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H​.​L​.​H.

by The Grinning Barretts

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One day, We’ll have one more for the road I hope like hell this finds you well I miss you more than you know Some day, this long ride Will give way to better times I hope like hell this finds you well And I see you on the other side I've got a mile long list to never take for granted Since normal was summarily supplanted Locked down and uprising in The last 2 years have hit like 10 But I hope like hell this finds you well my friend I’ve got a mile long list I wish I’d never seen Metastasizing bigoted beliefs An answer to a question no one asked Dodging assholes bemoaning masks I hope like hell this lockdown is the last Someday we’ll close the door on this Make up for all the times we’ve missed With handshakes and bumped fists Concert stamps on inner wrists Til then I’ll push on and persist Through every fucked up turn and twist Push on and persist Adding lines to those lists
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10 TeraOhm 01:55
I am internally conflicted Combusted, vindictive A relic from the past with no remorse 10 tera ohm resistance To progress, insistence I’m the victim in every step forward When I can’t have it all with a clear conscience I am persecuted from every direction Revisionist histrionics Vignettes of imagined contentment Insatiable, I consume Comforting platitudes Railing at imagined transgression I self impose containment Rampart disinformation My ignorance was turned into a weapon By appeals and gas lit tales Of a time that never existed My vanity is pandered to The history I cling to is a fiction Entrenched indignant and self righteous At the notion that I benefit from privilege Fragility projected Evidence dismissed with prejudice
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The title track, Hope Like Hell, serves as a well-wish to good friends through trying times as well as a searing takedown of the intersection between anti-Semitism & anti-Science rhetoric currently honking its horn at maximum volume. Musically, the track combines the rhythm section interplay of Rancid with Elton John style Rock piano. The male vocal is reminiscent of Dickie Barrett while the female vocal brings a Chrissie Hynde/Joan Jett vibe to the party. The combination of male & female lead vocals on this recording is like a mash-up of Blondie & The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, yet it works. Fans of The Interrupters will get a kick out of this badass banger by the Grinning Barretts.

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released March 17, 2022

Lead Guitar/Vocals/Production – Pat Westmacott
Guitar/Banjo/Vocals – Dave Greig
Pipes/Flutes/Vocals – Aaron Bergen
Keys/Vocals - Alli Bean
Bass/Vocals – Nate Stafford
Drums – Jeremy Fiddy

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The Grinning Barretts Ladysmith, British Columbia

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