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Progress
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Progress was released on October 11, 1982 by Matador as a part of the album Vs.
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AlbumVs.
Release DateOctober 11, 1982
LabelMatador
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM171

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mission of Burma
Mission of Burma
Performer
Clint Conley
Clint Conley
Bass Guitar
Martin Swope
Martin Swope
Sampler
Peter Prescott
Peter Prescott
Vocals
Roger Clark Miller
Roger Clark Miller
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Clint Conley
Clint Conley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Kiehl
John Kiehl
Engineer
Richard Harte
Richard Harte
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Down with history, down with sense
Nothing makes much difference
I'll surrender to this tragic mess
Spinning ball of randomness
Where logos is the finest blasphemy
[Verse 2]
Men's lives pass like strips of film
Recorded gestures, acts of will
I'd like to think that down through time
They'd compose a logical line
Chances are they're just a pile of shit
[Verse 3]
And I can't help but bow my head and cry
It took so long to finally realize
That all our hopes are based on such gross lies
[Verse 4]
Classroom lessons, World War Two
Atrocities against the Jews
Never again, our solemn vow
That's why we all share Cambodia
Isn't it great how far we've come since then?
[Verse 5]
And I can't help but bow my head and cry
It took so long to finally realize
That all our hopes are based on such gross lies
Yeah
[Verse 6]
Dialectic's shit
Evolution's crap
Time and time again the masquerade is shown for what it really is
Ah-ha, progress, progress, it's a pleasant myth
Ah-ha, a pleasant myth
[Verse 7]
Progress, progress
Pleasant myth
That makes my life worthwhile
[Verse 8]
Progress, progress
Pleasant myth
That makes my life worthwhile
[Verse 9]
Progress, progress
Pleasant myth
That makes my life worthwhile
[Verse 10]
Progress, progress
Pleasant myth
That makes my life worthwhile
[Verse 11]
Progress, progress
Pleasant myth
That makes my life
Oh
Written by: Clint Conley
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