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Brain Problems

by George Korein and the Spleen

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I've got brain problems. This is the part where the brain problems successfully distract from themselves, and fun slips in -- but not without a price. Brain problems of many kinds… Would it make me feel better if you had brain problems too? No.
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I'm David and I'm Lisa, I'm George and I am wheezy and when I'm not on stage I don't want anyone to see me. I can't stand people and I can't stop rhyming, I can't start breathing and I can't stop crying. I'm whining and dying beyond reasonable means You must be refined to find this seasoned cuisine A pint of weak sauce on a hill of beans Almost the most pathetic thing you've ever seen If it was the most at least it would be something to see If it was the most at least it would be something obscene I've got to clear away this garbage so I'm empty and clean So I can think about new garbage, I'm a garbage machine and I've got two arms, and two legs and two hands and two feet Two eyes and two ears, yes I am intact and complete I'm equipped with the latest, running water and heat A phone and computer, all this technology I've got every amenity of the 21st century So throw open the shutters while I'm still unshattered and I will sputter and splatter out all my clutter and clatter I'm David and Goliath, against all odds I will defeat me If I put my butt into it then triumph will be easy.
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Autotune my life, beat detect my world Quantization, pitch correction for me and my girl Put me on a segway pointed at the promised land Celebrities have handlers, well I need that helping hand Give me a teleprompter, prop me up and give me cues Give me a hot producer with beats that never lose My manager will call you and convince you I'll enthrall you Roll my limp body across the floor, my brand has been delivered As promised Restructure my process, rebuild all my product Resequence my thought streams which dictate my conduct Inject me with a will at the base of my spine I'll stand up straight, captain my fate, that would be mighty fine
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When you bite a cookie, you want to feel "Yes! I am having success! I am having the sex!" But sex is not sweets, with sex you know when you're done Sweets you eat and eat and sweet satisfaction never comes Eating when full Eating for taste When the cabinet is full, Eating to clear out space Eating out of obligation Eating for something to do I did it all for the pleasure of food Trying to get a fix Cannot scratch the itch Instant gratification Spend my appetite something quick Decisions made by force of habit The sugar stole my meal I did it all for the pleasure of food Compulsive eating Portion control Throwing out good food Letting it grow mold Going shopping hungry Decisions made by packaging I did it all for the pleasure of food Maniacal determination to finish the plate Forcing it down is still going to waste Allergic to tupperware, won't dirty a dish But i've only got one stomach and that's all that it can fit I tried to get high on food, i tried to get my fix It didn't work too well, didn't work one bit Eating as procrastination, eating for something to do I did it all for the pleasure of food I tried sex, I did it 'til it hurts I tried sleep, sleeping 'til my whole body burns I tried sleep, until my whole body burns I tried sex, until I ran out of sperm Now i've set my sights and appetites on food I'll get satisfaction if I must eat my way through
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Why Stand Up 03:55
The world has form and I can't function Laid out on the pavement I'm onto something Why stand up The world has form and I can't function Splayed on the sidewalk I'm onto something Why stand up No more fighting murphy's law No more trying to walk tall No more doing anything at all Why stand up I tried to walk I bumped my head I tried to talk My face turned red I fell down Did not get up I live it down You live it up I tried to sleep Fell out of bed I tried to die Only played dead You get around Please eat me up Serving suggestion: Doused in ketchup The world has form and I can't function Laid out on the pavement I'm onto something Why stand up The world has form and I can't function Splayed on the sidewalk I'm onto something Why stand up No more fighting murphy's law No more trying to walk tall No more doing anything at all why stand up I get down, I get down, I get down all the way
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I can't go on, I'll go bananas Yes I can't, I can't stand standing it
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I don't like thinking and I don't like acting I just want to die like Michael Jackson I don't like to make decisions But I'm forced to live I don't like thinking and I don't like acting I just want to die like Michael Jackson I don't like to have experiences But I'm forced to live I don't like to wake up I don't like to eat I don't like to wash I don't like obligations I don't like to get wired then tired But I'm forced to live I don't like when things change my mood Spoiling my fun or disrupting my brooding I don't want to face the change Or endure the boredom of the same But my body functions properly, Circulation without pause Respiration without pause Thus i'm forced to live I've got a failure to fail to thrive, I survive, I'm alive
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Neutral Evil 04:38
You want to believe that the protagonist is a good person Who does the right thing The protagonist is in a state of calm open-mindedness Also known as selfish indifferent evil Two roads diverged, six on one, half dozen on the other A false equivalency because one road leads to murder You can't tell the difference when you're morally retarded Someone taught you morals but they were soon discarded You weather the consequences, just want unpleasantness to end When can i be excused, when can silence return
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I am at my highest in a state of disgust Empowered as I stylize my motions Disconnect fuels a glorious tension, observe The ritual continues if we still have the nerve Do we suspend disbelief and method act, Or deflate the parade with cynical remarks? Did we sign a contract? Where is the fine print? How much are we getting paid to play these parts? There's something you should know about me
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Now that I've squandered any opportunity (and there were many) to live with dignity I've got to be bold, got to go for the gold: The miracle of humiliation May the miracle of humiliation rain down on me Wash away my faults and folly like a deluge of pee Or maybe some cool, black, stale coffee I'm in reorientation, plotting a new destination Set sail for the miracle of humiliation The more I try to try less, the more I fail, 'til I fail best I'm closing in like Xeno, I've nearly found Nemo In the ocean of pee May the miracle of humiliation be the solution to me It's gonna rain

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released April 24, 2013

All instruments and vocals written and performed by GK except:
Guitar on "I'll Go Bananas" by Dylan Sparrow
Bass on "I'll Go Bananas" by Keith Abrams
Some lyrical inspiration for "I'll Go Bananas" by Wendell Edwards
Drum loop on "David and Lisa and Goliath" by Ricardo Lagomasino
Keyboard on "Why Stand Up" by Hattie Walsh-Korein, age 3

Artwork by Dylan Sparrow
Concept by GK

Produced by Barry Knob and George Korein
Recorded at various points in time between 2006 and 2013
Recorded at Retro City Studios by Barry Knob and elsewhere by George Korein, except where noted below
Mixed by Barry Knob
Mastered by Mark Trewella

Percussive Bike Wheel on "Miracle of Humiliation" designed by Michael Anton Parker
Guitar and Piano on "David and Lisa and Goliath" and synth on "Forced to Live" recorded by Jeff Zeigler
Drum loop on "David and Lisa and Goliath" recorded by Bruce Howze
"I'll Go Bananas" guitar/bass/drums tracks recorded by Dan Angel and James Ryskalchick

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