Lighting The Fuse
by Trey Baird
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Lighting The Fuse
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2008
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Light It Up
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Doctor, Help Me!
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The Bottom
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My Friends And I
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They're All Washed Up
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about
Lighting The Fuse is the first of a three part series of EPs called "7/7/7" or "Triple Sevens". The reason for this name is the theme of luck, and whether one chooses to wait for coincidence to give them luck, or if they choose to create their own luck. Trey Baird chooses to create his own luck.
This album has seven tracks, all of which are very different from each other. However, if one listens carefully enough, a theme will emerge amongst all of the madness. This album deals with the struggles of achieving your dreams, no matter how difficult the pursuit is. On the flip side, the album also deals with the dark side of the pursuit, and the emotional setbacks that can fall upon a struggling artist.
Simply put, this album is the beginning of an era. It represents the death of a normal life, and the beginning of a life as an entertainer. It represents the beginnings of an explosive chain of events. It represents the actions necessary to make changes in a life, both yourself and others.
This is Swollen Thumb Entertainment "lighting the fuse" of a revolution on the entertainment industry.
This album has seven tracks, all of which are very different from each other. However, if one listens carefully enough, a theme will emerge amongst all of the madness. This album deals with the struggles of achieving your dreams, no matter how difficult the pursuit is. On the flip side, the album also deals with the dark side of the pursuit, and the emotional setbacks that can fall upon a struggling artist.
Simply put, this album is the beginning of an era. It represents the death of a normal life, and the beginning of a life as an entertainer. It represents the beginnings of an explosive chain of events. It represents the actions necessary to make changes in a life, both yourself and others.
This is Swollen Thumb Entertainment "lighting the fuse" of a revolution on the entertainment industry.
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released 17 July 2010
All tracks written, produced, and performed by Trey Baird at the Lighthouse Studio, located in Jackson MO.
All tracks written, produced, and performed by Trey Baird at the Lighthouse Studio, located in Jackson MO.
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- Track Name: Lighting The Fuse
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Swollen Thumb Entertainment
Lighting The Fuse
We are the best
We are the best
We are supreme
we are the kings
of what we do
We are the best
We are the best
We are supreme
we are the kings
of what we do
And no one can touch us
No one else can disrupt us
Swollen Thumb Entertainment
is Lighting The Fuse
Swollen Thumb Entertainment
is Lighting The Fuse
We are the best
And no one else could ever stop us
No One could ever drop us
No one could ever top us because
We are the best
We are supreme
we are the kings
of what we do
We are the best
This ain't a peaceful revolution
We're seeking retribution
We are the evolution because
We are the best
We are supreme
we are the kings
of what we do
And no one can touch us
No one else can disrupt us
Swollen Thumb Entertainment
is Lighting The Fuse
Swollen Thumb Entertainment
is Lighting The Fuse
We're going to get explosive
we're going to be the dopest
We're going to be hot like fires
We're going to infect like a virus
And no one else could ever stop us
No One could ever drop us
No one could ever top us
"We're Going To Stick Out!"
