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Break Bread

by The heartless Artichokes

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Break bread 03:53
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We bake the bread then we break the bread Make no mistake All of our neighbors are getting fed If your plans fall through come here instead If you Need a place to crash Come rest your head Break bread with anyone who needs to be fed Break bread, while your at it you might make some new friends Break bread make it a trend Break bread we have plenty to lend What would the world look like if everyone had more than enough to lend What would the world look like if instead of hoarding wealth billionaires actually helped and lended everything they could lend Well it’s certainly one way to make friends and succeed in this together We will make it to the end before the finish line crosses us Sometimes it can feel like our enemies are final boss tough But when we work together you’d be surprised at how much is enough You might be surprised but when we all work together there are no enemies Is there something you need? Look at all the things we have to lend Do you know someone in need? Let’s prepare a care package to send! Make friends when you break bread Get to know your neighbor, don’t hang your head Everyone has disagreements, let’s find common ground my friends Make friends and make sure they’re getting fed Break bread until the end Break bread before we break walls Break bread while we break laws
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For the many 02:41
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Many acquaintances now yearn to know each other just a little bit more. Many are learning to unlearn so much and do so much more than just yearning. Mutual aid networks yield only when all of us yield. Think about what it would take to make that happen. Many work together and the results speak for themselves. Multiple attempts needed yearly, monthly, weekly, daily. Many do as much as needed on a case by case basis. Many can do it as soon as it needs to be done. Many do it for many reasons and hey sometimes its even fun! Muddy attitudes next year is only one forecast out of many. Many can make for many possibilities. We can’t know them all but surely many could theoretically be better than reality. In actuality many means a lot, it means all we got Misunderstood angry neighbors yearn to be more than strangers. Many must acknowledge ignorance is our biggest danger and also miscommunication. Many have the power to fill every station Make a new young body able to complete goals set in the wildest of dreams and happiest of mindsets. Are there any reasons not to press our luck? Mystery awaits yesterday yet simultaneously tomorrow. Many have been in many situations. We’ve seen it before so we know what to do when we see it again. When many give it all they got, they can see just exactly everything we got Many acquaintances now yearn only to spread information and solidarity with as many acquaintances as they can. Many ideas make for mighty good times. Many have seen and will see what happens when we put out mind to it Many can do many things. Many have in the past and many will see what the future brings when many break bread
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Have fun 03:03
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I want to have fun and just let loose I just want to have fun with you Like the time we Went out dancing You know which one Oh my god how fun All those times singing karaoke And not getting home no earlier than half past three I want to have fun and just let loose Think of all the things we can do How about we try to learn new things I’ve been trying to improve my cooking Would you wanna try this recipe For an air fryer Stromboli Hopefully it’ll taste as good as it looks when it’s done Certainly we have our fun We will experiment To see what works Ohhh and lucky us we already know A lot about what doesn’t work We will experiment We will find something that works better than this And when we’re done We will have so much fun I want to have fun and just let loose I just want to have fun Have fun Have fun Have fun with you
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There's plenty 03:38
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There are plenty of friendly fireflies Lighting up this lovely summer night There are also plenty of fireflies That have made their way inside my bedroom But you know what? I kinda like it They’re my own personal nightlights It’s kinda sad though my cat she kills them sometimes There are plenty of mistakes that I have made too Digging holes in the road that I paved through There are also plenty of lessons I’ve learned though from all those mistakes I’ve made And I’m starting think maybe there’s some truth in what they say If you learn enough you’ve got it made in the shade But you know what There is always something happening sometime And Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad Sometimes it makes me happy but a lot of times I’m sad There is plenty of pain in my upper back At least it’s not as much as the pain in my lower back. I try my very very best to convince myself that I’m healing but I am yet to see the evidence Oh you know what they say Just give it time, time heals all wounds But if my head gets chopped off What the fuck is time gonna do (hi Joel) There are plenty of questions like that on my mind Plenty of answers too I’m sure I’ll have in time And if I don’t, if I never get them that will be just fine It’ll be ok There’s still plenty for us to do hear and damn well plenty for us to say And you know what I like it that way As long as no one says Any bullshit Please, there’s already enough of it
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To go around 02:51
