Have You Tried Turning It Off & Back On Again?

from Smoke Detector by Rich Jones

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lyrics

They got a gun to your head?
You try turning yourself off and on again?
Off and on again
Awful lot grin for something so grim
If nothing else
I control my expressions
Got a hand in your pocket?
Try turning yourself off and on again?
Maybe then they’ll stop it
But that’s as likely as a goal in stoppage
If nothing else
I control my ascension in
Ha
Energy’s low wattage
Back doors no red carpets
Neutral parties still a target
Victor’s + marks
No martyrs
In this caper
Look sharp
I’ll explain later
Pop tart sweet
For sweeps week
Weak kneed
We need
We want more
Inside the fricassee
Gumbos dumbo
I dunno man
Make it jumbo

I’m trying to switch back on, yeah
Hit power 2-3 times
And all I’m seeing is blinking lights
Trying to switch back on, yeah
And all I’m seeing is blinking lights

They got a gun to my head
Deer hunter shit
Russian roulette
Coq au vin at dawn
It’s last crumbs
Game set
Paths of glory
Yo, all hollow
They yelled mahalo
Then tried to give me a halo
Bouncing slugs off my flower wreath
Limousines loaded with baby chocolate Heath
Counted my chickens too early
Like LeBron when he joined the Heat
82 games plus a post season B
Whiskey in the beer was a potion for me
Until my guts too hurt
Acting way too sure
About the route that I’m lured
What’s the allure
When your most secure
In a state too blurred
To recall the words
That you’re sharing with a person
That you swear is your family
4:30 am everybody’s rambling
Scrambling for last dances
With melted ice
When you turn me back on again
Better leave me wiped

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from Smoke Detector, released June 15, 2022

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Rich Jones Chicago, Illinois

Rich Jones is a prolific Chicago artist, community figure, and veteran of the cultural scene. Known for his versatile and evolving style, his latest album How do you sleep at night? finds him returning to his Hip Hop roots as he tackles class complacency, complicity under American authoritarianism and the value of human life vs. what’s profitable. ... more