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the waterboy looks down on him
as he picks up the ball
it's another awful day
it's another awful day
for mike townsend
our prodigal son, our shameful pitcher, mike townsend
and he pitches the ball
in the same way
to the same place
every time, like an asshole
and it's a strong hit to the outfield
and a double for the spies
mike townsend is a disappointment
he's a loser and a total disgrace
mike townsend is a disappointment
mike townsend better end up in flames
yeah
he throws the ball in the air
so that he can catch it and look cool
but he misses catching it on the way down
so he just drops it on the floor
and has to bend down and pick it up again
like nobody just saw him drop it
and then he pitches the ball
in the same way
to the same place
every time, like an asshole
and the batter sees the defeat in his eyes
and there's no strikes, no outs, it's a home run, great job
mike townsend is a disappointment
he's a loser and a total disgrace
mike townsend is a disappointment
mike townsend better end up in flames
yeah
mike townsend is a disappointment
he's a loser and a total disgrace
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i've an apology i need to make to you
cause i was underestimating all that you could do
we can't know what you've got, or what's coming next
i just can't wait to see you get into your eight-legged mech
and i admit i got a little caught up
cause after all, you didn't disappoint me that much
mike townsend is a credit to the team
like a laser beam
we fire at the sun
mike townsend is a credit to the team
yeah, you're not just a meme
when all is said and done
your redemption arc is coming up!
i made a mistake, i downplayed your credentials,
i did not realise all of mike townsend's p-p-potential
and we can leave what's in the past as antecedent
cause i can't put your vibes down when they're "most excellent"
and i admit i got a little caught up
cause after all, you didn't disappoint me that much
mike townsend is a credit to the team
he needs a theme
that goes like "na na na na na na"
mike townsend is a credit to the team
man of our dreams
y'know, he's gonna save us all
yeah, your redemption arc is coming up!
when the time comes round, it's not an accident
that mike will be there with his mech gun pointed heaven-sent
and from his cockpit high, he will rain down blows
and if the gods survive is something only townsend knows
and i admit i got a little caught up
mike townsend is a credit to the team
it's not extreme
to say he's beaten all the odds
mike townsend is a credit to the team
and i believe
he's gonna end all of the gods
yeah, your redemption arc is coming up!
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mike townsend has to get out of bed
mike townsend's got the voice in his head
and he can't remove the heavy feeling
and it persists through the morning commute
he's running late, so he texts "i'm en route"
but he can't remove the heavy feeling
and it's the coffee with one sugar
but he wonders where they took her
and the radio comes on and he cannot help but to hear
"they found a way to get her from the shadows,
but we need someone to go to where the map shows"
mike townsend knows what he's gotta do
"if you need respect, then you might just earn some,
it's a journey you might not return from"
mike townsend knows what he's gotta do
the radio's blasting and he's singing along
mike townsend hears his favourite song
but he can't remove the heavy feeling
the static hits when he's nearly there
the null mixing with the waves in the air
and he can't remove the heavy feeling
he downs the coffee with one sugar
and still he wonders where they took her
and the radio comes on and he cannot help but to hear
his hand is hovering at the gate now,
and he's trying to think of a way out,
but he closes his eyes and talks to himself in his head
"they found a way to get her from the shadows,
but they need someone to go to where the map shows,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do.
i need respect, and i just might earn some
it's a journey i might not return from,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do.
there's a chance that this is the end,
but i know i have to do it if it saves my friend,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do.
i can feel my spirit is leaving me,
but i get power from the team, cause they believe in me,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do,
i'm a disappointment, i'm a credit to the team,
there's a coldness in my blood, and i know what that means,
i'm mike townsend, and i know what to do,
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mike townsend (is back)
02:10
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i feel the shadows tugging, lord
oh my lord
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
i feel the shadows call
their darkness and their thrall
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
i thought that what i’d need
is the opportunity
to be the one who shines just like the sun
but when i got the chance
they turned to necromance
and i knew i’d be the forgotten one
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
oh my lord
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
the light is fading fast
and though this too shall pass
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
i spent my days in gray
tryna keep my fears at bay
and eventually i learned what i find true
that loneliness is not
some curse that leaves you lost
and if it saves you all, that’s what i’d choose
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
oh my lord
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
when night time turns to day
i'll have to go away
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
i answer not to seeds
to coins, or to the sea
i answer not to man, nor to machine
the only thing i know
is after, when i go
i hope the ones i love remember me
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
oh my lord
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
i feel the shadows call
their darkness and their thrall
i feel the shadows tugging, lord
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garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.
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