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lyrics

I love hearing vinyl static on timeless classics.
I sit back and kick my feet up until my mind relaxes.
Time passes slow like it was pitched down.
The globe spins on its axis, but the needle never skips town.
Because I clean it and I take care of my LPs,
But every single spin brings the groove closer to its knees. 
That's just normal everyday wear and tear.
That takes a special professional ear to hear, but year to year...
You'll notice subtle differences from multiple listens. 
It's upsetting because you wanted something to hand down to the children.
Sure, you could convert it to an mp3,
and it probably already exists digitally. But that's not your history.
In fact it lacks the full experience.
We built bulldozers and smashed the magic of the pyramids.
Kids don't understand so they're laughing when you're serious,
And you just shrug your shoulders and admit to how silly it is.
But somewhere in a Grandma’s attic there's a little brat,
Who stumbles upon a phonograph — perfectly intact.
He uses a sheet of paper to make a makeshift slip-mat.
Now a collection of well-preserved 45's are getting scratched.

credits

from Sick To D​(​EAT​)​H, released December 12, 2013

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