Fighting Stance

from (i still) LIVE at my Parents' House by Fuzzy Slippers

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Dad was watching football i was
wishing we had a second tv and
thinking i'd never feel that way
about damn near anything

so i would root for the bad guys
and hope that your QB got injured
i just wanted to watch cartoons
you just wanted me to be more like
my sister

behold the fighting stance of those who never really learned to fight
studied up on dragon ball but never got the kaioken quite right
witness the awesome power of those who mostly mutter under breath
why risk physical injury when passive aggression's never failed me yet

shipped off to build character
or at least one he'd prefer
the other indoor kids weren't much support
with the big kids hunting me for sport

soon i'm knocked down by some tough guy so i
cough up dirt and curl knuckle
next time i try to hit below the belt
i'll focus on avoiding the buckle

icing my hand at first aid when they make the call
tell my parents that i broke it playing football

behold the fighting stance of those who never really learned to fight
watched yu yu hakusho but never got the spirit gun quite right
witness the awesome power of those who mostly mutter under breath
why risk physical injury when passive aggression's never failed me

yet rubbing that in
never put the remote in my hands
maybe if i told the truth i could have
guilted my way into karate lessons

then i wouldn't have to stoop so low as to
ever need to use my words again
but in the end
it was simpler to just sigh a lot louder
and write angry songs instead

behold the fighting stance of those who never really learned to fight
even tried sailor moon but never found a skirt that felt quite right
witness the awesome power of those who mostly mutter under breath
why risk physical injury when passive aggressions never failed me
why risk injury when passive aggressions never failed me
why risk injury when you know its never failed me yet

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from (i still) LIVE at my Parents' House, released January 25, 2019

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Fuzzy Slippers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

two-piece anti-folk band that hopes to one day become a punk band.

sound is mostly fast and panicky.

subject matter is mostly dorky.

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