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Default on the Mortgage

from Contraband by Scrupulous

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Default on the Mortgage

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Late again, such a sin, can't pretend; lost another job am fucking broke and fucking struggling. They don't care; want their share, so unfair; taxes doubling while equity falls to liquidity. Who owns this land? Not The Man, not Uncle Sam; signed it to the Fed to give the banks the upper hand. Complicate, no tax break, increase my rate, I think this country's fate is questionable when so many homes are being foreclosed, and where we go now, nobody knows... Rent I suppose. Time is on my side, it's time to shed fear... Out in the clear they control us: All of the leaders that lead us. They lie and deceive us to bleed us. With shackles of debts to bereave us: The "Shepherds" that shear us to wear us. So where is the note and deed of trust? The chain of title is defunct... but there is no remedy after foreclosure... On the door there's a notice... Says I must vacate the premise... Pool 10,000 notes into a bond to sell as a SPV security. Then sell full price with servicing rights, before the ink dries, to a foreign country. Sever ties and reap the prize as our housing markets destabilize. Deny loan mods and cut the "loss", credit default swaps and derivatives: incentive to foreclose and take the homes... Accelerate the loans, no curing the notes. Hedge bets in your favor, then propagate mass failure. Injunctions not allowed, due process thrown out. Been told to shortsale, HUD taxpayer money availed. Destroy my neighbor's equity and pay IRS deficiency. Doesn't sound that good to me... Everyone is trained so well: work real hard to pay the bills. They tell you to throw in the towel, put your head back in the trough. Question not their saving grace. Questioning is not your place. Recession will soon ensue. Forgive them not; they know what they do. As the pressure builds, this balloon fills - stretched, until it bursts: raining down a worldwide curse. The pain is real: this shame I feel: to lose my home and I am not alone, and so I am staying strong I've tried so hard, I've done no wrong. I hold my head high dignified as I fight it's fight or flight. No I don't want to retreat so even as I face defeat I stand tall, back against the wall. No I don't have to concede I'm fighting for what I believe. Against the wall, I stand tall. And this is how I claim my blossoming. Watch me as I claim my blossoming. You cannot stop this blossoming. Is this the American Dream? Wake up to reality. What scene am I witnessing? Funnel wealth to the oligarchy. So is this the American Dream? Wake up, stop sleep walking. Usurped by domestic enemies, break the chains of new world slavery, stopping greed, you and me: we are the shiny keys to unlocking equality, cause those at the top, hoard the spot, let us rot, no care for our lot in lives yet they value our work product. They act in stealth, subversive self, their road to wealth is paved with the sorrows and pains and pangs of our planet's siblings. Their lies allowed, appeal to the crowd, bailed out, our "protectors" so devout: an oasis enclosed by drought. Coercive means, shatter our knees, bind our feet so that we can't proceed to be free... What will you be? Occupy all streets. I want to be free from your lien. I want to be free from your lien so I can keep my property, cause my life is mine and I have a right to stay alive and that includes shelter through the night without paying such a hefty price: working thirty years of my life: to pay a threefold interest in disguise. Real Property collateralized. Moving on, I'm staying strong, trying to stay positive. Though this shocks me and upsets me I must find a new way to live. Avoid debt it's freedom's threat, embracing this new perspective. Though you beat me it don't defeat me. Is that the best you got? I want to know. Who runs this show?

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from Contraband, released February 14, 2013
Jane - Bass, Vox
Shane - Drums, backup Vox, Percussion

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Scrupulous Phoenix, Arizona

Jane Joyce thrashes slaps taps and all out assaults the bass while singing, screaming, and walloping melodies rhythms and leads

Shane Sittig pounds the drums with relentless accuracy and complexity whilst singing like an 80s rock god

Mixing up the genres and moods Scrupulous is an Alternative Rock, Avante Garde, Experimental 2 piece that jams grunge, punk, jazz, hip hop, pop, metal, and more
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