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Tales From The Not Too Distant Future

by Zero Day Exploits

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1.
Henchman 04:48
I won't tell you that I'm innocent Life dealt the hand and I got played I was just trying to make a difference But I never had a chance. When I signed on with Doctor Wretched I thought I'd finally found a way Like when the awkward kid with acne Gets invited to the dance. It all started out so promising We all stormed in, our guns ablaze But I ended up in traction In prison in France. Because the thing we didn't count on Was a man whose eyes shot laser rays And somehow we got our asses kicked By a girl who controls ants. I should have taken that job in Reno. I should have closed my mouth. I should have known this operation Would eventually go South. When you've got no super powers You've got no chance to win All there is to do is run Man it's hard out here. It's hard out here for a Henchman. I got picked up by Mesmerizo That lasted six or seven days He got brought down by a Panda And a guy with fire for hands When I got out Red Lamp was hiring He needed soldiers for his Fray But then a team of ninja werewolves Put the kibosh on that plan I should have taken that job in Reno. I should have closed my mouth. I should have known this operation Would eventually go South. When you've got no super powers You've got no chance to win All there is to do is run Man it's hard out here. It's hard out here for a Henchman. Some things you do for money Some things you do out of fear I'm all out of illusions Just give me somebody whose checks clear All the heroes and the villains can fight another day But all of us who are dead or caught Aren't getting paid. So now you know my story I didn't alter any names That's because no one is innocent there's blood on all our hands But nobody's past redemption If you grant my parole today I'll probably work for Doc Impossible I mean... I'll become a much, much better man. I'm gonna take that job in Reno I'm gonna shut my mouth Because I think his operation Might actually pan out. All the heroes and the villains Will fight another day And I'm gonna tag along. I'll always be a henchman
2.
SQL 03:57
When you walked in I knew at once You were from another world I could tell that you were not A high-tech kind of girl Pretty little thing walked up to me and said "Can you fix my Dell?" God I wish your heart was SQL Well you had a nice new laptop And it was running Facebook real fast Ran it even faster after I killed those spyware apps Man that thing would cruise if you'd just Run it on a Linux shell. God I wish your heart was SQL Sha la la Na na na De doo doo doo De da da da Might as well be gibberish for all that I can tell God I wish your heart was SQL We're installed on different platforms I'm Unix and you're a Mac. And I've been sending all these packets out But not getting any back. I thought debugging C was bad But this is total hell God I wish your heart was SQL Sha la la Na na na De doo doo doo De da da da Might as well be gibberish for all that I can tell God I wish your heart was SQL I wanted to write up a codec Gonna interface me with you But the odds of my success are somewhat questionable I wanted to tell you just how I feel But I ain't so good with words So this part goes in hexadecimal. It goes like 69 6c 75 76 75 69 6c 75 76 75 69 6c 75 76 75 69 6c 75 76 75 So I wish we had a future Or even just a right now Maybe we could work things out But I just can't see how The only thing you know about FTP Is how it's spelled God I wish your heart was SQL Sha la la Na na na De doo doo doo De da da da Might as well be gibberish for all that I can tell God I wish your heart was SQL
3.
For Love 04:40
I don't know if anyone Will ever find this note I write to leave a record Of the one thing that I know And though I am not sure If anybody else survived These words will live Though I might die The earth is poisoned now Barren as the wastes Myself and my companions We made it down into these caves Now all my friends are gone And I am fading fast This testament Will be my last. I leave this message for posterity Whoever finds it here, this letter is for you This final message is my legacy: Father, forgive me. I know not what I do I destroyed the world for love of You. I won a holy war But forfeited my soul I went off to the crusades And lost sight of my goals It was always said That I'm the best at what I do And I thought that I was serving You. Buildings vaporized No traces to be found Humans and humanity Lay dead upon the ground All my life's been black and white With nothing in between I only wish My hands were clean
4.
Riker 03:33
