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Elektrik Ram

by Ruff Majik

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1.
Shut your mouth you'll catch a fly Don't act slick don't even try Just hold back that fucking bile Put a muzzle on your man I don't think he understands I've got a dagger under my tongue to drive into his lungs So sit your ass down when grown folks is talking And I don't give a fuck About the mess I made And I don't recall Asking you a goddamn thing So sit down, it ain't your time to speak So sit down before you bleed Fix your face before I do Bury your head if you don't want to Why can't you look me in the eye? And I've heard a lot of talk tonight Well if you're coming at me, you better come right I heard you're rolling up to kill Buddy you couldn't roll a tire down a hill So shut your mouth when grown folks is talking And I don't give a fuck About the mess I made And I don't recall Asking you a goddamn thing So sit down it ain't your time to speak So sit down before you bleed And I don't give a fuck About the mess I made And I don't recall Asking you a goddamn thing So sit down, it ain't your time to speak So sit down before you bleed Sit down before you bleed
2.
You got a Bela Lugosi shirt You don't mind a little dirt You're like nightshade in bloom I bet you love Nosferatu Oh, you danc under the moon Doin' pirouettes At least I'm told you used to I'll take you out for a drive Make you pray to the night Show you all the neon lights I'll take you home, I'll treat you right Your favourite poet is Edgar Allan You drink red wine by the gallon You know the steps to the Twist Of Cain You do the Judas boogie and you make it rain You smoke cheap cigarettes You do those pirouettes At least I'm told you used to I'll take you out for a drive Make you pray to the night Show you all the neon lights I'll take you home, I'll treat you right
3.
Drivin' down a moonlit road In a drop top hearse And faux fur coats Waiting for the sun to rise We kept our last copper pennies To spend at the shrine You said there's a silver lining You saw it in you pencil shavings When you tried to draw me twice But your hands were shakin' And it's a drag I know But it's all part of the show And I've seen the end, it just fades out slow And I don't know if I told you We won't make it out after all And I've been diggin' this six foot hole Yeah I've seen the end, it fades out slow I brought my own coffin I told you you don't need to worry about a thing Oh no There I go, making it all about myself again How've you been? How's your head been hanging? I know that you'd rather live But we're too far gone Couldn't snap my photo 'cause the light was all wrong Yeah the light was all wrong And I don't know if I told you We don't make it out after all And I've been diggin' this six foot hole Yeah I've seen the end, it fades out slow
4.
No I don't like your "rock 'n roll" It doesn't make me move at all I want that techno I need a downbeat 'Cause I'm a robot Bleep bleep I wanna rave to the grave I wanna have it my way I want the band to play only my favourite tunes I wanna rave to the grave 'Cause I'm a silicone queen My tast is simply put supreme I'm a slace to that beat I'm electric supreme I wanna rave to the grave I wanna have it my way I want the band to play only my favourite tunes I wanna rave to the grave
5.
Delirium I'm spinnin' out of control again A stack of cards I'm tumbling down and I feel the dread Have I been slurring? How could you tell? Have I been making any sense at all? I need an ice-pick lobotomy I need to think I need to breathe You found me in a coma Naked on the floor You said: "I had enough" I said: "I'd have one more" You probably should have cut me off But I wouldn't listen to you anyway Degenerate I couldn't stop if I wanted to Cut out my tongue Before I say what I wanted to I need a drink I need a pill Something real strong Something that kills I need an ice-pick lobotomy I need to think I need to breathe You found me in a coma Naked on the floor You said: "I had enough" I said: "I'd have one more" You probably should have cut me off But I wouldn't listen to you anyway No I wouldn't listen No I wouldn't listen
6.
Cement Brain 03:12
It's all coming back to me slowly Feels like I saw you yesterday But it's been a year I'm told And I must confess I feel a thousand years older Don't let me go back Back again Don't let me fall off the fucking wagon Please don't let me go Back again Don't let me fall off the fucking wagon I told you before All I see is darkness before dawn And I'm tired Of all the mistakes I have made and I swear I tried my best So please just Don't let me go back Back again Don't let me fall off the fucking wagon Please don't let me go Back again Don't let me fall off the fucking wagon Oh my head feels like it's full of cement And I can't keep it above my shoulders No more Don't let me go back Don't let me go back