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What goes around comes around And I am going I am going Out of my mind When i come back My mind, my mind will be gone Because it’s going, yes it’s going A million miles a minute Remember when We were young and alive ahh now only one of us is only one of those things It’s just another reminder What goes around comes around It’s just another reminder What goes around comes around And I am going Going somewhere I guess Or maybe not who knows I just wanna make you proud But sometimes sometimes I feel Like a metal horse on a merry go round Going always going Moving forward always forward I mean I thought I was moving forward But I always end up exactly where I started It’s just another reminder What goes around comes around It’s just another reminder What goes around comes around How long is this gonna go around for? It goes on forever I guess At least that’s a lot of time to get some shit done By the time my time runs out And they come to take me away I will leave willingly But I will have something to say My message is what I’m leaving behind All the things we’ve built in all that time Beautiful unimaginable possibilities That’s the place I’m coming from It’s the place where all my friends are going
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If it makes a sound 02:40
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Have you ever heard that old story about the tree I’m sure you know the one it’s the one about the tree you can’t see Or I suppose you could if you were there But you’re not! So when it falls it makes no sound I swear Call me on my bullshit If it could be recorded then you could hear it But if you give something that kind of power Do you think you should fear it That’s a question we all gotta answer for ourselves It’s ok if we change our minds you know Maybe it’s just as well If it makes a sound Maybe you should see what it is Check out the scene Make sure everything and everyone is ok Yeah that’s the way I wanna be So That’s the way I’m gonna be That’s the way I wanna be That’s the way I’m gonna be
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Can it hurt you? 02:31
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There is a question that I ask myself often Can it hurt you Can it hurt you Can it hurt you Can it hurt you Will this hurt me? The pain is real You know it, I know it You’ll see You will all see I’ll bet you my heart that I will Die happy I’ve felt a lot pain and all of it hurts I still think about that and about what it means to suffer Ahh but you know if anything At least it’s made my skin tougher Nothing wrong with being a little guarded But you don’t always have to walk around lugging your armor It’s not a thing that you should have to carry Its way too heavy let it go, be free go laugh be merry Let’s get back to the question at hand Can it hurt you Can it hurt you Can it hurt you Can it hurt you Will this hurt me? Yeah of course it can but hopefully it won’t
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Dream big 03:44
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I wonder if any other 6’5 trans women like me Often think about Alternate universes where they Play basketball in the nba Fuck it dream big Beyond imagination It’s a world where you live out Your wildest dreams There’s another Earth Where I Got drafted 23rd After playing 2 years for the Ohio state buckeyes In this alternate reality I would be Not only a solid 3 and D wing But also the first trans woman to be in the nba Hey hey, a girl can dream can’t she? Fuck it dream big Beyond imagination It’s a world where you can live out your wildest dreams I wonder if any other 6’5 trans women like me Haven’t come out to their mother And if there’s another universe, another life where she knows where you know where everyone knows and it’s not a big deal it’s not even a thing Fuck it dream big Beyond imagination It’s a world where you can live out your wildest dreams I’m not out To my mom yet dream big
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For everyone around us 03:03
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First let’s get a few things straight This isn’t charity it’s solidarity It’s mutual aid Nothing here is driven by the desire to accrue and acquire wealth or the pursuit of personal gain Everything here is for everyone around us You can’t say there isn’t more than enough You can’t say we don’t have the know how Because hey who built this stuff? Let’s put our heads together And picture a better place than here Let’s listen to our hearts I think the place where we want to go is real close so near Let’s work together for everyone around us The results quite frankly are almost unbelievable You’d believe it too if you could see it with your own eyes Picture what you want. Let’s take it let’s rise I know you know struggle I know you know pain. I know you know what happens after it rains. The sound of the rain tapping on the air conditioner, can you hear it from where you are or did you step outside Let’s take a step outside What do you see Can you look at all that And tell me honestly If you don’t want to be a part of all this A world where we work for each other not a boss not a profit This here is for everyone around us Everything here is for everyone around us
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So many things 02:59
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There are so many things I need to do And so many more that I really need to say to you Or at least so many I really want to But I’m quiet and I’m scared Yes I’m shy but I like to think That I’m prepared There are so many things I still need to learn somehow So many things I feel I should have learned by now But I’m quiet And I’m scared To ask for help or to ask for advice Hell sometimes I’m too scared to even try The fear can paralyze There are so many things though I do get better at with time Thats all the proof I need I’ll have so many more skills than i already do before I die So yes I’m quiet And of course I’m still scared But I’m learning and I’m growing all the same And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel prepared Yeah I feel prepared to face my fears I feel prepared fight But I’m not gonna say I’m ready to die Because there are still so many things left to do So many conversations I’d like to have with you So many things I can see us accomplishing together So many things like a thousand pounds of feathers So many things So many things So so so so so so many things It can get overwhelming But goddamnit it’s worth it
