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TINHORN

from MEME WISH by Jon Epworth

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I came to this party as a dilettante
they gave me a table at their restaurant
I said a couple things that gave them pause
and now I can say whatever I want
a handful of hangers-on and confidantes
I rouse all the rabble while I stir the pot
I rise above the chattle and above the law
taking them for everything they've got

it doesn't matter just what I say
as long as somebody hears it
it doesn't matter just what I say
as long as somebody fears it
it can be about anything
as long as somebody believes it
I can sell them anything
as long as they think that they need it

I could be a judge high on his perch
I could be the minister in your church
I could be giving you a cavity search
but I'm always gonna leave you in the lurch
you didn't see it coming 'til it's too late
you didn't check the waybill before you opened the crate
and now every thought I have seems to penetrate
into your fucking mind - and now you're mine
mine - oh my

it doesn't matter just what I say
as long as somebody hears it
it doesn't matter just what I say
as long as somebody fears it
it can be about anything
as long as somebody believes it
I can sell them anything
as long as they think that they need it

once I fail I'm vilified
only then will you care I wasn't qualified
reviled by all on every side
with issues that'll never be rectified
well good fuckin' luck sorting out your lives
good fuckin' luck without me at your side
good fuckin' luck once you've got me hog-tied
with no one else
to save your shrivelled hides

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from MEME WISH, released May 5, 2023

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