I'm a deep space explorer My phaser's set to stun An officer in Starfleet They call me Number One But you can call me Will I'm the red shirt that never gets killed I am Commander Riker. And I'd rather be loved than feared I am Commander Riker. I have the show's most manly beard I may not sit in the captain's chair But I'm right where I want to be I am Commander Riker I am a man's man I'm tall and strong and hard I lead the away teams And I never cross Picard But that's my clever ploy The Beta male gets the Betazoid I am Commander Riker. And I'd rather be loved than feared I am Commander Riker. I have the show's most manly beard I may not sit in the captain's chair But I'm right where I want to be I've got no high tech visor Or Klingon muscles Or a Positronic brain But when you're 6 foot 4 With a boyish smile It makes the ladies go insane I am Commander Riker. And I'd rather be loved than feared I am Commander Riker. I have the show's most manly beard I may not sit in the captain's chair But I'm right where I want to be I am Commander Riker
5.
Go on go I can't make it any further. Though the foe Is coming close behind. Just give me a gun and three grenades And hit the road, I'll cover your escape. This is my last chance to make them pay. And now we're on the verge of tears But you have got to leave me here I'll wait until you all get clear... It's been real But now I hear the footsteps For all we feel There's no time for goodbyes. Don't be stupid, go right now I'll hold them off, I think we both know how. Just promise me that you'll get out. And now we're on the verge of tears But you have got to leave me here I'll wait until you all get clear Before I blow the tunnel And hopefully you'll get away And live to fight another day I'm sad it had to end this way But that's just how it goes We can't all be The hero of the story Most of us won't live to see The credits roll. So I smile through the pain My sacrifice will not be in vain That's what you tell me but I already know So damn it, go. Oh so slow, I see the shadows rising This is it Come on, you bastards, come.
6.
Wookiee 04:50
Your bags are all packed by the doorway They're leaving along side of you You made up your mind now To leave me behind now There's nothing I can say or do You've met some one stronger and better Some one who makes you feel free I don't care where he's from Or that he's seven foot one He's a Wookiee, he can't love you like me. I guess that he fought in the Clone Wars He was some kind of General too. I don't care one iota That he's rich and knows Yoda But I guess all that matters to you So go ahead and climb in that speeder Go ahead. Live in a tree. You'll regret it I bet Once you smell him, when he's wet He's a Wookiee, he can't love you like me. I'm not saying that he's a bad person He's not a person; he's a Wookiee.... He probably works harder And I'm sure he's much smarter But he's a Wookiee. He can't love you like me. Sooner or later you'll be sorry. Sooner or later you'll see. One day he's all charms Then he rips off your arms But don't you come crying to me. I did my best to warn you You spurned by love and my please You swore he was harmless But now look who's armless With a bad case of mange and some fleas. I'm not saying that he's a bad person He's not a person; he's a Wookiee.... He probably works harder And I'm sure he's much smarter But he's a Wookiee. He can't love you like me. He's a Wookiee. He can't love you like me.
7.
Half Life 05:14
Carbon has a half-life of six thousand years Most say that love lasts fifteen And after that one of us won't still be here I don't think that's what physics means. The rule says that all things decay. But I don't think that love works that way. I'd give you half my life just to get started And all that I am, even though it ain't much No diamonds or fur coats or cars I can give you Or a house in the foothills, or money and such In time all those things will be gone But time will not. So I'll give you half my life Cause that's all I got. Anything and everything breaks down Molecules, funk bands, communication People, machinery, metaphors, peace talks, Radio waves, and radio stations. Common sense says all things must die But sometimes you might be surprised Sooner or later all that is, was. The sun and the stars will burn out Just like everything does I hope there's still something that science don't know The entire universe contracts And our love just grows. Mountains grind down to the sea Ah but not you and me.
8.
Far To Go 03:43
In this arid land Of dust and wind Stands a runaway Looking for a way in A backdrop of mountains Upon a scruffy looking sky Trying to find a way out of This madman's mind So run and don't you stop Run until you know You ain't got that far You ain't got far to go Run and don't you stop Satisfy your sould You ain't got that far You ain't got far to go Worn out army boots Walk along a zig zag trail Through a storybook In which good guys fail Wanting only to subsist a twist, a shift of paradigm Trying to find a way out of This madman's mind So run and don't you stop Run until you know You ain't got that far You ain't got far to go Run and don't you stop Satisfy your sould You ain't got that far You ain't got far to go
9.
Savage Man 04:00
