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(Words and music by Steve Bruhn)

i wish i could leave here
the images in my mind forever seared
about a place where dreams are lost
and the lives of children have no cost

but they left me here all alone
not who we were when we were young
a creature who left me a mess
cold and alone completely undressed

you want to see me break
well step up you fake
step aside
before i take your life
as a replacement for mine

but you believe in your lies and hate
to make the world more irate
you hold the death of one more child
but we will always see them smile

we watched our friends live and die
we held each other as we cried
over a lost lover or lost friend
that i held to the very end

you want to see me break
well step up you fake
step aside
before i take your life
as a replacement for mine

so pass me the lies and the bottle
and i'll tell you about my last battle
where i died inside
for my world of greed and lies
you think i don't hate you but i do
because you made me hate me too

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To Anacreon (The Bar-Tangled Manner)

The Great Broken Crayons Lyric Sheet Project
and Mechanical Cereal Experiment continued . . .

To Anacreon (The Bar-Tangled Manner)

Oh, say can you see, by the beer's neon light,
Where so loudly we wailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose barmaids and guitars, through the drunkenest fight,
O'er pool tables we watched, wildly kicking and screaming?
And the robot's blank stare, the bums burping in hair,
Gave proof through the night that our bag was still there.
O say, does that bar-tangled manner still groove
O'er the noise of the creeps and the foam of the booze?

And where is that band who like drunk sailors swore
That the havoc of rock drowned the babble's confusion
At home in a country that loves us no more?
The bleach has washed out new friend's old work's pollution.
No record could soothe lost innocence and youth;
Just the bright glow of night, or the smoky back booth:
And the bar-tangled manner in triumph doth groove
O'er the noise of the creeps and the foam of the booze.

So we play it loud, though we can hardly stand
Between songs I smell food someone bring me a sandwich
Blest with pickles and cheese, please give the waitress a hand
To navigate through you losers to the stage from her station.
Then rock on we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "Sic evitable fulmen or bust."
And the bar-tangled manner forever shall groove
O'er the noise of the creeps and the foam of the booze!

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Vote Broken Crayons on IFC!

We have films in competition on IFC's Media Lab webpage!
If they do well, they could be aired, uncut. Search Broken
Crayons or Tea Lederer to find them. Anyone can see the
viddys there, but you have to register to vote. It's just like
ranking films on MySpace or YouTube.

Go to the The Independent Film Channel (IFC) Official Site:
http://www.ifc.com, click on: "SHORT FILMS" This will take
you to The IFC Media Lab. Click Register Now. It's free and
easy to register and log in so you can vote (or upload your
own film, for that matter). -Tea

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a pretty good time

Mar 3, 2007 7:44 AM-

It has been some year already: we have a gig
the middle of March (and are gonna be on
Canadian radio, too) and are still looking for a
new guitarist and bass player ha ha ha. We just
got our order of tee shirts, we'll be pimping
those, (10.00 bux 'Merican + shipping). It has
been a pretty good time. -Tea

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Underdog

This is from the old cartoon theme song;
we just did a ska version.
The lyrics are not too much different
from the old TV show.
They will probably ruin it trying to turn it
into a Hollywood movie, but oh well. -Tea


underdog

wa oo wa oo wa oo
wa oo wa oo wa oo
when in this world the headlines read
of those whose hearts are filled with greed
to right this wrong with the blinding speed yeah man
yeah man said underdog
yeah man said underdog
yeah man said underdog
speed of lightning roar of thunder
fighting all who rob and plunder
you know who he is yeah man
yeah man underdog
yeah man underdog
yeah man underdog yeah
where oh where has underdog gone
where oh where can he be
where oh where has underdog gone
where oh where can he be
speed of lightning roar of thunder
fighting all who rob and plunder
underdog underdog
underdog underdog

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"Hail to the Chief" lyrics

A couple of people have asked to see the words to our songs, and as
the lyrics buttons on our player do not always seem to work, here is
the first installment of our "Great Broken Crayons Lyric Sheet Project."
Enjoy. -Tea

hail to the chief

hail to the chief
this shit's beyond belief
you must be smoking crack
to let him send you to Iraq

hail to the chief
he's just a fucking thief
there is no future
in America's dreaming

hail to the thief we have chosen for the nation
hail to the thief we salute him one and all
hail to the thief as we pledge cooperation
in proud fulfillment of a great ignoble call

hail to the chief
we mean it man
we love our Bush
all hail

hail to the chief
let's hope his second term's brief
thanks to the N.R.A.
you can buy a gun on eBay

hail to the chief
he must be smoking reef
he used to be a cokehead
now he's just brain dead

yours is the aim to make this grand country grander
this you will do that's our strong firm belief
hail to the one we selected as commander
hail to the president- hail to the chief

hail to the chief
we mean it man
we love our Bush
all hail

hail to the chief
he's just a fucking thief
there is no future
in America's dreaming

© 2006 Tea Lederer/Broken Crayons

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Don't You (Forget About Me)

What some folks on MySpace had to say about
our short film for Don't You (Forget About Me) REMIX . . .

