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
Sweetly melancholy bedroom pop is rarely as actually vulnerable and personal as it is in this Australian artist's hands. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 21, 2018
Artful outsider post-pop with a lot of noise and a touch of jangle from one of Denver’s most forward-thinking musical projects. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 4, 2016