Not Perfect Yet

by Jungledorf

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Not Perfect yet 04:10
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I Wrote out the perfect plan The big ones finally here Every time I’ve tried before I’d end up paralyzed with fear Today Ill start my work And in the end it will all pay off That’s it, it sounds real good But then suddenly I stop Why waste this opportunity This should be done by future me You’ll only mess it up So I think that you should stop And only come back when you’re at the top Because I’m not perfect yet And I’d hate to live with my regrets Just don’t touch anything Ill save it for a better me Cant work, but I cant sleep I guess ill bide my time Until a future me comes and improves on my design Stuck in a feedback loop Constant ringing in my head Tells me to wait it out and begin anew instead But whys this voice controlling me Todays the day that I break free Ill show the world my song, and I hope they’ll sing along cuz’ waiting to improve just takes to long Because I’m not perfect yet Ill just have to live with my regrets I don’t care how ugly it may seem I don’t want to wait for a better me
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Heartbeep 03:02
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I was so happy before you came along I thought that I was safe I guess I had thought wrong And my compatriots They really do not help They lack a consciousness Its like I’m stuck here by myself I try to keep you out Of the castle But your so much stronger Can’t take it much longer Cuz’ I’ve Been here for so long Confined to this 2d prison Lost count of the times you’ve killed me On my warpath, of attrition I came to be when you turned on the game Just me and my heartbeep While I try to send you to your grave I’m not an A.I. I’d pass the Turing Test But you’d still crush me Like I was the rest (like I was the rest) I’d like to see you Put here in my place Then maybe you’d see The error of your ways I’m just doing my job For the paycheck I harbor no passion I just keep on asking Why I’ve Been here for so long Confined to this 2d prison Lost count of the times you’ve killed me On my warpath, of attrition I came to be when you turned on the game Just me and my heartbeep While I try to send you to your… You’d always kill me Just for a few more numbers I cannot die here I was programed just to suffer But one day Ill leave this green boxy display Until then I’ll be here The bad guy while you’re saving the day
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Closing Again 02:36
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There’s a new restaurant in the area here But will it make it for more than a year The city sign claims that we’re open to change So wonder why it seems to all stay the same Oh no We’re closing again Oh no This might be the end Look for new owners and take out some loans Then repeat the cycle a few months down the road Storefronts, banks, and movie theaters All are dead looking for new owners Barbers, coffee shops, and dine in restaurants Always changing names and business The new place on main street is quite kick-ass You best enjoy it while it lasts Our population is aging real quick Uneven ground and old folks don’t mix There’s some construction so the road is torn up So good luck getting to our storefront Oh no We’re failing again Oh no This might be the end Look for new owners and take on some loans In just a few months the whole thing implodes Storefronts, banks, and movie theaters All are dead looking for new owners Barbers, coffee shops, and dine in restaurants Always changing names and business The new place on main street is quite kick-ass You best enjoy it while it lasts
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White Whale of El Dorado 03:45
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Running around in circles Or at least it seems to me Cuz’ I’ve got no trail to follow While I sail this open sea Its been a few years since I’ve seen him Oh where could he have gone If only knew right where he was Cuz’ I’ve been searching for so long Golden lined streets and a marvelous whale I saw so long ago when I first set sail And yet after searching it stills eludes me The only place that you exist is in my memory I found some imitators That just get in my way Although they’ll never come close to What I saw that fateful day And when I see you again I won’t make that same mistake Ill document and write down Who you are and where you’re placed? Golden lined streets and a marvelous whale I saw so long ago when I first set sail And yet after searching it stills eludes me The only place that you exist is in my memory There exists no compass no sextant or no map That can take me to exactly Wherever it is your at I fear that you have left me Or maybe you’re a myth Or maybe I just dreamed you up And you don’t even exist No matter ill keep searching For the city made of gold And pale white skin adorning The White Whale of El Dorado Golden lined streets and a marvelous whale I saw so long ago when I first set sail And yet after searching it stills eludes me The only place that you exist is in my memory Oh The only place that you exist seems to be my memory
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Signal 02:22
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Where’s my signal Its clouded in the smog With a hundred million factories It won’t get me very far We all sell the same thing But we change the bow on top Multinational corporations And a local mom and pop You don’t make any money but it’s a big taboo to bitch You don’t want a real job You’re not an artist if you’re rich If you’re not a teacher than you’ll never get to eat All of those who follow dreams end up sleeping in the streets Where the hells my signal And I don’t mean to sound rude But please support my new LP So I can buy myself some food 7 billion people Not a single songs been streamed Rene Descartes writings right The only real one must be me This isn’t what I wanted when I learned to play guitar Marketing and S.E.O how the world makes new rock stars Back to working retail where I’m paid and also bored Ill still join the 27 club of my own accord
