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A true story about a beautiful work of art drawn onto a picnic table at an elementary school.
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in elementary school at recess time
used to sit on the picnic table with friends of mine
there was Lou who I mentioned in the Snowman song
and a metalhead named JJ with a very long
ponytail, Garbage Pail, no Sour Patch Kids we snacked
knocked those fuckers back like candy coated crack
one day, on the table, sipping Strawberry Crush
we noticed something that made us all collectively blush
it was the most beautiful work of art that we’d ever seen
a highly detailed Sharpie line drawing of an erect penis
with bulging veins up the shaft, and a patch of pubes too
underneath the nuts were the words “Lynn, where are you?”
we sat and pondered for a minute what this masterpiece meant
what was Lynn’s relation to the artist and where she went
when and if Lynn would be coming back was not understood
little did we know the next day Lynn would be gone for good
Lynn, where are you?
the next day JJ showed up with his hair neatly trimmed
Lou wore a tie, I wore Old Spice to smell nice for Lynn
none of us could sleep the night before in anticipation
little did we know we’d come to find artistic castration
some piece of shit painted over Lynn, much to our horror
with a key Lou desperately chipped at the paint to restore her
but no luck, Lynn was fucked, beneath layers of pigment
JJ screamed, Lou blasphemed, I just stood there indignant
wondered who could have been responsible for such desecration
whoever did it didn’t have any art appreciation
the next day at recess we all wore black and reconvened
at the picnic table grave site also known as crime scene
JJ laid some dandelions where the beauty had been
we bowed our heads and Lou played some Chopin on his violin
I am pretty sure the school custodian was to blame
for prematurely flushing all our childhoods down the drain
Lynn, where are you?
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from
Baby Breath,
released October 31, 2014
MC Breath: Drum Machine, Guitar, Vocals, Raps
Dan Rathernot: Bass, Keyboard, Organ
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