Velodrome
from Hit to Hit by 2nd Grade
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumSingle LP pressed on Easter Yellow vinyl.
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lyrics
Well I saw you looking out of a window
In a cafe down by the velodrome
They spelled your name wrong on the birth certificate
You cried about it for the whole drive home
And I saw you down at the demonstration
But I couldn’t tell what it was about
I spelled my name wrong on the declaration
Couldn’t erase it so I crossed it out
And didn’t it feel so good
Didn’t it feel so good
So I close my eyes and push all the air out
Then I float up to the surface again
I love the feeling of running in circles
I am a slave to the curriculum
Seems like everyone I know is in trouble
Seems like everyone has nowhere to go
The country lives on despite our frustration
Built a vibrator from a radio
Well I saw you looking into a window
There’s a cool breeze at the top of my cage
I check my radar, it’s all so exciting
I’m losing contact but can’t disengage
In a cafe down by the velodrome
They spelled your name wrong on the birth certificate
You cried about it for the whole drive home
And I saw you down at the demonstration
But I couldn’t tell what it was about
I spelled my name wrong on the declaration
Couldn’t erase it so I crossed it out
And didn’t it feel so good
Didn’t it feel so good
So I close my eyes and push all the air out
Then I float up to the surface again
I love the feeling of running in circles
I am a slave to the curriculum
Seems like everyone I know is in trouble
Seems like everyone has nowhere to go
The country lives on despite our frustration
Built a vibrator from a radio
Well I saw you looking into a window
There’s a cool breeze at the top of my cage
I check my radar, it’s all so exciting
I’m losing contact but can’t disengage
credits
from Hit to Hit,
released May 29, 2020
license
all rights reserved
tags
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Jun 27Hamden, CT
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Jun 29Portland, ME
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Jul 5Toronto, ON
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Jul 7Columbus, OH
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Jul 12Davenport, IA
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Jul 14Cleveland, OH
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Jul 16Washington, DC
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Jul 18Brooklyn, NY
discography
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May 2020
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