Did It All for the Dum De Dum

from Rattle Rattle, Thunder Clatter! Boom! Boom! Boom! by All Blood

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been searching all my life for the dum de dum
for a tune that gets stuck in your head
and follows you around 'til you're dead
and says all the things that i want to say to you
a la de da oh
but I get it wrong and it all sounds dumb
a la de da de da oh
oh well now take it from this fake soprano
on his midi grand piano
abundant songs on every channel are a fantasy

there hardly is a chance
for songs to strike a vein of gold
to earn a second glance
and stay with you 'til you're old

in a landfill full of discarded burnt CDs
(keep drowning in your fragile mediocrity!)

i've given all my time to the dum de dum
for a tune that drills deep down inside
and finds a place in your heart to reside
and says all the things that i want to say to you
a la de da oh
but I get it wrong and it all sounds dumb
a la de da de da oh
oh well now take it from this fake soprano
on his midi grand piano
abundant dreams grow stale and banal, it's a fantasy

there hardly is a chance
for songs to strike a vein of gold
to earn a second glance
and stay with you 'til you're old
who am i to ask for bread
if my records can't be sold?
and if i can't make you dance
then i'll start to rust and mold

is there a melody that's worth a billion bucks
so i don't have to keep living my life in flux?
and not to sound alarmist
but all us starving artists
will go hungry tonight
and
next
night

i'm spending all my time on it
i'm searching all my days
i'm wasting all my life on the dum de dum

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from Rattle Rattle, Thunder Clatter! Boom! Boom! Boom!, released November 25, 2021

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