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Reminiscing, contemplating, seeking to reconstruct or revise the past, or to own it, and coming to terms with the mortality that enshrines each one of us. All those things are more properly done when doused in sarcasm and invective.

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My first thought was to get up and leave
My second thought was to pray for what we need
But that always takes forever
And it’s not that easy.

They followed her down to the vineyards
They put their minds into a pickling jar
And they waited for inspiration
But it’s not that easy.

The sweetest sound that you hear in poker
It is not the gathering of the pot
It is the closure at the dawn
And that don’t come easy

The next impression I did was an old man
They didn’t know that I was trying to be a nun
I always wanted to be saintly
But it’s not that easy.

All my reverence is tied up in the shed
I’ve filed all my particulars and I’ve fed the dog
Now I’m just waiting for deliverance
It will be easy

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from Abolition, released March 8, 2021

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Greg Dear Perth, Australia

Greg Dear's debut solo album in 1981 featured members of the Triffids and other Perth bands. Across the 80s and 90s he released singles and albums both solo and with his bands (Holy Rollers, Beautiful Losers, and Butterfly Collection), and produced records by other Perth bands. For the Beautiful Losers' recent albums (2014 on), visit: beautifullosers.bandcamp.com ... more

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