I am from the savage land Where people are born and grow old and die And I would rather be a savage man Than be civilized Everyone belonging to each other Nothing is wrong but nothing feels right How can you look in the mirror every morning After you drug yourself to sleep every night? I don't belong here In this brave new world Where no one cares to learn what love is And no one questions the meaning of life I am all alone among the millions Nobody can hear my cries What a world we've created What a hollow paradise These drugs are not addicting But people keep coming back anyway No one wants to look outside the mainstream So easy to believe what the little whispers say How do you tell the world that it's been brainwashed? How do I make them see that they are blind? How do I reach out my hand to help them up When I get slapped in the face every time I try?
10.
All my friends tell me he’s just a jerk And in my heart I wonder if it can work Cuz it’s the third time this month That I have been stood up And I wonder why I stay I got stuck in midtown Trying to take Dr. Impossible down You’ve been up at Luigi’s You’ve been there since 8:15 You and the bad guy both got away When I come down When I put both feet on the ground I’m getting old to play this game I’m getting tired of this charade I wonder if we can make a change And I make my way to you Change my clothes in a telephone booth But when I walk through that door You’re not waiting anymore I guess this is how we say goodbye This is the coldest walk home And I don’t want to be alone But I deserve so much more I don’t know what I’m waiting for And I wonder why we try Cardboard box in the hallway Means the end is near All this stuff I could have thrown away But instead it’s here It means I’ve failed just a little bit more Means I could’ve tried just a little bit harder Means all the things I’ve been fighting for Have gone and they’ve pushed you a little bit further When I come down When I put both feet on the ground I’m getting old to play this game I’m getting tired of this charade I wonder if we can make a change
11.
You don't understand I'm not the bad guy You don't get to decide And if you stay out of my way You won't have to die I'm just trying to survive If only a hero had come to my rescue I might have put down my gun I am taking their prize Because I need it more I have all along And I get it - the world just ain't fair But just 'cuz they're weak That doesn't mean that I'm wrong If no one else will be The hero that I need Then I know what I must do But so long as you're here You get to watch Now it's my turn to choose I am past right and wrong I am invincible Because I've got nothing to lose If no one else will be The hero that I need Then I know what I must do I'll take what I need Even if that means That I become a villain To you Why do you persist We're not so different We're alike, you and I Now get out of my way Or so help me God I'll enjoy watching you die If only a hero had come to my rescue I would have put down my gun If no one else will be The hero that I need Then I know what I must do I'll take what I need Even if that means That I become a villain To you
12.
Bring Light 05:07
I know you're scared. I know you're tired. You can't bring yourself to dive back in the fray All that's evil keeps getting stronger And all the good have lost their way You've had failures. You've had setbacks. But you can't just walk away Because history will judge your whole damn generation. By what you do not do today Everyone feels just as lost as you. They need a leader who can see this through. So bring light To a world gone dark Bring your team together Before it all falls apart I know one thing And you know it too A hero must rise And it must be you The others are all waiting Fearful of the fading of the light. You can be the catalyst Remind us of the reasons that we fight. No one else is going to fix this mess. You're going to have to save your world yourself. You must be the one that you want You must be the one that you wait for You must be the one that you want the world to see When you look up at the sky - what do you hope for? In the eyes of a child, what are you waiting for? You must be the one that you want the world to see You must be the one that you were sent here to be. When everything is dark There's got to be something more You must dare to believe in something You never thought you could believe in before The heart of a hero beats in you You know what you have to do.

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The debut album from Colorado's fourth best geek rock band!

In this album Zero Day Exploits takes you to various worlds eerily similar to our own. These universes are populated by savages, space-farers, heroes, villains, haters and lovers.

Each has a story to tell, in these tales from the not too distant future.

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released September 16, 2017

Seth Phillips - Vocals, Guitar
Brent Gaudette - Drums
Jamie Brown - Keys, Vocals
Chris Wright - Bass
Justyn Davidson - Guitar, Bass
Jason Kranhold - Bass

Songs written by Seth Phillips
Tracks recorded in various places by Seth Phillips and/or Justyn Davidson.
Album artwork by Robert Shea

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