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We should explode

by Kennebec Manifesto

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Billionaire Bully 02:41
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I know there are things you need can’t afford because of corporate greed jack up them prices, fuck the poor can’t afford these groceries? we can’t feed our families what are we waiting for? We don’t need any help Just take it off the shelf pretend to “check ‘em out” ourselves We’re tired of living under your thumb your time has come, you better run Billionaire bully Billionaire bully don’t have to buy a thing from you not your bullshit, not your food Revolution in a grocery bag You keep your no-name freeze We want the milk, the meat, the cheese Choke on your own price tag We don’t need any help Just take it off the shelf pretend to “check ‘em out” ourselves We’re tired of living under your thumb your time has come, you better run Billionaire bully Billionaire bully You really asking me to give to your food bank? Money money money, always on the take You froze the prices on the cheapest food You lied to us but we’re not stupid and now we’re shopping for a better life You know we’re right We don’t need any help Just take it off the shelf pretend to “check ‘em out” ourselves We’re tired of living under your thumb your time has come, you better run Billionaire bully Billionaire bully
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Lie to me 03:50
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Hey, I’m in a bit of a bind but still I want to spit a little if you don’t mind I’m not stupid and I’m not blind, honestly I’m just trying to grind we all know that you want to be rich but at the cost of the have-nots that’s a twist we just want to exist And some us are getting pissed, listen: I really don’t need much — go on, take the the yachts and the coke and stuff, but I gotta eat so enough’s enough you’ve kind of got us all handcuffed Food, and I don’t mean to be rude but do you know we need it, like have to eat it, dude? and if we don’t we’re screwed? and if you do, then, dude why do you? Lie to me — and try to grind me down Lie to me — like I’m some rodeo clown Back down — cuz I tell you it’s not My first rodeo, Not my first rodeo No, it’s really not you know Hey — I know we all have vices and you love jacking up them prices and I don’t need to buy fancy spices but it’s evil any way you slice it Bread — you all know we know, right? that y’all worked together just to take a bigger bite? full belly when you sleep at night? and then it comes to light and still you Lie to me — and try to grind me down Lie to me — like I’m some rodeo clown Back down — cuz I tell you it’s not My first rodeo, Not my first rodeo No, it’s really not you know Aren't you hungry? Then get angry Hey — yea I got your note honestly, it’s a bit of a joke It’s already difficult staying afloat, i hope you choke on the lies you wrote, everybody knows why the prices rose you froze it too late, hit a new low you’re greedy and it shows but it’s not my first rodeo — and  still you Lie to me — and try to grind me down Lie to me — like I’m some rodeo clown Back down — cuz I tell you it’s not My first rodeo, Not my first rodeo No, it’s really not you know
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Dub to the Editor 04:01
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If I wrote to the editor And they published my letter Would it make it all better? Could it make it all better?
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We should explode 03:50
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I think I’m done being quiet — it’s about time that we get together, everybody riot I’ve been sitting like a sucker with the struggle apathetic and pathetic but the trouble is they’ve been taking it in plain sight they been robbing us in day light, they’ve been jacking us, it ain’t right but now we’re ready to fight, like, all right Better get out of the road I think I’m going to explode Waking up from a fever dream Pump me up full of gasoline Hit me up, going to break if off light me up I’m a molotov People, come alive if you’re ready come and get your hands bloody steady now, level when the earth shakes and we can take it when the levy breaks Seems to me we got a full house, no doubt shooting off at the mouth, but it’s about to get a little strange we’re all looking for significant change Better get out of the road I think I’m going to explode Waking up from a fever dream Pump me up full of gasoline Hit me up, going to break if off light me up I’m a molotov what would you do to be free of this? yes, I’m serious. would you — light the fuse with nothing to lose? or would you come up with another excuse? would you? could you? what do you see when you look around? don’t you want to burn it all down? none of it makes sense and I’m convinced we should explode I think I’m going to explode
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The Ossington Bouillabaise 03:41
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I don’t think it’s too considerate for you to flick Cigarettes in front of my establishment, think of it Every little bit of filth. legitimate, is relevant you think I post a notice for the hell of it? i’ve asked you twice and nicely so unless you’re Illiterate: it’s hideous, insidious, you’ve got to quite the littering I’m sick of it, I’m sick of it. Dude sits in a Starbucks, the big beard sunglasses and I’m starstruck not because he’s famous, i don’t know what his name is all i know he’s different, indifferent and not the same as me always taking up that same spot Over by the window, running that talk show keeping calm and cool, writing up his manifesto, finish the espresso and go and grab another double Chatting with the people who step, simple and subtle He only spoke to me once — either a blessing or a curse he said: “You have to trust the universe.” You have to trust the universe Sitting on the corner blowing smoke rings, you have a look that tells me maybe they don’t know a single thing you take your time and you watch the people walk you try to catch the words they spit when they talk yea, you light another from the other and you flick it, let it fly you don’t realize the time is passing by you have a question go and ask it take a minute take it back take it forward take a break the people scurry round the corner like 
they’re getting something done and 
I’ve been coming here for years, and I don’t know anyone and when you leave I wonder what will be left? little more than your discarded cigarette. You have to trust the universe
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Peak Dub 05:26
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Love dub, reggae and ska but hate greed-flation, complacency, billionaires and littering? Kennebec Manifesto is just what you're looking for.

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released March 9, 2023

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