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"'rabbit, rabbit' on the first / I hold my breath"

"I wanna remind you that [today] is the first of the month and it's customary to say 'rabbit, rabbit' before you say anything else. Think about that, write yourself a note. Alright, have a nice time."

How 'bout some high-quality formerly-local punk rock to start 2009 off with? Yes.



Ahh, Jawbreaker; now and forever the sound of The Mission...

Jawbreaker -- "Jinx Removing"
from 24 Hour Revenge Therapy LP/CD, and Live 4/30/96 LP/CD

Blew twelve and kissed the thirteenth finger.
"Rabbit, rabbit," on the first.
I hold my breath.

Did tricks I hoped you wouldn't notice.
A superstitious hyperrealist.
I'll make you mine.

(Full lyrics and partial explanation after the jump.)


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Jawbreaker -- "Jinx Removing"
from 24 Hour Revenge Therapy LP/CD, and Live 4/30/96 LP/CD

Talked out and now I'm feeling crowded.
All the errands in the world
won't save us now.
Rained in and I won't come unclouded.
There's a stillness in the air.
I pray for sound.

We're too smart to watch TV.
We're too dumb to make believe
this is all we want from life.
And I'm too dumb to talk to you.
You're so quick to listen to me.
I'm saying nothing you don't know.
Nothing you don't know.

Walked out and I won't be rerouted.
If I don't go outside today,
I never will.
Too old not to get excited
about rain and roads, Egyptian ruins,
our first kiss.

We're too smart to watch TV.
We're too dumb to make believe
this is all we want from life.
And I'm too dumb to talk to you.
You're so quick to listen to me.
I'm saying nothing you don't know.
Nothing you don't know.

I love you more than I've ever loved
anyone before, or anyone to come.
Someone said your name, I thought of you alone.
I was just the same, twenty blocks away.

Blew twelve and kissed the thirteenth finger.
"Rabbit, rabbit," on the first.
I hold my breath.

Did tricks I hoped you wouldn't notice.
A superstitious hyperrealist.
I'll make you mine.

We're too smart to watch TV.
We're too dumb to make believe
this is all we want from life.
And I'm too dumb to talk to you.
You're so quick to listen to me.
I'm saying nothing you don't know.
Nothing you don't know.

I love you more than I've ever loved
anyone before, or anyone to come.
Someone said your name, I thought of you alone.
I was just the same, twenty blocks away.


And here's what Wikipedia has to say about "rabbit rabbit:"

“Rabbit rabbit white rabbit” is a common superstition, held particularly among children. The most common modern version states that a person should say “rabbit, rabbit, white rabbit” upon waking on the first day of each new month, and on doing so will receive good luck for the remainder of that month.

Photo and lyrics via the indispensable loosecharm.org

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