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trendsetters (feat. Mary Esther Carter)

from STEP INTO THE OCEAN by Kid Lightbulbs

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This song has existed in some form since 2012, and is a musing on (to quote LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy) losing one's edge. Starts as a high tempo industrial folk banger, and gradually devolves in a slow burn to guitar noise…. with a few chants and such.

Mary's guest vocals came from a session in early 2014 that really brought this song together and allowed for the slow-burn second half to exist.

lyrics

They’re gonna ruin this town
They’ll burn it to the ground
Why must it be such a problem to be a little uncool?
But now they’re all in school planning our great destruction
I can’t keep up with the trends
I’ll follow you instead
Isn’t that what everyone does now?
They said that E!’s got the facts
And Food Network’s got the snacks
I can’t afford that

I never know when to say it but i know how to take it ‘
Cause i can’t keep up keep up
I never know when to say it but i know how to take it
‘Cause i can’t keep up keep up

Last night a wordless chorus echoed through the basements
I didn’t understand it
(Lalalalalala) it was in unison
And it meant everything
If MTV’s got the hits I must be in the sticks
Missed out on sexy violence
If liquor’s all we need to save the city
Then shove it in my face

I never know when to say it but i know how to take it
‘Cause i can’t keep up keep up
I never know when to say it but i know how to take it
‘Cause i can’t keep up keep up
You never know when to run so they cut you down It’s strength in numbers

I’d rather die than never find out
I never know when to say

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from STEP INTO THE OCEAN, track released January 18, 2024
All music and lyrics by Brandon Lucas Green
Additional vocals by Mary Esther Carter

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Kid Lightbulbs Massachusetts

Kid Lightbulbs is Brandon Lucas Green. Brandon's music blends an intriguing mix of influences, evoking Nine Inch Nails, piano rock a la Ben Folds & Fiona Apple, and 70s prog, coupled with highly vulnerable and often self-deprecating lyricism.

Brandon operates as a solo artist, writing, producing & releasing music from his basement in central Massachusetts. ... more

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