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Artist: Rheostatics
Canonical path: /rheostatics/what-s-going-on-around-here
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What's Going On Around Here
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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What's Going On Around Here
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What's going on around here?
What's going on around here?
When things got strange, when things get rough,
I get tough. What's going on?
80 tons/20 pounds:
Makes no difference when you're down.
If you're too free, just call on me.
I'll chain you down.
What's going on?
I won't tell you about the mountains,
Because there's nothing that gets through you.
I won't tell you about these feelings,
Because there's nothing that doesn't offend you.
There's nothing that doesn't offend you.
Another murder... has come to town.
It was that wasted... infested clown;
His baggy suit, his turned up frown.
Another clown. What's going on?
I won't tell you about the mountains,
Because there's nothing that gets through you.
I won't tell you about these problems,
Because there's nothing that doesn't offend you.
There's nothing that doesn't offend you.
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