Why is there always
A war to sing about
Is it that people are so fucking slow
And we just can’t see that the
Answer is right there in front of us
And the answer is that there’s not one
Under the blankets
They’re all a little strange
Singing and humming
While their faces change
Into small paper airplanes
Which spin into the air
Some land by you nicely
Some stick in your hair
There’s a message inside them
But no two the same
A collective divided
With a misguided aim
Then the lightbulbs turn purple
And the planes zoom away
And you see they don’t matter
And that’s quite okay
~
Why does anybody care
What you do when what
You do’s not to them
Why does anybody care
What you think when what
You think’s not for them
Left in the darkness
A light invades your mind
It drips down your eyeballs
Then you find you’re blind
To the hate and chaos
That’s knocking at your door
And your nonpareil logic
Consumes you once more
While the sounds you are hearing
Melt into an ooze
That slides through your earholes
Making your brain a fuse
To your total connection
To the sum of all things
And though you’ll soon fade out
It’s message still rings...
credits
from Under Grand Suggestion,
released April 8, 2014
Bass: Bryan Beller
Drums: Jeff Campitelli
This recording makes a great workout companion! All tracks exercise my mind while I'm power walking the hills where I live in Massachusetts. Keeps the feet moving for my daily 3 miles. Thank you MFTJ and all Keneally music. rondidonato
I have been a huge fan of the great MIKE KENEALLY for many years. He is such a brilliant talent! I’m really really enjoying the latest MFTJ album a great deal. “What Wally Thinks” and “I Remember When Candy Bars Were A Nickel” respectively are a perfect one-two punch to open up an album! I’ll be enjoying this one for a long long time!! Danny Cavazzi
2001... it was probably just a couple of years since I first listened to MK's music!
Thanks for all you've written/published before/since then, maestro Mike! nespalex
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