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BILLY: Billy, take me to the zoo You know that I love you Billy, take me to the zoo You know our love is true Oh Billy, don't you know that I love you? Oh Billy, is there anything that I can do? You make me oh so happy Now I'm never ever blue I can still recall the day Caught our first glance There was nothing else to had Had our first romance Oh Billy, don't you know that I think you're divine? It makes me so happy just to call you mine So you can tell those ladies They can wait in line I DON'T CRY: I don't cry La sheeda eeda oka I don't cry Down on the bottom shelf I don't cry 'Cause I'm a narcissist I don't cry I only love myself Everyday, people staring at me I'm wondering "Baby, why can't you see?" I'm super hip, so I don't get Why I always seem to make my bed wet I don't cry La sheeda eedeh oka I don't cry Down on the bottom shelf I don't cry 'Cause I'm a narcissist I don't cry I only love myself
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I'm a junior senator who votes against the poor I can feel the blood radiate from East Timor Where we go Nobody knows Where we go Nobody knows I'm a representative who tows the party line In my private jet, the Kremlin pays for drinks, it's fine Where we go Nobody knows Where we go Down below
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Essex 02:27
Take me to North Smithfield, Rhode Island I'd like to share a timely ride Draw close to celluloid orgasm On the driver's side of your '95 Volkswagon Flow stagnant So stagnant So tragic Now darling take me back to Essex I'd like to share a bad cigarette Plucked from the dusty car parked gravels Of the majestic Dragon's Head This gamble's Been mishandled Let's tip handles Left in shambles And where would the two of us be Without pursuit of fleeting tranquility I've got a suit, a meeting and a place to be, love Anything beats staying here And where would the two of us run But from the smoking barrel of a loaded gun And coat tails of a peril could be loads of fun for us With watchmen on falling rocks Take on the 66 through Allston Towards Harvard's pit and flippant sense Of patriarchal boundary starkness 'Cause nothing else to do is left Take off along the Northward highway Towards Paris, Washington, and Bath Take off your shoes and socks and whatnot Towards sex and drugs and pain and death
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Angela In the morning time I'll be by your side All through the night Love of mine When you say goodbye I'll be by your side All through the night Cells to fill Who do we kill? Waste no time Saving Palestine I'll be by your side All through the night
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Scumbag 02:47
I'm a scumbag who doesn't deserve to live But I guess that I can settle for an art school And my mother said to me "You're gonna starve to death with your arts degree" But I don't really mind it at all I never liked eating anyway Maybe later on we can take the fall For the reasons things all went astray In the summer we can go for a walk But not too far 'cause I know that it gets hot out And we have practically nothing to talk about Nothing in common, no beliefs shared between us And I know what you'll say You never liked talking anyway If you don't let me go I will go I'm a scumbag (3x)
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Silver Lakes 01:09
Wake up and shake Shivers of silver lakes Chase bayer salivate Heroin lemonade There within seconds first 7/11 Where cigarettes sweat out $10.98 Elegant sentence Clock in and enter detention Leftover mentions of guests of the floor plan The door man had meant to address them I'm glad to wait Expensive cars Cleaning the bar Gosh you just worked so hard Aren't you a sober heart La la la la I love my paycheck it makes me feel whole I love my TV set I'm in control Buy out my soul and explode in a puff of smoke Oh what a lovely road
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This is the 2nd full length album by The People's Ensemble. We'd like to thank everyone who has and continues to support us!

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released November 23, 2018

Produced, Edited, & Mixed by Greyson Davison


Recorded at: Greyson's Home Studio in Johnston, RI - Boston Common - Johnston Memorial Park - Brown University - Cranston, RI - SMFA@Tufts - Mission Hill - The Midway Cafe - Johnston Senior High School - Tufts University - Back Bay Station - Braintree, MA


Musicians:

Greyson Davison - guitars, bass, drums, drum machine programming, keyboards, vocals, alto saxophone, zither
Gumbo Johnson - vocals
Austin Covell - drums (6), tenor saxophone (5)
Dave Allen - bass (6)
Isaiah Fravien - drums (1, 2, 10), vocals (10)
David Cuddigan - bass (1, 2, 10), child's drum set (7)
James McCarron - guitar (1)
Nick Jancowitz - snare drum and trash can (7)
Chris Carlone - guitar (7)
Matt Merolla - bass (7)
Alessio D'Andrea - voice (7, 10)
Patrick Hurd - voice (7, 10)
Ryan Santana - voice (10)

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The People's Ensemble was a musical group deeply committed to the causes of equality, autonomy, and liberation. We believed in the principles of libertarian socialism, and sought to work for a better tomorrow.

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