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Serious Business

by Max Foreman

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1.
I was there in the earthquake of ‘89 But I did not feel a thing It was five o’clock in the afternoon When I laid down to sleep And I dreamed the dawn of the Chanticleer But I could not hear him sing Did he miss the sun, was he so far gone When winter turned to spring And now that he’s much older Who will open up their wings On every new year And federal holiday, oh yeah The summer trees would hang so low In the garden where I stayed I let my doors open to the wind When no one knew my name And I’d sit and stare so unaware I was waiting out my time And the paint would crack in the morning light When I would lose my mind And as it got much colder I’d raise my head and sing On every new year And federal holiday What changes time would bring Should the seasons change again, my friend Or the planets realign I’m still the very same person But I’ll be different next time And should you catch me smiling Will you open up your wings On every new year And federal holiday
2.
Headed east on Shakespeare pass And there’s nothing to do today It’s just like we used to say It’s an older part of town Where you can barely hear the sound Of the car alarms and glass And the markets going crash, hey hey hey Would I be remiss to say It’s a kill or be killed state of mind That only works sometimes Defending a hill from no one And no one questions why It’s a kill or be killed state of mind That comes as no surprise Remain inside your shelter Defending a hill Kill or be killed Take a U-turn at the bend So we can see this movie again We’ll sneak into the late night show The barbarians circle to the gates To the fortress of love and hate With the city keys in tow Don’t you know, hey hey hey Would I be remiss to say It’s a kill or be killed state of mind That only works sometimes Defending a hill from no one And no one questions why It’s a kill or be killed state of mind That comes as no surprise Remain inside your shelter Defending a hill Kill or be killed It’s a kill or be killed state of mind That comes as no surprise Remain inside your shelter Defending a hill Kill or be killed
3.
M.L.M. 03:49
I got a message from the anti-woke left Who pulled up in unmarked vans I said when they put nails in my hands It’s an honor to have made it What’s the use in curing all this disease With THC and 4K HD All I wanted was some MTV But the price is too inflated But multilevel marketing Has never let you down before The rules don’t apply to you and me They’re simply there to be ignored If nothing else should come between You and the person that you were before With multilevel marketing You’ll never come unmoored The antivax libertarian right Is gonna take you to the other side You left your post to venture to the light But who am I to blame you Narcissism never goes out of style It’s the perennial favorite child Put your shoes on and stay for awhile Cause we’re all waiting for our saviors But multilevel marketing Has never let you down before The rules don’t apply to you and me They’re simply there to be ignored If nothing else should come between You and the person that you were before With multilevel marketing You’ll never come unmoored
4.
There’s got to be a better way To make an honest day’s pay And if I could, I would remember what you said That nothings easy as it seems Like manifesting all my dreams And if I want it I can surely have it Making love is serious business Taking drugs is serious business Quit your job, that’s serious business Start a hobby like serious business Stealing cars is serious business Electric guitar, that’s serious business It’s all for the taking, isn’t it If only I knew about serious business, yeah Too much free time is a curse I couldn’t tell you what’s worse Working overtime or no time at all And all the rumors here are true Cause all I ever wanna do Is take some time off when I’m on the clock, yeah Making love is serious business Taking drugs is serious business Quit your job, that’s serious business Start a hobby like serious business Stealing cars is serious business Electric guitar, that’s serious business It’s all for the taking, isn’t it If only I knew about serious business, yeah Maybe I’ll go into midlife coaching, Luxury boating, award show stand-in, Riverboat gambling, Local food cynic, industry critic, Some folks talk it, believe I live it The squeaky wheel that gets the grease Cause nothing in this life comes free, now Making love is serious business Taking drugs is serious business It’s all for the talking, isn’t it If only I knew about serious business
5.
Whatever you want to be Nothing comes easily now, but you know You’re here for the big show All of love haunts for you Pushing and running you out of the room A regular episode No more messing around, no Cause you’re nobody’s clown, no See what you want to see More beer and amphetamines, You’re good to go Wherever you want to go Junk mail centerfold Remembering all that melts down isn’t gold When dreams are resold to you No more messing around, no Cause you’re nobody’s clown, no You’re not messing around, no Cause you’re nobody’s clown, no

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released September 8, 2023

Max Foreman: Vocals, guitars, synthesizer, drums, recording, mixing
Kacey Johansing: Backing vocals on track 5
Kayla Starr: Backing vocals on tracks 3 and 4
Ted Taforo: Saxophone on track 3
Patrick Taylor: Bass on tracks 1, 2, 4, and 5

Mastering by Dana Parker 3 to 7
Assistant Engineering by Ethan Meade

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Max Foreman Los Angeles, California

Max Foreman is a songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles. He uses electronics and guitars to make unusual and immersive sounds. His new release is titled Serious Business.

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