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This is another one of the songs that stood out from the batch of demos that Josh, Justin, and Luke were writing for the third Probehead album; it works well melodically and is interesting lyrically—a bit of a departure from Justin's previous songs (though still reminiscent of "Thinking to Myself").

lyrics

The closest he’ll ever get
To a third world country is his own flat
And when he’s out of doors
He wears his sunscreen and his hat

Look inside his wallet we’ll
Find coffee cards he’ll never fill
He likes his paperbacks
Like his trashy cars all second hand (off gumtree)

You won’t notice him in photographs
Because he isn’t really fat
He’s an average joe
He’s and average john
You will see him twice on most weekdays
He’s an average joe
He’s an average john
You will see his face
And then walk away

When he has free time
He’ll sit down and watch channel nine
He wears the same T-shirt
Every day, 'cause one girl said it looks cool

Line up at the door
To be the first to buy a video game from that store
He’ll quote movie lines
To try and make himself look fine

Twisting in his seat
From the Swedish store where he likes to eat

You won’t notice him till it’s way to late
Cause he’s trained to act a certain way
By commercial ads
By the fashion fads
He is just a slave
To the greedy banks
By the TV shows
Buy this new smartphone
He is just a pawn
In this system of stashed dough

credits

from Brand New State of Mind EP, released October 4, 2015
Justin: vocals, rhythm guitar
Luke: backing vocals, ukulele, drums
Josh: lead guitar
April: bass

Written by Justin
Final mix by Justin

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Probehead is an online rock band featuring Josh, Justin, Luke and April. They make groovy indie rock tunes. The band started in 2013, and their first album was released soon after. Probehead have just finished their third album, released at the end of 2016. ... more

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