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Excelsior

from The World Is Yours by Pale People

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lyrics

I am superhuman
Strong and powerful
Wise and generous with my wisdom
Deeply sympathetic to the pain of mankind

Seven feet tall
Boiling with muscle
The sight of me sets the most evil of men
To sucking his thumb
I am the last best hope for this planet
And mine

Look up--I'm standing in the sky
Arms folded across my chest
Astride the wind--blowing west

Gamma ray vision
The ability to fly and
Shoot yellow fire from my fingers
My enemies cannot shoot me down
Nor can I drown

I endure
Pursuing justice
The ancient morality of my homeworld lingers
And virtue finally comes to this town
Plummeting down

I soar--blue cape billowing out behind
Mask affixed and red shoes laced
A cheeky smile smeared 'cross my face

Chorus
Oh, it's frightful being this
Every single moment bliss
The strength of ten gods in my fist
Not a single damsel left unkissed

By day I am human
Mild-mannered
Totally ordinary middle-class creature
I have no traits in particular to
Distinguish me

Face dull
Body shapeless
Clothing nondescript--utterly without feature
As if the world had tried very hard
To distinguish me

Nothing hurts
Nothing gets past steel skin
I have never bled or burned
This is the life that I've learned

I smile
I am smiling as I fly
Flying in a smiling sky
Smiling hard enough to die

Chorus

credits

from The World Is Yours, released October 1, 2017
Mack Gilcrest - Piano, Vocals, Organ
Austin Graef - Drums
Kurt Skrivseth - Bass, Electric Guitar
Produced by Kurt Skrivseth
Mastered by Jason Suko at South Sound Sound - Seattle
Lyrics by Mack Gilcrest
Music by Pale People
Copyright © 2017 Pale People MusicAll Rights Reserved. Unauthorized Copying, Reproduction, Hiring, Lending, Public Performance and Broadcasting Prohibited. Made in the U.S.

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Pale People Missoula, montana

Missoula, MT’s worst-kept secret.
An eccentric piano-rock quartet with a varied oeuvre, from soft confessionals to howling rants about the lonely and insane.
Better than sex. Cheaper than therapy.

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