Critically Acclaimed, by Buzz Killjoy

Critically Acclaimed

by Buzz Killjoy

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1.	Grandma Taught Me How To Rock and Roll 02:44	lyrics	buy track
on the day that i turned six years old that’s when i first heard rock and roll on grandma’s stereo she said she’d make me a big rock star then she plugged in an old guitar and grandma started to shred grandma taught me how to rock grandma taught me how to roll nobody knows how she got so good legend has it she sold her soul grandma was an anarchist she taught me mosh pit etiquette she had a mohawk that was green she started a fanzine and a band she played cbgb's with the damned she was the best you’ll ever see grandma taught me how to rock grandma taught me how to roll nobody knows how she got so good legend has it she sold her soul
2.	Isn't It Ironic? 02:38	lyrics	buy track
i’m really bad with names at least according to old whatshisface i never seize the day when the going gets tough it’s easier to quit i received a lifetime underachievement award it’s a participation trophy for being bored some day we will look back and say remember when we were gonna procrastinate? we never did but we’re gonna do it one day isn’t it ironic don’t you think? i multitask all day i have depression and anxiety i never mean what i say i don’t say what i mean unless i lie i received a lifetime underachievement award it’s a participation trophy for being bored some day we will look back and say remember when we were gonna procrastinate? we never did but we’re gonna do it one day isn’t it ironic don’t you think? it’s like rain on your wedding day it’s the good advice that turned out to be cake ten thousand spoons when you’re in a knife fight isn’t it ironic don’t you think? i never seize the day when the going gets tough it’s easier to quit some day we will look back and say remember when we were gonna procrastinate? we never did but we’re gonna do it one day isn’t it ironic don’t you think? it’s like rain on your wedding day it’s the good advice that turned out to be cake ten thousand spoons when you’re in a knife fight isn’t it ironic don’t you think? isn’t it ironic don’t you think? a little too ironic yeah i really do think
3.	Let's Party 02:07	lyrics	buy track
it’s friday night there’s a party everyone who’s anyone will be there it doesn’t even matter that i don’t want to go i’m freaking out cause it’s the weekend and i think that i would rather stay in i don’t even really like my friends let’s party with anxiety the fun part is when it’s time to leave my body’s shaking as i panic on the dance floor don’t mean to be dramatic but ah ahh ahhhh! i’m freaking out cause it’s the weekend and i’m really bad at pretending so i’m ruining the whole night for my friends let’s party with anxiety the fun let is when it’s time to leave so let’s party with anxiety the fun part is when it’s time to leave when is it time to leave? i can’t wait until it’s time to leave
4.	I Hate It Here 02:18	lyrics	buy track
video killed the radio star then mtv stopped playing videos they’ve gone too far now everyone has a podcast i wanna rage against the machine but stupid people are raging against vaccines i guess they’re smarter than doctors so it’s the end of the world but nobody cares everything fucking sucks i hate it here is it the end of the world? yeah who gives a shit? everything fucking sucks i hate it here my social media is not verified i feel like shit but i think i found the meaning of life to get a blue check mark if america is really so wealthy then why the hell am i living in poverty? i hate being an artist so it’s the end of the world does anybody care? everything ducking sucks i hate it here is it the end of the world? yeah but who gives a shit? everything fucking sucks i hate it here human beings have less rights than guns instead of healthcare there’s bullets for everyone everything fucking sucks i hate it here everything fucking sucks i hate it here everything fucking sucks i fucking hate it here
5.	You Think That's Bad? 03:23	lyrics	buy track
my friend called me on the phone which was already pretty annoying i said “hey, what do you want?” he said “dude my car is stuck” “i’m pulled over on the side of the road i’ve got a flat tire i’m low on gas and my phone’s about to die” i said “you think that’s bad? how do you think that i feel? i’m the one listening to all your problems right now” “one minute ago i was taking a nap then i heard the phone so i answered the phone and well you know the rest” how do you think that i feel? how do you think that i feel? how do you think that i feel? do you even care about how i feel now? just think about how i feel for once anyway after that his phone died so we got disconnected i don’t know whatever happened i never heard from him again (he’s dead) later that day my boss called me on the phone i saw it was her so i tried to send it to voicemail but she kept calling back so i answered and said "hey boss what’s up?" she said "i’m understaffed because nobody wants to work anymore!" i said "you think that’s bad? how do you think i feel? i’ve spent my whole life trying to be an artist and i don’t even have health insurance!" how do you think that i feel? how do you think that i feel? how do you think that i feel? do you even care about how i feel now? just think about how i feel for once then later on i was at therapy my therapist asked "how do you feel today?" and i said "i’d rather not talk about it" (solo) oh, you think that’s bad? how do you think that i feel? how do you think that i feel? how do you think that i feel? do you even care about how i feel now? just think about how i feel for once
