Story Behind the Song
This song marks the debut of the Phog Masheeen project. Just as Parliment had Funkadelic to address a certain side of the George Clinton creative output. SCOW has begat phog masheeen.
The remixes of Summer of the Rolling Blackouts will be popping up shortly at the www.mp3.com/phog_masheeen site. All the members have assumed new pseudonyms and attitudes for this, so you know we're serious...
Lyrics
Summer of the Rolling Blackouts c&p 2001 m. soden, t. fritch
We started working swing shifts,
when the grid quit working days.
on the fiteen night, it wasnt working right, the crew lost it, in every way
someone lit a dumpster fire,
the crew let out a whail
going tribal on the wase bafket,
screaming as they flailed
I came back with a stapler,
to whaack on two and pho
was stopped by a vision,
when I came through the door
she was dancing by the dumpster,
Lit only by flame
her blouse tied up, her eyes rolled back,
looking barely sane.
(chorus var. 1)
In the summer of the rolling blackout
come away with me
love is what it's all about
let the rythm set you free
faces striped with toner,
wearing ties about their hed.
The drum circle was grooving,
loud enough to raise the dead.
I didn't hear them anymore
I just stood and watched her move
as she was dancing toward me,
I was lulled into the groove.
she grabbed me by my waistband,
leading me away
into the darkened building,
past the corporate displays
into the owners office
onto his leather chair.
the air hung hot from no AC,
and we made quite a pair.
(chorus var. 1)
In the summer of the rolling blackout
come away with me
love is what it's all about
let the rythm set you free
Br:
Set me free 4x
once the seasons turned to cooler, da crew was back on task
no water cooler memories, not even if you ax'd
was some family leave occuring, nine months to the day
from the fiteent night, it wasn't working right, da crew lost it, 'n every way.
(chorus var. 2)
In the summer of the rolling blackout
come away with me
summer of the rolling blackout
(whisper) love will set you free
(chorus)
summer of the rolling blackout (set me free)
love is what it's all about
love is what it's all about
summer of the rolling blackout
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