Originally conceived and outlined by sap-pop super-genius Atsushi Miura and later remodeled and finalized by Barling and Collins, "Musician" continues the Tokyo Rose tradition of broken English and semi-romantic vulnerability.
lyrics
Musician so stupid
Musician so stupid
We should know - we're musicians
Play around in bars
Never make any money
Promise lots of sexy girls
But we never get any
Sexy girls so stupid
Sexy girls so stupid
We should know - we're musicians
Get a tattoo on your back
It's not sexy but whatever
Smoke too many cigarettes
And your boyfriend is an asshole
Smoking so stupid
Smoking so stupid
We should know - we're musicians
Smell like an ashtray all the time
And your fingers turning orange
If the cigarettes run out
Find a restaurant and forage
Restaurant workers so stupid
Restaurant workers so stupid
We should know - we're musicians
Work for $2.13 an hour
Serving jerks who never tip you
Then you get to clean the toilets
At least you're not a musician
Musician so stupid...
credits
from New World Odor,
released March 26, 2010
Miura, Barling, Collins
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