Smokestack

from Look Who's One! by Winchop

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We're talking jet black, slicked back
His presence is a smokestack
Rose knot, face taut
A chimney of cologne
Suede shoes, paid dues
Takes the cake for snake dudes
Best part is he thinks he's made it on his own

And sometimes I feel like a Ferris wheel operator
Standing tangent to the circles people try to run around me

The next one's a "best one"
Classic case of Chek's gun
Abiding and hiding
What little depth he's got
Exiled his smile
He's got it on speed dial
Why enjoy yourself when it may be all for naught?

And sometimes I feel like a Ferris wheel operator
Witnessing the rise and fall of those who want the easy way up

A baker and a scientist, he's getting sick of trying shit
Silver-tipped executive on the line, shouting at himself to pass the time
The ladder's legs are quivering, your lips are quaking, shivering
Lucratively lubricating the line, screaming at yourself to pass the time

A no-thought, robot
Stuck waiting for "go dot"
Grazing and raising
His image in her eyes
Ration his passion
It's time to quit and cash in
He becomes the one that he chose to sacrifice

Screaming at yourself to pass the time (x4)

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from Look Who's One!, released April 4, 2018

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