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Single Use Plastic

by Benjamin Burns

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On his debut single, PopstArtivist Benjamin Burns takes the perspective of a piece of non-recyclable plastic waste.

This hard hitting Death-Plastic romp explores the fertile middle ground between Aqua’s Barbie Girl and Hawkwind’s Master of the Universe.

The accompanying Music Video is available to watch here: youtu.be/hXzpybXIKTQ

lyrics

Lyrics:

Single Use Plastic
I am indestructible
A momentary use
A permanent object

I was once algae
And tiny zooplankton
Living carefree
In the mesozoic ocean

Then when I died
I drifted to the floor
Crushed beneath layers
Of sedimentary rock

300 million
Years of darkness
Til I was extracted
And turned into plastic

Single Use Plastic
I am indestructible
A momentary use
For a permanent object

Now I wrap courgettes
In convenient packets
Your six-pack of cans
Your lemon meringue

I'm back in the ocean
Pacific trash vortex
In the stomach of a whale
The beak of a guillemot

I'm down in the soil
I'm down in your gut
And no I don't break down
And no I don't rot

Cos I'm Single Use Plastic
I am indestructible
A momentary use
For a permanent object

Yeah I'm Single Use Plastic
I am indestructible
A momentary use
For a permanent object

Break down
Break down
Break down
Break down
Break down
Break down
Break down
Break down

credits

released November 19, 2019
Composed, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Benjamin Burns

Cover Art Design by Benjamin Burns
Image by Thomas Spencer

First Performed with The Crossover at Electric Picnic 2019

Many thanks to:
Paul Byrne
Michelle Delea
Cara Kursch
Shaunna Lee Lynch
Ciarán MacArtain
Róisín Nic Cárthaigh
Kieran Raftery
Thomas Spencer

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Benjamin Burns Cork, Ireland

PopstArtivist, poet and musician from Sligo, based in Cork City.

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