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Nothing Is My Middle Name

from Pompous Circumstance by The Peter Kern Band

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My good friend Stan Loh and I wanted to write a modern protest song that echoed the ones of the past.

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Nothing Is My Middle Name

Peter Kern & Stan Loh

Verse 1

One thing in my life that I know for sure,
There’s a massive gap between the filthy rich and poor,
The poor pound their pulpits, Til their hands start to bleed,
For the rich are not concerned
About the common man's needs

Guitar Interlude

Verse 2

From the holy light inside my mama's womb,

To a tin cup scarce of pennies wearing a dead man’s shoes,
This albatross I carry,
My whole existence feels flawed
Wasn’t I was created
In the image of God

Chorus:

Oh “Nothing” is my middle name,
Walking the line between insane and sane.
The elusive game behind the game
I'm a prisoner in a viscous chain,
Go round in despair, exposed and bare, acid is the rain

Guitar Interlude

Verse 3

Chasing for the high but always wind up low
Been knocked around the system, long enough to know.
Dodging filth and darkness,
Eluding hunger and cold
Even contemplating a painless way to go

Guitar Interlude

Verse 4

I think about my mother, her life too short to see
The gap between two classes, erased her legacy
That albatross has crushed me,
It just wasn't her plan
God lived inside her soul, I was her image of man

Chorus:

Oh “Nothing” is my middle name,
Walking the line between insane and sane.
The elusive game behind the game
I'm a prisoner in a viscous chain,
Go round in despair, exposed and bare, acid is the rain

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from Pompous Circumstance, released November 8, 2012

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The Peter Kern Band Tampa, Florida

The Peter Kern Band is based in Tampa Bay, Florida. They play a fusion of blues/rock/country/alternative delivered in a magical format that represents the musicians as eclectic and intelligent artists.
The Peter Kern Band is with A & R Select in Sherman Oaks, Ca. for licensing, a record deal, publishing and/or placement opportunities. They can be reached at:

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