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Money Is The Death Of Art

from No Victories by Hello Whirled

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New recording of a song originally recorded for EP4.

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It's been a month now since the last snow melted
You wouldn't think it was spring
But here's the thing
When catastrophe flees
It doesn't make the opposite true

Some say we've only got 12 years left on this world
Before everything's on fire and everyone will be dead
And all this growth and progress will mean nothing overnight
So what's the use in getting ahead?

In fact, I think overnight's a strong word for a time without a sun
Seasons won't exist and the weather won't change
Of course I could very well be overreacting
But it's a plausible fear and I find that strange

Evil beats good in a man-made tug of war
And convinces the spectators that they're in the right
They point at hope and deem it dark
Throw away the keys, present stasis as light

Now, it may be far-fetched to believe that the police military
Are gonna force artists and musicians to pivot to patriotism
But I guess they're halfway there, because if you want to live as a creative type
You either sell your soul to commerce, or die for the artistry

So in 6 or 7 years when all my friends are famous
I'll still be in Mount Laurel, NJ, lying cold and shameless
And people will point and laugh at the never-was, shouting and faithless
Screaming "money is the death of art" bleeding on the pavement

And it dries into a rose-shaped pool
It'll make a bored photographer famous
Good for something I guess

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from No Victories, released May 14, 2021
Ben Spizuco: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, synth
Recorded at Gradwell House Recording, co-engineered by Amy Lighe.

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Hello Whirled Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Album count: 49.
Release count: 138.
Song count: 1467.

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