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lyrics

Work the circuit do the knee jerk as you dance the party line
Dying on the vine you digitized yourself out of your life
Blindly trading favors for a chance to touch the savior's hand
Watching from the sidelines as your golden calf is melted down

Waiting for the call
Marching down the primrose path
Waiting for the call
Fighting us instead of them
Waiting for the call that never comes

The power of the people is a temporary obstacle
They amplify the divide cheering as we tear ourselves apart
Realize you're just a number in a complicated game
Democracy's a fantasy when it gets played this way

Waiting for the call
Hanging on his every word
Waiting for the call
Demanding praise we don't deserve
Waiting for the call that never comes

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from Work the Circuits, released March 16, 2015
Channeled by Rick Valentin at Studio Tedium
Mastered by Chris Goosman at Baseline Audio Labs
Copyright 2014, Random Hut Music (BMI)

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Thoughts Detecting Machines Normal, Illinois

Rick Valentin spent a good part of the past 30 years touring and recording with the indie guitar group Poster Children. He also spent the '90s playing synthesizers with the instrumental electronic combo Salaryman. Thoughts Detecting Machines is Rick armed with only a guitar and laptop, building loops into songs that are simultaneously emotional and mechanical. ... more

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