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Outlasting the Vines

by Jimmy James C (aka Little Big Toe)

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1.
Meetup 03:02
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Lick and smear the batter And You won’t accept a hint of the fault Cuz You’re proud and I get that You lie and I tell facts they spread and you contract...diseases Who Knows when we all can meet up? No go ahead given by the state The shows have all been cancelled No hesitation and no rebate You’re sad + I get that. You starve and I get fat Indulge in your weakness and hoard like a pack rat To rebel is to let the group down And your conscience would weigh a 1000 pounds To repel with a whooping cough Is grounds to be deloused We‘ll all blow through our savings funds Our children will bear the brunt They said this will not last forever, but maybe months eventually the show must go on Is The price you pay for so-called freedom still a price that’s worth the cost? You’ve spliced your horns to make an embouchure Recycled from a wounded animal Know where your bread is buttered. Over shoulders throw a pinch of the salt Lick and smear the batter And You won’t accept a hint of the fault Cuz You’re proud
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Break Open Glass 03:02
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The animal inside me is trapped behind a cast In Case of emergency, I’ll break open the glass He said “I did not come for peace. I’ve come brandished with a sword” To truly be defiant, start deciphering the word You’re typecast as the protagonist In your wet dream, with a wet beak Because If the Show’s sold out, that’s all that matters (to you) Did you stand up to the dragon Or cower to demands? The eye of the beholder could not see through the plan The angel on your shoulder was just wearing camouflage The things you hold as gospel have all been a mirage You’re an outcast in the lions den If you just give in, and start kneeling You’ll make all of the tyrants proud again the silhouette in the sunset was the icing on the cake You win some, you lose some And you try to save some face Waste not what was wanted and waste not what was bestowed In the world, not of it - do not mind the courier To be a worthy servant, you must be a warrio
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The Beaten Path 03:36
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Straight from the mouth babes spoke out loud Cashed in your bounty to buy the bar a round Catch of the day about to be weighed Paycheck delayed until you gain a 100 pounds The teacher’s pet is placing bets Settling debts on the 15 day of March They short the stock, now you’re in hoc Turns out this asset was much more bite than bark Afraid they’ll never pass the test But fear is a path of regret Ungratefulness is cancerous do you regret how it ate away your bone? Logic and facts, stepped on the cracks Do you regret how you broke your mother’s back? The air we breathe is all we need Hydrate and feed, and a good old fashioned smile Thy kingdom come What’s done is done Nowhere to run, you’ve gone the final mile Afraid they’ll never do the math Cuz they’re all on the beaten path
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Simple 03:33
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Pay the piper you said you’re good for it Feed the viper the venom won’t make you sick The seasons will convey the Judgement and appeal Give your freedom away the consequence revealed The apples dont fall so far from the trees They’re spliced from the seed The angels don’t come unless you’ve said your decree The danger you face when walking alone on dark roads Restore the faith your perspective has seemed to implode Reach out your palm, I still do the handshake Old school tendencies don’t seem to fade The reason youre dismayed, no purpose or no pride Old faithful dog has strayed, nowhere to run or hide The apples dont fall so far from the trees They’re spliced from the seed The angels don’t come unless you’ve said your decree The danger you face when walking alone on dark roads Restore the faith your perspective has seemed to implode Your neck won’t turn, in flexion only The wreckage burned beyond recognition Banana peel was left on the detour Took the suggestion to heart Especially the highlighted part I should’ve known from the start The directions would be simple
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Give em' Hell 04:55
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The editorial is printing Overton window frames They’re running cover for a bloodline that’s pure as uncut cocaine (sugarcane) If you think they’re done, they’re only getting started They’ve cut your breathing off, attacked the healthy hearted What’s good for the goose is rejected by the gander The nail that stands up is hammered downward Bloodthirsty lions in the Colosseum stadium full The crowd is roaring for the execution of dissenters If you think they’re done, they’re only getting started They’ve cut your breathing off, attacked the healthy hearted What’s good for the goose is rejected by the gander If you controvert, They’ll slander your name So keep on giving blood without love in your eyes You get what you deserve when you only play nice The charade that you are is a wretched disguise The apple doesn’t fall from the tree But the cycle broken can always redeem Cheers to the war; the spiritual war that won’t cease They keep on taking blood with no love in their eyes They’ll get what they deserve, we’re done playing nice So keep on giving hell to the ones who tell lies
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Bees and the Birds 05:17
