{"id":3588,"date":"2026-01-07T14:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:03:29","slug":"as-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/as-usual\/","title":{"rendered":"As Usual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Usual is a post-rock song about city life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/wp-content\/plugins\/stream-tracker\/media.php?id=64f577c332b9cca01d6b1ad9286f9795\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As Usual (Rock) - Hugh Mungus\u2122<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/as-usual-hugh-mungus\/\">Download MP3 ($1.00\/USD, Zip File)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business as usual in my town.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>The billboards and the factories,<br>Are weather-torn and empty now.<br>Litter helps to keep down the weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything's normal in my town.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Drunks are all driving home.<br>Druggies all getting stoned, yeah.<br>Anyone left must be in a dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything's some extreme.<br>Live a lie in this ghetto scene.<br>Time here ain't no luxury.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Everything's as it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone's normal in my town.<br>Everyone's as they seem.<br>The man across the street.<br>And the wife that he beats, yeah.<br>Have never really gotten to me.<br>Noise drowns out the screams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything's some extreme.<br>Live a lie in this ghetto scene.<br>Time here ain't no luxury.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Everything's as it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business as usual in my town.<br>Everything's some extreme.<br>Things don't seem to change around here.<br>Everything's as it seems, yeah.<br>Anything left must be a dream.<br>It's just a dream.<br>Oh, just a dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything's some extreme.<br>Live a lie in this ghetto scene.<br>Time here ain't no luxury.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Everything's as it seems.<br>Everything's as it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, everything!<br>Yeah, yeah, yeah, as it seems!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, everything. 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