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"Hi, I'm Wilford Brimley and I Have Diabeetus​,​" or "Through the Looking Ass"

from Burn the Blueprints by Signals Midwest

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our drummer steve gibson named this song. i can't take responsibility for that.

this song is about the constant battle i fight between staying in my hometown with the people and places i love versus going out and finding something different and potentially better. i have about 3,000 songs about that topic...

the "is this my fate, my fortune, sinking into the atlantic ocean" was written on my cell phone in a van in virginia beach when i was on tour playing guitar for the sidekicks. i was covered in sand and salt from having just gone swimming with some friends we had made, and it was at that point that i realized that i wanted to be in a band again.

lyrics

It’s everything I ever wanted all at once
How could it possibly ever be enough?
Only a fool would attempt to satisfy
These epic and insatiable appetites

It’s inevitable that we’d feel this way
It was bound to happen some time.
So you can sit and long for the good old days
But you’re in for a surprise

And now the feeling’s sinking in
An endless quest for satisfaction
And I’m beginning to believe
That this is bigger than you and me

So why do all the good ones end up leaving town
Will I go their same way or should I stick around
Jealousy jealousy can’t you see you’re enveloping me
But you know it’s over if you want it to be
It’s over if you want it to be

So now the light pollution fills the air
And it blocks all the fucking starlight
And under clouds of dust and smoke we hope
That the future remains bright

Is this my fate, my fortune
Sinking into the Atlantic Ocean
Oh I feel so good, I feel at home
Didn’t even bother to wash the salt off my skin
I just got back in the van and hit the road

Damn right I know my choices
And now my heart is as loud as my voice is

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from Burn the Blueprints, released November 27, 2009

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Signals Midwest Cleveland, Ohio

we are a punk/indie band from Cleveland, now spread throughout OH and PA. we've been doing this together since 2008. we have been lucky enough to see the world together but will still play in your kitchen or anywhere really.

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