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Central Bench

by Crane Days

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"Central Bench" is both a letter and a group portrait drenched in a collage of references, twined with a considerable amount of bittersweet punchlines.

lyrics

Dear Jeff, Dear Jeff
I hope you're not far off
please move the heavy industry
away to Mars
Dear Jeff, Dear Jeff
for now the rivers cry
and I don't think they will feel that well
a hundred years from now

Dear Bill, Dear Bill
I'm just bringing you your bill
to many farmers lost their land
to many fear they will
Dear Bill, Dear Bill
stop shading if you will
industrial agriculture sir
is nothing but a kill

Dear Elon, Dear Elon
I hope you're on the phone
I had a dream 'bout people thrown
in electric Babylon
Dear Elon, dear Elon
the scene was rather cold
mad Paypal was a neon God
like in Garfunkel's song

Dear Mark, Dear Mark
come meet me in the park
I ran out from the Metaverse
before you even started that darkness
Dear Mark, Dear Mark
the algorithms race
how I hope to someday see your face
above the dollar fence

this one's for the billionaires
this one's for the billionaires

Dear Jeff, Dear Jeff
guess it's time to boil it down
every parcel cross the sea
burns fuel from the ground
Dear Jeff, Dear Jeff
the local is the way
let's encourage small communities
to make stuff for themselves

Deal Bill, Dear Bill
seems we're putting down your deal
your Windows had a big appeal
still we're better off with real
Deal Bill, Dear Bill
of course it's good to heal
but no need to feed the trading wheel
with doubtful medicine

Dear Elon, Dear Elon
we're light-years from the shore
poor folks keep paying off their loans
for lands that countries hold
Dear Elon, Dear Elon
it's time to call it gone
give people truth and let them move
wherever they feel home

Dear Mark, Dear Mark
I was headin' to the fair
to play this tune for buisnessmen
in comfortable palm chairs
Dear Mark, Dear Mark
but I didn't grab a phone
so I couldn't get inside the tram
and I had to stroll back home
Dear Mark, Dear Mark
the future bathes in haze
hope progress isn't gonna chase
young people off this maze
Dear Mark, Dear Mark
don't advertise Crane Days
how I hope to someday shake your hands
after the dollar race

this one's for the billionaires
this one's for the billionaires
to sing along with all the rest
come sing along with all the rest

Dear Jeff, Dear Jeff
the sun is almost back
it takes a couple unpaid nights
to finish a folk track
Dear Jeff, Dear Jeff
black trucks collect your dime
so in your spare time please come to mine
_small warehouse
help me pile up these rhymes

Dear Bill. Dear Bill
will soon join us near the old mill
to propose a doze of happy meal
with gorgeous trading skill
Dear Bill, Dear Bill
I'd rather walk the hills
and think about strawberry fields
that used to be right here

Dear Elon, Dear Elon
will then follow us on the phone
but eventually leave us hangin'
and choose to drink with drones
Dear Elon, dear Elon
I wish you had a clone
maybe then you would still own your time
as much as you do gold

Dear Mark, Dear Mark
he'll be waiting in the park
we will find him on the central bench
programing in the dark
Dear Mark, poor Mark
will then tag his older fiends
and together all four will hide from rain
below fake crumblin' stairs

this one's for the billionaires
this one's for the billionaires
to sing along with all the rest
come sing along with all the rest

it's time to build a healthier nest
it's time to build a healthier nest

credits

released January 1, 2024
Krzysztof Wojsław - song, voice, guitar, banjo, accordion, bass, mix
Kinga Wojsław - backing voice, charcoal drawing

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Crane Days Gdańsk, Poland

Singer-songwriter from Gdańsk, loosely relating to the tradition of contemporary folk.

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