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The People Will Dance Tapes

by Taylor Ngiri Seaberg

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1.
I'm a biblical mess, homage to the father I’d like to scribble my own prologue and Call myself the author But I went to school to get an education Ended up with debt and forced alliteration My semblance is irrelevant Or maybe I’m just impatient All I wanted was love in the third degree I prayed for in the pages of some comedy That tells me the formula is just make believe Generosity is dead I'm a hypocrite in that it's what goes on through my head And what I have been fed The words I’ve been saying aren’t the actions I'm choosing I find the box that don't fit is the one that I’ve been using Why does the beauty of dark skin always attract confusion All this thinking got me musing So Are we Flying through this body Body built from grace Life black laced, no Are we Getting troubled By a body in disguise A rose colored lens that can't lie Are we Gonna break bread over this I still catch your breath With every single kiss Hope I don't sound too intimate Hope I don't sound too intimate Fed up with all the lines Fed up with all the times you called me baby Want me back Then hate me Fed up with all the lines Once we’ve had the time Just passerbys in the night time Fade into the afterlife Sunday school and acolyte
2.
Drank from the top of the bottle Every life lesson that I think I could have swallowed Now the new tides still got me feeling hollow Still Laughter is the only thing I follow, follow Feather paper kept me dry My momma had her first baby in her prime no lie My father would deny That we're split on both sides A little sugar A little spice Moses and Jochebed I think That I fell on my head distinct You can choose life and I can leap I have found near infinity But I am nearly in my grave Media’s got my mind enslaved Used to be fearless now afraid Is my all enough that I gave? Is my all enough that I gave? Is my all enough that I gave? Is my all enough that I gave? No I don't really know No I don't really know No I don't really know No I don't really know (Repeat) Man I got my mind on a matchstick Put my memories in a casket I'm flying high so fantastic Forgetting all of life and the tragic It's a habit I Like to embody my soul Into the people I know cos their bloodline Is worth more than the gold Wouldn't you like to unfold? Wouldn't you like to unfold? Cos I got you, I got you, I got you You got me, you got me, you got me But is that enough? Is my all enough that I gave? Is my all enough that I gave? Is my all enough that I gave? Gave Gave
3.
Fool's Gold 04:52
They say you can't buy love But can you rent it? In drops of fool's gold They say you can't buy love but can you rent it In drops of fool's gold Fool's gold Fool's gold Fool's gold [She] leans on me like she's my momma Asks me what she's doing wrong She pops a pill and then she's gone tells me won't be gone for long I saw her leave her kid one day eleven marbles drift away A 20 something peter pan She loves the world Just in the way that she can She loves the world Just in the way she can They say you can't buy love You can’t buy love Say my name Say my name When no one is around you Say baby i love you Why the sudden change? Say my name Say My name You acting kinda crazy Aint calling my,baby Why the sudden Say my name Say my name You acting kinda You acting kinda You acting kinda shady You acting kinda shady Hollywood, life on a silver screen Sold to me serene Built like a daydream something that I believed Hollywood, hollywood life on a silver screen Sold to me serene built like a daydream Something that I believed Hollywood, Hollywood It’s never how it looks in the movies It’s never how it looks in the movies Hollywood, hollywood They say you can’t buy love But can you rent it In drops of fool's gold In drops of fool's gold In drops of fool's gold
4.
I don't know you anymore I don't know you anymore I don't know you anymore Lady lips so luscious I said hey pretty lady Won’t you be my baby I got some cash flow in the back seat I say, "Do you even really like me?" She says "I got a boyfriend on the rocks But maybe if you and I have a little talk We can do what boots do N-n-nah knock to knock We can do what boots do Knock to knock" Before you fall in love with me You should know I got a little bit crazy in me I said before you fall in love with me Just take a look at the reality Baby Ready set, go, on your mark, You better run away from me, You better run away from me, You better run Yeah you better run Yeah you better Ready set, go, on your mark, You better run away from me, You better run away from me, Yeah you better Go on and use me up Until I’ve had enough I got a fiendin’ for an ice pack on my heart place Not to get emotional it’s just fucking on an art space Really I Feel so sublime I kiss your skin And you kiss mine But you leave in the morning with clothes on Tell me, “Sorry this can’t go on for too long,” Baby Ready set, go, on your mark, You better run away from me, You better run away from me, You better run Yeah you better run Yeah you better Ready set, go, on your mark, You better run away from me, You better run away from me, Yeah you better There she goes kissing on her boyfriend Thinking that I love her like her boyfriend Girl.... I’ve been having girls turning left and right then You wanna test me this ain’t a mother fucking lesson Yeah he a real fella Without a deal fella Gonna dick you down until you seeing clear fella But he gone leave you for another girl I was just lookin’ at your figure Imma lick you til you quiver Don’t get it twisted I ain’t a mistress Not to be discussing Or disclaiming all your business I know you wanna be straight with all your girlfriends And you wanna save face with all of your boyfriends Baby girl I love you for who you are Even if we don’t get very far I just wanted you to know You already know Ready set, go, on your mark, You better run away from me, You better run away from me, You better run Yeah you better run Yeah you better Ready set, go, on your mark, You better run away from me, You better run away from me, Yeah you better

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In late 2016, Seaberg released their first demoed recordings. The name of the EP--'The People Will Dance Tapes'--nods towards the origins of the band while looking toward the future. Songs like 'Fool's Gold' pay homage to the stylings of jazz guitarist George Benson melding social commentary about hook up culture along with breakup blues. Taylor showcases her auto-biographical lyrical abilities on tracks like 'I Don't Know' and 'Run.'

When not performing with the full band, Taylor can be found performing their solo original music under the same name. Much of the success and development they have found would not have been possible without the help of these amazing individuals.

Featured on album:
Taylor Seaberg - vocal and guitar looping, composition, lead vocalist
Carlos Kelley - Drums (Jay Weiler on Vibes and IDK)
Joshua Maxwell - Bass and Backing Vocals
Logan Mehr - Keyboard (on Vibes and IDK)
Matt Trice - Saxophone (on Vibes and IDK)

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released July 30, 2016

S/O to Kendall Thomas (Chicago producer) who made the original beat combining George Benson's sound that inspired, "Fool's Gold."

Production/Mixing and Mastering Credit:

Vibes, I Don't Know, and Run - Radio K

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Taylor Ngiri Seaberg Chicago, Illinois

Taylor Ngiri Seaberg is a genderqueer, multi-instrumentalist in the Twin Cities, MN alt jazz, hip hop, and punk band, Seaberg & the Black Velvet Punks and the Chicago jazz fusion group, BLK FM.

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