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Horseshoes & Handgrenades

by Sinthesis

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1.
this kind of electricity is off the grid bringin cats together over long distances like a bridge life's too short long live sin i wanna give a word of wisdom to my kids daddy was a stone rollin against the wind don't make a habit outta followin him great white shark with a scarred fin heart's been singin like a gnarls vid who's gonna save my soul in the end don't care how as much as i care when not before you hear me say it again life's too short long live sin mine is a grenade minus the pin make some noise and then hope they wanna keep puttin it in for their friends no knowin where you're goin show 'em where ya been glidin like a thrown stone floatin through the breeze cuttin like a knife with the greatest of ease livin life behind the word please began to understand when people speak about their needs spirit animal reside inside the sees pirate flag high mug's meltin into mean startin to believe what they mean about the trees fewer greens make it mighty hard to breathe who's gonna free my soul before it leaves no priest long as my heart beats i wanna scream til my throat bleeds long live sin long live dirty deeds sharpen up accuracy timin and speed rollin with the lonely tumbleweed heartache bellyache somethin's gotta seize one's too full and the other needs to eat i'm pushin through the room like i'm steppin out the womb a phoenix from the ashes born anew no one said it's easy it's like tryin to ride a bike in sand feedin hungry with a knuckle sandwich bustin up my hand i'm writin up a whole new master plan so while i can i'm gonna stand up on dry land and man up i found a fam to hold my hand and walk into the dark i can't do anything but right cuz i'm just doin my part
2.
almost just isn't gonna cut it hate it or love it gotta grab the rung above it it ain't what we do it's how we do it SINTHESIS you better get used to it and the minute you do we're gonna flip it kick it so slick don't blame you hard to grip it just try to keep up we done did it if you don't know now you know to get with it it ain't a passion or a hobby it's a sickness we terminal live til the finish they call me doc for puttin on a clinic head huntin each and every cynic you never heard a duo with a product like we sellin if phaust is tim burton then phingaz is danny elfman spittin seeds straight to the melon it ain't meningitis that got your brain swellin i get around like magellan yellin at the moon atmospheres a felon no tellin what the future will hold until we understand what the past had to teach nothin you can get that ain't sold and nothin gets stole without a reach so what i'm here to preach is split second timing i relate to chris sharma at rock bottom and climbing what can i say these games we play almost only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades what can i say these games we play almost only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades i came to put this city on the map with this gritty indie rap ain't lookin for no pity ridden dap cast wasatch upon a national attack not for cash but a pad on the road to crash missionaries stole the title sheep herders so i'm gatherin together an army of shepherds we're gettin better every record and we know it so we'll continue makin 'em and playin shows to show it concept poets almost is basic crush it so you know we catch anything we chasin waitin on jason for the phingaz licks from the genesis of product through the future freddy krueger flicks what can i say these games we play almost only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades what can i say these games we play almost only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades come on out bug from up under the rock show you a bigger box in which to stock crops not crumbs show me thumbs to the sun if you wanna hear us talk if not book your own headlining slot mad props to the few remainin shops holdin tough on their block graywhale train uprok and you don't stop unless you want the foe to talk about the fact their now on top and how you dropped off go on turn your head and cough maybe time to get physical cannons loaded no chance to miss the boat not vanishin into the dark picked the game apart shed some light on the true spirit of urban art
3.
2 Lips 02:09
my vision is another man's mission my blessin is another man's guessin my wisdom is another man's wishin my shoe's just another man's sole so step to a rhythm unknown so full of it feelin like a bully hit hate gettin told what to do by your music just stop and smell the tulips stop stop and just stop i can't can't won't won't don't don't stop my simple is another man's genius my joggin is another man's preakness my sound's another man's intravenous my crew's just another man's foe so step to a rhythm unknown so full of it feelin like a bully hit hate gettin told what to do by your music just stop and smell the tulips stop stop and just stop i can't can't won't won't don't don't stop my livin is another man dyin my doin is another man tryin my kitten is another man's lion my roots are another man's goal so step to a rhythm unknown so full of it feelin like a bully hit hate gettin told what to do by your music just stop and smell the tulips stop drop and roll to the beat give it heat see it grow i can't can't won't won't don't my whisper is another man screamin my chillin is another man freezin my angel is another man's demon my blues is another man's gold so step to a rhythm unknown so full of it feelin like a bully hit hate gettin told what to do by your music just stop and smell the tulips stop drop and roll to the beat give it heat see it grow i can't can't won't won't don't
