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Nanny State Fiddler

from Nanny State Fiddler (single) by Justin Holmes

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I talked to my banjo guy on Friday
I sent him a message in the clear
I asked him to fly down to St. Pete
...we hoped a violin might appear.

And sure enough that message
that plaintext on the wire
was intercepted by a fiddler
...with a three-letter qualifier.

She said, 'I'm the Nanny State Fiddler'
I fiddle with your data every day
a nanny state fiddler
plays the violin this way

And much to my amazement
she showed up on my porch
she wore a suit and had dark shades
but her instrument had been torched

she had learned just about all my songs
from a warrantless wiretap
but she played them all like I'd never seen
with a broke stroke and a slap

She's the nanny state fiddler
she fiddles with your data every night
a nanny state fiddler
replays her darkness in your light

she saved me from myself
when I almost wronged the man
she knew me better than my mom and dad
...maybe that was the plan

she said, 'let me fiddle with your life, new friend'
I'll be your backbeat
and if you need a listening ear
I'll be eavesdropping from my seat

I'm the nanny state fiddler
I read your data when I can
I get a little lonesome when I read your math
cuz it messes with my plan

I'm the nanny state fiddler
I read your data every day
a nanny state fiddler
plays the violin this way

I'm the nanny state fiddler
I fiddle with your data every night
a nanny state fiddler
replays your darkness in her light

credits

from Nanny State Fiddler (single), released July 25, 2022
Music by Justin Holmes
Lyrics by Justin Holmes and Skyler Golden

Guitar, Vocals: Justin Holmes
Fiddle, Vocals: Dani Jaye
Banjo: Cory Walker
Bass: Johannes “Ice” Quilitz
Percussion: Jeff Fehlauer

Produced by Skyler Golden
Recorded with that St. Pete vibe at Zen Recording, Engineer Mike Rende

Music, lyrics, and performance are released under terms of Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

All other rights reserved by Justin Holmes.

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Justin Holmes St. Petersburg, Florida

blockchain bluegrass, songs of surveillance, and video game traditionals, with an emphasis on live acoustic shows that highlight local artists and traditions at tech events around the world.

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