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Poppies

from Gramppappies by Grampfather

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I wrote the main riff for this song a few years back, but I wasn't quite sure what to do with it until I connected it with the chord progression in the second half of the song. I liked the poppy vibe of it, so I just named the song file "Poppy song," which then became "Poppies, drawing a connection to the title of the album, Gramppappies. The first half of the song is kind of sarcastically thinking about life without music/art/beauty/flowers (poppies), and the second half genuinely expresses my passion and appreciation for music in my life and how barren this life would be without it.

lyrics

We don’t like music,
we can’t stand dancing,
we can’t waste our time
with this hopeless romancing.

Well, time is money
and we’re in debt to time–
well, you gotta pay it back
to that great taxman in the sky–
so take it or leave it
we’re all just make-believing.

Invest in your future,
sell off your hobbies,
or just give it up
and laze away in the poppies–
forget what the flower means
trade your power for efficiency.

Well, it’s alright,
it’s just that easy
to pawn off your dreams
as long as it feeds the well,

the well is running dry–
the idea is not to die,
well, I just want my mind to fly
but I gotta get that rent on time–
you know how it goes,
you don’t need me to tell you so.

Just turn the song off,
enjoy the moment
devoid of noise
and its respective components.
So break it all down
just to build it back up
‘cause you won’t know what it means
unless you feel the lack of–
when the silence consumes you
you’ll beg for a note to tune to,
and when the vivid dims
you’ll long for a new song to begin.

I can’t fight it,
just feels right
when my mind finds
a way to speak
free and easy,
only bound to the beat–
write it down
to set it free.

I can’t hide it
just feels right
when my mind finds
a time to write to
set it in stone
and let it go
when the time is right
and watch your babies grow
and flourish free and easy
just like the poppies
flutter in the breeze
with no sign of stopping,
‘til the chill of winter
wilts your flowers,
but not the memories,
they’re ours.

Free and easy,
only bound to the beat–
write it down
to set it free.

I can’t fight it,
just feels right
when my mind finds
a time to ride to
set it in stone
and let it go
when the time is right
and watch your babies grow
and flourish free and easy
just like the poppies
flutter in the breeze
with no sign of stopping,
‘til the chill of winter
wilts your flowers,
but not the memories,
they’re ours.

credits

from Gramppappies, track released February 18, 2022
James Kwapisz (vox, guitar, bass)
Andrew Blot (lead guitar)
Tony DiMauro (drums)

Mastered by Westfall Recording Company
Cover art by Emily Offermann

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Grampfather Kingston, New York

Grampfather is an indie-psych rock band based out of Kingston, NY, whose material traverses a variety of rock genres, such as indie, garage, punk, psych, chill, and thrash.

James Kwapisz: vocals, guitar, synth
Tony DiMauro: drums
Andrew Blot: guitar, keys
Jake Offermann: bass

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