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bees and the birds caught in a windstorm Mended the nest in the trees Dug through the dirt where your life forms Has Your malleable mind been deceived? Youre placating all the foes and friends Tried the get the rules to bend Have you been waiting for the world to end? The White, the red , the black, the pale They came and went You made yourself believe the things they told you The effect could not prove the cause You made yourself a mountain from a mole hill Projection met with audience applause You’re truncating on what was once romance Just let me enjoy this final dance Cuz I’ve been waiting for this very moment The White, the red , the black, the pale They came and went Your trials, your errors, your tribulation Have you become an agitator ? with blunt force trauma to the ear Trying to achieve a good that’s greater But have you wasted another precious year ? Before you put makeup on the pig before you belabor the point you have made You’ll get into your crouching tiger pose Reveal the hidden dragon that’s been right under your nose All the Lessons are recycled The pulp was sifted from the lemon the you have squeezed All of your rage is unbridled Present you is a reminder of the old me
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Brethren 05:14
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The man in the mask said to meet him here It’s a quarter a shot and a nickel a beer I seem to reckon inflation has never helped out your brethren Why do you insist on living in fear? Why do you insist on living in fear? Scarcity’s false on an acre of land Your thumb turns to green, and the time turns to sand I seem to reckon causation isn’t always correlative Why do you insist in the end being near? A dog with a mouse and a cat with a bone A meetings of minds goes from jester to thrones The feeding to lions as hearts turn to stone Outlasting the vines as you climb up the walls And you know this is not my heart And you know this is not my heart I seem to reckon creation has always gone on forever And you know this is not the start
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Just Like the Book 03:55
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The artist who wrote his own memoirs may have embellished some Fed on the host far too long, and the parasite replenished none The water in the bucket is illegal The ones you’ve put your trust in have deceived you The buckle on the leather wouldn’t tighten Utopia is nothing but a pipe dream In reverse your progress has been measured Returning to the innocence of birth Perform as best as possible under the circumstance You may not be welcomed by the herd The blind leads the blind with the hook The mind pays no mind to what they took It winds up each time by the book (And you fall for the trick) The cartoon in the editorial was used to defame While The swan song At your memorial served to honor your name The water in the bucket was a blessing The ones you’ve put your trust in are confessing In reverse your progress has been measured Returning to the innocence of birth Perform as best as possible under the circumstance You may not be welcomed by the herd The blind leads the blind with the hook The mind pays no mind to what they took It winds up each time by the book (And you fall for the trick) The dead horse is beaten again The apples have fallen from the branch Now it’s all In The hands of a tyrannical government
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Circus & Bread 03:52
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Once in a while, you’ll force a stranger to smile tempore infirmitatis Second to none, a champion Affirmations, Thy will’s been undone What if I told you that your inkling was wrong The circus and bread was a mere parable Are you forgetting to live? Cuz life is short The tables have turned But now The truth you’ve discovered has been debunked After a while, you’ll shed your denial Ubi et ubi est ‘Claritas momentum’ (A theory conspired in plain hindsight) Sacred cow cannot be uttered What if I told you that your inkling was wrong The circus and bread was a mere parable Are you forgetting to live? Cuz life is short The tables have turned But now The truth you’ve discovered has been debunked Hand sanitize before clutching at the pearls Read satan’s eyes before you flop the nut Fingerprint fine for barking at the wolf Permission granted until you ask for more If you ask permission, the answer is always no Could not rely on the strength of man alone ( What if I told you that your inkling was wrong The circus and bread was a mere parable You ain’t getting any younger, best believe Life is short Turn the paper to kindle But The truth you’ve discovered has been debunked
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Ribot's law 04:01
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released April 28, 2022

All music written, performed, and mixed by Jimmy James Cutrera

Mastered by Carl Saff


album artwork by James Craig Page

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Little Big Toe Dallas, Texas

Led by Jimmy James Cutrera who has been playing some music in some form for a while. LBT likes to incorporate all their influences (which include Radiohead, Andrew Bird, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, the Flaming Lips, Soundgarden, Tool, Silverchair, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, and Mahavishnu Orchestra) in their sound while trying not to be too much of a jerk about it. Thanks for listening. ... more

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