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Out of System Transfer - Two Pounds - Out of System Transfer

from Le combat reste le m​ê​me - Split 2023 by Union Thugs & Out of System Transfer

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Oh, I used to take my coffee black and bitter,
And always get the diet or the seltzer,
But I read something today, that finally made me say,
“Oh what a load of bullshit I’ve been dealt, sir!”

So, don’t cross sugar off your list, because there’s something that we’ve missed
From all those sugar canes and sugar beets
When foundations are still wet, dump in two pounds and you’re all set
And that’s when things start getting pretty sweet.

If you got condos coming up on your corners, if you got startups setting up down the street
And you can’t make the rent on the pittance that you get pa-hay-haid
If your city’s made a deal gone sour don’t assume that you’re just beat,
Because you’ve still got a way to turn the lemons to lemonade.

And two pounds is all you need, (all you need)
To bring ‘em to their knees, (to their knees)
Get a five pound sack you can take the rest back, and my friend, you’ve still got three! (aaah)
Oh, sugar pure and sugar sweet, (so sweet)
It’s in all your tasty treats, (tasty treats)
And two little pounds’ll take down a whole ton of concrete.

Oh, it’s made right here in Brooklyn, in a factory by the bridge,
And coffee shops and diners they just give it out for free.
We got ideal distribution from Greenpoint down to Bay Ridge,
We got trains and tunnels, we got spoons and funnels, let’s give ‘em all a cavity!

And I dream of sweet perfection, pristine candy land,
(No more cash buyers, and no more street flyers)
Making gooey confection out of everything I can’t stand,
(no more pied-a-terres, we’ll teach you all just how to share)
I think of all those happy bees, just a swarmin on the breeze,
(you can take your tax cuts, and shove them up your butts)
Like fizzy soda pop with a cherry on top and no real estate agent fees!
(‘cause bottles gonna pop, when we all stop, those real estate agent fees)

Just be discreeeeeeeeet….
And two little pounds’ll take down a whole ton of concrete

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from Le combat reste le m​ê​me - Split 2023, released May 16, 2023

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D’abord travailleurs et travailleuses et ensuite musicien-nes, Union Thugs a commencé à jammer en 2017 avec un objectif précis: Rocker des chansons folks et folker les chansons rock afin de présenter une reprise originale des classiques de la chanson populaire et ouvrière. Le résultat? L'enfant illégitime de Woody Guthrie et Éric Lapointe près à jouer partout, du bar à la ligne de piquetage! ... more

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