CLAM

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I didn’t try to write this song, it just appeared in the middle of a jam. It’s vibey and weird. You can headbang while crying to it. Originally I thought I was talking about a dollar in my pocket, but I realized it’s about power in general. This song is the result of feeling objectified, used and shoved around for a long time. Lately, things feel so much like they are regressing. There are creeps making their stand for “a woman’s place” and trying to tell us what we have to be, what we’re allowed to do with our bodies. I thought maybe getting older would make me less afraid of people. Maybe I’d feel valued for something more than my pieces. But I don’t know. Guess in the end I’ll only ever be meat. fuck it - I am meat. I got a clam.

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Got a clam in my pocket
Been there for a while
Don't really have a reason
Guess it makes me smile
Guess it makes me feel worthwhile
Cause I don't have home
And I don't have a smile

But I got a clam
But I got a clam
But I got a clam
Just this one clam

If you wanna have it
I guess that I could give it to you
It you wanna take it
I don't really need it any more
Saying that it's special
But you make me feel so used
If you're so important
Why'd you make me feel so small

But I got a clam
But I got a clam
But I got a clam
Just this one clam
But I got a clam
But I got a clam
But I got a clam
Just this one clam

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released July 15, 2020

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USE Agoura Hills, California

We created USE to have freedom of expression

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A Billion Years

Aug 2022
BIG MONEY

Sep 2021
Fine

Jan 2021
Petty

Sep 2020

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