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Manic Monk

by Drop Legs

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1.
Vices 03:37
I need a week off my vices, I know I’m not the only one. She got drunk and lost her license, living life on the run. I’m wasted, scattered and bruised. I’m far-gone, but I feel like I can’t lose. I need a week not getting buzzed, something I have never done. Got strung out and lost his love, damn she could have been the one. I’m wasted, scattered and bruised. I’m far-gone, but I feel like I can’t lose. I need a week off my vices, gotta find my inner child. Snow falls heavy on these nights now, another packet on the pile. I’m wasted, scattered and bruised. I’m far-gone, but I feel like I can’t lose. Sick of feeling foggy in the morning, sick of feeling foggy when the sun is dawnin dawnin, sick of feeling foggy in the morning, sick of feeling foggy when the sun is dawnin, dawnin. I’m wasted, scattered and bruised. I’m far-gone, but I feel like I can’t lose. Yeah I’m fuckin wasted, scattered and bruised. I’m far-gone, but I feel like I can’t lose.
2.
(some-times, I wish I could fade away, some-times, I wish I could fade away) Feel the tension in my hands as I pay attention to this land, ghosts of the past scream pass like cars on the over pass. You live in a mask, you stuck in a bubble, swiping your life away – in this digital jungle. I need connection, I need feeling, I need to hear the crash when you smash that glass ceiling. Check it, your neutrality is being subjective check the history lesson, deadly like a king browns venom. So what you selling, what you pushing, who are you propping up like a cushion, cus all that time you put in has an impact, like a whiplash. But I’m tired of this pitch, go and like my shit.
3.
Ghost 04:37
I crashed my car when I was while I was staring up at the moon it’s been a long night. I air my grievances I grieve them to the wind it’s gonna be alright. Cus I been staring at nothing, I been staring at nothing. I look back at my crashed up car and started walking to town. My thoughts were talking over each other yeah they get so loud. Cus I been staring at nothing, and I been staring at nothing. I didn’t feel it, no fear at all. It was a freedom, that I never felt before. Cus, life is happening, go and get it. Thought I was gone but it wasn’t’ my time, I heard a voice in my ear. It said “your life is saved, don’t live it afraid” now get the fuck out of here. Cus I been staring at nothing, and I been staring at nothing. Back in my body now I’m feeling kinda lucky gotta call up the fam. But my phone was smashed with the plans I had ooh goddam. Cus I been staring at nothing, and I been staring at nothing. I didn’t feel it, no fear at all. I t was a freedom, that I never felt before. Cus life is happening. Go and get it now. Yeah life is happening, so go and get it. Cus I been staring at nothing, yeah I been staring at nothing. (*4)
4.
Raglan 02:02
5.
Jonny Griggs 03:45
Jonny Griggs just robbed a house in Hollywood Hills. He was looking for a fridge full of psychedelic thrills. Guns in the air they left the money but took the stash, tripped on a mountain top and renounced their violent plans. Uh oh, raining down from the sky, was orange sunshine. Southern Californication was the place to spread the love. Turn up tune in drop out was the saying of the time. Open your third eye, see the signs. Raining down from the sky, is orange sunshine. I wanna get some orange sunshine (*3) I wanna eat some orange sunshine. Turn and face the strange. Turn and face the strange. Raining down from the sky. Is orange sunshine. (*2)
6.
You, got no soul, worn down like a tyre that’s bald (to the end of the earth, tryna find some worth). They gave you a bitter pill to swallow on down but with the stiff liquor doesn’t silence the sound yeah it’s always there, in your stoned out stare. Everybody’s looking for a reason (eh) Everybody’s looking for some meaning (eh) Tryna find peace in a world full of war, with information that is rotten to the core. I’m hypocritical and full of contradictions, following a path of science fiction. You will never the life lessons, staring through the lens of an ignorant man, it’s red that everybody bleeds, and maybe that’s the reason that we need. Everybody’s looking for a reason (eh) Everybody’s looking for some meaning (eh) We envy each other and compare our toys but comparison is the thief of joy. Just take a little trip down the middle road, not sticking to the highs or sinking in the low. Got some new stuff that was shipped to me from a factory far across the sea but I hear no see no, what’s the face of evil. (seems like the whole earth is engaged in a soul search, we blind digging round like moles in the dirt, look here, what you should fear is Western mindsets, blinded by debts and confined by cheques)
7.
Breaking all the rules for you. Doing all the things that I should not do. I’m breaking all the rules for you. And I even stole this bottle of booze. Breaking all the rules for you like a convict, was gonna chill tonight but now I’m on it. I said, I said I needed a break but you said “hey I got something to take”. And don’t you worry about the consequence, now I’m trippin out my consciousness. Your the devil on my shoulder one hand on my heart, the other one in front of my face, lighting a dart. Breaking all the rules for you. Doing all the things that I should not do. I’m breaking all the rules for you. And I even stole this bottle of booze. Breaking all the rules for you like a criminal, make a deal with the devil just to be with you. See I was kinda keen to press pause tonight but you got me going hard until the morning light. Cus I’m a fiend and you are my fix, cus I’m addicted to your mischief. No guilty conscience yeah we bursting that bubble, now let’s go out and try and find some trouble. Breaking, breaking, breaking ooh ooh ooh (*4). Breaking all the rules for you. Doing all the things that I should not do. I’m breaking all the rules for you. And I even stole this bottle of booze. (*2)
