Name: C.I.A.
Duration: P00H10M18S
Description: A folk-rock allegory. A homespun odyssey. A churning fantasy. A sumptuous delicacy. An ill-advised vanity. A metatextual tragedy. A familial travesty.

C.I.A.

by Tom Schreck

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A folk-rock allegory. A homespun odyssey. A churning fantasy. A sumptuous delicacy. An ill-advised vanity. A metatextual tragedy. A familial travesty.

lyrics

It's a sensation:
The coming invasion;
A war to be won with fear,
A tragedy without peer.
Not far from you hiding
There's cannibals rising,
Set loose from their ball and chain,
And I"m working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.

It's like alabaster
That's covered in plaster,
A harsh and unruly truth:
Our souls have been spent on youth.
Heaven won't find you
With no one to remind you
They know what you do and say,
And I'm working for the C.I.A.
Working for the C.I.A.
Not the FBI
Or Homeland Security
Or the DOJ
I'm working for the CIA

Blink and you'll miss it,
They'll turn in an instant,
And claim that it's you who's wrought
These jealous and evil thoughts.
Hoping to find luck
I casually showed up
To a vulgar and crude display,
And found out I'm working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.,
Not the FBI,
Or Homeland Security,
Or the DOJ,
I'm working for the C.I.A.,
The Department of Energy
Brings power to you and me
But I'm working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.,
Ay ay ay.

Enough time has passed now,
We see when and where and how,
Ignoring the awful costs,
We gambled our selves and lost.
Despite what you've heard though,
I'm not lost in limbo,
I refuse to be led astray,
And I'm working for the C.I.A.

I wander intently
And prod for it gently:
The work of a madman's mind,
A certified best-of-kind.
Find it and grow it,
Wear it and show it,
Me, I'm not far away,
And I'm working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.,
Not the FBI,
Or Homeland Security,
Or the DOJ,
I'm working for the C.I.A.,
The Department of the Treasury
Brings change for you and me
But I'm working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.,
Working for the C.I.A.,
Ay ay ay.

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released December 2, 2023
Tom Schreck: All instruments, vocals, production, arrangements, etc.
Jon Estes: Mixing
John McLaggan: Mastering

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