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Our Excuses Put To Better Uses

by RPG Radio

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1.
Don't Let it Kill Ya 05:18
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Don’t Let It Kill Ya! If we could take it back to the basics If we erase this What would we really miss? TV psychology quips and two minute get fit tips Make sure your kids get their fix of this It’s a strange kind of rhythm Consumerism driven Selling wealth and religion And other painted pots to piss in Way before your opinions formed Somebody bought the rights And we blissfully conform to stereotypes In shifting sands where something feels familiar It can only make you stronger If first it doesn’t kill ya Don’t let it kill ya Look around you’ll see there’s something missing We’ve got a nervous disposition We might reset the factory default It’s easy to lose touch with what makes us different The value of experience says A breeding frenzy or a face lift won’t replace it At such a fast paced life it cant be too long Before something or someone Is going to break down…
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Something About a Tree 04:14
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SOMETHING ABOUT A TREE You see my family tree begins with me And all the people that I meet And I consider them to be a friend worthy To rest there for a little while For years and years I worked and worked Became a jerk suit tie and shirt And hurt my worth, for long enough Make a dash, run through the street Make it easy just put it to a beat Move fast, move quiet, move fleet of feet and then Rest for a little while Rode in a powerful knight To rescue the damsels plight For forty days and for forty nights I rode Climbed her hair, scaled the tower Quenched her in a champagne shower Slay the dragon, found his lair And rested there, for a little while Retreat where no-one can see, inside of me ‘Cause my heart won’t beat And I feel no heat from my complexion Bloods old, bloods new, blood cold See you soon se how life unfolds But you know that I hold you close And you can rest there, yeah for a little while Who am I and all I’ve learnt Comes from my tree and all my dirt And from the seed and hand that feeds The needs and greed’s of all my deeds ‘Cause I’m only around for a little while Keep moving, moving on and on and on For as fucking long as I want And when I get there, Rest You see my family tree begins with he Who plants the seed and cares and feeds To help tree, to grow and be A shade for you and me And we can rest there, yeah for a little while He’s been banging on for ages Dunno what he’s saying Something about a tree
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Da Hood 04:52
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Da Hood First stop check the Small Block Look for the Sideshow Bob locks Should have locked him away This pay day game, is gana make me grey No barefoot monkey there but I know he’s been there, ‘cause his cheque’s been squared up No footprints left, agile and deft when put to the test But the money can slip through his fingers Never lingers, tomorrow hasn’t yet existed He’s got a pocket full of mischief All on a deadline day Have you seen him? He’s from my hood He’s a friend of mine You’re ganna like him he’s good vibe Talks in tongues but Won’t leave you behind Round here that kind of thing happens all the time Got a right mess, can't breathe, tight chest Need files for five, two hours left Gotta find him, before the wine, dine minefield Is ganna leave him useless Running round like a greyhound, Timmy Random Feet pound, nose to the ground Blood hound ganna track that monkey down You’ll never catch him if you’re always where he’s been Why don’t you think ahead and lie in wait for him I said lie in wait for him, lie in wait for him Lie in wait for him, lie in wait for him Qualities can be quantified, in different ways at different times I need him and he needs me We’re the odd couple co-dependency You see an urban jungle can be a hard place to find Primate on the loose, mischief on the mind You’ll never ever catch me I can swing through the city I will come down when I am done I may talk in tongues but I won’t leave you behind Round here when the servers down You can search but you can't find
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Overseas 04:07
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OVERSEAS Rosie’s little brother, has now got three kids (Give or take one or two) The boys all ride fat custom bikes To break away the shackles of our youth Em and Mega Geoff have left Hillcrest And moved somewhere you need to be a member My little sisters little girl is Jess, unless it’s Sean I can't remember Regardless of time zones and cheap rates 3am is always, the best time, to call mates Overseas Paul restored a 2nd World War, 70ft long, guns and all Motor torpedo boat He’s the kind of bloke to leave the harbour Throw a rope and hope and still, somehow Avoid disaster I’m not finished yet I’ve got three mates left Who aint heard from me and think they’ve gone deaf And while I’ve got a little breath left… Let me tell them in London and Bristol that I’m doing fine Dawn and I, shared sweet sordid times We taught each other things I shouldn’t say in rhymes I wonder where and what and how, and who She’s doing now Because we did not keep in contact
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Blessing and Curse 04:28
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BLESSING & CURSE I’ve met some fortunate people With designer houses and shiny blouses and Brazilian waxes And their conviction of delivery can mask interpretation That there’s lot of words they’re saying But the meaning stays away again And I start to walk away and then I’m surprised I haven’t said a thing I had to walk for a day Grind away Change my state, give up some grace Retrace what I did yesterday to make sense In my defense, I’m only in this mess because of circumstances Beyond my control, see the house got rolled But now I’m here I’d like to say that I believe But I’d be lying through my teeth but that’s alright I hope you don’t mind that I say this straight It could be worse Our ability to try when we are falling… Is both our blessing and our curse Normally I would be cup of tea sympathy brotherly But this aint normally Some alley crawling gutter thief Steals from the not wealthy Better not bump into me Shit kicking gutless prick I’m insane Gana rant and rave, misbehave if I want to All of our excuses Could be put to better uses

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The bands first EP.

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released February 4, 2013

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RPG Radio Melbourne, Australia

Former Londoner Darren Reston’s harsh spoken word gives way to melodic choruses that provoke thought and the odd wry smile. Think Arctic Monkeys, Pink Floyd, while drawing influence from classic bands such as Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Tom Waits. Featuring Kein Jenkin (drums), Frank Pearce (bass), and Dan Sheehan (keys), RPG Radio are an irresistible tour-de-force of lyric and texture. ... more

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