4.
you're like a month old pear gone rotten me i'm like a cake with the right amount of frostin pinstripe pride holla back fuck boston 1% milk 99% cotton i call it followin you call it stalkin i call it wrong city you call it austin i am to music like tyson was boxin you call it cocky i call it awesome okay okay alright alright all day all day all night all night you just keep talkin you're like bad soap opera nobody is watchin you at full speed's like me when i'm joggin or better yet with a limp when i'm walkin you can't ring my bell and quit knockin you know you'd have better luck cookin meth up in ogden rubbin socks on the carpet i'm shockin her friend's better than jeremy shockey at blockin okay okay alright alright all day all day all night all night
5.
i don't wanna think she'll never have a chance cuz her great great great great great great great great great grandaddy never took a significant stance just want our people to advance take the ability of the soliloquy add a bit of hostility humility and possibilities we just want the capability to implement sustainability into our public utilities engage mobility embrace responsibility and teach your children compatibility nobility is not found in the blood line it's defined by one's actions and reliability on behalf of our species all apologies such a vast footprint on ecology we have lost faith in our monetary economy wanna society based on resource technology someone somewhere is there anybody else out there who cares for me sunsets a black sky close your bloodshot eyes and feel for me i call out my hands high hold each other close and breathe with me you don't care you don't see you can't stand silent so just sing with me i don't wanna find my what if realization in a woulda coulda shoulda situation all i'm askin for is a little impatience it's a virtue when your world is bein wasted bio fuels are developed and ready to use only thing between them and you is a greedy fool kick petroleum as if it's opium with odium we're into second generation algaeoleum replenish-able resources are plentiful the way we desecrate what we have is simply incredible fat cap crab scratch windmill tight flow we got geothermal solar wind hydro dig the advantages of vertical farming to the numerous benefits of rooftop gardening forget religion i'm up on a whole new mission to live in harmony within my ecosystem
6.
i never did notice you standin in the doorway blood on your hands so fine what have you done you bad girl oh no she didn't just take a look at her don't she look innocent she never seen a fight only hint of violence is when she get intimate that's why i'm into it i'm talkin passionate that kinda intricate you want my confession she tore up my sheets on the night in question i never noticed she may be busted my baby ain't hopeless my lady ain't guilty just second nature for her to be filthy she's dirty yeah but she's learning stand up front baby give us a curtsy you know it's futile to keep searching ain't a damn thing that you could find to make us worry no evidence she's heaven sent you never met a girl more benevolent don't call me clyde and she ain't bonnie you call her pistol grip i call her shotty ain't rotten bone in her pretty body unless it's mine but that's just naughty she wouldn't hurt a fly she hold it in her teeth and pull it down to my thigh yeah come on and test me she's only guilty of bein sexy i never noticed she may be busted my baby ain't hopeless
7.
i got the blues runnin through my veins from my brain down to my boots and back again i got the blues runnin through my veins like a train with no caboose full steam ahead i got the blues runnin through my veins on my way from nothin to lose to everything to gain i got the blues runnin through my veins i gotta grave that wanna use my name
8.
She's Got It 04:02
there's nothin quite like my baby's eyes crystal glass and fireflies there's nothin quite like my baby's eyes burnin match in a paradise she's got it she got that cold hard stare she's got it and i see her everywhere she's got it i can't handle my biz what ever it is no question or guessin for me it's just destined to be the perfect twosome in a gruesome world couple fish in the sea with the same fantasy no place i'd rather be no toes i'd rather curl no batterin or battlin for upper-hand no crackin open clams for an incomplete pearl my girl's from my city and my girl's so damn pretty it's gotta be the way my lady's eyes change color even in a shift switch you know i still love her clockin in every day just to keep my soul paid home is where i am so i think i'll stay you know that she wants revenge when the world acts cold so the basement stays froze keep me full on love but i can't get enough so turn the heat down and turn the music up there's nothin quite like my baby's eyes got the strength to paralyze there's nothin quite like my baby's eyes captivate and tantalize she's got it she got that cold hard stare she's got it and i see her everywhere she's got it i can't handle my biz what ever it is so much better than the best in a sundress oh yes not even a test conquerin way ahead of the go-ahead gold medalist so incredibly elegant got me plottin development heart swole up like an african elephant relevant or not i'll tell you she got soul my girl don't care about money and my girl's sweet like honey they say the powers to be create 'em all equal it's gotta be a lie cuz my baby's too lethal killer in the eyes with that curly brown hair surprise me in a smile always catch me in a stare keep it sweet like fruit you call us a pear she's hot like atlanta but i've never been there she got looks like lucy call her sweetheart pretty i guess from now on you can call me ricky
