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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dead Pioneers
Dead Pioneers
Performer
Lee Tesche
Lee Tesche
Bass Guitar
Gregg Deal
Gregg Deal
Vocals
Joshua Rivera
Joshua Rivera
Guitar
Abe Brennan
Abe Brennan
Guitar
Shane Zweygardt
Shane Zweygardt
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lee Tesche
Lee Tesche
Composer
Gregg Deal
Gregg Deal
Composer
Joshua Rivera
Joshua Rivera
Composer
Abe Brennan
Abe Brennan
Composer
Shane Zweygardt
Shane Zweygardt
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dead Pioneers
Dead Pioneers
Co-Producer
Jason Livermore
Jason Livermore
Mastering Engineer
Chris Beeble
Chris Beeble
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
John Wayne
Where you at?
You got your cowboy hat?
You hate
In your heart
It's been black from the very start
[Verse 2]
You are no hero
You're a milquetoast zero
I heard you have no teeth
John Wayne, what's your beef?
[Verse 3]
Fake ass
Cowboy
Overcompensating old boy
John Wayne
Plays SS
Picture tucked in your little cowboy vest
[Chorus]
Best cowboy that never existed
White narrative gets it twisted
I want to punch you close-fisted
Tear down your silver screen of lies
[Verse 4]
Kevin Costner
Where you at?
You got your cowboy hat?
The savior
Of the west
A fucking liar in a cowboy vest
[Verse 5]
You suffer
For your art
Stealing stories and stabbing hearts
Colonial brain
Can't let go
Fake respect for your indigenous foes
[Verse 6]
Romantic with a capital R
A grave robber with a thirst for war
So tired of your devotion to the myth
There's no nobility, just murder and theft
[Verse 7]
Settler fantasy
It's a tapestry
Of lies and genocide
You profit off the murder
Of a way of life that you'll never find
[Chorus]
Best cowboy that never existed
White narrative gets it twisted
I want to punch you close-fisted
Tear down your silver screen of lies
Written by: Abe Brennan, Gregg Deal, Joshua Rivera, Lee Tesche, Shane Zweygardt
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