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The Breaking Point

by Black Slipper

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1.
In the middle of nowhere we make our home In the middle of nowhere we like to roam Away from the gaze of the media landscape  Brainwashing screens and sinister hand shakes Cos this is the land of the living mistakes  And we don’t wanna have what it takes You can take what it takes and give it to the fakes Cos this is the land of the living mistakes We don’t want your money, we don’t want your status We wanna do things that stimulate us We don’t want your useless consumer goods We wanna stare at the clouds and walk in the woods Your value systems mean nothing to us We’d rather play records and read some books Cos we like freaks and we like nerds We like insects and we like birds
2.
The man of the people is a fatberg of evil The people he dupes are just junk food for his ego Privilege brings immunity, he lies with impunity Spreading his poison through a fractured community Greenwashing  Gaslighting Coercive control I’ve had enough, you’ve had enough,  They’ve had enough, we’ve all had enough The people are reaching the breaking point The system is reaching the breaking point Social media is reaching the breaking point Healthcare is reaching the breaking point Transport is reaching the breaking point Resources are reaching the breaking point The insects are reaching the breaking point The birds are reaching the breaking point The oceans are reaching the breaking point The icecaps are reaching the breaking point The climate is reaching the breaking point The planet is reaching the breaking point
3.
Teri’s off her meds again, I said Teri’s off her meds Sparks are flying round her brain because Teri’s off her meds She’s got an idea for a children’s book She gets ideas everywhere she looks So many ideas that she gets confused So many ideas that it’s hard to choose Now she’s coming down with a mighty bump She falls into a post-idea slump The ups and downs can be mighty chore-some But it’s better than medicated flatline boredom
4.
I’ve been having some dangerous visions I’ve been making some strange decisions I saw a heron fly over with my soul in its beak I decided that my brain cells needed a tweak I built a ladder to the stars out of doggy biscuits A dangerous move but I decided to risk it I built a machine to fly through time and space But the people I met said I was a disgrace No I don't like people and the trouble they’re bringing I like the sounds of nature with the birds all singing I’ve been having trouble sleeping at night Head hits the pillow and it doesn’t feel right I think about the future and the shape of things to come I think of all the bad things that people have done No I don't like people and the trouble they’re bringing I like the sounds of nature with the birds all singing Tremors of degradation in a dreamscape of consternation Burning synapse stimulation, dark-winged mental murmuration
5.
More Time 04:12
Time drips through my fingers like lube from an aging swinger I like to pause and linger, to stare out of the window Yes I know how to procrastinate, yes I know how to sit and wait Well I’m alright for space, I just need more time, more time to waste Yes I’m alright for space, I just need more time, more time to waste I just need more time, more time to waste Time for a laugh, time for some fun Time to count your blessings if you still have some Time to get going, time to make a move Blow the fluff off the needle and stick it in the groove History is just stuff that’s already happened The future is a house of cards about to be flattened Now is the time, not the future or past If you’re six or you’re sixty, it’s time for a laugh
6.
Baby Boom 03:19
The world’s in chaos, it’s going down the pan, but little Baby Boom is gonna do what she can The system is crumbling but it’s not all doom and gloom Gonna let that Baby Boom The climate is changing but let’s not speak too soon Gonna let that Baby Boom Yeah Baby’s gonna boom, she’s gonna boom real good She’s gonna gush a plume that’ll cover us in love Stand back! Give her some room Cos Baby’s gonna blow with a ten foot plume Stand back! Give her some room Cos Baby’s gonna boom, she’s gonna boom! boom! boom! Yeah, the world’s in chaos, it’s going down the pan, but little Baby Boom is gonna do what she can The hour is getting late, but she’ll be coming soon Gonna let that Baby Boom She doesn’t know the words, but she’ll be humming soon Gonna let that Baby Boom Yeah Baby’s gonna boom, she’s gonna boom real good She’s gonna gush a plume that’ll cover us in love Stand back! Give her some room Cos Baby’s gonna blow with a ten foot plume Stand back! Give her some room Cos Baby’s gonna boom, she’s gonna boom! boom! boom!
7.
Dirty Sugar 04:13
Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar Dirty sugar, dirty sugar, she’s a real good lover I’ve filled my life with one thing and another But I keep coming back to that dirty sugar I’m doing my thing, I’m not trying to bug ya I just want a taste of that dirty sugar So many things in the world to discover But nothing quite beats that dirty sugar If your sugar’s not dirty, it’s not dirty sugar
8.
Well I’m lame, that’s why I’m tame I’ve got a brain, but it’s in chains I was hobbled, my mind was nobbled But now it’s time for that to change I’ve got a vision, I’ve got a voice Now I’m itching to make a choice You’re lame, that’s why you're tame You let your brain get rearranged You were a mess, under duress But now it’s time for that to change You've got a vision, you’ve got a voice Now it’s time to make some noise We’re lame, that’s why we’re tame We’ve all got brains, but they’re in chains We kept our troubles in little bubbles But now it’s time for that to change We’ve got a vision, we’ve got a voice We have the means to make a choice
9.
Wild nights were our glory, we made the best mistakes we could But we never learned our lesson cos even feeling bad felt good Wild nights were our glory, they made us what we are today We’d end up in a tangle but we wouldn’t have it any other way We were looking for something but we never knew what it was We had to keep searching cos we didn’t know how to stop As you rush to make your own mistakes take heed of our story Of misadventure and messy excess when wild nights were our glory
10.
You’re all Black Slipper now Yes, you’re all Black Slipper now You’ve got Black Slipper music coursing through your veins You’ve got Black Slipper lyrics messing up your brains Your whole way of thinking has been rearranged Cos once you’ve been Slippered things are never the same There’s no turning back once you’ve heard Black Slipper

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released January 21, 2022

BLACK SLIPPER ARE
Tony Cox - Lyrics & Lead Vocals
Lee Skinner - Music & Additional Vocals

WITH HELP FROM
Emily Dawson-Masterson - Additional Vocals on 3, 5, 8 & 10
Jenny Wren - Additional Vocals on 10
Lestaret - Additional Handclaps on 3

Artwork design & layout by lestaret.com
Inner photographs by O. D. Collins - 369studio.uk

Recorded & mixed in Sheffield during 2020/21
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