MECHANICAL BULL SHIT WAVE

from EGRESS by Ben Ballinger

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MECHANICAL BULL SHIT ( A# Mind)

It must’ve hailed waves of granite razorblades
It must’ve rained red oil based paint til the streets shone
and the green of the trees faded

Well I made my mark, I burned down a few bar(ns),
I scrapped shiplap, turned around and sold it back,
to the folks who don’t smoke they just like the smell in their clothes

WE Rode the Mechanical Bull Shit Wave for over a decade
Our crystal towers, trophies to a time that never quite came
The boom in this town never got a noise complaint,
And we complained, we complained

Greedy for the good times, We could’ve been a franchise,
They’ll never notice from their high-rise,
Lifestyles of the rich in Texas, its an expensive Pez dispenser
Better eat up, as you eat up,
all the ways we made to make a wage
to escape this shit in the first place
Most of Us Rode the Mechanical Bull Shit Wave for OVER A decade….

In no time at all, the Salt of the Earth, Dissolves
Newspaper screams from the front page. folds up and throws it self away
Crumpled up, like a tumbleweed, washed away by the wind, Blowing in
From the places we are going. (reimagining, rejuvenating, revitalizing,
revolting,yes! but not evolving)

Too Soon To Tell What Part Of Hell
And How far can ya get, On a nickel you spent,
waiting in line when you couldn’t pay rent, Just to RIDE The Mechanical Bull Shit Wave

COME AND TAKE IT; CAME AND TOOK IT.
WHILE WE WERN’T LOOKIN’, NOW THIS FLAG IS BUT A BOOKEND,

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from EGRESS, released March 17, 2023

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Ben Ballinger Austin, Texas

Ben Ballinger makes roots music with an uncommon emotional depth and songwriting mastery. A balladeer in the truest sense, Ballinger is a craftsman, building fine-tuned melodies out of roughhewn passions. After digging deep into the Austin, Texas scene for the past few years, Ballinger stands out among the pack of would-be Country soulmen with an undeniably genuine, and original delivery. ... more

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