Swollen Thumb Entertainment
is Lighting The Fuse
Swollen Thumb Entertainment
is Lighting The Fuse - Track Name: 2008
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Tired from the clashes
Rising from the gashes
Fire caused by matches
Rising from the ashes
2008 wasn't
That great, no it wasn't
Deserve praise it doesn't
That's because it was
A Year that I really hate
Been trying to set things straight
With so much on my plate
Yet it's not too late
It's just 2008
Wasn't that great
My anger is peaking
It glows like a beacon
And this pain is creeping
Working every weekend
(Working every weekend)
All this pain and anger
(All this pain and anger)
Sanity's in danger
(Sanity's in danger)
planning and daydreaming
(planning and daydreaming)
got to start redeeming
2008 Wasn't That Great
2008 Wasn't That Great
2008 Wasn't That Great
2008 Wasn't That Great, Great, Great
I'm broken and abused
I've Been left dazed and confused
And note that I'm not amused
I'm Pointing at the accused
Those who profit off of
Suffering and pain thereof
This goes to all those above
This is a labor of love
A Year that I really hate
Been trying to set things straight
With so much on my plate
Yet it's not too late
It's just 2008
Wasn't that great
Time to take some action
And create some distraction
Follow the law of attraction
So let's create reactions
(Create reactions)
Time to build the factions
(Time to build the factions)
Time for satisfaction
(Time for satisfaction)
No time for retractions
(No time for retractions)
No time for inaction
(Chorus)
2008 Wasn't That Great
(No In fact it wasn't)
2008 Wasn't That Great
(Deserve praise it doesn't)
2008 Wasn't That Great
(No In fact it wasn't)
2008 Wasn't That Great, Great, Great
(End Chorus)
Coming out of hiding
Finally deciding
With rebels I'm siding
I'm not law abiding
Making my own fortune
and getting my own portion
The world causes distortion
Blown out of proportion
A Year that I really hate
Been trying to set things straight
With so much on my plate
Yet it's not too late
It's just 2008
Wasn't that great
Ron Paul getting screwed by
The Mainstream Media
Strife with North Korea
That's A Bad Idea
(TV Writer's Strike)
George Carlin Passed Away
(Heath Ledger Went And Died)
And Wanda Sykes is gay
(Army Suicides)
The Stock Market Crashing
(All the politicians' lies)
Four dollar gasoline
(Chorus) - Track Name: Light It Up
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(Chorus 1)
Swollen Thumb (Entertainment)
Swollen Thumb (Entertainment)
Swollen Thumb (Entertainment)
Swollen Thumb (Entertainment) will
(End Chorus 1)
Light It Up cause I don't advocate a lackluster show let me be-
stow knowledgable rhymes a couple times, and repent for my
crimes, I've let it go to waste for far too long, express it in this
song, my resolve is strong you can't tell me that I'm in the wrong, like a
gong, hear me loud and clear, no fear now this is now my career
if it don't belong, delete it, move along,as a way to smear
my thoughts onto the instrumental, create something to be sentimental over,
Like Tears for Fears said this is my four leaf clover
From New York to Dover and the whole damn country over
Moreover, things have reached a breaking point, go ahead and light the joint
Smoke em if you got em, if you don't have friends cause you shot them
Don't despair, because ultimately no one truly even cares
Taxi fares along with gummy bears go hand in hand Don't understand
the importance of that saying, don't be betraying
my trust, but if you must act a fool, and be a tool
you better start praying but first no delaying, stop playing in the duel
(Chorus 2)
We've gathered here to get wild so
Light It Up
Like it's going out of style, I'ma
Light It Up
And I'm not in no denial, I'ma
Light It Up
It even says on my profile, I'ma
Light It Up
(Chorus 2 End)
(Chorus 1)
Light it up, Cause I wanna see the crowd rebel against the the southern belle
And that smell, that aroma, Traveling to Doma castle to battle
nightmare creatures Double feature at the drive in, I be striving for the best,
unlike the rest I'm letting my passion guide me,
I can feel the rage build up inside me, getting tired of society
Everyone wants something for nothing, Pass the turkey, and the stuffing
can't we just get along, 7 hours playing Donkey Kong, Travel to Hong Kong
start a career as a muskateer, peer pressure setting in,
We will not start letting in while collar grasshoppers,
with sunglasses and dockers dodging stalkers at department stores,
silliness flows through my pores, willingness says all the whores
open mindedness I implore, it's too important to ignore
(Chorus 2)
Lite it up, If I had a chicken tender I would fry it up
If you're an emo you can cut yourself and you can cry it up,
Gimme a bottle of sam adams, I will dry it up
the politicians promise us the moon while they lie it up
The corrupt, and the greedy going away faster than the Speedy
Gonzales model with a taco and a bottle of tequila
After Husting money harder than a drug dealer
What's in store? I know that I'm not going to Mars anymore,
instead I'm going to the video store and
then renting some cheesy horror movies and behooving the neighbors
loving it like sheezy 4 reezy, bloody and greasy and
outside it's breezy, whoever said that this would be easy?
