Marshall Northrup Overton

from Rose from the Rubble EP by The Fabulous 464s

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lyrics

Saw his picture in a book that fell off of a coffee table
When I crammed a rock under a leg to try and make it stable
So I figured I would write this down as long as I’m still able…

Charming and sincere behind that weird moustache
Insulting everyone we hate while sweating loads of cash
He made us feel OK about larcenous belief
As though what he stole couldn’t make someone a thief

CHORUS:
But when we saw Marshall Northrup Overton’s electric sewage barge
We stayed plugged into his socket, even after fully charged
When Marshall Northrup Overton floated into town that day
All the saviors that were rallied couldn’t chase his words away

We got to where we are as slow lane tailgaters
Now we’re eating boring breaded food and whining at our waiters
So we were easy marks for his self-serving visit
But this isn’t really about him, now is it?

CHORUS

I think I heard he died, or otherwise expired
I would’ve learned the history, but thinking ‘bout it makes me tired
But listen hard enough, which isn’t hard at all
You still hear his bullshit echo off the wall

CHORUS

And when Marshall Northrup Overton should happen to return
I think we’ll see belatedly how much we failed to learn

credits

from Rose from the Rubble EP, released March 1, 2021

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The Fabulous 464s Portland, Oregon

The Fabulous Four Six Fours record on a four track cassette deck in Portland, OR.

They make melody- forward music with probably too many chords.

They sing tart little poems over those chords, and they put the vocal harmonies really high in the mix. And they call it quits after one or two takes.

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