Raw Chords

by Dion Ra

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forestine Folk punk stylings from a fresh perspective, very enjoyable Favorite track: Elon Musk Has Ruined Space.
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1.
My baby's so fucking pretty I can't keep my eyes off her Yeah she's just so fucking pretty It distracts me from my work No I can't Do a goddamn thing without her But I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around No I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around Cause she's just so fucking pretty Yeah you really must admit My baby's so fucking pretty I can't concentrate one bit No I can't Do a goddamn thing without her But I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around No I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around Cause she's just so fucking pretty It throws me off my game My baby's so fucking pretty I forget my own damn name No I can't Do a goddamn thing without her But I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around No I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around No I can't do a goddamn thing when she's around
2.
Well I look up at the dark night sky Peering through my telescope Is that a meteor racing by? No that can't be it's way too close Yes it's another fucking starlink Going up to take its place And yet another fucking starlink Cause Elon Musk has ruined space Well I go to the local observatory In the hopes to prove my thesis But when I look at the picture it prints off for me I see the lines and fall to pieces Yes it's another fucking starlink Now they're all over the place And yet another fucking starlink Cause Elon Musk has ruined space So I turn to the legendary Hubble Thinking that might solve my problem But seeing those images bursts my bubble Cause Elon Musk has photobombed them Yes it's another fucking starlink Now they're all over the place And yet another fucking starlink Cause Elon Musk has ruined space And soon in the future we won't be able To escape their light pollution Unless of course we can finagle A single simple solution Let's bring down the fucking starlinks We can't let them keep their place Bring down all the fucking starlinks Don't let Elon ruin space
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I'm Sorry 01:05
You know We got a lot of wires crossed We bought a lot of lies at cost There was a lot going on And a lot that went wrong And I'm sorry For all the stupid things I said And I'm sorry For all the things that I misread And I'm sorry For ever thinking I deserve you It's not true And I'm sorry That I didn't leave you alone And I'm sorry I left a bunch of things unspoken I'm sorry For every thinking I deserve you It's not true And I'm sorry If I made you uncomfortable And I'm sorry If I was just insufferable And I'm sorry For ever thinking I deserve you
4.
Be You 03:44
Be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Don't let nobody tell you what you're supposed to do Just be you, be weird, be you He's bouncing down the street making loud and primal calls Jumping over every crack and balancing on walls He's blowing off his energy in ways they taught were rude But he's learnt to blow off critics too with a ballsy attitude Yeah be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Don't let nobody tell you what you're supposed to do Just be you, be weird, be you She's skipping down the street with a smile upon her face Stimmy hands and punk rock bands she's in her happy place Her cat-ear-phones are glowing and she's drawing many stares But she doesn't even notice and she wouldn't even care Yeah be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Don't let nobody tell you what you're supposed to do Just be you, be weird, be you They're strutting down the street in their nicest fancy clothes A frilly skirt, a crop top, and a leather overcoat All the cis folk stare cause their gender isn't clear But their gender's unimportant, their agenda's being weird Yeah be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Don't let nobody tell you what you're supposed to do Just be you, be weird, be you You're walking down the street doing what you want to do Just living life the way you want lettin' no-one bother you Who gives a fuck what others think their opinion doesn't matter The only view that counts is yours, the rest is mindless chatter Yeah be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Don't let nobody tell you what you're supposed to do Just be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Yeah be you, be weird, be you Don't let nobody tell you what you're supposed to do Just be you, be weird, be you
5.
Well psychiatry is bullshit It's clear and plain to see That what they class as mental health Is just conformity They don't care about your feelings Your traumas or your quirks The only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Yeah the only thing they care about Is sending you back to work First time I walked into an office And tried to share my fears The therapist she just stared at me As my eyes filled with tears When I finally stopped my crying With nary a help from her She nodded at me and opened her pad And asked what my goals were It was so goddamned inhuman I couldn't find no words I'd get more fucking sympathy From talking to the birds Because psychiatry is bullshit It's clear and plain to see That what they class as mental health Is just conformity They don't care about your feelings Your traumas or your quirks The only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Yeah the only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Next time I dared to try it I was hanging by a thread My life was in a shambles And I was wishing I was dead So I did what people told me And tried to get some help But in order to get an appointment I had to call some fucking whelp He asked me my worst traumas And triggered me to shit Then told me I had too much wrong To help one fucking bit Because psychiatry is bullshit It's clear and plain to see That what they class as mental health Is just conformity They don't care about your feelings Your traumas or your quirks The only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Yeah the only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Well I muddled through without them Got through that shit myself But when I finally got some breathing room It tanked my mental health New memories resurfaced Of worse and worser things Too awful and unspeakable To vent my sufferings So I tried one final time but Of course this thing's a farce They wouldn't know an emotion If it bit them in the arse Because psychiatry is bullshit It's clear and plain to see That what they class as mental health Is just conformity They don't care about your feelings Your traumas or your quirks The only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Yeah the only thing they care about Is sending you back to work Yeah the only thing they care about Is sending you back to work
