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Toussaint Morrison wrote the 1st verse for Baby Gots Venom in winter of 2014 and then, being the well-practiced self-saboteur he is, he stopped writing out of fear. Getting around to the spirit of Lesser Restoration, his soon-to-be-released debut album, Morrison befriends all his ghosts whether they be welcoming or not. Baby Gots Venom is no exception, and although it has disguised itself in the stripped down niceties of guitar, hand claps, and Morrison palming a plastic lid as a kick drum, listen closely and you’ll hear the new single for what it truly is: a neurotic dance on a one-way cyclical track. Whether the choreographed steps are cycling upwards or downwards, we’ll leave that to your own assessment.
Produced by Toussaint’s former bandmate from The Blend, Edward Folly on guitar, and his Phantom Menace, Dr. Wylie on everything else, Baby Gots Venom puts forth the best of Morrison in an unholy cabal of rap & soul shouting. Coming around to finish writing the song over 2 years later, it would be the highest deception to say this tune is “fresh”. Instead, it would be more appropriate to market this as “barrel-aged”.
lyrics
Packed up the bottle, burned another down
It’s time to see if my luck is any better in the next town
Scorned my lover, I wouldn’t let her in
I got these walls that I built long ago, and they’re thick
I’m an exit. Moments flow through me.
Nobody’s tool except my heart when it’s pulling
I tried to cut it out once, but I couldn’t find a blade
Sharp enough to cut through the walls I already made
There’s no trouble in the discomfort of the act
It’s the comfort in not lettin’ you love me back
The fear of givin’ you a world you no longer want
A world that celebrates the light as much as the dark
My past sits with me most mornings at the breakfast table
Next to an empty chair that sits next to Banquo
That sits next to the idea you can only dream careful
When sittin’ next to your worst fears and people you won’t let go
I don’t know who I am
Can’t expect you to know better
But if ya can, hold my hand
While I’m out here tryin’ to get there
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Chorus
When in doubt, don’t try to figure me out
My past’ll make ya momma run for the hills
Trust when the gravity hits ya, I’ll be right there to lift ya
I can take fire without givin’ hell
So long to that stranger ya knew
Salam to the new night
So long to your red, white and blue
Salam to the good fight
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Finished the bottle, let another burn
Right now, I’m good. I’ll figure out my luck in the next world
My lover’s gone. The scorn was too much
For her to understand scorn goes hand in hand with love
And I’m no yoga in the park
I’ll take your ideals out for a good swing dance in the dark
Y’see, light’s an illusion: She’s deadly and gorgeous
So, now I only take direction from the local blind swordsman
If blood can coexist with the poison in my veins
Then there’s no wall that can’t be given a door frame
I keep it locked, not to keep you out.
Momma told me not to let a viper in the house
Baby gots venom, I’m still her huckleberry
It’s the vanity that makes this samurai wary
The jagged parts of my life are the only parts that I got
And they’ve made good for buildin’ a city around the heart
You wanna be right and get what you want
Ya wanna sure thing and a pleasant surprise
I can’t promise it all, but I’ll give ya good love
And a full heart cos you the Triforce of my eye
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Chorus
When in doubt, don’t try to figure me out
My past’ll make ya daddy grab his pistol
Trust when the gravity hits ya, I’ll be right there to lift ya
I can take fire without givin’ hell
So long to that stranger ya knew
Salam to the new night
So long to your red, white and blue
Salam to the good fight
credits
from Lesser Restoration,
released May 19, 2017
Lyrics & Vocals by Toussaint Morrison
Produced by Edward Folly, Dr. Wylie
Mixed by Dr. Wylie
Guitar by Edward Folly
Mastered by Bruce Templeton
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