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Modern Techniques 1001

from Losing The Game by The Blend

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I got a crush on this girl, so much
that I’ve been runnin’ round the city actin’ on impulse,
then all’a sudden hesitant when she’s crossin’ my thoughts
like avenues in a rush, tryin’ to wave down a bus.
I’m facin’ pages on a table strugglin’ to stay awake
until I’m makin’ sense out of what I’m too afraid to say.
Frustrated and stuck at a café with a cup,
procrastinatin’ the day away, until the dawn’s mistaken for dusk.

Still keepin’ puma laced, sleeves elbow up,
out and makin’ moves with or without the sun.
Both shoes to the bike pedals get my nerves settled,
crossin’ downtown once again, returnin’ to the homestead.
An urban Stonehenge surrounded by cement meadows
all the way down the foundations: rock & metal,
cops & ghettos, trombones & cellos,
Link & Zelda, kick-drums, snares & cymbals.

But could it be so simple?
I caught her glancin’ my way once, lookin’ like she was starin’ out a window,
non-chalant. Just happened to spare the time
on a random face runnin’ out of words to rhyme.
I’d give her what’s left, but wouldn’t dare to try,
knowin’ all she has for me is a pair of careless eyes
barely tied to that barren smile,
sharp enough to cut through five layers of pride.

It’s enough to make you feel like you don’t exist,
and ever since the day you were born, nobody’s noticed.
So devoted to makin’ a livin’ where it dies,
hopelessness becomes an instinct to wake up prepared to fight.
Up against her, it’s an unfair trial
knowin’ she’s done damage that can only be compared to fire.
Spare the smile, I didn’t come to share the while,
I got two scores to settle on my last layer of pride.

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from Losing The Game, released May 8, 2008
Vocals & Lyrics by Toussaint Morrison
Percussion by Spencer Austin
Keys by Linden Killam
Guitar by Todd Bordewick
Bass by Alex "Ralph" Bennett

Recorded in Minneapolis, MN

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The Blend Minneapolis, Minnesota

A nationally touring group of misfits making sound wherever beckoned, The Blend dominated the midwest pioneering hip-hop and rock in the same breath from dingy basement rock shows to capacity hip-hop shows. Now, their fate unknown having disbanded for several years, Linden Killam and Toussaint Morrison continue the group's legacy of unconventional, top tiered sound. ... more

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