9.
straight out the plastic and you know you gotta have it comin to your city tryin to form some formal habits 3.2 and if it's cool to you you better lace up your shoes and stop along with the groove because all in all we ain't no brick in the wall we just a bunch of peasants tryin to answer up the call like 1 shot 2 shot 3 shot 4 it ain't about gettin wasted so what's the legislation for i can tell that you like to control and losin grip on the people's like losin they soul cuz heaven forbid we got a life without walls we havin too much fun tryin to make 'em all fall ah nah the battle evermore phaust and i are takin apps so meet us at the back door so while you're bullshittin spending tax dollars we buildin up an army of free thinkers and scholars down with the dabc you can't control me no more holdin on my hand lord i'm not a little baby i'm a grown ass man down with the dabc gotta set me free wanna come step to me you best believe it might affect your life expectancy are you threatening or testing me we don't need a spirit deputy enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough not down with the dabc you can't patrol my destiny listen we don't need no prohibition swap spots with the mom and pop shops this ain't about shots and beers this ain't about the people here this ain't about hatin your peers the only thing here is consumption of fear keep your eye on the prize or a fist on the goods and if they ever come knockin better knock on wood a frantic situation leads to quick complications and we don't need no goddamn more legislation because it's mind over matter ain't it a simple small rule the pieces don't fit all this time energy wasted space overseein somethin that was never really even outta place are you tired of the beat down i know i'm tired of always runnin around so if it pleases the court i'll say my last peace down with the damn dabc down with the dabc you can't control me no more holdin on my hand lord i'm not a little baby i'm a grown ass man down with the dabc gotta set me free wanna come step to me you best believe it might affect your life expectancy are you threatening or testing me we don't need a spirit deputy enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough not down with the dabc you can't patrol my destiny listen we don't need no prohibition swap spots with the mom and pop shops
10.
Good Grace 02:28
charm isn't a needle you find in your arm beauty is a mark you make on your lovers heart finesse ain't the intent of a starved shark many men make war instead of art amazing how some are out for saving while others are preoccupied fulfilling a craving love is a drug that you spread when you're painting unless it's in blood in which case it's hating all these things were lost it seemed til grace shined a light on me now i can see she'll never lie to me take all of me harm comes to those who pose for the fall an alarm won't be called for the man who stand tall a stare can be dangerous take care but fair is the woman with the fire in her hair enchanting as a madman ranting and raving disgrace to see a tree with an engraving what do you wanna see proof of manners learned or a bad bad man openin a can of earthworms all these things were lost it seemed til grace shined a light on me now i can see she'll never lie to me take all of me the best thing about messing around is the calm to the storm and the cold turned warm never has a lion been caught that saw a clear line in the sand that was crossed effort is the difference between workin or not and desert is the difference between dyin and just hot death march with the bagpipes ringin and a blackbird ain't no fat girl singin all these things were lost it seemed til grace shined a light on me now i can see she'll never lie to me take all of me
11.
black vs. white red vs. blue which side of this fight do you wanna choose if you're a passive person your future is so uncertain how did we get so buried under this burden it ain't workin curse the day that's barely remembered the first tuesday deep in november i wish the worst would change for the better but wishin will get me as far as a wheel with a corner loss is just another word for cost exhaust is ruining our nest yet we drive why we don't wanna die people wanna live leaders want your life economic rot decomposed stock keep the rich rich keep the poor not stop the bigger we get the harder we drop expanding middle class is sick of gettin looked past don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me down i've seen it before and i know what's in store when you hold me down don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me down i've seen it before and i know what's in store when you hold us down the nation goes down into oblivion when the party represented by the color of war wins elections sent from hell crackin my liberty bell come one come all witness the fall of another empire built too tall fatal arrogance incapable of narratives cherish it the life in which you dwell take responsibility for the democracy we've adopted america will not be the slob distracted from global communities we're bullies we're hated many debates on what to make of it ignorance impatience unwise yet irreplaceable change for the good of harmony radical capitalism is evil please don't let me down again power to the people don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me down i've seen it before and i know what's in store when you hold me down don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me don't let me down i've seen it before and i know what's in store when you hold us down
