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Fab Fact
Once upon a land in a different time
Telling any lie was a social crime
Uh-oh, no way to stay a hero
Throw a stone and you wind up alone
Any bill of goods that you’d try to pass
Bouncing back to smash up all your glass
Oh yes, did you make a big mess?
You best go and change your address
Then they turned off all the lights
Can’t tell one thing from another
Switching out the wrong and right
Can’t see, head is under covers
Cheat, deceive, and fake their friends
But when lying finally ends
It’s time for party nation
When the fab fact is back again
A giant jubilation
When the fab fact is back again
The fireworks and confetti
When the fab fact is back again
We’re dancing free and pretty
When the fab fact is
Back at home inside the mind and
Waking us from this bullshit nightmare
Buried encyclopedia
Under the home-made media
Look out, makin’ up your own doubt
Shout loud and you get a crowd
Buried encyclopedia
With all the dirt they’re feedin’ ya
Gone ‘round, covering the whole town
All clowns wanna get dumbed down
Made a slave to every fear
Pretend that you got your freedom
Blindfolds on the eyes and ears
Pretend that you’ll never need ‘em
When they burn through every friend
Look who’s coming ‘round the bend
It’s time for party nation
When the fab fact is back again
A giant jubilation
When the fab fact is back again
The fireworks and confetti
When the fab fact is back again
We’re dancing free and pretty
When the fab fact is
Back at home inside the mind and
Waking us from this bullshit nightmare
Truth is truth is truth is truth
If you prove it then you own it
From the basement to the roof
If it’s true you don’t outgrow it
One thing left to recommend
Roll the credits now, my friend
It’s time for party nation
When the fab fact is back again
A giant jubilation
When the fab fact is back again
The fireworks and confetti
When the fab fact is back again
We’re dancing free and pretty
When the fab fact is
Back at home inside the mind and
Waking us from this bullshit nightmare
© Copyright 2017 Nate Orshan
This song is fab!…
“Buried encyclopedia/Under the home-made media” — how do you come up with such brilliant lines?
Love the trumpet segue (2:32-2:59)!
If I may make a suggestion: I think the ending would be more powerful if the music stopped abruptly after the final “bullshit nightmare” rather than fading out.
Ironically, Trump can chalk off another personal victory for inspiring this great song…
Heh. Thanks, Itai! I put a lot of time into the lyrics, so I’m grateful you appreciate ’em!
I did give serious thought to doing just what you suggested. Although it would definitely put a bright underline under the chorus’ punchline, I decided I wanted to err on the side of a musical “outro”. But cheers for a keen ear!
you so funky! and so funny! and, sadly, so right. nice job nato!!
Thanks so much, Dave! (And for anyone who doesn’t know, Dave knows funky and soulful: http://www.davekeller.com .)