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The American Dream Is A Shopping Mall

from American Dream by Sally Draper

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lyrics

As I grow older and more honest,
My dreams become much more modest
What’s happening to me?
What’s happening to my dreams?

My ever-growing list of responsibilities,
Preparing, saving for the inevitability
The reality of responsible mortality

Your imperfections are perfection to me,
Our lives more American than a school shooting
High-capacity magazines,
On summer clearance sale annually
We’ll sell our lies,
We’ll sell our beliefs
After all we’re living the American Dream,
The American Dream is a shopping mall

As nothing goes according to plan,
We’ll crowd source our health insurance
No retirement,
We’ll watch the news as entertainment

Twenty-four-hour coverage of tragedies,
Our background noise
Our conversation piece,
We’ll be content with content

Your imperfections are perfection to me,
Our lives more American than a school shooting
High-capacity magazines,
On summer clearance sale annually
We’ll sell our lies,
We’ll sell our beliefs
After all we’re living the American Dream,
The American Dream is a shopping mall

credits

from American Dream, released February 2, 2024
Recorded throughout 2023 at the Fruit Cellar Headquarters in Edison, New Jersey

Sally Draper is
Ryan O’Leary
Bob Osowski

Mix and Engineered by Bob Osowski

Mastered by Nick Bolton at Bolton Sound

Ryan O’Leary - Guitar, Vocals
Bob Osowski - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals

Brian Dipierro – Special Guest Guitar and Vocals on “Dipierro’s Hit”

John Warren – Xylophone on “The American Dream Is A Shopping Mall”

Shana Fitzpatrick and Will Kraemer – The American Dream Choir

Brian Dipierro, Will Kraemer, and John Petrick – Gang Vocals

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Punk Thin Lizzying since 2016.

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