6.	Doubt 02:23	lyrics	buy track
i think i have been having doubts but i’m still not really sure i don’t think i can trust my brain so what the hell is it for? i never forget a face well not on purpose anyway one time i read that you should not believe everything that you read so now i don’t know what to think and i’m still deciding if i can make up my mind i know i’ll probably have second thoughts when i finally figure it out i feel like the whole entire world thinks i’m paranoid they say never say never but whatever i just said it twice everyone’s a contrarian well everyone except for me i forgot to remember to remind myself to reconsider everything and i’m still deciding if i can make up my mind i know i’ll probably have second thoughts when i finally figure it out and i’m still deciding if i can make up my mind i know i’ll probably have second thoughts if i ever figure it out
7.	Fine! Everything Is Wrong 00:53	lyrics	buy track
everything is fine nothing is wrong stop asking me if anything is wrong everything is fine nothing's wrong everything is fine nothing is wrong FINE! everything's wrong everything's wrong
8.	I Just Wanna Be On T.V. 02:00	lyrics	buy track
i just wanna be on tv i just wanna be on tv it’s hard being a celebrity cause nobody's ever heard of me i just wanna be on tv i want everyone to know my name then i’ll complain about my fame when i finally get to be on tv yeah i just wanna be on tv i just wanna be on your tv screen you’ll worship me even if there’s a nuclear war i still want to be adored i just wanna be on tv even if it’s the apocalypse i’m ready for my close up where’s the script? i wanna be on tv yeah i just wanna be on tv i just wanna be on your tv screen you’ll worship me it’s such a shame the world’s in flames but is my face in frame? i just wanna be on tv i just wanna be on tv (i wanna be on tv) i just wanna be on tv (nothing else matters to me) i just wanna be on tv
9.	Critically Acclaimed 03:05	lyrics	buy track
i'm critically acclaimed but it's self proclaimed so it's not the same someone else has to say it being underrated is overrated it's so frustrating and i could sure use a paycheck spotify don't pay so great and nobody buys the music that i'm making live shows are the way to go but i don't get paid when nobody's at my shows oh no there's nobody at my show i don't have any real goals they're all prosthetic my career is pathetic and that is so poetic if i stay at home i will stay poor and if i hit the road i will be exploited on tour spotify don't pay so great and nobody buys the music that i'm making live shows are the way to go but i don't get paid when nobody's at my shows oh no there's nobody at my show where the hell is my big break? i'm not getting any younger in fact, it's already too late spotify don't pay so great and nobody buys the music that i'm making live shows are the way to go but i don't get paid when nobody's at my shows oh no there's nobody at my show spotify don't pay so great and nobody buys the music that i'm making live shows are the way to go but i don't get paid when nobody's at my shows oh no there's nobody at my show oh no there's never anybody at my shows
10.	Introvert 02:28	lyrics	buy track
due too inflation i am still broke mercury is not in retrograde turns out i’m just a jerk i am such an introvert i don’t even want to talk to myself i get so much junk mail but that’s just my own thoughts do you want to feel old ok we’ll just you wait every time you chew gum you are faking your own breath i am such an introvert i don’t even want to talk to myself i get so much junk mail but that’s just my own thoughts
11.	Go To Sleep 02:19	lyrics	buy track
when you read the news and the world seems bleak just do what i do and just go to sleep sleep the day away it feels alright if you’re not living the dream then dream the life when you feel like hell just go to sleep and when you’re feeling well well, it’s time to go to sleep sleep the day away it feels alright if you’re not living the dream then dream the life when you want to leave just go to sleep when you’re in too deep start counting sheep whenever you can’t sleep just go to sleep and when you have bad dreams wake up and go back to sleep sleep the day away it feels alright if you’re not living the dream then dream the life when the song’s too long just go to sleep

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released March 28, 2023

All songs written by Anthony Kapfer

Anthony Kapfer - Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass (except tracks 2, 3, and 6)
Jonathan Bates - Lead guitar on track 1
Todd Morse - Bass on track 2
Ricky Wells - guitars on track 2 and 6, theremin on track 6
Andrew Saxena - Bass on track 3
Aaron "P-Nut" Wills - bass on track 6
Amber Irish - Backing vocals on track 7

Produced by Anthony Kapfer and Amber Irish

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered at Planet Apartment! Studios in Los Angeles California by Anthony Kapfer

Copyright 2023 Planet Apartment! Records