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Queen of the Salton Sea

from Supersonic Dynamite by The Plagiarists

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Hailing from Les Bois, the birthplace of Commander Cody, we needed a song about a hot rod but this tune veers into the realms of Karma (or should it be Carma?) and quantum mechanics with a heavy reliance on the tragically underutilized Fender Bass VI to give this tune a throaty little roar.

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(Verse)

I saw a rogue wave crashing
In my rearview mirror
Black hole of destruction
Closer than it appears
I gotta let my Baby
Get me out of here
I ask for forgiveness
As we disappear

Halfway to Vegas
Ponch and John appear
Flashing red and blue
In my rearview mirror
I ask my Baby
Get me out of here
They fade to surreal
Then they disappear

(Chorus)

You can’t outrun chaos
When the truth it exists
Outrun Karma
When the truth still persists

Outrun run chaos
The truth it exists
You can’t outrun Karma
When the truth it persists

(Verse 2)

I saw a rogue wave crashing
In my rearview mirror
Black hole of destruction
Closer than it appears
I gotta let my Baby
Get me out of here
I ask for forgiveness
As we disappear

On the darkest night
Bonneville Salt Flats
I plead with my baby
To bend time and space
She shivers; she shakes
But it’s never enough
We tried to outrun Karma
But the truth persists

(Bridge)

In the cleansing waters of the
Salton Sea
An old man floated by and
Spoke to me
About a tether that binds
Time and space
The paradox of possibilities
If one slips out of place
I felt a wave of redemption
Flow over me
The salty tears of redemption
Wash all over me

(Chorus)

You can’t outrun chaos
When the truth it exists
Outrun Karma
When the truth still persists

Outrun run chaos
When the truth it exists
You can’t outrun Karma
When the truth it persists

(Outro)

She’s the Queen of the Salton Sea
She tried to outrun Karma
That won’t drive away me
‘Cause the truth
The truth it persists and
Love, love will resist

I said and love, love
Love still exists

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from Supersonic Dynamite, released November 15, 2021

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The Plagiarists Boise, Idaho

The Plagiarists started as an evolving group of friends. The current line-up gelled in the Fall of 2019, just as we fell for the blank slate of writing and recording. We hope you enjoy our music and that these tunes fill your heart with a little joy and set your mind adrift to wander! ... more

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