Well I heard they hung the parliament
Strung ‘em by their ties
Left their bodies swinging there
Crows pecking at their eyes
This apocalyptic feeling’s got me
Going out my mind
Its death by propaganda
They’ll bury us with their lies
No-No way
I get that lowdown feeling in the middle of the day
No-No way
That lowdown sinking feeling, it’s leading me astray
I turned the pages backwards
To read in Japanese
But the words they made no sense
Remains a mystery to me
My creations they elude me
See them carried off to sea
By a flock of union seagulls
Advertising mutiny
Well I heard they hung the parliament
Strung ‘em by their ties
Left their bodies swinging there
Crows pecking at their eyes
This apocalyptic feeling’s got me
Going out my mind
What if this world is just a dream
That you awake from when you die?
Music and Lyrics by Ben R. Mackie
Recorded and Mixed by Ben R. Mackie above Enid’s, Brooklyn, NY
Additional tracking at Laneway Studios, Melbourne, Australia
Mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering, Brooklyn, NY
Cover artwork by Hilary Faye
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