Matthew just hopes the humanity of the singer wasn’t lost in the process of making this one:

This song started as just a little play-time with my Vocoder, but some good subject matter hit me almost immediately for the lyrics. I am tired of the hysteria I hear and see in the news, everything from diseases to an economic meltdown. It’s springtime in the USA, the worst is behind us, and we’ve got nothing but hope ahead of us. If you look with the right eyes, you are really living the good life.

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Lyrics:

Cut the radio,
the noise is a Devil in your ear-
fill you full of fear.
‘Cause it’s driving you insane
and the Devil wants to steer
everything you hear.
So you’re working for the man
but the man is going broke.
Take another toke, yeah,
all the Devil’s going to say is
your future’s up in smoke.
Life is but a joke.

Let it go,
let it fall by the wayside.
Let the rhythm life you up
into the sunlight.
Close your eyes and
let the music move your body right.
Damn it’s good to be alive,
the good life.

Kill your television
or you’ll find the Devil in your eyes,
fill your head with lies.
Make you think the world is waiting
just to cut you down to size-
keep you paralyzed.
So the plague is coming back
and it’s taking the express.
You can hold your breath, yeah.
All the Devil wants to do
is to keep you in distress,
scaring you to death.

Another new song inspired by recent economic events, this one features a spoken intro from Matthew himself:
EDIT: Audio file has been moved to its own post since it apparently was screwing up the feed. You can hear the intro here.

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Lyrics:

They got the money, we got the shaft.
They got the trust funds but we’re just second class.
They’re kissin’ babies while we’re still kissin’ ass.
As long as they got the money, we gotta make it last.

They got the money, we got the bills.
They’re poppin’ champagne corks while we’re poppin’ pills.
We’re headed towards black holes while they head for the hills.
As long as they got the money, we gotta have the will.

They got the money, we’re in the hole.
They got the numbers but we get crowd control.
They get around but we’re just goin’ round the bowl.
As long as they got the money, we better have the soul.

They got the money, we got the blues.
We’re on the night shift but they got time to snooze.
They get the payoff while we’re still payin’ dues.
As long as they got the money, they got a lot to lose.
As long as they got the money, they got a lot to lose.
As long as they got the money, they got a lot to lose.