The Dark Backward

from The Complete Nothing by The Wasn't

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lyrics

riding in cars with american fear
homeward bound to the nightmare splendor
goodmorning breakfast of champions
and the sideways corporate ladder
good morning wild star
bright lights big city shine
lost in the fight with the dead air society
lost in the fight with the punch drunk static

you can count on infected conquest
you can count on sabotage
you can count on a beauty pageant
creepy crawlers and cats and dogs

six day storm of the century
workout your animal rights
redemption and primal psychology
eternal shame, and spotless bright night
you can count on thrill seekers
you can count on the jungle skull
you can count on the universe
back pain and some kind of wonderful hunger

the dark backward is out of balance in time
the dark backward is how the world unwinds
the dark backward is now presented for recline
the dark backward

the dark backward is our replacement of spine
the dark backward is our new keeper new spy
the dark backward is the miracle of our time
the dark backward

video hunger
video weekend
video master
video machine
video
video heaven
video nightmare
video marathon
video planet
video
video shame
video cocoon
video pursuit
video hunger
video

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from The Complete Nothing, released October 13, 2014

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