The Vowels Pt. 2 Lyrics
I'm not a ladies' man, I'm a land mine
Filming my own fake death
Under an '88 Cavalier, I go
But-but-but-but, nothing but the rear bumper's blown
But I was born for this flight
United 955 on the Fifth of July
Back to SFO, I
I join the dark side
In a thin disguise
On consumer grade video at night
[Verse 2]
Faking suicide for applause
In the food courts of malls
And cursing racing horses on church steps
Playing The Wall at singles bingo
All-time gringo
Did anyone hear me cry there?
Through a toilet-stall divider
I swear, I care, not
[Verse 3]
Am I an example of a calculated birth
To a star chart for clowns? I'm not
Under Robin's eggs in a nest
You hid a manila envelope
With one last little Robin's egg in it
A hollow bullet yet spent
Subject to dismissal
I wish all my pitfalls
Could be caught by this call —
About
“The Vowels Pt. 2” introduces the album with the poetic musings of Yoni Wolf, delivered in singing/rap over a beat-heavy trance delivered by indie-rock instruments. The instumentation features a watery bass over an eerie percussion comprised of slow claps and the sounds of chains.
The song is a continuation of “The Vowels”, a song written in 2002 by Reaching Quiet, a project formed by Yoni and Odd Nosdam. While the original song “The Vowels” differs immensely from Pt. 2 with its sound and lyrical content, the only similarity seems to be the dictation of the five vowels of the English language included in the lyrics.
The song also features lyrics from the song “3 Twenty” by cLOUDDEAD, a project comprised of Yoni, Odd Nosdam, and Doseone.
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- 1.The Vowels Pt. 2
- 2.Good Friday
- 4.The Hollows
- 6.Gnashville
- 11.Twenty Eight
- 12.Simeon’s Dilemma
- 14.Exegesis