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Charisma King 04:16
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Look in the mirror Look at my crown Wait for my subjects To gather around I feel like an immortal Its finally time To leave my throne in my castle And wander outside Tripped over words It fell off my head Charisma king was only playing pretend They say that we’re social creatures So tell me what’s wrong They only looked at the leaders Land of have and have-not I want a crown on my head I want the sheep in my shed That’s just the way it works Charisma kings and their charisma serfs Ill fill my role until then As an underling Why are we here Are we natures mistake Only alive because we’re smarter than apes They say that through evolution All the bad gets picked out Then what advantage did humans get from crippling self-doubt Caused by your sleeping Caused by your mom Caused by a curse on you from some kind of god They always try to explain it And say to move on But I just can’t help feeling Maybe I was born wrong I want a crown on my head I want the sheep in my shed That’s just the way it works Charisma kings and their charisma serfs Ill fill my role until then I want a crown on my head I want the sheep in my shed I don’t care how it seems All the worlds not a democracy So please king me
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Monster of The Week 04:14
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Jamie got up one Wednesday afternoon He overslept gotta’ get to work real soon Out the door couldn’t be so hesitant And his unkempt state made it on to the internet They came up with a story Of a man Well into his 40’s Who had taken quite a liking to little girls Now none of this was true But everybody just assumed Now his face is on the local evening news Oh congratulations sir You’re the monster of the week But you’ll be back to business soon enough Oh congratulations sir You’re the monster of the week As long as you can doge the flying rocks Sarah liked attention and she just couldn’t get enough So she posted every hour and people would like her stuff Over many years she’s grown to have some fans But the people who despise her seem to have some other plans They dug up some old posts She made when she was 12 at most That people were ok with at the time Now today she’s logging on And she knows that somethings wrong When her name has stated trending on the site Oh congratulation miss You’re the monster of the week Your social life’s prognosis is lookin’ bleak Oh congratulation miss You’re the monster of the week But now your popularity’s hit its peak Teddy made his money in a real immoral way He’d blackmail you and then force you to pay Then one day he got caught in a sting-op trap They took his information and then they traced it back Oh, ted had been exposed Now everybody knows To avoid his sketchy software at all costs He just kept his head down And moved some things around And in a week it seems that everyone forgot Oh congratulations sir You’re the monster of the week But you’ll be back to business soon enough Oh congratulations sir You’re the monster of the week As long as you can doge the flying rocks
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The Tent 02:40
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So you’ve been sent With your days wage Ready to spend your time And some pocket change Well step right up then And take a crack at Winning a goldfish or cheap Chinese knick-knack It’s totally fair You won’t find gimmicks here So why don’t you spend some time with me And we can have some fun Striped tents and prizes Catching your eyes The thrill of the midway Might wear off one day Only 50 cents a try Hit the bottle win a prize But what you don’t know is The tent always wins kid Shoot a target Pick a rubber duck Spin a prize wheel Cross you fingers for good luck You can win big if you just keep trying I know you’ll win big So might as well keep buying Tickets to our stall You can’t win ‘em all But once you’re here Its hard to leave So please enjoy your stay Striped tents and prizes Catching your eyes The thrill of the midway Might wear off one day Only 50 cents a try Hit the bottle win a prize But what you don’t know is The tent always wins kid Striped tents and prizes Catching your eyes The thrill of the midway Might wear off one day Only 50 cents a try Hit the bottle win a prize But what you don’t know is It always wins It always wins It always wins
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Can't Wait to Hate This 03:49
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I hope I overplay this I hope I dread the day that I’ll ever have to hear this stupid 2 chord verse again I hope my ears start bleeding I hope I lose my hearing When I remember just how bad my mixing was back then I hope that I get sick of this one Oh I just can’t wait to hate this song Because that means I’m improving And improvement is good Oh I hope I’m disappointed Because it doesn’t sound like it should I hope I break my fingers I hope I lose my temper And I never have to play a bad solo again I hope my vocal cords snap I hope that I go mute And I never have to sing out of any key again There’s no pleasure without pain But ill progress all the same And even when I’m looking back I see that I’m not perfect yet I hope that I get sick of this one Oh I just can’t wait to hate this song Because that means I’m improving And improvement is good Oh I hope I’m disappointed Because it doesn’t sound like it should

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released January 8, 2021

Written, recorded, and mixed by Colton Dingmann

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