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Can change 03:17
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I’ve been thinking About legally Changing my Middle name I already know I’m gonna Change my first name my birth name As soon as I can No disrespect to the man I was named after I’m sure he was a real great guy No disrespect to my mother either She did everything she could just to scrape by Gonna change my first name As soon as I can To something that feel better that feels good Change it so maybe you won’t think I’m a man Myyy cat is so cute she will love me No matter what pronouns I use I kinda want to change the clothes I wear But what I really want to change the way people stare at me Whenever I wear dresses or even just something a little frilly I’ve had men point and laugh at me I’ve been denied access to a public bathroom In Ypsilanti Both men and womens, they wouldn’t let me pee Walked the ten minutes home in the lonely streets So fucking isolating! So fucking humiliating! I don’t exist for people to degrade me Fuck I just want to live This shit needs to change Mark my words They will Change Things can change Things can change Things can change Things will change
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Love is built upon pain 03:33
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Oh I know love and I know pain I have seen these things mutate Into one another And If you’ve seen it too you know it’s something like no other The life cycles of the shore Yeah I know love and I know pain Im very well acquainted with everything in between How familiar are you with these things we’ve all seen Love and pain love and pain love and pain It’s all built on sand and the routine is the same There’s love built upon pain upon these shores And the waves are coming soon just as they’ve come before I’ve been torn down like a sandcastle had to build myself back up like a sandcastle. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the help of my friends. Or maybe I would’ve, yeah I probably could’ve but it probably would’ve taken a whole lot longer. It’s for the best I guess because I’ve learned to build these things much stronger now from the collective knowhow Ah but there is pain on these familiar shores It is true what they say you know, the myth, the legend, the lore The pain is still here from all the times before But that’s ok look we’ve built plenty of love and and we will build plenty more Upon pain Upon these shores We know love We know we’ve felt it before When the waves come And level the shores And all that’s left is pain We will build We will build We will build
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Why do you think it rains? 03:45
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Right now the thoughts in my brain remind me of a light summer rain A drizzle for your thoughts isn’t that what they say No? Forgive me my brains a little cloudy at the moment It’ll pass soon though, well that’s what I’m hoping The rain comes down Quenching the thirst for life of some seeds underground Yes the sweet sweet rain comes down Why do you think that is? The drops of rain in my brain I gotta pray they Know what they’re doing Yeah let’s say they live for this moment Always pay close attention to all the things growing inside of you Inside me the rain comes down Something beautiful blossoming now rising tall above all these cracks in the ground Yes the sweet sweet rain comes down Why do you think that is? Bridge Ohhh but sometimes there’s thunderstorms And in the rough times that’s the norm Too much water can kill almost anything Let me assure you you can trust me When we were little kids, like 4 or fiiiive my best friend and I took an earthworm from the earth and put it in some water just to see what would happen I guess I don’t know why It lived in the water for about 3 days before it died Ohhh sometimes there’s thunderstorms And in the rough times that’s the norm Why do you think it rains? Just curious over the course of this song has your answer changed? Eventually the rain that drops in my cloudy brain will stop There will be clear skies and bright sunshine This is the time to give it everything you got Yes This is our moment Look at the sky behind your eyes Let the rainbow in your brain go do what it’s meant to and brighten up the place Now look in the mirror and take note of the smile on your face Why do you think that is?
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We won't desert you 03:53
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When I was a kid My friends and I Played this game Called ditch Can you guess what the point of the game is? So, Say you’re out And about hanging out with your friends Everything’s completely normal And then all of a sudden Your friends are gone they ditched you, left you all alone Better hope they pick up their phones Oh I haven’t spoken To those people in years They don’t even know my name Don’t you think it’s a shame That them finding out is one of my biggest fears I mean I’ve known some of these guys how many years? Well even more years have past Since then Now I have comrades Now I have friends Who I know will have my back When the anxiety when the loneliness when the panic when the bad things attack And I know they don’t play games like that And I know They don’t play Games like ditch Because they know the stakes They know what they are They know what it takes What it takes to go far They know we’re all in this together They know what it’s like to face fear We all do, we all know theres only two outcomes here We either win together or we lose together Nothing in between I have this sinking feeling you’re familiar the things we’ve seen How bad have they hurt you? Don’t worry friend we won’t desert you

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