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I am cultured, I am modern, I am Bannon’s enemy
His nose is red, his eyes are black, his skin’s a sickly sea-foam green
I drive a stupid Hybrid that is eating me alive
So I’m on a plane to Tokyo, I’m taking your advice:
I’m living like a monk
But secretly just drunk
And screaming like a punk for now

I try out for indie rock bands in Shinjuku, out of key
Tell them I’m the saddest singer east of the Mississippi
They thought I was from Brooklyn so they booked a bunch of shows
Up in Shimokitizawa where the cool kids tend to go
So I played some Panda Bear
And I sang some Bon Iver
And then I start to cry up there

I am east of Eden, you are on my mind
I am east of people foaming all the time
The impermanence was perfect in my mind
Now it’s gone
And I just want the Western World to believe again

I swear it was a fluke! I really can handle my shit
But Kazu said to take the weekend and go rest my soul a bit
Slip and slide in Tsukiji Market, bow my head and make a fist
I was thinking of Steve Bannon and I almost slit my wrist
With a bamboo chopstick
The blood of forty thousand fish at my feet

I go down to Kamakura to emerge myself a king
Kneeling down in ancient temples but I do not feel a thing
I decide to fly on home and kiss the soil when I land
But I get locked inside the airport on some Asian travel band
Or a Buddhist travel ban
Or some racist travel band
And I’m locked inside Kamakura, Japan!

I am east of Eden, you are on my mind
I am east of people foaming all the time
The impermanence was perfect in my mind
Now it’s gone
And I just want the western world to believe again.

credits

from We Can't Be Wrong, track released April 6, 2018
Andrew Pelletier: vocals, guitar
Shelby Pollard: harmonies, guitar
Thomas Benko: drums
Adam Wayne: bass

Recorded and Mixed by Stephen Shirk a Shirk Studios

Mastered by Anthony Gravino

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Minor Characters Chicago, Illinois

Minor Characters is an indie act from Chicago whose music is a mixture of well-crafted songwriting, pop sensibility, and a rare earnestness that’s difficult to overlook. The resulting combination is a carefully composed sound with classic pop leanings that ends up sounding both familiar and fresh. ... more

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