The Man in the Yellow Jacket

by The Van Burens

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lyrics

the man lives in the arena
we watch him everyday
he ducks to the side with his gladiator's pride
but he can't get out of his own way

he makes a mess
he cleans it up
he calls it art
he makes a mess
he calls it art
but it hurts his heart
it hurts his heart

he is the man in the yellow jacket
the man in the yellow jacket

that same friend is an artist
he speaks best in a language
that no one understands
he talks in tongues
and the people find him fun
but he's never been one for long term plans

he makes a mess
he calls it art
it hurts his heart
he makes a mess
he cleans it up
he cannot stop
he cannot stop

he is the man in the yellow jacket
the man in the steel toed boots
the man in the yellow jacket
the man digging up his own roots

now at the party
you can tell he's been working
he's back in the zone
hopping bushes
dropping elbows
digging in the sandbox
where last
he lost his way

please stay

he makes a mess
he calls it art
it hurts his heart
he makes a mess
he cleans it up
he fills his cup
he fills his cup

he is the man in the yellow jacket
the man in the seersucker suit
the man in the yellow jacket
the man digging up his own roots

the man in the yellow jacket
the man in the steel toed boots
the man in the yellow jacket
the man digging up his own roots

credits

released July 17, 2020
McGee - vox, bass
Pizza King - keys
PBear - drums, vox
Riley Stockwell - guitar
Eric Sullivan - guitar, vox
Marisa Caron - vox
Dylan Chandler - vox

recorded at MoBro Studio in Bridgeport, CT, by Matt Vitti and Van Buren Manor in The City of Presidents by McGee

mixed at Q Division Studios in Somerville, MA by Joel "Slow Cooker" Edinberg.

mastered by Derek Pisano.

special thanks to Big Bro Max, Greg Spitz, Raj "Flavour" Majumder, Eric "Ike" Schindler, and Colin Edgar

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The Van Burens are a family band of weirdos bringing the party worldwide and beyond since 2000. Come ride with us on the backroads of the galaxy.

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