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Us vs. Them

by Swampwalk

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1.
Deep 03:10
Go down deep Just don't go down too deep
2.
Mailbox 02:51
mailbox floating in the sky people screaming in the streets leaves are falling from the trees again it makes me feel indifferent things are always the same yeah it happened again they said figure it out we'll let you out then he told me a tale of when he dug up the earth found a graveyard of computers and an entry way into another universe all much the same it happened too him again they said figure it out we'll let you out so i went to the sea see whatd happen to me just came across the sewers so i thought id smoke a cigarette then a rat said to me if you wanna be free he said figure it out we'll let you out so i put on my shoes cus i was gettin the blues hopped a car with a friend she said that she could take me away from here we sailed away pulled aside the curtain one fine day they said if i shut my mouth they'd let me out i awoke in the street somethin missin from me a bug crawled under my nail but it didn't seem so strange to me so i just walked away thought i heard someone say if you can figure it out we'll let you out
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Big Bro 03:32
i don't want the wolves to eat me i don't think im ready to die i dont think im prepared to let the network swallow me while im still alive and when i try to sleep they come and chase me in my dreams do you think they control the weather? do you think they're listening right now? im a sick twisted creature but i dont yet have the taste for brains the world is flat you say i still dont know if i believe it im afraid ill disappear away into the atmosphere when i get my finger on the off switch betcha know what i will do-oo-oo and big brother if yr watching you can watch this (*middle finger* lol) tyrants cops and cameras watchin every little twitch but oh no no they won't stop us from getting off our kicks when i get my finger on the trigger betcha know what i will do-oo-oo
5.
8 hr dayz 02:30
eight hour days
6.
why don't they look up see the things that they're doin arent makin any money they're losin it why don't they look up see their pride is wastin precious lives why don't they look up, see the water that was meant to trickle down never came i swear that we'd work faster if we weren't so thirsty and when we catch the drops they half way evaporated back to the top from the fall to the base of the pyramid blocks that wont last when the old foundation rots they got a nice frame for the great big shot but its lookin like our place in the picture they forgot cut costs yo its part of the plot but the human cash crop can't grow in a dark spot so they cutem in a discreet spot with a wolf in a suit where the sheep wont flock and when we punch the clock they put the profit in they pocket and we drop it in our lunch box capitalist with a half a gist can't see past the path of their lavishes a community in misery is no mystery the root of it's history a man and his greed why don't they look up see the things that they're doin arent makin any money they're losin it why don't they look up see their pride is wastin precious lives why don't they look up, see the water that was meant to trickle down never came i swear that we'd work faster if we weren't so thirsty and while we got so little control over something occupyin so much of our souls smashed from their feet open calloused hands with food for the beast plowin over the land taught workin for the money driven machine its a privilege given to the ones in the lead one nation underneath, the hands of god with the thumbs of a thief run thru the amber fields of wheat to the trickle down creek from the amethyst peaks the plan is to keep the source out of reach the poor man's meat main course at the feast can't afford a seat forged for the elite scraps for the dog on a short cut leash under the table look up and see the bottom unsustainable, crumbled and rotten why don't they look up see the things that they're doin arent makin any money they're losin it why don't they look up see their pride is wastin precious lives why don't they look up, see the water that was meant to trickle down never came i swear that we'd work faster if we weren't so thirsty
7.
Lizards 01:43
the lizard men they have taken their queen just go ahead it makes a smile when you scream you'll never cut thru these chains and oh yeah by the way the key how did i get here and why is so hard to leave almost as if a 10 pound weight were tied to both of my knees i guess the problem is just my work ethic readjust my attitude and with some social interaction and they'lll timestamp my hours and review my aspirations and decide if what ive given them deserves a validation before long, they'll be setting my place at the table i look down and all my clothes are gone a voice it whispers in my ear and says just close your eyes and they'll all disappear i saw you out there in the dream world that's why i told you you were there, i promise if you try then you can find the exit sign they're legally required to put one in here somewhere
8.
CRFLWHTUFSH4 01:29
stop lookin out for the people who are lookin down on you learn to climb a tree or fly a plane and turn your back and walk away from all the shit that you never did deserve they're not worth a penny tails up id take the bad luck ever get the feeling that something isn't quite right the colors all around you darker and darker still and the air that you're breathin feels like drinkin glass well get out you don't owe a damn thing id sooner drink gasoline and if yr worth more than seven and a quarter put yr hands up take a bat and smash the glash take yr bloody hand wipe it on the hand of uncle sam
9.
Trains 03:12
(can't escape the trains) sometimes i don't even remember getting on just staring at my knees compiling lists of all the things that i've done wrong they're calling, calling, calling, calling, to take me away (can't escape the trains) i see a figure waving at me in the distance i hear a voice suggesting frankly in my head i hear the whistle blow and i climb thru the open door they've come they've come they've come to take me away (can't escape the trains)
10.
it's ok, little baby.
11.
Afraid 02:22
you can raise yr voice i can raise mine too id rather not fight but i will if i got to ( i won't, i won't, be afraid ) you can throw a punch i can throw one too id rather not fight but i will if i got to ( i won't, i won't, be afraid )
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about

who's us?
me, u, bugs, my mom...idk...are you with me?

who's them?
the baddest of the bad.
the mean bastards.
the demons.
the bobs.

credits

released November 4, 2016

All songs written/recorded by Swampwalk 'cept Look Up, the homie Moemaw Naedon wrote those verses. Amen.

Cover Art by Ronnie Hicks

S/O's

To my dad Joe Hale for letting me use his practice space as a studio space and letting me drink his beers and always emptying the dehumidifier and also for instilling a love of writing music and giving the middle finger to the man.

To my mom Jeri Hale for letting me come home and just always being there for me.

To my sister Heather Hale for being my rock and inspiring me with her tenacity and dedication and always being there to listen to me cry and laugh and be cranky. Teaching me to be strong in the real way.

To my little sister Mariah the mar bar Hale for making me realize chiptunes were a thing and giving me my first LSDJ cart and helping me enter the terminal #bannister

To Moemaw Naedon for being the first official feature on a Swampwalk track and for just generally understanding my weird ass.

To Doc Lvly for pushing me and encouraging me and modding my shit and bein my technician and taking my pictures.

To Soy Sos for encouraging me and guiding me and reminding me to keep building.

To the Pittsburgh Producers Meetup! for providing a space to share tracks and feedback.

To Jordan Taylor for being my personal Ableton dictionary.

To The Lopez for believing me and encouraging me and always lookin out.

To Donny, Brett, Jackson, Livy and everyone else who’s ever put me on a show and had to deal with the aftermath.

To Ronnie Hicks for understanding my friendship with aliens.

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