{"id":257,"date":"2009-12-30T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waltstewart.com\/?p=257"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T21:29:09","slug":"when-our-belt-gets-pulled-real-tight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltstewart.com\/wp\/when-our-belt-gets-pulled-real-tight\/","title":{"rendered":"SONG: &#8220;When Our Belt Gets Pulled Real Tight&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lyrics and Music: Walt Stewart \/ Copyright 2009 \/ Walt Stewart Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Maslow\u2019s root Chakras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">insist we survive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Surfing&nbsp; chaos like a raptor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">T-rex around the hive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Huntin&#8217; strange attractors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Buffalo dressed all white<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Eyes 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