(Chorus 2)
(Chorus 1)
(Chorus 1) - Track Name: Doctor, Help Me!
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Doctor, help me out before I go insane
Doctor, help me find some pills to fix my brain!
(Why)
(My Life)
(My Strife)
(Ignite)
(So Why)
(Do I)
(Not Try to)
(Get By?)
I have many people in my life who complain
about I'm insane no doubt I can
flip from one emotion to the other with
out a reason and it makes me want to shout
Things just aren't the way they used to
be, the people left are the ones used to
me, I miss the friends that I used to
see, and this pain I live with is abuse to me.
Sometimes I try but I can't get to sleep
Other times I wanna cry but cannot weep
In these times I must sow before I reap
The end is nigh and the hole is deep
Every night I struggle to get to
sleep. Every morning I pull myself to my
feet. Every pill I take to add to the
heap, Everyone thinks I am a creep
(Chorus)
(My Life)
(My Strife)
(Ignite)
Doctor, help me out before I go insane
(So Why)
(Do I)
Doctor, help me find some pills to fix my brain
(Not Try to)
(Get By?)
(End Chorus)
I have a need to control my emotions
Take a puff and things are in slow motion
When things get tough, I can't get enough
I'll Continue this rough habit with devotion
Life ain't fun when you go high to low
Why do I even try I don't know
Like I planned I'm watching my sadness grow
hoping that I will hit a plateau
I know that some other people want to
see me dead, I have trouble ahead
I wish instead I didn't feel this dread
I need to get these thoughts out of my head
Sometimes I think I watch too much TV
My attention span works against me
And I'm tripping over my own two feet
A hundred started projects incomplete
(Chorus)
Paxil
Seroquel
Risperdal
It's out of control
Wellbutrin
Zoloft
Lamictal
I've tried it all
There's been times when I didn't want to live
Anymore, I was low and couldn't feel more
out of place, I was such a disgrace
And I couldn't look in the mirror at my own face
I like to take chances large and small
At the casino have myself a ball
Common sense calls I put up my walls
setting myself up for a large fall
My energy comes and goes in spurts and burst
I can feel the best and then feel the worst
That I ever have, energy spikes that stab
My sanity up for grabs
Sometimes I don't even wanna get
out of bed something wrong with my head
I wish instead I never took no meds
This miserable life makes me wish I was dead
(Chorus)
(So Why)
(Do I)
(Not Try to)
(Get By?)
(I might)
(My Life)
(My Strife)
(Ignite) - Track Name: The Bottom
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It's finally time to put a stop to the
procrastination and the planning of
the new generation and all of the
frustration cause we've had enough
We have to step up and we
have to make up, for lost
time and know that, SADLY these
rhymes can't express how dire the
situation is, bubbling like fizz
completely corrupt just like showbiz
going to erupt like a volcano
going to disrupt with no problemos
and it's a fact
we will make an impact
even though the odds they are stacked
even though the problems are backed
up caused by the corrupt
people that are still in charge
they're gonna be missing and at large
they're gonna go away eventually
they will be gone one day you will see
(Chorus)
We are Swollen Thumb
And we're at the bottom
Heading straight for the top
And we will never stop
We are Swollen Thumb
And we're at the bottom
Heading straight for the top
And we will never stop
Until we get there...
Until we get there...
Swollen Thumb!
(End Chorus)
I don't know what has me more upset
The fact that they want my blood and sweat
Or the fact that they tend to forget
But I will no longer live with regret
I'm creating success, I feel blessed
to get rid of the stress that is
holding me back, Getting ready to make an impact,
but the odds are stacked
Not in my favor, I'm an instigator
Like a new waver I am the creator
Serving up this flavor like I am a waitor
But the establishment says I am an traitor
time for a new day
I don't care what they say
this game I don't wanna play
everyday I think of new ways to make a splash
Thinking of new ways to make a crash
on the industry I intend to smash
Throwing their practices in the trash
burning it up and turning it to ash
(Chorus)
(Chorus) - Track Name: My Friends And I
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So lonely
I'm so lonely
I'm so lonely
So lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely..
