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Scene Elder Council

from HELLATRIPPPIN by SARN

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The Sacramento scene died at an underground show

In an abandoned warehouse, in an industrial zone

There were punks and queers and Punjabis with dreads

Blacks and Whites, Asians, Mexicans


The Scene Elders said it served as a safe space

For all the weird kids to go to get away from shit


Glitch-happy beats rattled aluminum sheets

And throbbing bass ripped cracks in concrete


Strobe lights flashed yellow, green and pink

And at a quarter to 10, came blue and red


"Officer, we’re not here to cause trouble,

We just wanna have fun,

With other like-minded people,

Without fear of being judged.

We just wanna have fun..."


To which he replied, “Not on my watch.”


And then the cops proceeded to beat them senseless

To an EDM remix of a shoegaze classic


Cops proceeded to bash their faces to no end…


The years quickly passed, it was never the same

The city cracked down hard as the kids were to blame

No touring bands would ever stop to play here

The biggest draw in town was a folk balladeer


Some got jobs in offices and one dude became

Regional manager of a national chain

And through happenstance and social media accounts

The remaining few arranged a meeting, too...


"The Scene Elder Council calls to order its first official meeting to discuss the current state of affairs. First on the agenda"


Before the Chair could finish, there was an emotional outburst

People shouting and crying, and speaking curse words


"There’s no sense in saving this scene. Year after year they hike up the rent, all of the artists have died off or left."


"There’s no sense in saving this scene. Cultureless yuppies have invaded the nest- same motherfuckers who said 'Art is for fags. Art is for fags.'"


"There's no sense in saving this scene..."

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from HELLATRIPPPIN, released May 4, 2018

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