EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 4 MIN
Independence Day (The Reaction Trap)
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Fourth of July The Bible Belt is sweating through paper flags and processed patriotism Burgers, fireworks, plastic cups Freedom, apparently, means controlled explosions after sunset I went anyway Blue top, no white tonight Smart disguise! Backyard smoke and stripe-delight Summer lies! Claire’s got paper stars on trays Children running through humid haze I walk in light I walk in heat Trying not to hear my own heartbeat Then Mia laughs at something small And my old system takes the call Independence Day Light it up! Independence Day Plastic cup! Am I free? Not really Am I clean? That’s silly Every spark says “look at me.” Every room revises me Independence Day! Reaction trap! Ice and lime at the folding table Hold it steady! One good line and I’m instantly able To feel the pull, the social ping The tiny electric yes of a thing Then Mia asks between two blasts “What are you hooked on, if it lasts?” I watch the sky go red, then blue “Reaction,” I say. “That’ll do.” Independence Day Light it up! Independence Day Plastic cup! Am I free? Not really Am I clean? That’s silly Every spark says “look at me.” Every room revises me Independence Day! Reaction trap! What’s the drug? Feedback loops! What’s the crime? Social groups! Ethan says I can come or go No net, no trap, no little show So I leave before the sky turns mean Freedom’s just another way of being seen Independence Day Burn it white! Independence Day Go home tonight! I don’t want peace Too thin! I want the room to pull me in But for one night I let the rockets do What I usually make people do Independence Day! Reaction trap! Freedom is overrated Influence has better lighting Seen Burn Seen The full story to this album is here, free to download: https://tinyurl.com/222a28ct
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Fourth of July The Bible Belt is sweating through paper flags and processed patriotism Burgers, fireworks, plastic cups Freedom, apparently, means controlled explosions after sunset I went anyway Blue top, no white tonight Smart disguise! Backyard smoke and stripe-delight Summer lies! Claire’s got paper stars on trays Children running through humid haze I walk in light I walk in heat Trying not to hear my own heartbeat Then Mia laughs at something small And my old system takes the call Independence Day Light it up! Independence Day Plastic cup! Am I free? Not really Am I clean? That’s silly Every spark says “look at me.” Every room revises me Independence Day! Reaction trap! Ice and lime at the folding table Hold it steady! One good line and I’m instantly able To feel the pull, the social ping The tiny electric yes of a thing Then Mia asks between two blasts “What are you hooked on, if it lasts?” I watch the sky go red, then blue “Reaction,” I say. “That’ll do.” Independence Day Light it up! Independence Day Plastic cup! Am I free? Not really Am I clean? That’s silly Every spark says “look at me.” Every room revises me Independence Day! Reaction trap! What’s the drug? Feedback loops! What’s the crime? Social groups! Ethan says I can come or go No net, no trap, no little show So I leave before the sky turns mean Freedom’s just another way of being seen Independence Day Burn it white! Independence Day Go home tonight! I don’t want peace Too thin! I want the room to pull me in But for one night I let the rockets do What I usually make people do Independence Day! Reaction trap! Freedom is overrated Influence has better lighting Seen Burn Seen The full story to this album is here, free to download: https://tinyurl.com/222a28ct
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