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abuse that power, 'cause after all you've earned it
so crush my spirits, 'cause in your eyes I deserve it.

I see the anger in your eyes,
but at least you're not depressed and keeping it inside.
you know I'm kind and sensitive,
but you've got your power and you're using it.

abuse that power, 'cause after all you've earned it
so crush my spirits, 'cause in your eyes I deserve it.

how can you be happy in this life
while you walk and curse everyone in sight?
I feel like nobody has no tolerance,
but I'm sticking up for my self with self-defense.

abuse that power, 'cause after all you've earned it
so crush my spirits, 'cause in your eyes I deserve it.

I've never been too good with timing
and when you're yelling at me, it's hard to keep smiling
but you're happily frowning, controlling everything around me.

abuse that power, 'cause after all you've earned it
so crush my spirits, 'cause in your eyes I deserve it.

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from American Dream or Mediocre Man, released March 10, 2015

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Ben Hughes New Jersey

"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."

-Nick Tate, WXPN
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