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J. M. Brown
J. M. Brown
A five-minute indie/post-punk anthem defined by a “loose-fitting, ” hooky, and minimalist aesthetic, It features droning guitars, a chugging motorik rhythm, and detached, deadpan vocals, creating a mix of punk vigor and stoner rock laziness, The sound is often described as a “guitar jam” blending hook-heavy, garage-rock simplicity with a sprawling, obsessive, and repetitive structure, Musical Style: A blend of 1970s post-punk and 90s slacker rock characterized by a two-chord, hypnotic, and motorik groove, Atmosphere: The song feels "hooky, " "loose, " and "raw, " capturing a bored, lethargic state, Guitar & Vocals: Features simple, repetitive, and droning guitar work paired with a "flat-voiced, " deadpan vocal delivery, Structure: It builds, recedes, and sometimes jams, with a "relentless momentum" that can stretch into a long "twin-guitar groove monster" in performances, ‑country, ‑western, ‑snaps, ‑claps

Intro 10 years old… When everything was gold… Verse 1 I remember liking a girl… Sitting under a tree… I kissed her one day and She kissed me… The first time… Verse 2 Her Dad he owned The paint store… My dad, a deputy, and so… We never got any more… The first time… Chorus Love… was so scary, constant Roundabout… didn’t get it… Love… was all I could… Think about… not knowing a thing about… even when I got it… Something so good That shook me out… And made me sick… Polaroid squares in my head… Things I’ll hold till I'm dead… Hook But it was… Only the beginning Of the end of dreams Just a heart on a string… Verse 3 Wanted to go steady before I knew even what that means, I scared that girl away Just a heart on a string… Verse 4 Blind date, sixteen Cashed her car She was lookin’ at me Instead of driving very far An accident I spent years getting over… one step closer… Chorus Love… was so scary, constant Roundabout… didn’t get it… Love… was all I could… Think about… not knowing a thing about… even when I got it… Something so good That shook me out… And made me sick… Polaroid squares in my head… Things I’ll hold till I'm dead… Verse 5 Vegas at the turn of a Century too far gone Married for some reason That was the real dawn Married… The end of the line, you’re gone Verse 6 We’re friends now that live apart We are old now and set in our place Life looks different looking From where we Long ago gave up the foot race Hook But it was… Only the beginning Of the end… Married for the wrong reasons… But I married a good friend. Chorus Love… was so scary, constant Roundabout… didn’t get it… Love… was all I could… Think about… not knowing a thing about… even when I got it… Something so good… That shook me out… And made me sick… Polaroid squares in my head… Things I’ll hold till I'm dead… Outro It’s all bullshit It’s all bullshit Love is real and I can feel But to pretend in love, you steal The only thing that makes Life worth living If it was real and still Exploded… And your life at your best Imploded… Just smile when they give the Free advice… You been to hell and back, Twice.