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This song was inspired by turning onto East Bay Drive from downtown on
my way to band practice. Extreme low tide. Water? Nah. Mud? Oh yeah. As a kid that spent a ton of time at my grandparents’ house on Mud Bay, I am well familiar with the gluey brown muck that will suck the shoes right off your feet.
People say “It’s The Water” - you know what I say!
The True Olympians smashed through this murky bucket of sludge in the studio and then I gave the magnificent Arrington de Dionyso a call. He graciously came over and added not one, but two bass clarinet tracks of startling beauty.
Game over

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Everybody say that it's the water
Flowin' pure and sweet
A perpetual flood
Twice a day something else will happen
Tide is going out now

Baby, it's mud

Capitol Lake built for reflection
Ain't nobody swimming cuz the snails have won
Knock the stinkin' dam down, no more problem
No reflection now cuz baby

It's mud

Habitat ain't nothin baby
Money is just where it's at
And business is really going down
With a little more sea rise
Just another foot or two
Olympia will have
No downtown

Everybody say that it's the water
Always been that way
Feel it in our blood
Don't need to dig too deep to get to toxins
One shovelful uh

Everybody say that it's the water
Nothing gonna change
Feel it in our blood
Bury head neck-deep problems all gone
Tide is coming in now uh

Baby, it's mud

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from Olympia - A True Story, released October 14, 2022
The True Olympians + Arrington de Dionyso - Bass Clarinet

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Tom Dyer and The True Olympians Olympia, Washington

The True Olympians were formed shortly after Tom Dyer moved back to his hometown Olympia in 2006. Their focus is primarily recording, though they do play yer occasional live show. Current members: Tom - vox, guitar etc,, Gene Tveden- bass, b-vox, Joe Cason - keys, b-vox, Lisa Ceazan- vocals, and Jeff Parkhurst - drums, b-vox. Jeff is the band's 4th drummer. ... more

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