Acid or Alkali

from Cleanup Duty by Mattie Konig

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Who is the true neutral arbiter of everything
You thought you’d suss it out one day
How to find the true neutral arbiter of everything
To guide you to a sublime state
Where are the true neutral arbiters of anything

Acid or alkali
A meaningless distinction in the face of what’s out there
And yet to cross it for some reason makes the squares go spare
With spice beneath our fake façades we don’t have to stay mild
Hold kindness and compassion close but beyond that go wild
Acid or alkali

Take a deep breath
Take a deep breath
And take a deep dive

Take a deep breath
Take a deep breath
And take a deep dive

What will you find down there
A treasure or a trove
If you don’t dip beyond a toe test you might never know

What will you learn down there
A night class from the sea
If you don’t seek out hadal teachings landlub’s all you’ll be

Take a deep breath
Take a deep breath
And take a deep dive
Go get weird with it, weird with it
Go get weird with it, weird with it

Take a deep breath
Take a deep breath
And take a deep dive
Go get weird with it, weird with it
Go get weird with it, weird with it

What will you make down there
A masterpiece in brine
If you forget to pack your pencils octopus ink’s fine

What will you sing down there
An opabinian tune
If seabeds don’t have central heating thermal vents will do

TAKE A DEEP BREATH
TAKE A DEEP BREATH

TAKE A DEEP BREATH
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
TAKE A DEEP DIVE
TAKE A DEEP DIVE

TAKE A DEEP BREATH (do a good deed)
TAKE A DEEP BREATH (and throw it in the water)
TAKE A DEEP BREATH (let it come back and tell you where it’s been)

ACID OR ALKALI

One, two, jump right in
Feel your hands turn into fins
Watch out, take it slow
Your body now produces roe
Three, four, ready set
Shake those hips and pirouette
Go wild, wiggle about
Do the Mariana twist and shout

Take a deep breath
Take a deep breath
And take a deep dive
Now you’re weird with it

Take a deep breath
Take a deep breath
And take a deep dive
Now you’re weird with it

Shrinking violet nevermore

Shrinking violet nevermore

There is no true neutral arbiter of anything
There is no true neutral arbiter of anything
I knew you’d suss it out one day

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from Cleanup Duty, released January 14, 2022

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