This is a classic track, going back to the days of The Things Themselves, the Bush era, and the "war on terror." Not that things have changed all that much, sadly.
lyrics
I'm gonna get me a new spy camera
If I had the cash, I wonder if I really could
Takin' pictures fast, of things I know I really should
Should not be taking pictures of
I'm gonna get me a new spy camera
See you walkin' 'round, know you're really lookin' fine
Gonna catch you now, in lots of different states of mind
You know exactly what I mean
I cut out the ad in that comic book I read
If my momma catch me, be damn sure that I'm dead
Don't know what they're sayin', 'xactly if it's true
But it's little and white and shiny and new
And I know what to do
Be watchin' you
Developin' you
X-rayin' you
I'm gonna get me some X-ray glasses
You know the kind, the ones I'm talkin' about
Cost four or five, in a week they're gonna ship 'em out
Get them and put 'em on my head
I'm gonna get me some X-ray glasses
I see you now, but you forgot to wear a shirt
You hit the town, but you forgot to wear a skirt
No shoes, no socks, no underwear
[Time travel]
I heard the man's got a new spy camera
I read it all on a government website
That shit is hot, you know it's gonna work real tight
And they'll be spying on your ass
I heard the man's got a new spy camera
He's gonna put lots of cameras downtown
So they can catch all the terrorists around
They'll be spying on your ass
I cut out the ad from that think tank book I read...
Recordin' you
Downloadin' you
credits
from Power to My Friends,
released May 15, 2010
words by Sumanth Gopinath, music by The Gated Community
Sumanth Gopinath: lead vocals, electric guitar, farfisa organ
Katie Harris: backing vocals
Scott Harris: acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Teresa Gowan: fiddle, backing vocals
Cody Johnson: bass
Dav Kemp: drums
"Time-travel" sound effects by Dav Kemp and Andy Thompson
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Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
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