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The Four Corners

from The Four Corners by Myke Mazzei

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I was walkin' around London, Ontario in early 2003, alienated and alone, and listening to lots of Neil Young on a portable CD player (pre-iTunes!). This just came out. I think I wrote it down on a piece of paper or a bank slip, hence some of the lyrics being about a bank on every corner!

I was pissed about how I couldn't access any of my money without a specific identification card, even though I had my regular bank card and a working password...

It's about globalization and how awesome it'll be when none of us can do anything because everything is going to become "standardized" to enable the rich to plunder the poor even more... just listen to the song to get the vibe!

The recording is rough and ragged, and a testament to true 4-track technology (notice how one of the rhythm guitars disappears as soon as the lead guitar starts ripping the solo...). Both vocal tracks were done live with the rhythm guitars, to the same tracks, hence the muddy delivery. Enjoy!

lyrics

Well I can't understand what's so wrong with the plan,
Got a bank on every corner, and a gun in my hand
It's simple logic, got to protect what's mine
I'll give it to ya point blank
Sorry for being frank
But you can't get in my mind no matter how hard you try

It takes two to tango with a tangled libido
Taste the fruit of my wares before they strangle your ego
You know they go down smooth, if you'll only swallow
Ignore the taste
It's from the same paste
It's hard to wallow after such a big fallout

Ain't nothin' wrong with globalization
One guy at the top handles all the dictation
If you don't like my idea, go find another world
This one won't last
Now that history's passed
New rules have unfurled since the four corners have curled

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from The Four Corners, released October 1, 2003
recorded by Myke Mazzei.
Written by Myke Mazzei.
Vocal and rhythm guitars: Myke Mazzei
Drums, bass, lead guitar: Jeff Kahl

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Myke Mazzei Toronto, Ontario

Canadian acoustic slowcore and hummably melodic singer-songwriter. According to listeners, anyway!

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