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Nam and Na Man

from State the Oblivious by BRODOWN

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An eight hour flight
Combine that with another hour's drive through the streets of Ho Chi Minh
I felt kinda dry and dazzled by the flashing lights
They told me I could get drinks two-for-one
But that's kinda sly
Considering that everything is kinda same-same
But they're not to blame
I was gonna buy two of them anyway
And then on the side of the street in a place called the Dong Bar, I found a local beer-swilling yokel asking if I wanted to go for a ride
Well yeah, I do

There's a guy gone in Saigon
A missing man in Vietnam
Does anyone know where he's been?
Cause he's somewhere in Ho Chi Minh

So I jumped on his bike
He handed me a stackhat with a star
Told me to keep it, it was mine
We got really high
And I started to wonder if I'd make it through the night alive with this old guy
But I was fine
Cannibinoid paranoia isn't the best overseas employer for ya
After offering me a job at an empty club designed for snobs
We headed to a dive bar with reggae beats and Russians
Maybe they're spies
I don't know
But for all they know

There's a guy gone in Saigon
A missing man in Vietnam
Does anyone know where he's been?
Cause he's somewhere in Ho Chi Minh

At the end of the night I found a Burger King™ that gave me beer for free with every meal I'd buy
Riding on cloud nine
I staggered back to my hotel alright
Receptionist called me aside
Said, "Talk to this guy, he's been wondering where the hell you've been tonight
You were supposed to meet him here at five"
Drunkenly I spoke to some bloke I had just woke up in the middle of the night
Said, "I'll see you in the morning
One final warning, don't make me tell you one more time"
One more time

There's a guy gone in Saigon
A missing man in Vietnam
Does anyone know where he's been?
Cause he's somewhere in Ho Chi Minh

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from State the Oblivious, released December 28, 2023

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BRODOWN Melbourne, Australia

Brodown might be too loud, but they really are very good boys. Fixtures of Melbourne's punk scene, sure they yell a lot, but with songs about cats and not being an arsehole, it's always for a good cause.

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