also wrote this in 2019, also a big dream song, i think the title dates back to 2016 at the earliest
lyrics
scoundrels and mongrels
blistered by the grey sand
adapted to the speed of their newfound need
their leaders know this land
more than we ever can
don’t try to argue or question
just understand the ways we shun
we hate you but we love them
were a scintillating system
teenagers in a tennis world
neon ragamuffins beyond boy and girl
shut behind an iron gate for a time were told to wait for
dazzle ships sink deep into a chessboard sea
separated and retired
the disc left spinning on a turtle nail spire
the old high ones have moved on
the auditors have nothing to work from
all my thieves and mercenaries
my scoundrels and my mongrels
my riff raff and my street rats
we sail this sandy sea on a ship built tough from ancient thinking
to fresher waters ahead
teenagers in a tennis world
neon ragamuffins beyond boy and girl
the new godparents of new life rules
knowing of the ending of the old ways of fuel
(all my criminals and contraband members)
mad max sad sacks
deep cuts hot tracks
old tools new promise
on dust ridden backs
10 thousand years
10 billion tears
10 seconds to say
you are here
credits
from Unfair Harmonies,
released July 9, 2021
written January 31, 2019
supported by 6 fans who also own “Teenagers in a Tennis World”
continuing from FIYH, this is blackpilled as all fuck; written and delivered with the raw candidness and self-mocking bitterness of a high-schoolers journal, and set to beats that are laser-focused to keep my distractable mind topped up on angry dopamine. A tight 21 minutes of weaponised disgust. Tom Colquhoun
Chicago singer/multi-instrumentalist Ellie Kim explores funk, R&B, pop, and jazz on this stirring LP, a love letter to the LGBTQ community. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 31, 2019
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Melissa Harris’s shadowy synthpop is carefully crafted and delightfully catchy, gems that reflect darkness and light in equal measure. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 1, 2019
supported by 5 fans who also own “Teenagers in a Tennis World”
Each line on this album is delivered with malice, and each word hits like a mace to the skull. Backxwash uses raw aggression to vent frustration and anguish in a way that evokes an anger with the world rather than a pity for her. Luke Warmwater