When the good fight fought is all for naught, nothing rhymes with orange
When in the smaller font’s not what you thought, nothing rhymes with orange
So your Orange is a bit too green? Peel yourself a Tangerine
When the bluffing wind inflates the grin, nothing rhymes with orange
Compassion? It don’t rhyme with Orange
Empathy? It don’t rhyme with Orange
A brighter day? It don’t rhyme with Orange
Nothing rhymes with Orange
Where acidity and base combine grab yourself a Clementine
When that Orange is a bit too green, peel yourself a Tangerine
As Orange permeates our mind we’re OJ sippin’ to caution signs
Eating Circus Peanuts, mounds of those hooter bums and Cheetos Woe. Woes
Orange Cheeto prints are everywhere. On everything! Disgusting!
For an Orange far less alkaline try a Nectarine or a Clementine
When that Orange is a bitter green, peel yourself a Tangerine
For a ray of hope, Cantaloupe
For your stomach knots, Apricots
For a change of scene, Nectarine
Both the have and have nots fancy Kumquats
Back to the yours and mine, Clementine
Orange a bitter green?
Orange a bitter green?
Orange a bitter green?
Tangerine
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The MUSICIANS
Albino Guimaraes Vocals & Guitars
Joe Boyle Electric Guitars
Bill Holloman Horns
Joe O’Brien Bass Guitar
Jon Peckman Drums & Percussion
Sophie Guimaraes Vocals
Behind The Song...
Tangerine (Nothing Rhymes With Orange)
If you ask me, I will say our government should be comprised of the smartest, strongest and most enlightened individuals we have available within the confines of our Nation....and sitting atop them should be a “Philosopher King”. According to Plato, a philosopher king is “a ruler who possesses both a love of wisdom, as well as intelligence, reliability and a willingness to live a simple life.” Someone better than ourselves.
What we have in actuality is a Government that, perhaps deservedly and justifiably, mirrors its people. A people that are having a very hard time adjusting to the heretofore never experience volume and depth of change. We are ill equipped to manage the speed and breadth of change we are all faced with, and like the animals we are, when backed into the corner, we lash out at anything, or anyone we see as threatening. Now add to this volatile mix some truly malignant actors who work tirelessly to pit the masses against one another for their own treasonous gain and you find yourself with a craving for fruits of a far less acidic base.