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[JW]
Welcome to Dough Nation.
We are your hosts, Ian Stewart and Jackson Whalan,
Here to show you a whole new world:
What it takes to live the life of a musician.

No nation like a dough nation.
No nation like a dough nation.

No nation like a dough nation.
So patient, makin records down in The Station.
Collaboration is the vocation,
The music world always changin' in the rotation.
Always thought my records would rise to the top,
Now I just let my fans pay what they want.
Not in it for the dough, can't afford to forfeit,
Can't ignore it all these freely downloaded torrents.
Past generations like my parents',
Went out and bought records, music was cherished.
Along the lines situation got careless,
I been a broke rapper, I'm not embarrassed.
Give what you want or just take it for free,
In this nation of dough money grow on a tree.
Just listen to the music, play it loud son,
As I crowdfund to help the crowd have more fun.

[Chorus 2x]
You pay for libation, what about
Artistic creation?
What kinda money are you saving?
Shell out for a beer, but not what you hear.

Why isn't this economy based on generosity?
That would be an anomaly, instead it's a robbery.
I make music, who's got a job for me?
Am I payin' school loans and workin' for free?
Man, money's money and, money's funny,
Only way to put good food in the tummy.
Don't wanna get paid to be a parody,
Or celebrate myself until everybody loves me.
Maybe you'll discover me for bein' myself,
Or maybe I'll collect dust like records on a shelf.
Concentrated wealth isn't fair to me,
1% control, they hold their wealth carefully.
Thinkin' financially, ignorin' the scarcity,
Deliver the illin' poetry regardless of viability.
That's a guarantee, but where's my guarantee?
Forget it, you can have it for free!

[IS]
They say pimpin' ain't easy, but neither is art,
And when it falls on deaf ears it takes a toll on the heart.
But the only guaranteed way to fail is to give up,
And I must live up to my dreams, so I keep mixin'
Keep producin', keep honin' my craft,
Until I own it at last and no one can deny it.
10,000 hours and they went by fast,
Blowin' up at last, we only headlinin'.
Back into the studio underground,
Pushin up the faders, optimize the sound.
Got my levels on point and now we're ready to bounce,
Crankin' out a masterpiece from the basement of my house.
Nothin' I know how to do better than music.
The shit I'll put up with makes most people lose it.
But I didn't choose this path, it chose me,
And I love it, so fuck it, you can have it for free.

[Chorus 2x]
You pay for libation, what about
Artistic creation?
What kinda money are you saving?
Shell out for a beer, but not what you hear.

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from These Aren't The Words You're Looking For, released March 23, 2018

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Ian Stewart is a Massachusetts based producer and performer of alternative electronic dance music. Despite a background in traditional house DJing, Ian has recently made the switch to a live PA style set, allowing him to mix and manipulate his all-original music with much greater flexibility than a two-turntable setup would allow. ... more

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