Level Best

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I agree with Blue about that verse, but that's not why I'm posting.

Jon Eric - "Level Best"

If there's something in your way
call us
If you're tall and want to stay
the tallest
If there's nothing underneath
we'll be there
'Cause when they're empty we can be
Anywhere...

[chorus]
We level best when we're drunk
Flattening buildings with the bombs in our trunks
We level best when we're sober
Wake me up when the destruction's over
[/chorus]

We'll destroy it but it's not
For free
It is gonna cost a lot
Of money
'Cause we're not in it for the fun -
Not us
It's hard to make sure everyone's
The tallest

(Chorus)

Empty Rooms
Empty Rooms
Empty Rooms
Empty Rooms
(We rid the world of empty rooms)

(Chorus x2)

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the idiot kings: "level best"


you think that this is not a complicated matter
that the only grey we'll see is the color of their skin
and that there is no room for interpretation
when we control the minds of our children
by blurring the hues and colors,
you can make the impossible a reality
a domino effect of ignorance
well, i will not accept your reasons
cause there's no talking you out of leveling the weakest ones
cause they're the ones that you level best.

i will see you in hell
when your self-inflictions become too much to bear
you'll be the end of yourself and your sycophants
if you continue to defy logic for greed
but there's no talking you out of leveling the weakest ones
cause they're the ones that you level best.
and i will not be a part of the empire you created
under the banner of what once stood.

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level best - jack shite

"The fact that transmutation
and misrepresentations of interest
are constrained by consistency and imperfection
has important consequences
If these constraints did not exist
the impartial justification of interest
would not make any difference in practice
People would act on their self-interest
and justify what they do to themselves
or to others, on impartial grounds
But that is not how the world is
In fact, it could not be like that
for if the justification made no difference
for behavior there would be no reason to engage in it
The grip that norms of fairness, justice and impartiality
exercise on the mind has two effects
On the one hand, it induces transmutation
and misrepresentations of interest
On the other hand
it induces the constraints on these mechanisms
by virtue of which they make a difference
for behavior."


Excerpted from "Doing our level best" by Jon Elster
The Times Literary Supplement, March 29, 1996

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OCTOTHORPE: Level Best
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Advertising a coming attraction.
The Museum of Visual Olfaction.

Masses traverse the premises.
Smelling the various canvasses.

Though to others, non-sensible.
The trio see through the ensemble.

Forcibly caused to reminisce.
Like an unwelcome gargalesis.

[Chorus]
They remember what once was.
Each meeting their own applause.

Now they are all opposed.
Strengths and weaknesses are exposed.

A determining factor is there.
One last thing to compare.

Too late not to be impressed.
Who can level best?

[End Chorus]

They vie for ultimate mastery.
Hanging pictures with geometric regularity.

Bizanka knows how the wall goes.
And can find the two by four rows.

Discerning the proper height.
Hatfeld smells a pleasing sight.

Equipment is a large part of the deal.
The selection of Rotya is unreal.

[Chorus]

An ordinary day as glass shatters.
The museum was identified for fiscal matters.

A British insertion unit drops in.
They crunch on glass as they begin.

Just like Octothorpe emptied their ear.
They unloaded their assault gear.

Rotya wore a bulletproof vest.
Being equal is no longer best.

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Level Best by Mouth Reliant

And you chose your vocation
The pursuit of innovation
And you tried your level best
And you knew you’d have success

Oooh

When we escape atomic mass
(far beyond ourselves)
We’ll prove the greatest theories wrong
(Science is our friend)
We will be heroes in our time

And the future aesthetic...
Oh so monochromatic!
And there’s no use complaining
When your lamplight is waning

When we escape atomic mass
(far beyond ourselves)
We’ll prove the greatest theories wrong
(Science is our friend)
We will be heroes in our time
(Heroes come and go)
And such injustice came to pass
(Certain people cried)
The brightest light burns half as long
(The twilight of your mind)
The best is leveled out by time

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LEVEL BEST / King Arthur

Every day I'm somebody new
But it never gets me any closer to you
Girl, you got me wondering
How I'm ever gonna pass your test.
I started out just tryin' to be myself
But it was clear you wanted something else
And if I'm gonna get you girl,
It's gonna take my level best.

I saw you at the dance with my friend Mike
I can be like him, if that's what you'd like
I'm giving it my all,
I'm never ever gonna give it a rest.
Saw you with Jimmy in the parking lot
Tell me what he has that I ain't got -
Let me give you my heart
And I promise you my level best.

I've heard it said it's every girl's dream
To find her a man that she can change
Well, since I've already been to every extreme,
Whatever you want, it can be arranged,
Lemme tell you

It's hard puttin' on an act
But I want you, girl, and that's a fact
I'll do everything I can
Until I hear you say that you're impressed;
You can dress me up, dress me down,
Mess with my head, spin me around
Whatever you want,
I'll be giving it my level best.

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Level Best - Roy Walter (roymond)

the level best is all that we can offer
the level best is all that we can do
i'm sorry if this doesn't meet your expectations
i'm sorry if you might want to pass for something new

the level best will always put you above par
the level best will always help you in a pinch
do not doubt this, no don't question my authority
do not turn this down - your biggest opportunity

do it...
real well
real good
do it...
even better
better than you know you should

do it...
so fine
so brill
and when you're done
turn it up a little still

the level best is delivered only by a few
the level best is expected now by fewer still
it's rarely seen unaided with the naked eye
it's rarely noticed but for force of will

the level best is a subtlety in politic
the level best is subjective to your view
now I know that I don't get it even every other day
but I always hear this haunting voice, yes I hear him say:

do it...
real well
real good
do it...
even better
better than you know you should

do it...
so fine
so brill
and when you're done
turn it up a little still

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Level Best
by Blind Mime Ensemble
words and music by Bryan Baker

While I try to decide
If I can still hide
From all the things that you've done
You, you throw it away
With words they taught you to say
You still think this game is fun

Well I've tried
I've really tried
My level best

You, you stupid, old fuck
You think this string of bad luck
Will somehow magically change
When I've been the one all along
To turn your words into songs
With all this mess rearranged

Well I've tried
I've really tried
My level best

I thought eventually
We'd find a way to break free
And none of this would matter
Who was I fooling? Not you
I am the king of of all fools
Pitcher ain't got no batter

Let's just pack up our bags
We're wearing nothing but rags
After five years of this shit
I'm tired of lie after lie
You don't need to ask me why
I can take no more of it

Well I've tried
I've really tried
My level best

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The Landfills
Level Best

It's a long way over to Chicago
But further still to where we started from

You say forgiveness is your reason
But I can't help believing that you're telling me wrong

I bend over backwards because I really do care
And I am rewarded by no one begin there

My enthusiasm's misplaced; dedication's running dry
But I do my best when I try