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Go Figure

by Devin Bateson

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1.
Money Mind 01:09
I put my money on mind again Where did it go? Nobody knows I lost money so I called a friend They didn't know Nobody knows (Yeah) I put my money inside of my head Lost to my soul Where did it go? Lost my money and I lost my friend The price of gold Nobody knows Nobody knows Nobody knows
2.
These bastard intentions form fast in normal light Then lighten tension Mention something stupid Stand still that's still life Hand hold I'm up hill Demand met Metabolize Sweat it out Fantasize Fill with doubts Deliberately let go Let all things fold in half Lest we forget Less spelling and more math Mold facts and act out Breath Suspicions Spit out garbage Then gargle that Cough out fiction Tighten fists and When everything else is mentioned managed to get over it but still seethe at the idea of quitting Quote your favourite philosopher to people who don't even like reading books Sound like you like reading books to people who already fucking hate you Escape the internet before it escapes you Set the world on fire just to watch it burn Just so you feel in control Tell no one it was you fault It was Just no fault of your own Stop standing still Stop moping around Set the world on water Just so it will grow well When the ground swells and erupts with green Your heart will stop beating that's just imminent you don't have to be mean Now a life lived doesn't have to have meaning for it to have happened Or for it to have been And just because you didn't accomplish something doesn't make you a has been It means at least you fucking tried And that's better than most It's not easy making a feast when you are just starting out with beans and toast And you can boast about your accomplishments As long as you remember how they made you feel You can't ghost your own presence Cause of precedence You can never not exist You have always been real Worthy, true and beautiful You are exceptional And this song is just about you.
3.
Melting my face while I'm writing this track down Standing sounding stupid while I pronounce myself as free now I message myself to remind me I'm human The internet chatter I chat with is useless Massive appeal I have little I am stone cold sober while I belittle myself and I sound so bitter and so hard done by I sound like I'm sounding off While these similes assimilate I am late to the party While I still sound pissed off Crying out loud while I crown myself as a closer I am cleaning out my closet so I can fill it with more junk as I get older Telling myself that maybe I should quit soon I'm needing a quilt so I can cover up this big ugly baboon Good night sleep tight my face is melting Warm in this bed while I count myself as mere nothing Not a thing
4.
Best pattern Best useless hobby Next chapter The next book is sloppy I'm covered in mud Covered in old timey dissonance Under the covers The beds made in under developed ideas Lost to innocence Rhyme schemes and pestilence Talking about what talking about But conveying with little excellence I'm next to myself Yelling about existence I'm reading books But bragging about their contents With little to no context So I'm just rambling about Someone else's convictions In hopes I sound definitive But I'm not Or at least I'm not on topic or at least I'm off And still lost to progress Or at least I hate cops Cause police for profit Or at least I can speculate But I don't have to be honest You can do drugs You can do drugs You can do drugs You can do drugs You can do drugs You can do drugs Just cause their fun

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All these song were recorded at different times never with the intention to be coupled together. But here they are.

Money Mind:
Was created for a short film and it gave me some Damon Albarn side project vibes.

Hard Descriptives:
Was in the folder for my next album but thought "screw it let the world have this lil' weirdo".

Eternity in Haste:
Created this for the internet maybe sometime in 2021. I was experimenting with harmonizing with myself.

You Can Do Drugs!
Broke down a drum beat from Rickie Lee Jones's "Chuck E.'s in Love" then turned into this beat and hastily wrote some lyrics down.

Why yes that is a picture of me from my last year as a figure skater.
I was the only boy in the class and I think I'm supposed to be a "Ring Leader" all the girls skated around me dressed as I think horses. I went on to play hockey after that year and I have always regretted It. I loved skating and hanging with the girls. I did not love hanging out with the boys playing a game a didn't care about.

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released November 18, 2022

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Devin Bateson Hamilton, Ontario

Devin Bateson is a musician, comedian and artist, from Hamilton, Ontario. His music has been described as “Spoken word over dusty samples”.
and "neat".

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