mike townsend (was a credit to the team)

from TRIBUTE ACT by the garages

cover by yana (@VillainousGoo), originally by rain (rainrain.bandcamp.com)

Mike Townsend is a dissapoint- no, that’s not right.
ah
i've an apology 
i need to make to you
cause i just underestimated all that you could do
we can't know what you've got, 
or what's coming next
i just can't wait to see you get into your eight-legged mech

and i admit i got a little caught up
cause after all, you didn't disappoint me that much

mike townsend was a credit to the team
like a laser beam
we fired at the sun
mike townsend was a credit to the team
you weren't a meme
when all was said and done
your redemption arc has come and gone

i made a mistake, 
i downplayed your credentials,
i did not realise all of mike townsend's p-potential
and we can leave what's in the past, 
as antecedent
cause i can't put your vibes down when they were "most excellent"

and i admit i got a little caught up
cause after all, you didn't disappoint me that much

mike townsend was a credit to the team
he had a theme
that goes like kinda, sorta, this one
mike townsend was a credit to the team
man of our dreams
y'know, he's gone and saved our girl
yeah, your redemption arc has come and gone!

Allison Here.
I think it was really easy to see Mike as a disappointment at first. Dude did really suck at pitching. And he lived in Bellevue, what a square! But every time he got up on the mound and threw what he called his “knuckleball” there was a joy to him. I think he rubbed off on all of us. Win or lose, he played to have fun, and that’s the Garages spirit distilled. He was the life of the party, the soul of our team, and just a good guy. Thanks for everything bud. We’re gonna miss ya, give em hell.

when the time comes round, 
it's not an accident
that mike will be there with his mech gun pointed heaven-sent
and from his cockpit high, he will rain down blows
and if the gods survive is something only townsend knows

and i admit i got a little caught up

but, mike townsend was a credit to the team
it's not extreme
to say he'd beaten all the odds
mike townsend is a credit to the team
and i believe
he's gonna end all of the gods

He’s a dissapointment
He’s a credit to the team
There’s a coldness in his blood
And he knows what that means
Mike Townsend knows what he’s gotta do
yeah, his redemption arc has come and gone!