When you get the message, hang up the phone.

from Next Stop, Nowhere by American Ethos

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WHEN YOU GET THE MESSAGE, HANG UP THE PHONE

What's your business?
Man, what's your problem?
you got solutions, but God, you don't how to solve them.
In Mania
we become unglued
stick me back together
tell me what I am supposed to do
(to)
Shut off
Shut off
Shut off
Shut off me
(how do I shut this thing off?)

Waxing/waning with the moon
"You came off a bit too strong"
well, maybe I came about a bit too soon.
these social circles, they stretch for miles
just don't overstate your welcome
whatever you do, don't cramp their style

cause she's got a penis and a phone,
one's right in my pocket, man, and one I left all home alone.
so give me psilocybin
or LCD.
With proper dosage, I can learn to finally be
(and)
Shut off
Shut off
Shut off
Shut off me

Distorted thinking, yeah it's a ruse
in one ear and out the other
in conflict with peer review.
But rouse that courage up, "stick it to that sticking place."
It's an N=1 life, so whatever you do
just don't run in place

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from Next Stop, Nowhere, released February 14, 2024

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