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Elks of the Economy

by Yaks of the Industry

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Friday the 13th 03:09
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Happy Thirteen! It’s time to celebrate The beautiful ghost Of our first date Ready or not Here it comes again The date of the day We became more than friends We’re lucky thirteen A king and a queen An unlucky day led to a wedding ring We’re lucky thirteen Crushing like teens An unlucky day started everything We got matching tattoos Of a one and a three Forget the taboo It’s just you and me Ready or not Here it comes again The date of the day We became more than friends We’re lucky thirteen A king and a queen An unlucky day led to a wedding ring We’re lucky thirteen Crushing like teens An unlucky day started everything I stare at the night And raise a fist to the sky I praise everything with a la la la Just to spite my Friggatriskaidekaphobia We’re lucky thirteen A king and a queen An unlucky day led to a wedding ring We’re lucky thirteen Crushing like teens An unlucky day started everything
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Deified 03:44
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We own the style you can’t compare We take a pile more than our share From town to town we rock the land What critics say we just don’t care What we play or what we wear From shore to shore you know our brand We own the style you can’t compare And fucking sexy underwear From town to town we rock the land What critics say we just don’t care What we play or what we wear From shore to shore you know our brand Everybody heed our demands Everybody just clap your hands We will be glorified We will be deified Elks of the Economy Masters of technology Fast to fail, too big to break Breaking down philosophy Breaking beats our prophecy Faster than your hips can shake You’re missing out if you don’t partake You’re half asleep, we’re wide awake We will be glorified We will be deified Dreaming of riches like a dragon in a cave Making songs and never getting paid Yeah Keep your eyes open wide You’re missing out if you don’t partake You’re half asleep, we’re wide awake We will be glorified We will be deified [repeat chorus]
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Floating in the Water 03:47
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He said he'd sail around the world Heading west to the East The Spanish flag was soon unfurled On the masts of the fleet Floating in the water We find our destiny Floating in the water Of the deep blue sea He said he'd swim across the lake From the east to the west He didn't know how long it would take He'd put his body to the test Floating in the water We find our destiny Floating in the water Of the deep blue sea 2021 was a very good year He learned to swim by overcoming his fear That a creature of the deep would pull him under its wake Jesus Christ was gonna keep him safe He thought the trip was going well He found the strait of All Saints But only time would tell If he would make it back to Spain Floating in the water We find our destiny Floating in the water Of the deep blue sea 1521 was a very bad year Lapulapu didn't wanna join the European sphere Mactan saw a battle that would seal his fate Jesus Christ couldn't keep him safe He'd swam three quarters of the way When he ran out of breath And at the end of the day No one was around to record his death Floating in the water We find our destiny Floating in the water Of the deep blue sea
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Can't Let It Go 03:22
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Holding on to hope Frayed threads of a heavy rope Together we can cope A sweet melody from a sour note Let’s keep the party going Let’s keep the good vibes flowing Can't let it go - Hand in hand baby save the show Can't let it go - I’ll be there when you’re feeling low Can’t let it go - Head in the sand baby you don’t know Can’t let it go - Take my hand when you’re feeling low We won’t run out of steam Neverending plots and schemes Baby we’re quite the team Everyday we’re living the dream Let’s keep the party going Let’s keep the good vibes flowing Can't let it go - Hand in hand baby save the show Can't let it go - I’ll be there when you’re feeling low Can’t let it go - Head in the sand baby you don’t know Can’t let it go - Take my hand when you’re feeling low Your love is a warm summer sky Lying in the grass feels like we’ll never die I’ll carve your name in a heart shaped tattoo Our love will be forever too Can't let it go - Hand in hand baby save the show Can't let it go - I’ll be there when you’re feeling low Can’t let it go - Head in the sand baby you don’t know Can’t let it go - Take my hand
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June Moon 04:10
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Now is the time to gather When she is ripe and heavy The moon so close to the earth She is oh so ready Ever higher and brighter In the sky just above the horizon This is the time when flowers bloom In the night This is the time of abundance The June Moon Now is the time for rites of passage As we secure a promise We commit an act of love Let the stars rain down Chasing love around the banyan Screaming in your head We will be legend We will take our happiness We will be legend Ever higher and brighter In the sky just above the horizon This is the time when flowers bloom In the night This is the time of abundance The June Moon
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Novel 03:50
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Open the cover and there you are My hero my shooting star A blinding light that takes my breath away We meet in the middle of chapter two It seems like I was written for you A cup of coffee and quiet tones A few hours later i’m walking home I told you this story a thousand times It never gets old, I love each and every line This is the history of you and me I might not tell it truthfully Words on the page keep time in a bottle Our love story as a novel What seems idyllic is fantasy It holds no attraction for me We traveled to exotic places We passed through all the phases There were good times and bad Good times and bad Every one a memory that we were glad to have I told you this story a thousand times It never gets old, I love each and every line There are nights I awake, drenched in sweat Remembering when we weren’t yet We never touched Our eyes never met We fell in love through joy and strife Learning each other and making a life This is the history of you me Though I might not tell it truthfully I told you this story a thousand times It never gets old, I love each and every line Words on the page keep time in a bottle Our love story as a novel
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Summer Robot 03:53
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A sunny day on a sunny beach On an island just the right amount of out of reach I was sipping tea And reading quietly To my surprise He arose on a jet Standing tall like a bro Who just hasn’t failed yet There are days that change everything Summer days as easy as breathing Turn a page in the giant book Turn your head baby maybe you shouldn’t look Cocked his head, like he couldn’t believe Like I was the strangest thing he’d ever seen I said “Are you looking for a heart?” Thought he didn’t get the joke He said “Have you any oil? I’m in a sorry state I’m afraid I’ll start to squeak I can’t lubricate” As I watched the sunset with that metal man He wiggled his metal toes in the chilly sand Turned to me and shook my hand and said “Enjoy it while you can” There are days that change everything Summer days as easy as breathing Turn a page in the giant book Turn your head baby maybe you shouldn’t look I coughed and stuttered, choked and spat I didn’t know what to think Then I saw his shoulders quake And one red eye winked There are days that change everything Summer days as easy as breathing Turn a page in the giant book Turn your head baby maybe you shouldn’t look

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YOTI participated in the 2022 Nur Ein contest under the pseudonym "Elks of the Economy," making the semifinal and generating these seven songs, which were meticulously® crafted to the titles and songwriting challenges provided by the contest judges. As a result, the group of songs ended up diverging from the songwriting formulae employed on the first Yaks album. Elks of the Economy explores synthpop, disco rock, experimental pop, and even "latin jazz" in an idiosyncratic and uniquely Yaks song sampler.

Look out for the third Yaks release, to come out in late 2023

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released August 28, 2023

Yaks of the Industry are:

Damien Quartz
Michael "Mo" Ouyang
John Nolt
Ken Mahru
Sam Douglass

All songs written, performed, and produced by Yaks of the Industry
"Can't Let It Go" featured guest vocals: Jeff Fal, Mark Wengelewski

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YOTI is a collective of highly trained specialists in the art of yak. The power of Synth Yak, Vocal Yak, Rhodes Yak, Guitar Yak, Toms Yak and Yakity Yak cannot be denied

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