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trendsetters (feat. Mary Esther Carter)

from STEP INTO THE OCEAN

June 14th, 2024
13 tracks
53:54
STEP INTO THE OCEAN
STEP INTO THE OCEAN
trendsetters (feat. Mary Esther Carter)
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trendsetters (feat. Mary Esther Carter)
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I. They're gonna ruin this town They'll burn it to the ground Why must it be such a problem To be a little uncool? But now they're all in school Planning our great destruction I can't keep up with the trends I’ll follow you instead Isn't that what everyone does now? They said that E!’s got the facts And Food Network’s got the snacks I can't afford that I never know when to say it but i know how to take it ‘Cause i can't keep up keep up I never know when to say it but i know how to take it ‘Cause i can't keep up keep up Last night a wordless chorus echoed through the basements I didn't understand it Lalalalalala It was in unison And it meant everything If MTV’s got the hits I must be in the sticks Missed out on sexy violence If liquor's all we need to save the city Then shove it in my face I never know when to say it but i know how to take it ‘Cause i can't keep up I never know when to say it but i know how to take it ‘Cause i can't keep up You never know when to run so they cut you down It's strength in numbers II. I'd rather die than never find out I never know when to say
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STEP INTO THE OCEAN is a spiritual sequel. Where THROW MYSELF INTO THE BAY captured a privileged man in his 30s not handling a string of life-changing events well at all, this album is his stopping, slowing down, and looking critically at what's most important around him – including his own thoughts.

This album was (mostly) written 7-10 years before my last album was written, but I was too consumed by impostor syndrome to release or promote it. It meant something different then – I wrote it in the throes of living together with my partner for the first time, and the ups & downs that came with that. Revisiting this material 10 years later caused it to take on new meaning.

Credits

All songs written & performed by Brandon Lucas Green
except
Lyrics for "belly" written by Tess Canfield
Featured vocals on "trendsetters" and "st. alphonsus" performed by Mary Esther Carter

Recorded, produced, mixed & mastered by Brandon Lucas Green
Artwork & photography by Alicia Green

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