OK, here's my good friend Jesse Dangerously performing at a comic store in Chicago. This clip was filmed for the forthcoming Nerdcore for Life Documentary.

I spent about a half an hour trying to figure out what he was saying, and I came pretty close. I emailed him my best guess and he replied with the proper lyrics:

I got a girl and a home and a plate with some food on it
So I've got to be thankful
Like a kid who just learned that that plague wasn't bubonic
From when a rat bit his ankle
But since my circumstances are damn near taken for granted
By myself and others like me who likely had better chances
It might seem a little rancid when we bitch on the trivial shit
That makes our privilege a wee bit less convivial
We're squeamish to the pitiful, miserable images
Of people whose invisibleness is our ignorant bliss
But even during this time, remixes and videos
Would seem to stir and evince even further screed material
Than seems to be supported by decency when recently we can see
The secrets leak increasingly frequently
But can even these things begin to weaken the hedonistic elite
In our resolve to retreat from what's real in the street?
The deal is complete, we pay to stay blithe
Snug and safe in our day-to-day lives.

PS: Just for the record, Jesse and I are close friends, (since Junior High School, in fact) but we don't have any "professional" ties, if you know what I mean. In other words, while I am clearly promoting him, my motive is personal- ie: I'm proud of him, I admire him, I want him to do well; as opposed to having any other motive.

I didn't make this video, nor upload it, so I'm *hoping* that it doesn't constitute a violation of VS's rules.

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