12.
the world keeps turning whether you like it or not even the greatest are racing against the clock tick tock the sun's always out when you get above the clouds and no matter how loud you get you get got i know how you feel you wanna bring 'em back today you wanna rage on the gates throwin peter out the way but no matter what you do no matter what you say that angel's gone away save their memory not in vain spread their claim speakin of the people that are tired of the pain gotta play the game with no relativity there's only mundane things are gonna change oh my soul craves your face oh my heart don't beat the same oh how my soul craves your face and my heart it don't beat the same i wish i could wash your name off my tongue using whiskey but that's risky i tried to wipe my mind of our time together i shoulda known better than try to find you inside a bottle of wine all the time that we wasted wasted face it not a second that we would trade in ain't got a bit of remorse no horse of a different color no longer a lover father or mother no shame for the days we spent gettin bent but i wish i had another feel like a fish outta water this coulda been your son or daughter fallen with honor lost but not a goner no don't bother pretending you're not a better person for simply knowing that beautiful bird the world keeps turning whether you like it or not even the greatest are racing against the clock tick tock the sun's always out when you get above the clouds and no matter how loud you get you get got
13.
Make My Day 04:21
i gotta little problem that needs solvin my friend and if my hand wasn't so steady you'd already know what it is it ain't no thang to bring the pain by the gallon so take your best swing and let's see what happens god forbid you really wanna get live holdin a cold .44 drinkin colt 45 lucky man the angry end is pointed south i got an itchy trigger finger better watch your mouth i got this cold hand and a warm gun there's nowhere left to run i been holdin on for oh so long the situation's become cumbersome so let's take 10 steps and count how far we've come i'm just hopin you're open to gettin brave you're better off to stay away the sky's turnin ugly shades of gray no i've never been afraid care not what you got to say there's no longer use for you to pray the devil's already out to play come on make my day i got this cold hand and a warm gun there's nowhere left to run i been holdin on for oh so long the situation's become cumbersome so let's take 10 steps and count how far we've come no use for a name on the open range ya dig keep talkin you'll be walkin .12 gauge in your ribs no skin off my hide no kick on my side a seasoned vet you walk that way i'll walk this see where we get you bet joe esposito admitted who was the best one guess swagger like a happy dog that follow s rugged as the dude's abode before the theft so take 10 steps and turn and we'll see who's left i got this cold hand and a warm gun there's nowhere left to run i been holdin on for oh so long the situation's become cumbersome so let's take 10 steps and count how far we've come ain't no tellin where the lightning strikes gonna get my fill if it takes all night that's right livin in the absence of lamplight yell into the night never give up the fight this little light burn bright in a storm never ignore any call to perform long live sin and long live the scorn no control over what is outta site stare into the light even if it's bright might turn back burn that bridge overnight don't feed a dog with a tendency to bite reach new heights with a kite in a storm not born to conform to the trite forlorn long live sin and long live the scorn
14.
we are forever inscribed inside the leatherbound we are forever designed to give life through sound we are forever at large we are the sword we are forever restored the lords of war we are forever the young immortal kin we are forever within a life of sin we are forever the start of now until never we are forever never surrender we are forever thine heart be still we are forever behind free will

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With very little face to face interaction, Phaust and Phingaz make their time count. Little more than a week was spent recording live tracks together in Salt Lake City, (where both are from) before Phingaz returned home to Minneapolis. It was these tracks that formed the foundation of what would become an experiment in duality. Many of the songs on Horseshoes & Handgrenades are comprised of both a raw, gritty, live recording as well as a crisp, full, studio quality sound. Lovers of blues-rock will find common ground with the indie hip-hop scene from whence Sinthesis was bred. Fusion never sounded so fresh and new, yet utterly natural.

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released September 14, 2012

All songs written, recorded, produced and mixed by Phaust and Phingaz. All songs mastered by Bob "The Pro Tools Terrorist" Lindberg at Gravebomb Studios. Artwork created by Phaust.

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Sinthesis Salt Lake City, Utah

Phaust has been known primarily for his witty wordplay whereas Phingaz has made his mark on the production game. In their latest hiphop/bluesrock endeavor Horseshoes & Handgrenades, the duo set aside their niches for a live sounding, gritty crack at sharing responsibilites. Though 2 outcomes were forseen (pathetic/incredulous) the latter has been achieved. Oh so NASTY! ... more

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