Fourth of July

from Clumsy Nostalgia by Pennants

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Our little house
That empties as I come back to my senses
My big dumb mouth
That hastily declares its independence
How do you fight
For a feeling you can never fully harness
Fourth of July
The hardest thing to keep’s a simple promise

The Red Coats don’t plot any sneak attacks
They just gather right outside your window
On the orders of a nosy widow
Would the gentlemen with contraband come to the back
What you really need is a parachute
Would you settle for a brand new pair of shoes
Are you just running laps round a cul-de-sac
An empire retreated to a dead-end street
Lots of white stripes and stars but the blood is so discreet
And if I don’t make like George out of Hackensack
By the end of the summer season
Impotent anger turns into treason

And they come around, prattling on about taxes

Our little house is the biggest blight
On a little town on its biggest night
Suspended in time in your father’s yard
Classic rock from classic cars
Are you still waiting on the whites of charging eyes
You were a watcher and it was fight or flight
Each bottle rocket is some dying star
If you’re gonna burn out better leave a scar

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from Clumsy Nostalgia, released November 14, 2019

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Pennants Brooklyn, New York

Formed in 2018, Pennants is Devin McGinley, Rory Masterson, William Peluso, & Ray Furlong.

Our debut album, "Clumsy Nostalgia," was released in November 2019. Thanks for listening.

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