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Participation Trophies

from TerrorBull EP by The RI

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    CD copy of our TerrorBull EP with glossy artwork hand drawn by frontman Edy O. It also comes with a cute little sticker while supplies last

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Directed at the self proclaimed elite, the money obsessed, and those born with no real talent other than manipulating the strings used to set the bar in their favor. The dream of failing upwards into complacency. And dying with nothing more than a participation trophy.
Fun stuff.

lyrics

On your marks...
Set your own genealogy and go
Opine a starting line, scorched into the earth right from your toes
Disregarding synapomorphies
Self-awarding participation trophies

Hurdles in bound, all too tall
Napoleon sets the height for all
Perched upon his own pretty pedestal

Meant only to exist
Shuffling your chips atop that plinth you call success
One blind eye on your telescope of vanity to magnify the rest

A personality so rich with insecurities
Working to purchase an illusion of interesting
And for your motivation
Death brings appreciation
For your participation

Neck and neck, these clades of color start to blend
From your tower
That flat circle's start looks like it's end
Steps of progress never come from rooted heels
And a lack of imagination

Meant only to exist
Shuffling your chips atop that plinth you call success
One blind eye on your telescope of vanity to magnify the rest

And as that destiny manifests across the lens
We'll still see your impotence

A personality so rich with insecurities
Working to purchase an illusion of interesting
And for your motivation
Death brings appreciation
For your participation

credits

from TerrorBull EP, released November 14, 2021

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The RI Minneapolis, Minnesota

Prog-punk 3 piece. Influenced by the more wackadoo and tacky sides of life.
Call it Tackadoo. Whatever.

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