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lyrics

Instant karma cannot get me
I've already been had
Don't tell me you feel sorry
For the future that I never had
'Cause anymore I don't have the time
Anymore I…

I want the sacred cow
I wanna hear it laugh
Bring me the golden egg
I want it painted black
I'd be less cynical if I knew how
Show me a pearl and I'll dive
Oh, I'll dive

You are eloquent when you lie
Your three plus three keep adding up to five
I need answers to questions about poverty and hatred
But now you don't have the time

"I see a line of cars
And they're all painted black
With flowers and my love
[But] never to come back"*
I'd be less cynical if I were dead
Show me a pearl and I'll dive
La la-la, la la-la, la la-la
Show me a pearl and I'll dive

Now I don't have the time
Now I don't have the time
Oh, now I don't have the time

I want the cleansing rain
I wanna feel it fall
Bring me the Hindu truth
I wanna know it all
I'd be less cynical with a million in the bank
I'd be less cynical if I knew how
Show me a pearl and I'll dive
La la-la, la la-la, la la-la
Show me a pearl and I'll dive
Show me a pearl and I'll dive

*Michael Philip Jagger, "Paint It Black"

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from Instant Karma Cannot Get Me, released June 4, 2021
voice – jeffrey bright
guitars – eric schulz
bass guitar – chris green
drums – christopher fisher

words + music – bright

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Myself a Living Torch San Francisco, California

By turns surreal, beautiful, arch, and melancholic, MaLT’s sonic adventures explore the meaning of love and role of sex in a failing, depersonalized culture. Literate enough for lasting relevance, tuneful enough for disposable pop; dark, sometimes heavy, but always with sly humor and a dash of hope. Active in SF CA between 1991 and 1993 ... Credit Louis-Ferdinand Céline for the incendiary name. ... more

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