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Life Support (Plug In​/​Breathe Out)

from Return of the Black Flamingo Band by Bud Bronson & The Good Timers

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IT’S THE RETURN OF THE BLACK FLAMINGO BAND
SHREDDIN’ THIS STAGE SINCE WAY BACK WHEN

SUNLIGHT FILTERS THROUGH THE DUST
FLIP A SWITCH THE MARQUEE HUMS
GLOWING LIKE LIGHT YEARS BURNING ON
WHAT REMAINS OF WHAT ONCE WAS

A FADED DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
THE ROOM WAS HARDLY BIG ENOUGH
TO HOLD ALL WE WOULD BECOME
IF WE JUST DUG DEEP ENOUGH

FADING PHOTOS ON THE WALL
ONE DAY WE’D REPLACE THEM ALL
TINY MOMENTS TRAPPED IN GLASS
OUR BURNING STARS WOULD SOON SURPASS

THE EARLY DAYS SEEMED WITHOUT END
UNTIL THE NIGHTS BEGAN TO BLEND
FOREVER JUST AROUND THE BEND
THE EXIT TO THE PROMISED LAND

THEY SAY IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE
I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO US
OLD RECORDS COVERED IN DUST
I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN

I’M WATCHING RERUNS OF MY LIFE
EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY NIGHT
BUT UNDER NEON LIGHTS THE FEEDBACK CYCLE NEVER DIES

FRIENDS PASS THROUGH THEN THEY MOVE ON
FACES COME AND GO, THE BAND PLAYS ON AND ON AND ON AND ON
AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON

SOME BIRDS HAVE WINGS BUT CANNOT FLY
STUCK IN THE SHALLOWS TILL THEY DIE
THEY’RE TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS
THE SHOW GOES ON FOR ONE MORE NIGHT

IT’S THE RETURN OF THE BLACK FLAMINGO BAND
WHATEVER REMAINS OF WHATEVER THIS IS
IT’S THE RETURN OF THE BLACK FLAMINGO BAND

THE SHOW GOES ON FOR ONE MORE NIGHT
SLAVES TO THE STAGE UNTIL WE DIE
THE SHOW GOES ON TILL THE END OF TIME
PLUG IN, BREATHE OUT, AND KILL THE LIGHTS
WHAT KEEPS US CHAINED KEEPS US ALIVE

EVERY NIGHT’S A SUMMER NIGHT HERE WADING IN THE BAY
THE OCEAN BREEZE HEAVY WITH SEA

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from Return of the Black Flamingo Band, released March 22, 2023
BBGT: Music + Lyrics
Murry Mercier: Keys + Intergalactic Space Station Synths

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