Name: The Big Show
Duration: P00H04M29S
Description: Imagine the Extraordinaires and a gang of mutant Muppets cruising down a deserted, post apocalyptic city street on a parade float to this song.

The Big Show

from The Postcard EP [2010] by The Extraordinaires

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Imagine the Extraordinaires and a gang of mutant Muppets cruising down a deserted, post apocalyptic city street on a parade float to this song.

lyrics

We say it like its true then watch it put down its roots
And blossom from the gossip, into truth
We're in the weeds up to our knees, it's
Hard to tell the poison from the fruit

CHORUS
Look out below! The whole damn thing's about to blow!
Gone are all the good days, but hey
At least we get to watch the show!
Speak up, sing loud, if you can't let them hear you now
We'll be winning in a rat race, from here until
The bottom falls out

So take a walk around the block and do what you do
Those sunny skies are singing just for you,
But the weather man has bigger plans so
Dress for nasty weather and stay tuned

Teach a man to fish and watch him eat every day
A tender tuna steak or cod filet, but
Feed him to the sharks and he won't
Ever want to fish another day

CHORUS

BRIDGE
There's a rumor right between the lines
Some say it's about time and the end is nigh and near
Fortune tellers dress you up just to bring you down
But there's always an update to keep you coming 'round

When will the fire and the brimstone stop the clock?
With all these advertisements left to watch?

credits

from The Postcard EP [2010], released September 18, 2012
Recorded at Big Mama's Warehouse in N. Philly
Engineered and Mixed by Kyle Pulley
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe

Jay Purdy - Lead Vocals, Rhodes
Matt Gibson - Vocals, Bass
Koofreh Umoren - Trumpet
Zach Poyatt - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Evan Smoker - Drums

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