7.
Elektrik Ram 02:49
Stuck on a deathbed, wastin' my skin So plug me out, plyg me back in See if that does anything Go ahead and read my last rites I've lost sight, can't see the light I'm drawing flies I used to be a blue eyed boy I used to be so full of joy Now I'm a cog in the machine A random access memory Just a counterfeit of me And I've got nothing to give Reanimated with a clean slate Recalibrated proliferator I've come to lat waste I brought you lightning in a bottle I'm bringing fire and baptising It's the second coming I used to be a blue eyed boy I used to be so full of joy Now I'm the ghost in the machine A Trojan horse and a remedy I'm the spear of destiny And I've got hell to give
8.
I like that little black dress you wear I like your serpentine locks of hair I like the way you don't check your reflection I like your tongue when it's spitting venom I like the way that you really get 'em Down on their knees and they're begging you "Please" Yeah they fall at your feet in heaps and they sing I've got my sights set on you You're a stone cold killer Emerald eyes set to stun You're the queen of the gorgons Build me a church from my ribs Give me an apple as a gift I'll sing your hymns every day You make the gods on Olympus pray Down on their knees and they're begging you "Please" Yeah they fall at your feet in heaps and they sing I've got my sights set on you You're a stone cold killer Emerald eyes set to stun You're the queen of the gorgons I've got my sights set on you You're a stone cold killer You're a stone cold killer I've got my sights set on you Oh you're a stone cold killer You're a stone cold killer
9.
I'm stealing happiness from next week Knocking back Jack, full speed I can't swallow my pride I'd choke Are you all in? In on the joke? And I don't care at all I'll do whatever you say No I don't care at all Just make it go away I told you I need to know I need to see where this tunnel goes Will there be a light? Probably There will be a light, just not for me And I don't care at all I'll do whatever you say No I don't care at all Just make it go away
10.
Something old or something new Something gold or something crude A rusty coin in your left shoe Some sorrow borrowed from the blues You've only eaten bread and honey You've got a lot more left to see You've only slept on feathered pillows Who do you think will believe? Shangrilah in your backyard You sell so well, and call it "art" There ain't no Graceland, it's just a lemonade stand But you'll make your money You've only eaten bread and honey You've got a lot more left to see You've only slept on feathered pillows Who do you think will believe? Make your money Build your towers on the sweat of my back Make your money Build your towers on the sweat of my back Make your money Make your money Make your money Make your money
11.
I tried a seance I tried to call But all I got was a dialling tone An empty screen A moment missed An opaque crystal ball I guess I shouldn't be surprised I'm a ghost after all A fitted sheet, with holes for eyes Just a shadow on the wall I tried to steal the Devil's note I even borrowed David's chord But all the poetry I wrote Never seemed to please the lord No not at all I guess I shouldn't be surprised I'm a drunk after all A lousy poet, slurring my lines And I'm heading for a fall Yeah I know that it's all in my head But I can't help it, I wish I were dead It's alright, I'm a machine Built to last, no warranty Yeah I know that it's all in my head But I can't help it if I wish I was Dead Dead I wish I was dead

about

Elektrik Ram was written and recorded between 2020 and 2022 after Johni Holiday found himself in and out of mental health and recovery facilities, struggling with severe agoraphobia and substance dependence brought on by PTSD.

In the lyrics and structures of the songs, Johni painted character sketches of the many faces he saw inside the white walls of the hospital - and this became the framework for the entire album. The recordings happened as the band found time to go into studio and contribute, and the process aided Johni in his recovery and rejoining of society.

It sees the return of Ruff Majik's experimental nature, moving between fuzz filled wonderlands and somber acoustic territories.

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released April 28, 2023

Written and recorded by Ruff Majik
Mixed by Matthew Fink at Atomic Studios ZA
Lyrics by Johni Holiday

Additional writing by Llewellyn The Great
Additional recording by Evert Snyman and Kyle Leist
Additional instrumentation by Xan Swart, Llewellyn The Great, Tim Edwards and Evert Snyman

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