Better High (Radio Edit)
from Buffalo Make Music (Radio Edition) by Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
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Better High is an intricate ska number equally at home with Desmond Decker or Sublime.
lyrics
Skeleton conversations repeat again and again
Never said I was better than other men
But your eyes paint a picture unfair
Shades of ghosts neither here nor there
Down in my cave I formulate a plan
Desperate conjurations to build a better man
Deceptions, perhaps, but they are my own
A hope, a prayer, a foolish seed to be sown
But oh, oh no no
This shit was weeks ago
Haven't we laid these demons to rest
Oh my my
I liked you better high
I just wanted that off of my chest
Oh my my my
Mental fistfights break out between us
I fear they'll be our end
But your face still makes my heart sing songs
Shades of ghosts of what once was
Up in my tower I can see
Houses, smokestacks and shopping malls
Consumer idolatry I am told
I could build a better home world
And oh, oh no no
That shit was months ago
Shouldn't we lay these demons to rest
Oh my my
I liked you better high
I just wanted that off of my chest
Oh my my my
All these obstacles you put before me
Are simple roadblocks that stand in my way
They shadow like ghosts that haunt my periphery
But we both said what we had to say
Down on the ground I blend into the masses
Seeking refuge from what I had
No longer content to let you possess me
I could build a better you
Oh, Oh no no
This shit was years ago
Can't we lay these demons to rest
Oh my my
I liked you better high
I just wanted that off of my chest
Oh my my my
Never said I was better than other men
But your eyes paint a picture unfair
Shades of ghosts neither here nor there
Down in my cave I formulate a plan
Desperate conjurations to build a better man
Deceptions, perhaps, but they are my own
A hope, a prayer, a foolish seed to be sown
But oh, oh no no
This shit was weeks ago
Haven't we laid these demons to rest
Oh my my
I liked you better high
I just wanted that off of my chest
Oh my my my
Mental fistfights break out between us
I fear they'll be our end
But your face still makes my heart sing songs
Shades of ghosts of what once was
Up in my tower I can see
Houses, smokestacks and shopping malls
Consumer idolatry I am told
I could build a better home world
And oh, oh no no
That shit was months ago
Shouldn't we lay these demons to rest
Oh my my
I liked you better high
I just wanted that off of my chest
Oh my my my
All these obstacles you put before me
Are simple roadblocks that stand in my way
They shadow like ghosts that haunt my periphery
But we both said what we had to say
Down on the ground I blend into the masses
Seeking refuge from what I had
No longer content to let you possess me
I could build a better you
Oh, Oh no no
This shit was years ago
Can't we lay these demons to rest
Oh my my
I liked you better high
I just wanted that off of my chest
Oh my my my
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from Buffalo Make Music (Radio Edition),
released February 1, 2014
Additional instrumentation by Michael Bodnar
Additional instrumentation by Michael Bodnar
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Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Currently based in Tacoma Washington, BBB has been making music together for over 7 years
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In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a small group of experienced musicians came together at open mic and began playing each other's music together. Playing music became writing music. Writing music became recording music, so they banded together and began to grow into Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo...and it was good.
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Jan 2010
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