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The Things We Pursue

by Nuclear Family Fantasy

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lyrics

They say jump, ya say how high?
Where they tell you to buy you go.
Spendin’ with abandon, not carin’
How it's takin' its toll.

You idolize,
Turn blind eyes,
And consume the very things
Consuming your body and soul.

Afraid to learn the truth
Might find out something
Ya don’t wanna know.

All your hopes and dreams
Sitting with your pretty things on the shelf.
Workin’ for someone else,
Trapped yourself in all the trappings of wealth.

So you analyze,
And realize,
And stop investing in this business
Of fooling your senses and self.

And the things,
We pursue.
Are so,
Far removed.

From the things,
Kept from view.
So we don’t,
Know what we do.

Unread letters that you wrote,
And tallies that didn’t count your vote.
Protests and rallies,
No one goes cus nobody knows.

They’re too hypnotized,
To organize.
Would rather untie lies wrapped up
In pretty ribbons and bows.

Oh we keep getting what we want,
And then findin’ out that we still don’t got it.
So we buy into the lies advertised,
Each time we open up our wallets.

And the things,
We pursue,
Are so
Far removed,

From the things,
Kept from our view.
So we don’t,
Know what we do.

Big fat cars,
And fancy boats.
Snakeskin boots,
And fur coats.

These are the things
We want most!
Cus these are the things,
Shoved down our throats.

New editions
Of phones and TVs.
That we‘ll throw out,
By the end of next week.

Ah, these are the things,
That bring us to our knees.
Cus these are the things
That we see.

Shameful mansions
On expensive estates.
Private islands,
On filthy oceans and lakes.

Never givin,’
Just take! Take! Take!
From the things,
We didn’t create.

Oh how they torture,
And abuse.
And we’ll never see it,
On the nightly news.

So we don’t,
Know what we do,
To get the things,
We pursue.

Ah, don’t you know the things,
We pursue.
Are so,
Far removed.

From the things,
Kept out of view.
So we don’t,
Know what we do.

credits

released May 6, 2022
Written by Mossy Ross
Mixed and Produced by Kelsey Warren @blak.emoji
Mastered by Michael LaVaque @lavaque_audio
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4LlROr4b1s
Follow us on Instagram @nuclearfamilyfantasy
New album coming out May 20!!!

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Nuclear Family Fantasy explores the impact of growing up with the illusion that the nuclear family is still the ideal. Their songs convey the struggles with addiction and mental health that sometimes result from being expected to continue believing in the attainability of the American Dream. ... more

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