69 bpm, get in where you fit in
Masters say I'm not invited, don’t remember asking them
Spend up all your time tap dancing to their circus
A synchronized army of the retail subversives
Subculture dupes, turned status quo troops
Eating up their energy, fash-policin’ zoot-suits
Stay in the hip-clique line, or get out the room
Mindless zombies overtime, counterculture necktie.
Welcome In! The Vanity Cult it needs you my friend
We’ll be with you till the end.
You must fit in, but this ain’t the mainstream
We have far less rules
Just do exactly what’s written
Come right in, the Vanity Cult we need you again
We’re here with you until the end
Just fit in, and don’t complain
We’re not the industry folks,
Our suits and ties are extra thin
Secret handshakes, claims to fame
Hang up all you got just to play their game
Tally up the clone troops, they’re all like glue
So unique that they do the same as you do.
Do you remember the days before contrivance?
Less lethal plastic people forcing payment by compliance
We used to create because he had raw passion in us,
It wasn’t just a gimmick made to win up all the business
Perpetual theater, a climbing elevator
Forgot the reason why, that DIY is what had made us
No mound of gold can save us, worth more than fiscal vapors
Character invaders made of caricature flavors
69, bpm, get in where you fit in
Bigwigs say that I’m not hired don’t remember applying
Spend up all your time crowdsourcing like a servant
A synthesized army of the big fail coercives
Subculture troops turned status quo dupes
Eating up their energy, fash-policin’ zoot-suits
Stay in the hip-clique line, or get out the room
Mindless zombie pantomime, counterculture necktie
Welcome in! The Vanity Cult it needs you my friend
We’ll be with you till the end
You must fit in, but this ain’t the mainstream
We have far less rules, just do exactly what’s written
Come right in, the Vanity Cult we need you again
We’re here with here you until the end
Just fit in, and don’t complain, we’re not the industry folks,
Our suits and ties are extra thin
Secret handshakes, claims to fame,
Hang up all you got, play their game
Tally up the clone troops, they’re all like glue
So unique that they’ll do the same as you do.
Dread Pirate Roberts is an underrated genius on the mic, the beat, and the pen. 'Hand of Death' and the self titled 'Dread Pirate Roberts' are my personal faves. Betamax DC
Aussie upstarts juxtapose tightly-wound post punk songwriting with nuanced production, jangling choruses, and heady jams. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2023