6.
If you've got a story you're reluctant to share Thinking no-one would buy it or no-one would care If you're all alone Then I want you to know I believe you I believe you I believe you I believe you If you've been worn down by the ones that you love Until you're not even sure what they're capable of If you're all alone Then I want you to know I believe you I believe you I believe you I believe you If you're not even sure about what you recall Or think no-one would care about something so small If you're all alone Then I want you to know I believe you I believe you I believe you I believe you Cause some people are worse than most people believe And they target the ones who wear their hearts on their sleeve And most people don't see it But between you and me I believe you I believe you I believe you I believe you And I know you are braver than you think you are And I know you can heal from the scars on your heart And I know you can fight For what you know is right I believe you I believe you I believe you I believe you
7.
Well I thought of you As someone who Would see it through Was it just me? My one lifeline Partner in crime Even though sometimes You'd forget me But then years of neglect Couldn't catch my breath On the brink of death And you left me So I'll write a song To right the wrongs That all along You did me Cause I've got secret plans to save the world That you would only mock or worse I've got secret plans to save the world And you won't even save me I tell you about My fears, my doubts You calm me down And hold me You say that we've won It's over and done You won't let anyone Ever hurt me But you were in disguise How else otherwise Could you tell those lies That you told me You broke my trust Took what we'd discussed Used it to adjust How you hurt me Cause I've got secret plans to save the world That you would only mock or worse I've got secret plans to save the world And you can't bear to help me You stand by my side Yet at the same time Insult, deride Isolate me Yet with each stone thrown Promise to atone How could I have known That you hate me You prodded, provoked Promised, revoked Held me as I choked Wouldn't help me You played with my head Gaslighted, misled As I lay in bed Where you’d trapped me Cause I've got secret plans to save the world That you would only mock or worse I've got secret plans to save the world And you've got plans to stop me And when I finally knew This was abuse You refused, confused And accused me You changed the game Made a new campaign Tried to place the blame Squarely on me And as you misconstrued What you'd been through You tell them you Nearly killed me You twist it so well You get your hand held And though I've been through hell They ignore me But I've got secret plans to save the world That you would only mock or worse I've got secret plans to save the world And no-one will ever stop me!
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Girls girls girls yes we love them Girls of all colours and stripes Yes girls girls girls how we love them Girls of all flavours and types There's brave girls and strong girls And can't-carry-on girls And girls who just love to wear hats There's fun girls and glum girls And bask-in-the-sun girls And girls who pretend to be cats And the only thing that they all have in common Is identifying as girls Yet the only thing that the TERFs love about them Is how they came into this world They don't care if they're clever or funny or smart They just care how their crotch looked as babies They don't care if they dance or make music or art They just care for the crotches of babies But girls girls girls how we love them Girls of all colours and stripes And girls girls girls yes we love them Girls of all flavours and types There's fast girls and slow girls And Las Vegas show girls And girls who just want to be seen There's nice girls and kind girls And out-of-their-mind girls And girls who'll kick you in the spleen And the only thing that they all have in common Is identifying as girls Yet the only thing that the TERFs love about them Is how they came into this world They don't care if they're clever or funny or smart They just care how their crotch looked as babies They don't care if they dance or make music or art They just care for the crotches of babies But girls girls girls yes we love them Girls of all colours and stripes Yes girls girls girls how we love them Girls of all flavours and types There's nerd girls and cool girls And weird-as-a-rule girls And girls who are drowning in debt There's thin girls and fat girls Pin-you-to-the-mat girls And girls who keep spiders as pets And the only thing that they all have in common Is identifying as girls Yet the only thing that the TERFs love about them Is how they came into this world They don't care if they're clever or funny or smart They just care how their crotch looked as babies They don't care if they dance or make music or art They just care for the crotches of babies But girls girls girls yes we love them Girls of all colours and stripes Yes girls girls girls how we love them Girls of all flavours and types Yes girls girls girls yes we love them Girls of all colours and stripes Yes girls girls girls how we love them Girls of all flavours and types

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An acoustic demo album, recorded in single takes with a barebones setup, to raise money to record these properly.

If you can't afford to pay please take it for free (although bandcamp limits me to 200 free downloads a month so if we're over the limit you can grab from my website at dionra.com/music.php?album=rawchords ), but if you could shout me out on social media as payment instead that would be fantastic. Thank you!

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released September 25, 2024

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Dion Ra Finland

Dion Ra is a jovial and kind-hearted Black British trans man who lives in Finland with his best friend. He is a multiply disabled abuse survivor trying to make the best of life and to heal the world and himself through creative works and community.

Currently fundraising for housing at gogetfunding.com/help-two-disabled-queer-abuse-survivors-finally-achieve-housing-security/
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