(Chorus)
I don't know why
Things got this way
I have to try
To make amends get rid of dismay
(End Chorus)
My friends and I Used to have so much fun
And I've watched them all go one by one
And even though the drama can't be undone
When it comes to thinking about my regrets I now have none
Because I know that I'd never
Take a good friendship and try to sever it
but you know that nothing lasts forever
and I don't need negativity with my endeavours
Because I can't take it no more
It was abundant and around galore
It does not help to build rapport
When your best friends make you depressed, and you wanna catch a
Buzz so check it out, does it matter
That you gave up when all your dreams were shattered?
Did working nine-to-five make your hopes scatter?
Just don't get all angry and stirred up like cake batter
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
My friends and I had similarities
But just not enough I guess to appease
Cause they treated me just like a disease
And they were always flocking together just like a bunch of geese
But please spare me all your excuses
No need to overheat and blow your fuses
Don't bother using your creative juices
Cause We don't need to go and declare any truces
Because I don't care anymore
From now on don't treat me like a whore
Being used is something that I deplore
And I don't have a single problem showing you to the door
Of course, You can go there and criticize
But things are different now through my eyes
And it should come to you as no surprise
That I won't hesistate to sever any ties
(Chorus)
And if I must
I'll turn around and destroy
I'll do everything I can to adjust
I'll do everything I feel that I must
My friends and I Seem to go hot and cold
Because As the situations unfold
And even though we weren't cast from the same mold
Our differences went right to the side and our moments were gold
And other times they seemed to detest me,
was it because they were embarassed
To be seen with me so I would to request a
change of scenery because they seem to suggest that
I don't deserve to take up any space
They found some other friends to take my place
And if I called you a two-face
Would that only be like the pot calling the kettle black?
So stack my hypocrisies and count them
Back in the past you had a small amount then
Of respect for me so let's trek up the mountain
Cause I'm shouting about them, count them, my so called friends!
(Chorus)
So lonely
I'm so lonely
I'm so lonely
So lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely.. - Track Name: They're All Washed Up
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Companies release employees
Trying to appease the hand and
Give their budgets a squeeze
Wages freeze at the command of
The higher ups, all the corrupt
Who can't disrupt their routine and whose
rise to fame was too abrupt who
continue to feed the machine
Why can't the business world be more fair?
Balding married men having affairs!
Greedy corporations offering shares
Turning millionaires into billionaires
that can sense a change in the air
We think it's strange that they're unaware
We get nothing except a blank stare
We're at close range but they do not care
(Chorus)
There will be no more corrupt, cause
They're All Washed Up!
They're All Washed Up!
They will no longer disrupt, cause
They're All Washed Up!
They're All Washed Up!
(End Chorus)
In less than a century,
this once properous country has gone downhill.
The thrill of the chase has gone away
The path to dismay can't be erased
The face of a revolution and
Evolution can not be delayed
Or made to go way with a
capitalisitic dissary
It's time to stop doing things their way,
time the new generations to take this
country back, and have a say
for once one day and make an impact
Don't overre act just grab some bricks
Cause it's time to act and get in the mix
and extract their stupid bag of tricks
(Chorus)
I don't mean to act like I'm threatening
anyone any I don't wish to get
into a fight that I'm not committed to
or have one I submitted to
But it is true that I am not the only one
who is hurt and feels this way I think
It's safe to say that theres many of us
who need to wake up
Don't let your life pass you by while these
fat cats are living off of lies
It is no surprise that they like to
take advantage of our lazy eyes
Our lack of vision will be no more
release the tension so that we can soar
above these people that wish to hold us back
let's show them that we can make an impact
