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Poor Men Southeast of Portland

by Matthew Squires

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This song was written and passionately performed by Anthony Oliver, a parallel universe's version of Oliver Anthony.

Oliver Anthony told Joe Rogan that he chose 'Oliver' as his stage
name in honor of his grandfather. He was nostalgic for a more
innocent time, when hardworking, God-fearing white men got a little
respect (he forgot to mention how that respect was at the expense of
everyone else's, or how it was largely enabled by unions).

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, Anthony Oliver told Roe Jogan his
name was inspired by Casey Anthony. He was nostalgic for a more
innocent time, when Americans could still unite around our fleeting
spectacles, and weren't yet confused as to which ones were astroturfed
by right wingers.

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Baby, I've been working
for too damn long for too little pay
Don't know nothin' bout Marx or Freud
but I know what it's like to play
the role that someone else designed
to make someone else's day
but the tree of justice blooms upon
the top of every grave

Love's a lot like dyin'
Love's a lot like a Pepsi inside a church
Love's a lot like flyin'
Love's a lot like a heaven encased in Earth
Love's a lot like cryin'
Love's a lot like the space 'tween death and birth

Poor men southeast of Portland
awake from their American dreams,
they enlist into the culture wars
to distract them from their screams
about how they feel about their shame
to look their children in the eyes
I guess the tree of justice blooms
upon the question "why?"

Love's a lot like dyin'
Love's a lot like a Pepsi inside a church
Love's a lot like flyin'
Love's a lot like a heaven encased in Earth
Love's a lot like cryin'
Love's a lot like the space 'tween death and birth

credits

released January 19, 2024
Anthony Oliver - Acoustic guitar, vocals, synth
Cameron Scanlon - Synth, engineering, background vocals, Bass
Samantha Slabyk - Cello
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Mastered by Max Lorenzen at Rare Ear

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Matthew Squires Austin, Texas

I think, all things considered, the songs I write are much more listenable than the songs I don't write.

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