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A plausible lie

from Driftwood by The Imaginary Suitcase

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There is close to nothing I like in the world of 2014. Nothing that tries to lift us, only infantilizing on an industrial scale, whether by frightening or by flattering the reptilian brain in us.

And we all swallow shit with a smile, pretending it tastes like strawberries. Perhaps because no one knows what strawberries actually taste like anymore.

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You can polish up a turd but it will smell bad
You can bathe it in Chanel N.5
You can put a nice shiny paper round
But it will smell bad it will smell bad
You can like it, tweet it, lol it, poke it
You can make a moving biopic about it
George could say what else or likewise
But a turd is a turd and won’t be otherwise
They will force-feed everyone here
A steady diet of dung
And if you happen not to like it
Sure you are a terrorist

It’s a real freaky talent to be able to lie
To be able to pee on the crowd passing by
While smiling and saying with a empathic touch
“I hope the rain doesn’t bother you too much!”
All the bull that they tell us
Looking us in the eye
They don’t have enough respect for us
To grant us a plausible lie

What if we tried
What if we sold it

After all, this situation is probably alright
If we buy it, it must mean we’re satisfied
For they have the cash and we can complain
It’s all that matters in the end

All the bull that they tell us
Looking us in the eye
They don’t have enough respect for us
Not even for a plausible lie

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from Driftwood, released March 10, 2014
Words & music Laurent Leemans

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The Imaginary Suitcase Nivelles, Belgium

Folk/singer-songwriter duo led by a grumpy Belgian guy voicing his considerations about life, death, and the confusing bits inbetween.

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