Coin$tar by Micah Schnabel

Release date February 4 2022

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Jason Winner Drums
Jay Gasper Guitar
Bob Ray Starker Saxaphone
Lydia Loveless Background Vocals
Vanessa Speckman Background Vocals

Engineered by Keith Hanlon
Mixed by Frank Turner
Shot on an IPhone XS

Lyrics;
The cocaine dealer across the street
makes more money than anyone else in the neighborhood.
I think that says something about the state of things.
Maybe times are bad for feeling good.

$53 dollars in my bank account.
If I ever get the opportunity to sell out
I’m gonna kiss it long and deep on the mouth
I’ve done the struggle so good
I made it look like I was dancing.
While I was standing on the side of your highways for hours at a time
thumbing for a miracle that would never arrive

I don’t want to be poor anymore
I don’t wanna be poor

I wanna try that expensive toothpaste
they keep on the top shelf at the grocery store
buy my mom a really nice birthday present
Not have to add water to the shampoo bottle anymore

I haven’t seen a doctor since I was 16 years old
I’m probably gonna die by catching a cold
Money may not buy happiness
But it does buy comfort
And a little bit of comfort could go a long way
In keeping the monsters of my mental health at bay

A zip lock bag full of dirty coins
To get me through a week
My cheeks go red with shame
As i pour it into the machine
I’ve done things that I’m ashamed of
for 9 dollars an hour
Sometimes it’s embarrassing
Just being alive

It’s been four years since we’ve been able to unlock the cars passenger’s side door

[cherryfullam]

I wish I could like this more than once. thanks for the tip Joe. ❤

[amccoy]

Come back to Atlanta with TCG or solo ASAP. TCG at the Drunken Unicorn and years later at Smiths Olde Bar were great shows but the night I happened to be in Chicago and and caught y’all at Beat Kitchen was the best. I guess Chicago brought a better crowd but we’ll try harder.

Oh, and the novel was a great read as well.

[timlothar]

This video is epic. I adore you both!