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Captain Turnaround

from Wipe the Slate Clean by De La Hoya

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Nowhere. That's my new name since I left town
Freeways. Kinda glad the road map flew out of the window
Driftwood. Too serious about destination
Jukebox. Who in their right minds would let someone else pick the songs to the soundtrack of their lives?

I was never really into radio
I stopped taking requests a long time ago
But I work hard to do more than tread water

Who wrote this script because it's making me barf
Not even starving actors take these parts

Rewind. The function my life is most lacking
Streamlined. Smoothed out by the sandy wear of expectation
Flagpole. It's gonna fly the quilt I'm sewing out of questions
Dance steps. Who in their right minds would let someone else choreograph the way they move their feet?

I was never very big on discipline
Cutting all these anchor ropes might take all day
But I try to do more than just tread water

Who wrote this script? It's pathetic
See how they react when we reject it
We can say "no more prisons" yet we hide in our own
Built on our fear of the unknown

There's only one thing we can do
Make a jailbreak

Yellow blinking lights at State and Stewart streets
Symbolism's boots kicking me squarely in the teeth
Like my nightmares where the porcelain crumbles, leaving me with fangs
Not a monster, but a freak, a freak who feels the shame
Of rooting for "perfection," of rescinding my choice
What's a million dollar smile if it can't emit your voice?
But like a strobe light at a nightclub, like stinging tear gas taking toll
Like the reek of rotting garbage, I'm learning to take control
So turn that down, stop humming along
Today we're singing an unfamiliar song
And don't worry how far we've allowed ourselves to be misled
I think I see a U-Turn up ahead

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from Wipe the Slate Clean, released April 2, 2021

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De La Hoya Brooklyn, New York

NYC Punk / Hardcore band. 1998 - 2002 and again briefly in 2008.

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