existential complification -- best of 1H23

by Plastic Gong

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1.	basement treasures 06:20	lyrics	buy track
you can come out when you're ready when you're done hiding away (lots of humming) you got a good reason there is never a good time there is never a good reason to lock yourself in a cage putyourslf in mental chains hiding away like some basement treasure when you are hiding away remember that you are OK you can come out when you are ready when you are done hiding away hiding away
2.	nothing left but the bait fish 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Hey baby don't worry about me this far just to fall down just to fall down no fooling around here woo baby hold on because you got it all wrong hold on becasue you got it all wrong I did not come here to fall down Let's not pretend that we can live those days again let's just live the one that remain just live the ones that remain and in this time of need throw caution to the wind no greed can ever help no greed is needed here hey baby don't worry about me I didn't come here to fall down
3.	cement in the shoes 08:44	lyrics	buy track
wooo wooo the no part of yes and the things that we miss like love and respect and a little just a little kiss occasionally it the yes part of no and the thinks to let go high hopes on the day we left shattered dreams the day we split I miss that little kiss little kiss occassionally I am swimming with cement in my shoes in this vast vast ocean oh this vast ocean has me so not in the mood. give me mine I want you babe you make me crazy cause you been falling so bad so bad yeah cause you been falling
4.	sunset king and queen 03:47	lyrics	buy track
we were the sunset king and queen staying up all night trying to find a place that would make us feel alright tonight tonight might be the night everything will be all right can't wait to see the sunrise in your eyes everything is perfect now everything is perfect now last night our hearts raced reaching the highest point in the sky we were the sunset king and queen king and queen racing in the moonlight last night ohh to the stars that reached out i am getting a new life don't let this night ever end everything is perfect now everything is perfect now
5.	me think not 04:56	lyrics	buy track
hey girl never seen you looking this good looking better and better I wish i was there with you all the time dancing in the room and holding hands I wish you were mine oh girl you are looking better I think i am crazy for letting you go crazy for letting you go. oh girl you are looking better i think i am crazy for letting you go. and now i am ready to start becasue you make me cry you make better make me feel better better you got me falling you cot me crazy
6.	never letting go 03:40	lyrics	buy track
da da da uhh oh I am never letting go of that dream that I could hold never letting go hold on forever never letting go wooo polticians to the right of us always think that they are righ politicians to the left of us left the table a long long time ago whey are they always fighting not representing I will just follow that dream da da da uhhh oh i am never letting go of that dream that I could hold never letting go it's not the dream that i have wne i aleep it's the dream that keeps me awake keeps me alive oh i am never letting go of that dream that I could hold.
7.	a kosmik outkom 05:47	lyrics	buy track
going down going down down sometimes it really gets to me how ignorant this world can be are we stuck on stupid with no solutions oh why oh why please tell me lord please tell me lord becasue I need to know
8.	trying to solve a problem that don't exist 07:25	lyrics	buy track
why oh why why are you trying to solve a problem that don't exist why oh why is that your wish to create a problem that persists sometimes the math don't work so you pull the trigger and blow it up a kiss before you shoot why oh why is it a kiss before you shoot.
9.	unlikely places for artwork to hang 04:37	lyrics	buy track
capitan moves across the mueseum he is looking for love in the art that he sees he has been missing missing so much and in the corner he sees an unlikely place for art work to hang and in the colors he says he says the green and beauty of the earth and sky reminds him reminds him of better times of it reminds him of better times capitan sees everything everything in front of his eyes. under a blood red sky with missles flying all night I know there will be better times says capitan says capitan there will be better times better times.
10.	the struggle is real 04:20	lyrics	buy track
the struggle is real just open your eyes and you will see it the struggle is real don't stop believing in yourself don't stop believing that you camke it we all know that the struggle is real you can make it trust in yourself you are never beten never broken pick youself up boy the struggle is real we know it we believe in it you are my hero i know you can beat it i know you can beat it the struggle is real
11.	from this point on 04:47	lyrics	buy track
from this point on i will mark my stake in the ground to remember remember all my friends wh never made it this far from this point on i will never look back again maybe to move the frozen storm was just sterp one step two is a new unknown from this point on from this point on i am changing my life around from this point on i will make i will make it another day something i can't change this race to the bottom some may have forgotten there are no winners no winners at the finish line no medlas no crowns no medals no crowns ohh yea ohh yeaa from this point on I am changing my life around I will make it anopther day.
12.	wake up while the world is sleeping 03:57	lyrics	buy track
wake up while the world is sleeping while the workld is sleeping it's time to wake up and see what the world really is wake up wake up you will get everything you want
13.	beneficial bacteria 03:03	lyrics	buy track
Maybe we need a probiotic for the soul something that keeps the body hard and whole Benefical bacteria Beneficial bacteria nothing seems wierder than beneficial bacteria Oh beneficial bacteria and maybe we can discard all the negativity in our lives with this probiotic beneficial bacteria
14.	the blue chipmunk (altruism mix) 03:19	lyrics	buy track
you know I am not giving up on you you loved me when no when would oh baby you loved me too so good so good your loving is so good you loved me when no one would
15.	koa's booster blues 02:47	lyrics	buy track
Koa koa where are you going Koa koa where are you going i know you don't like that doctor don't like that doctor but where just trying to keep you safe Oh koa koa where are you going koa koa where are you going
16.	sky spirals 05:19	lyrics	buy track
My friends said you should see the writing on the wall but every time i looked up in the sky there was nothing there at all just these spirals in my head that being said i would stare all day i would stare all night just to see just to see where i was going who is knowing where i am going all these spirals in the sky shining bright telling me nothing nothing at all and when i finally found myself when i wasnt lost anymore when i could look up to the sky and see the light see the bright light but the bright light was just a train just a train heading right for me when i saw the light when i saw the light i should have realized that the things were not right were not right is this all there is is this all i was meant to be is this all there is what must be must be must be is this all there is is this all there is
17.	occasionally 02:50	lyrics	buy track
oh might have to ask when are we gonna get out of here before i implode before i explode when will we leave it's time to let go time to let go before i explode i want you now I want you i want you back there is a place so far away we could get there today never work never care occasionally we can leave and never return bring in the ruckus like time to let go time to let go
18.	a perfect match 03:19	lyrics	buy track
i believe we are we are a perfect match a perfect match
19.	the other peanut 05:06	lyrics	buy track
hidey hidey hooo you don't know what you don't know time to let go and just sing hidey hidey hidey hoo in the spring again you know what i mean the birds and the bees the flowers and the trees everything under the sun it's alive again shobbe doobee do wa hide hide hidey hoo it's alive again.

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This album reflects my experiences, feelings, and beliefs in the first half of 2023 that have impacted my music production and creation including: the attack on Ukraine, religion, my right knee, new instruments in my studio, life, death, and the development of new technologies for water treatment. The album tends to be a bit heavier with a hard rock sound than previous releases.

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released July 4, 2023

PM: Guitar, Bass, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming and Drums. All the new composed music leverages my favorite DAW ... Reaper.

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Plastic Gong Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Plastic Gong was formed 22 years ago by Peter Macios and Annie Macios. This musical fusion resulted in a progressive and fresh sounding gold stamp for the "00" decade.

Plastic Gong is ...

Peter Macios - bass, guitar, drums, programming and synthesizers
Anne Macios - vocals and inspiration ... more