55 Beats Off

from Death Begins At Birth by Hello Whirled

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drum machine kick with reverb turns on
to mimic a familiar sound
it is but a representation of a person
could say the same thing about something else
but maybe you're not so bothered by that
after all, it's not the beat itself you want
you just want to feed off the idea

and in the other corner we have a challenger
although I don't know what they're fighting against
they are but a recreation of an opposition
could say the same about something else
their special trick is dangling a carrot
hostaging hope as a tactic of war
they posture nicely I guess but what good is posturing for?

what is the meaning of the phrase "pro-life"?
what life are you supporting?
the theoretical ideal of a person as you envision it?
or the breathing flesh statues that hate you?
so even if life began at conception
why do you treat birth like death?
I guess it's pointless to notice
making sense was never your strongest suit
you just want to hold the world as you burn it

you're for nothing
you promise nothing
you deliver nothing
not as in absence, but elimination
you follow through
because they won't touch you
are we enough to stop world domination?

you're for nothing
you ask for nothing
you stand for nothing
they're for nothing
they stand for nothing

recite our new anthem
death begins at birth

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from Death Begins At Birth, released June 6, 2022

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