you see it, can’t beat it
Be think king of next year’s
Block party scene, yeah yeah
Herringbone
Herringbone
Herringbone
Herringbone
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5. |
Jasper
04:03
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When the best part of your life
Is just coming up
When we hope for the future
And we know it’s enough
When every expectation
Is of such great things
Now that you’ve been cut down
All the pain that it brings
Say their name until you’re done
They’re not gonna be here anymore
Say their name and they live on
Say their name until you’re done
Until they become legend and lore
Say their name and they live on
We had such great plans for you
And you had big plans too
Oh the places that you’ll go
Now we’ll never know
Kids like to experiment
Could’ve happened to anyone
We’ve been robbed of your talent
And all that you’d become
Say their name until you’re done
They’re not gonna be here anymore
Say their name and they live on
Say their name until you’re done
Until they become legend and lore
Say their name and they live on
Say their name until you’re done
They’re not gonna be here anymore
Say their name and they live on
Say their name until you’re done
Until they become legend and lore
Say their name and they live on
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6. |
Bottle It Up
05:15
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I’m finally ready for relationships
I know how to be a man
Unquestioned tradition of
Aggression in my hands
And maybe I should know better
To take it all on its face
And maybe I should evolve from
The nature of this race
What happened to bottling it up
Until we explode?
When did we start to internalize
That we’re not alone?
We fight and fight and fight again
Lie and lie and lie again
Drink and drink and drink again
Fucked up rhythm of life
We fight and fight and fight again
Lie and lie and lie again
Drink and drink and drink again
Fucked up rhythm of life
What happened to bottling it up
Until we explode?
When did we start to internalize
That we’re not alone?
What happened to bottling it up
Until we explode?
When did we start to internalize
That we’re not alone?
What happened to toughing it out?
Why do we pretend?
That we are not killing ourselves
This fiction must end
We fight and fight and fight again
I know how to be a man
We lie and lie and lie again
Aggression in my hands
We fight and fight and fight again
I know how to be a man
We lie and lie and lie again
Aggression in my hands
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7. |
Coach
03:20
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You can tell a kid to go run laps
And he won’t even ask why
You’re not a parent, you’re not a teacher
But your not just a regular guy
Be the one to impress no room for weakness
as long as you always try
Tell her you know she gave 110%
So there’s no reason to cry
Cause it becomes your life, but it's not about you
You live in the moment, but take the long view
You want to make a difference, and hope that you do
I’ve arrived
For 2 hours I’m a king
I think that coaching's my thing
Whether you volunteer, or get volun-told
You’re in for the ride
It’s not vicarious, to help a nice kid
To find the source of their pride
And when you think back to when you were young
To when all of your pro dreams died
To see that kind of look on a kids face
‘Cause you helped keep their dream alive
Cause it becomes your life, but it's not about you
You live in the moment, but take the long view
You want to make a difference, and hope that you do
I’ve arrived
For 2 hours I’m a king
I think that coaching's my thing
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8. |
Afraid of the 90s
03:29
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Some folks think that
Music sucks now
Bands were so cool
Back in high school
Please make it original
Killing the past out of you
Cause I’m afraid of the 90s showing through
In this situation
There’s only room for the new
Cause I’m afraid of the 90s coming true
These kids don’t know
Grunge and emo
They know their shit
And I’m not it
Please make it original
Killing the past out of you
Cause I’m afraid of the 90s showing through
In this situation
There’s only room for the new
Cause I’m afraid of the 90s coming true
It all comes back
And gets repacked
So I’m now rad
In band cool dad
Please make it original
Killing the past out of you
Cause I’m afraid of the 90s showing through
In this situation
There’s only room for the new
Cause I’m afraid of the 90s coming true
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9. |
Incel
03:35
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It’s never gonna get easier
She’s never going to love you
It’s not worth giving up on yourself
But it’ll never be the same again
It’s not work blaming anyone else
All that can be is distraction
It’s not worth holding back on how you felt
If you can channel good action
I hope that I can tell
I hope that I can tell
I hope that I can tell
You’re not an incel
It’s just a bullshit way
To let you run away
And keep fighting with yourself
Might be worth letting go of your hatred
You always have a choice
Might be better to create than destroy
Do something good with your voice
I hope that I can tell
I hope that I can tell
I hope that I can tell
You’re not an incel
It’s just a bullshit way
To let you run away
And keep fighting with yourself
I hope that I can tell
I hope that I can tell
I hope that I can tell
You’re not an incel
It’s just a bullshit way
To let you run away
And keep fighting with yourself
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DUNZO LESCO Seattle, Washington
Intentional, unashamed Dad Rock. We play songs about adequate parenting and challenging toxic masculinity.
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