8.
People talk like the world is over, you should always look over your shoulder. But humble people live happily, with roof food and some family. The world today is a crazy place, nuff people caught up in the rat race, nuff people just suffer in silence, boulder on their shoulder ends up in sirens. And there’s toxic masculinity, calling you weak if you show sensitivity. Suck it up, yeah the boys and, but what happens if you suck up poison. So if you wanna take on the world, if you wanna take on the world. If you wanna take on the world you better make some noise. You better make some noise . You better make some noise yeah (said you really gotta raise your voice, said you really gotta make some noise yeah) Everybody needs it like oxygen, if they’re loved there’s no stopping them. The opposite of love is not hate, not angst not irked or feeling irate. The opposite of love is fear, the fear of letting someone close near, the fear of letting go of how you really feel, he cried and revealed the mask he had concealed. People taught to suck it up and just soldier on, till that weight comes like a boulder on, your shoulder till it stains your mind, and now they got you taking pills that make you craaaazy high. So if you wanna take on the world, if you wanna take on the world. If you wanna take on the world you better make some noise. You gotta make some noise . You better make some noise yeah (said you really gotta raise your voice, said you really gotta make some noise yeah)
9.
Trouble 04:56
Here comes trouble, here comes the danger. Here comes trouble, here comes the danger. I see you there, saying your prayers, while the world is burning. It’s like you don’t even care, I wonder who your serving. From Juukan Gorge to the Barrier Reef, they’re blowing it up and letting it bleech but they got mates in the industry. Corruption Corruption, (looking after the boys) Corruption Corruption. Here comes trouble, here comes the danger. Here comes trouble, here comes the danger. I feel like we been here before, these motherfuckers want it all. But it aint all about the bucks see these kids on the street they aint making it up. Cus they’re gonna be here long after these clowns, tryna clean up the destruction that they found. See all around town all I hear is. Corruption Corruption, (looking after the boys) Corruption Corruption. Here comes trouble, here comes the danger. Here comes trouble, here comes the danger. Here comes trouble here comes the danger better run for safety shock you like a taser here comes trouble here comes the danger.
10.
Shout 04:38
Yeah we been on a good one, and we been drifting. But now I’m sitting, sitting here thinking. This whole life’s a lesson, through a grubby mirror look at my reflection. Lines on my face now, I been through a weathering. Long days in the sun, long nights under the moonlight, I wouldn’t change a thing now, not even the hard times. This whole life’s a lesson, you take it where you get it now, and let the sound drown it out. We’re here to lift your mood, no matter who, no matter what you do. Shout shout shout loud from your lungs, and release all of your problems. Shout loud from your lungs and I’ll do my best to solve them. Shout shout loud from your lungs and release all of your problems, all of your problems. Aint sippin from the same sauce, aint sparkin from the same sack, solo con mi carino, with the bullshit to the back. This whole life’s a playground, big brother tryna take you down, but you can’t take it laying down. Trapped in a bad dream, in this culture of vultures, buried in a black screen, hunching up my shoulders. I look into your eyes now, we taking it up and getting lifted on a higher ground, then let the sound drown it out. We’re here to lift your mood, no matter who, no matter what you do. Shout shout shout loud from your lungs, and release all of your problems. Shout loud from your lungs and I’ll do my best to solve them. Shout shout loud from your lungs and release all of your problems, all of your problems.
11.
Ruapuke 01:20
12.
Last on standing again, me and you in a foreign city with our new found friends. And who said love could be fun, day drinking at the beach, fall asleep in the sun. Well they say time flies when your having fun, oh oh we must be on a good one. Late night tagging your street, then making out in the shadows to look more discreet. That guy that stole my bike, and announced it drunk on our driveway looking for a fight. Well they say time flies when your having fun, oh oh we must be on a good one.

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released July 14, 2022

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Drop Legs Byron Bay, Australia

Drop Legs formed in mid 2014 on the streets of Byron Bay. The boys naturally fused their sounds into something the would be known as “Pub Dub”.
Known for their electric and wild live shows - Drop Legs have left sweaty dance floors from Melbourne to Amsterdam.
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