10,000 Maniacs

Groove Dub

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Imitate that soured old song

there is no individuality
only guises
shades of
nonconformity
there is no individuality
selling vantage points
low rate
there is no individuality
questions ancient
no words claimed
perform motions borrowed
thoughts following
ima tima ima tima intima
dation
respected
head-he-go-round-men
gesture display
customer
limits appeal
media dictates the latest
role
totalitarian
motions borrowed
selling vantage points
low rate
for you
media begged
suffered
numbers
pain

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kornchick On Mar 14, 2002

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kornchick

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2002-03-14 14:36:53

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by Artimus

16y ago

I think it is about how the record companies work with the mainstream media to dictate the music we listen to in order to make a profit.

When 10k Maniacs made this song, they were under their own record label called Christian Burial Music. They later switches to Elektra, and Bar/None.

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