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god is a slumlord

from Boy of the Year by MEDUSA

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It’s true. I mean look at earth. Take care of it? A little? Jeez. But I guess it’s our responsibility? That’s the thing.

Anyway. This is god’s sarcastic response to not only his son’s insistence on playing the victim, but also the way humanity blames god/celestial beings for what we perceive to be the curses of existing. While we whine of personal ache and global suffering, God mocks our complaints. He sees us as his ungrateful children because he has given us the greatest gift (being, at all).

The Spanish part points to a track by Mexican rap group Cartel de Santa. It translates, pretty much, to: “if they come to tell you bad things about me, tell them yes, that I told you that I was.” As in “yeah. duh.” This goes doubly for Lucifer - as in, sure. Vilify me. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.

I think it’s pretty clear how this relates to my life; few nice things have been said about me until fairly recently. I’ve been called manipulative, unstable, etc. A liar. That’s where Medusa came from. It has been suggested my queerness is an invention for entertainment /attention. I found solace in being the villain people needed me to be. I realized now I martyred myself about it. Bit childish.

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Are you done now
Rat rat rat rat rat
Woohoo
Rat rat rat rat rat
Bang bang bang bang bang
Sucker

It’s all true, i’m the worst
Cry about it, how it h-h-h-h-hurts
Run around saying birth is a curse
Til inert in the dirt,
Man, I’m so overworked
And now you’re so ungrateful
You said your plate’s too full
But your plate’s full
Mama made you so disgraceful
No seat for you at the table

Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Sucker

Rat rat rat rat rat
Rat rat rat rat rat
Bang bang bang bang bang
Rat rat rat rat rat
Rat rat rat rat rat
Bang bang bang bang bang
Sucker

Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Si te vienen a contar cositas malas de mí
Diles que sí, que yo te dije que sí fui
Sucker

Are you new here, boss
I’ve been here since the lights came on
Are you new here, boss
I’ve been here since the lights came on

Brand new match wanna strike, flame on
But I’ve been here since the lights came on
Brand new man wanna fight, game on
But I’ve been playin since the lights came on

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from Boy of the Year, released March 9, 2020

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MEDUSA Buffalo, New York

Medusa is a "revenge pop" musician based in New York. They're pretty sure they subconsciously stole calling their music "___-pop" from their friend Zand, who coined "ugly-pop," but it's way too late in the game to undo it now.

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