Name: Bad Karma
Duration: P00H03M54S
Description: This song took root without knowing what it was about. I had the guitar lick and that was about it. It felt hectic so I started writing stream of conscious lyrics to see what would stick. Eventually an archipelago of lyrics took form and the meaning took shape. This song is about the seeming madness that's gripped the world in the last decade.

Bad Karma

from Kali Yuga Kama Sutra by Westerner

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This song took root without knowing what it was about. I had the guitar lick and that was about it. It felt hectic so I started writing stream of conscious lyrics to see what would stick. Eventually an archipelago of lyrics took form and the meaning took shape. This song is about the seeming madness that's gripped the world in the last decade.

lyrics

I’m rolling rocks on my tongue
I’m pistol whipping with my licks
I’m picking pieces out of my teeth
I ate my lunch
A loaded gun
Now I’ve got bullets in my spit

Kali Yuga Kama Sutra
Cult of Karma California
Quetzalcoatl cancer chakra
Harikari hallelujah
Holy Roman Holiday

We’re going down into the Uncanny Valley
The dream is dead
Long live the new dream

Gotta be the one who saves you
Gotta be
I gotta be the one
Gotta be the one who saves you
Gotta be
I gotta be the one

We’re 21st century children
This dimension has shifted up
You move an inch and your destiny is different
Let your left brain know not what your right brain does

Inebriation inspiration
Simulacra simulation
Evolution revelation
Superego constellation
Holy Roman Holiday

We’re going down into the Uncanny Valley
The dream is dead
Long live the new dream

Gotta be the one who saves you
Gotta be
I gotta be the one
Gotta be the one who saves you
Gotta be
I gotta be the one

In Season 2 the stakes are even higher
The stars align and the circle is complete
Your dreams of violence are all that you have
Destroy the force of nature
The girls are in heat

Gotta be the one who saves you
Gotta be
I gotta be the one
Gotta be the one who saves you
Gotta be
I gotta be the one
Gotta be the one
Gotta be the one
Gotta be the one
Gotta be the

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from Kali Yuga Kama Sutra, released August 19, 2022
Written and recorded by Westerner
Partially Recorded By John Avila At Brando's Paradise In San Gabriel, CA.
Horns On 'Bad Karma' Performed By Brandon Valerino (Tenor Sax, Clarinet), Luis Tonalli (Baritone Sax), Scott Bell (Trumpet), And Richard Velzen (Trumpet).
Mixed by James "Fluff" Hartley
Mastered by Vlado Meller

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Westerner Los Angeles, California

Westerner is an indie rock band with neo-psychedelic and synth pop flavors. Their songs are at once danceable and mesmerizing. They've racked up over 90k followers on TikTok, spins on LA's KCSN 88.5FM and rave reviews from publications like BuzzBandsLA. They work with famous mastering engineer Vlado Meller (Kanye West), and mixing engineer Jules de Gasperis (Low Hum, James Supercave). ... more

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