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D​.​G​.​I​.​T​.​T​.​B​.​S. ( Don't Give In)

by Tami Lance / Terrahawx

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Okay, so , this is one track of a split single I did with the Canadian/Japanese band sMallChild, who evaporated sometime in the early 2000s when they all went back home/got real jobs, whatever. The drums are actually from a recording I made on cassette back in 2003-ish with my friend Ian ((Drummer from the aforementioned sMALLChild) in Toronto, unearthed by Jules on the same exact day I ran into my old friend, Terrahawx (I call him Terry tho). Haven't seen him in many years, so of course we got into a HEATED political/philosophical debate- That's kind of our thing.
So Terry couch-surfed his way over to my sister's place, and we argued into the night! In the morning, we both found out we'd written songs based on our respective arguments! His about how everything is Bullshit, mine about why he might be wrong ,essentially.
We concluded that we'd each contribute a verse and combine them into a franken-song of sorts, but we couldn't agree on a style so we just yelled out a genre, I said punk, He said folk. I don't think we dug our way out of nihilism and despair concerning the future of the human race- but It was fun at least. I'm no Noam Chomsky!

Anyway, that's Ian Scott, and Jay from sC on drums and percussion, I'm playing an acoustic bass guitar ( thanks Sean!) and there's like , 4 tracks of me and Terry playing a classical guitar run through a multiFX pedal- oh, plus assorted wailing/screaming and stuff, in the folk-punk tradition, I suppose.-Tami

Terry texted me this:
It's about not giving in to the desire to make everything about YOU. The temptation to try and frame the world as merely a justification for your politics, irrational fears, and other assorted bullshit, out of convenience, out of a fear of change. It's really strange to me how we can all be" right" all the time no matter what we think, no matter what we do-Terrahawx

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Thought I was Holding on
But I must be doing something wrong!
If I held too tight, I guess I might
not know you anyway
Must have been on me
Must have been on me
Must have been on me
Must have been on me
That's Okay


You Can't re-dream the dream
So don't sell it, don't sell it
You Can't re-dream the dream
don't sell it, don't sell it
Transcending the mundane, you're bearing
a righteous flame!

They hate you!
You're special!
berate, your holy vessel
They're jealous , I mean
They live in, a dream


You're perfect!
Your master!
In a world, DISASTER
Everyone to blame but YOU
Nobody has a flame like you

You Can't re-dream the dream
don't sell it, don't sell it
You Can't re-dream the dream
don't give in, to the BullShit!

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released February 11, 2021
Guitar/Bass/Vocals : Tami Lance
Guitar/Vocals: Terrahawx
Drums/Vocals: Ian Scott
Lyrics: Tami Lance,
Percussion: Jay Nakamura

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Everything's a Crime Toronto, Ontario

We make the music we want to and have a bit of trouble with genres- playing shows and making tapes, started as a punk band and then eventually settling into nothing specific. The punk DIY/ straightedge ethos informs our work - We write songs that mean something to us.-Tami ... more

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