"wow ur pretty fucked up in the head.." -Josh

"you are fucking nuts and this is why
kids are killing them selves." -AITAKEEN(Aicha)

"are you trying to say something? the whole 'dont you
forget about me' thing. meaning dont forget about saddam?
saddam got what he deserved." -Eskimo Joe

"Interesting..........." -Rosa {aka Fred}

Are we trying to say something? Yes, that he should've been
given a fair trial by an international court (that's what the
Hague is for) and as for "You are fucking nuts and this is why
kids are killing themselves" no comment. We are pretty
fucked up in the head and interesting, though; I have to cop to that.
-Tea

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Rock Around the Clock

Here are some of the comments posted on YouTube about our remix of "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets. Does this qualify as a flame war?
It amused me that we managed to get Bill Haley fans, Holocaust survivor defenders, and racist scumbags all into the same tent, which you would think would not be that easy to do. Nothing like a common enemy to bring folks together, eh? (p.s. MalcolmXintheMiddle is us in this rather strange debate.)


saskabush2006:
"This is an insult to Bill Haley's memory. Pick another song."

saifulmk:
"Why poor Bill Haley..His music is the healthier side of things...this footage is not..i dont get it"

MalcolmXintheMiddle:
"I understand how you feel. This short piece of film is about the tension between fascism and freedom, with Bill Haley, Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande, Joey Ambrose, Marshall Lytle, Billy Gussak, and Danny Cedrone representing the spark within the human spirit which will ever undo the tyrant. Nazis (and for that matter, Republicans) never could take a joke. Either way I thought you deserved an intelligent answer." -Tea

saifulmk:
"thanks for your reply..yes i understand the point of the clip now.All the best"

mak1965:
"something a nigger would do You fucker"

Dannyjeru0105:
"Dude.. go to Poland, visit the concentration camps, get a better understanding of what the Holocaust was about. Your video shows lack of understanding as well as consideration for families who were torn apart and are still sufferring...."

MalcolmXintheMiddle:
"This film is not about Bill Haley or WWII. It is about Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. It is about the concentration camps that are run by and the torture sanctioned by the country you live in, here today, and the people who are now and will forever be affected by the U.S.'s unlawful behavior. Poor students of history are doomed to relive history. It can happen (and is happening) here." -Tea

RedFox742:
"What kind of sick... I am speechless."

MalcolmXintheMiddle:
"This is supposed to be shocking (and a bit ironic, I suppose). Art as a weapon against fascism. I am sick and leave you speechless, do I, but Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo make no impression on you whatsoever? Hmm, interesting."

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More nice things some cool people said

"I like your stuff; super-free of any trappings of the industry... keep exploring the inner universe!"
-Rick and Curt of MUSICBLOOD!


"Hello Men! Good Music!"
-Sweet Soul Calling


"Great sound !!"
-NAZI DOGS, Aachen City, Germany


"YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
-PRETTY IN ANARCHY'S PUNKETTE


"HAIL TO THE WHATEVER"
-THE BLUESJUNKIES


"nice tracks"
-Manic Mel


"blah hum bug the potatoes are ready"
-chantikki


"Hey... u rocks !"
-XTRA SYSTOLS


"I like your music; I put your 666 film on my Myspace. Me, I wuvs woo."
-Love from Hell, Aunty Val Denham the big fat boywoman xxx


"Very exciting tunes you got there."
-Calf Protection


"Great strange sound!!
Cheers from Italy."
-Ludwig Sexx/The PsychoModo

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We thought this was a riot.

A couple of comments from YouTube:

YouTuber mailman4214 had this to say about Broken Crayons "Hail to the Chief":
"This is obviously the product of what someone on drugs can produce. Keep right
on voting Democrat! We'll be speaking Muslim (as John Kerry once said) in no
time at all! This is not anything of value to anyone and I bet your mom is proud
that you are on public assistance."

And mak1965 held forth thus on our remix of "Rock Around the Clock":
"something a nigger would do You fucker"

We could not be more pleased or proud. Thank you. -B.C.

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Nice things some cool people said

"Thanks fer bein' my friend. Can I play with your broken crayons? I promise I'll play nice."
- Ripley (late of Trauma Team 666, Beer Drinking Fools, and S.M.U.T.)

"Fight will never end, stay true and strong. All united we'll win. See ya in the pit.
Propagandass loves you." -Propagandass

"Broken Crayons have the Boss Sound!!! BOSS SOUND TO WRECK THE TOWN! "
- THE AGGROLITES

"Cool music you have there!! Stay strong in your mission against the White House!!
Bush is an idiot-redneck!!" - Mangoo

"Your music and art is special and it's cool! I like the idea of SatanSpace . . . héhé
a bientot cheers from France." - Saturn

"Nice sounds. I have to admit that I didn't even know there was a "garage band" genre.
It's awesome! Reminds of the good old days, back in high-school. Peace" -Samuel of 'Eden Mi Qedem

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Thank you Kurt, Dave, and J for the Blue Room!

Huge thanks to Dave from Standard and J Bingo from Red Army for jamming
with us at the Blue Room tonight. You guys sounded fucking great. Rip it up
out there. And thank you Kurt for setting it up. That was way too much fun.

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Livin' on a Jingle Bell Rock

A Christmas card from Broken Crayons! Cheers! -T

Livin' on a Jingle Bell Rock

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