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Beyond Reprimand

from The Misnomer by The Mispronouncer

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St. Ion coined the term "beyond reprimand" when we were 19 and painting houses together in the summer of 2002. You should have seen how much hair we had back then.

lyrics

1. I cannot recall the last time I was bored.
Got a file of lines I’m too kind to record.
Snatch enough crumbs, some day you’ll have a loaf.
More rhyme than reason, but I dabble in both.
I’m underzealous, I’m milding out.
Prefer a pithy witticism to a primal shout.
The hot sun’s setting but I’m not done sweating.
Never wear a target to a shotgun wedding.
I’ve got one ticket to paradise.
Isolation’s easier to bear when you compare the price.
There’s always a reason if you want to complain.
The beast with two backs only has one brain.
By now I am pretty certain I am not a prodigy.
I owe you no apologies, I am not an anomaly.
You might be horrified at how easily I adapt,
But to tell the truth, I don’t even feel like I’m trapped.

Chorus: Lost cause and effect, too wrong to correct.
On a different plane, too fluid to restrain.
Through intent or through fluke, too cool to rebuke.
Quicker than truth, too slick for reproof.
Too late to chasten, for castigation.
Too late to chide, too late to chastise.
Faster than wits, too amiss for a slap on the wrist.
Beyond reprimand.

2. I took so long picking my poison, I died
Of old age before I could ever decide.
I appreciate the wink, but you got the wrong idea.
Click, crack, clang, crash: onomatopoeia.
Revolutions are great if you’ve got time to plan some.
I’d rather be ugly than the wrong kind of handsome.
We all just want to be worthy of a stalker.
You want my trust? Come make me an offer.
Nobody ever loved us for the reasons we intended.
Just let me know if you need any wheels reinvented.
It’s getting hot in here, so what’s the next logical step?
I don’t expect overexposure is a probable threat.
At the moment I removed my first disguise,
Nobody blinked because they weren’t surprised.
When a majestic bird’s crawling ’cause it hurts to fly,
The only decent thing is to avert your eyes.

Chorus: Lost cause and effect, too wrong to correct.
On a different plane, too fluid to restrain.
Through intent or through fluke, too cool to rebuke.
Quicker than truth, too slick for reproof.
It’s too late to chasten, for castigation.
Too late to chide, too late to chastise.
Faster than wits, too amiss for a slap on the wrist.
Beyond reprimand.

3. When you consider all the friendly fire I’m blamed for
These days, I’m thinking maybe I should aim more.
My respect for free refills was lost
When I learned they’re factored into the original cost.
And at the real risk of all this getting too bleak,
The best I can hope is my errors are unique.
How long after the song begins
Before you’re shaking your head like, “Wrong again”?
And my artillery is only made of papier-mâché.
And I don’t have the energy to fake it today.
Logical fallacies and defense mechanisms:
If I notice ’em developing, I guess I’ll reckon with ’em.
I’m a fervent Neo-Terminist, hindsight myopic.
Head held high, but I’d like to drop it.
Increasing supply despite less demand.
So far gone, I’m beyond reprimand.

Chorus: Lost cause and effect, too wrong to correct.
On a different plane, too fluid to restrain.
Through intent or through fluke, too cool to rebuke.
Quicker than truth, too slick for reproof.
It’s too late to chasten, for castigation.
Too late to chide, too late to chastise.
Faster than wits, too amiss for a slap on the wrist.
Beyond reprimand. (x2)

credits

from The Misnomer, released July 27, 2012
Dave Flowers introduced the song.
The Mispronouncer made the beat, played the keyboards, wrote the lyrics, and performed the vocals on the verses. He sang some background vocals too.
Patrick Martin sang the chorus.
Alex Braun played the guitar.

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