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Originally recorded on the album "So You Read Me Sweet-Like" (2006).

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I’ve been here for almost two weeks now
and finally the anthill’s occupied
We’ve overpopulated to the point pinnacle
and must live like fiends in a hive
I have no privacy
and must succumb every second
to faux professionalism

Smiling sermons of lip service –
my opinions sacrificed
I’m a chameleon changing personas
to match each person’s whim
I’m hawking up blood in the morning,
catching sickness I’m so damn rundown
Must adhere to 47 schedules,
dividing and serving out time

I collapse when I finally recognize
how superficial each moment’s become
Each action’s a duty, each joy is a chore,
and who cares if it even gets noticed?
Just keep busy.
Just keep busy.
Just keep busy, busy, busy.
Busy disease, busy.
Just keep busy to hinder your mind
Keep it double preoccupied
with the tedious
So it can’t breathe, can only succumb
Your life is now prepackaged
Forget making your own

credits

from Mauled By An Otter, released April 10, 2012
Scott Erickson - piano, vocals, organ
Amir - didgeridoo
Icarus Goat - saw, washboard
Shelly Ann Wood - chains
Stomping - Savvy, C-Note, Sheridan, Sleepy Bear, Amir Was Here, Cornflakes Battle Webber, WingNate, Braden

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Scott Steven Erickson Olympia, Washington

Upbeat, quirky, and just a tad bit nihilistic.

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