"Don't Beat This Dog" - Alamo Race Track

Hello All,

So this is the band that I’ve been listening to, A LOT, lately. I really don’t know much about them other than my assumption that they’re from Texas. You see, I rarely seek out new music. I depend on people, like (few) of you, to come and shower me with precious melodies. Most of the time they’re golden, but (thankfully) not golden showers. This is one of those songs that will make your car ride automatically that much cooler. And I’ll be honest, I think people with a refined taste for non-commercial music are way more interesting and appealing than the sheeple that depend on mainstream music. God, ok, fuck, I want to be tactful and non-judgmental and all loving and encompassing, but like I’m no Noah. I admit it; I do make assumptions on someone when I hear what they’re playing. I never take “innocent looks” through people’s iPods. I do psychoanalytic anal-listic analyses on their psyche based on their Kelly Clarkson playcounts. Just kidding. I don’t judge people based off of their iPod libraries; I write them off:

“Cool man. No brah, I like Foo Fighters, too. Dave is a talented musician. They rawk!”
“Oh no, I’ve never heard of that band. Are they good? Oh, cool man. They sound like The Killers? Kewl.”

And that’s where I imagine myself cutting off their ears and donating them to science. But I never lie about my feelings (hear that ladies??? never).

“Oh that’s cool. I used to like Foo Fighters but I’m not 17 anymore and my teenage angst has maturated into a big life failure. And as talented a musician as he is, he’s no Kurt Cobain.”
“Oh no, I’ve never heard of that band. Are they good? Oh, cool man. Do they sound like Interpol or The Killers? What do you mean? Of course there’s a difference.”

But what I was getting at is that Alamo Race Track is one of those bands that makes you so much cooler when you drive around with them blaring out your speakers. I’d rather be seen in my old, beat-up truck playing this song than be in a new, never-been-in-a-fight truck playing Fallout Boy. I mean, If I were to see someone in a brand new Lamborghini pull up next to me playing The Killers, I swear I’d laugh so hard I’d oatmeal my pantaloons.

-- Sonnyred

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Keep these walls from moving
We should get on just fine
Turn off the lights
I’ve got to get myself together

Don’t be my savior
Keep this girl away from me
There’s something changing
I should get out of here

Love me, leave me, stop
Cut off your hoola dance
Don’t beat this dog
I’ve got to get ahead of time

I’ll take you on, this act is wearing me out
I’ll take you on, your spell is fading out
I’ll take you on, this act is wearing me out
I’ll take you on, your spell is fading out

I’m climbing fences
Try to break this blind man’s wall
The sky is trembling
I’ve got to change my ways for now
Got to get myself together

I’ll take you on, this act is wearing me out
I’ll take you on, your spell is fading out
I’ll take you on, this act is wearing me out
I’ll take you on, your spell is fading out