FAWM: "Pluto Returns"

Pluto Returns

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Liner Notes

Just processing current events and the fact that my country has been ruled by evil pieces of shit for the entirety of its existence

Pluto's orbit takes 248 years and guess how long empires tend to last?

Uranus takes 84 years and guess what happened 2 of those ago? (Civil War) and 3 of those ago (founding of the U.S. again)

Lyrics

Pluto returns, Pluto returns What did we learn? Tyrant or king, tyrant or king Caravels, tea, and bombs in the sea

Taxation, no representation Rounding up people for concentration

Pluto returns, Pluto returns What did we learn?

NOTHING!!!! I fear we learned nothing It’s the same old shit all over again Just different white wealthy landowning men

Uranus in Gemini Direct What’d you expect, what did you expect? Brother versus ICE agent brother Soldiers following illegal orders

Our mad King George, our mad King George Shits on the floor, shits on the floor Colonize more Americas When’s it enough?

NEVER!!!!! I fear it is never It’s the same old shit all over again Just new rich rapists with more rapist friends And if in 250 years My reincarnated self is here I swear I’m gonna do something about it this tiiiiiiime

Strumming my chords, strumming my chords What is for? My battle drum, my battle drum Til kingdom come

Apocalypse, always but never Plague, pestilence, over and over Pluto returns, Pluto returns When will I learn?

NEVER!!!!! I fear it is never I’m the same lil shit all over again You’ll have to take me out if you want it to end And I’ll play my trumpet badly till the angels say “Let’s not” I don’t know when to stop, I don’t know HOW to stop

Til Pluto returns, Pluto returns

Comments

@lbrewington 1w

Love it. Firstly the whole theme is remarkable. The idea of pluto's orbit and it's return lending prescient insight to both our past and future is so mystical and pairing it with anger filled protest song is great.

Love the staccato nature of certain parts of the vocals and the instrument echoing each other, but in particular it works well for the vocals. In direct contrast to that is the NEVER!!! Those parts really play together with each other.

Love the idea of being reincarnated and then promising yourself you'll do something else about it then (in laughter and tears). Especially to follow it up with the strumming chords actually being a war drum.

My favorite line throughout has to be the "Let's not". the delivery and imagery there is just so spot on. You would have to have had that exact phrase delivered to you fully understand how perfect that delivery that is, and the fact that is framed in this angelic choral of angel trumpets takes it even higher.

The anger also oozes out of this. Good or bad, not sure, but it seems like it could either be a choice or not a choice. Either way, a great song here. Even the outro is undecided but perfect.

@wylddandelyon 1w

Oh, very well done.

@lyricslinger 1w

Great song. I particularly like the chorus with its laughed bit. And the premise for the song is clever

@kayo 1w

This is SUCH a great track, the cadence and speeding up and slowing down serves the sentiment so well. Thinking lots about this astrology too….. “Let’s not” part made me laugh. Thanks for that 😊

@rubberbandage 1w

God what a great track. I love how your voice cracks and breaks up in the chaos of the refrain and your laugh like you’re being driven mad is spot-on 🥲

@sheamiejay 1w

There are definitely cycles of violence. Cool way to reckon the time by the orbit of the planets. Great ending by the way and an authentic, energetic performance.

@alyxanderjames 1w

Love how real this is, hate how this is our reality. 💛

@mahtowin 1w

What a performance! You had my full attention from the first note! Fantastic! Wow!

@ryuu 1w

I love how you use astrology to make sense of this … situation. It feels raw and direct and genuine, and thus very necessary. Hang in there, don't stop, but also, stay safe <3