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The Eloquent Musings of a Con Artist

from Singular | Modular by Plains

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Late September, 2010
In the heart of a still warm Amsterdam
At the end of the first night on tour
it became obvious we shouldn't have gone with that band
The quintessence of scene assholery manifested in one über-douchebag

The eloquent musings of a con artist
Hypocrite ramblings of a manipulator
"Protest and direct action", preaching about DIY ethics
But hollow speeches won't prevent the world from finding out who you really are

Singing in your own tongue is not counter-culturally-oppressive
If you' want a message to be spread, why not sing in a universal language?
8 minutes of music doesn't make for a full-length album
Neither recording nor releasing it yourself isn't very DIY either

You'll order your cronies to unload the van
Whilst you're occupied with pasting posters all over the venue
Tell everyone who buys your merch that they're really "awesome"
Trade your band's records for others' that only you will have in possession

And then at the end of tour
you'll accruse me of shit that only you misinterpreted
in front of people who didn't trust you to begin with
Touring costs, we had our expenses
Grindcore isn't business school
Maybe I've been wrong all along, maybe we just misunderstood

To this day, I still ponder
what you thought the scene had to offer
That we would carry you around like an emperor?
What the fuck did you go on tour for?

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from Singular | Modular, released October 31, 2014

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Plains is a one-man collaborative hardcore band from Belgium.

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