Chink Speaks, by Alfred Yun

Chink Speaks

by Alfred Yun

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1.	Chink Speaks 05:10	lyrics	buy track
Car have four wheel. Plural subject and object: cars, wheels He like french fries. Singular subject: likes I will speaking English. Future progressive: I will be speaking Notwithstanding, are you going to home? Home is an adverb in this sentence; hence, no infinitive. Korea is not where I am from. Avoid passive voice Should I turn in my paper now? Turn paper, now Please give me my pencil back! Don't sound like a nerd. Eating Kimchi makes you stinky! Should I eat less Korean food? Asian men do not have small penises! They won't believe you. K-Pop is gay and feminine. I never liked it x4 She says she does not date Asian guys. Be a man. Get over it. Chinks have mysterious languages. Chinks have such interesting words. Chinks have such ugly tonal sounds. Chinkity Ching Chong Ching Ching Chong They all look the same, sound the same!
2.	Chuh-Yông 04:50	info	buy track
3.	Loyalty 05:16	lyrics	buy track
My fellow countrymen who will defend our fatherland? If not the strong and handsome young men of this great nation. Put on your boots, hurry up, get in position. Heed my command, crawl over the cold, rocky mountain Get up! Pick up your rifle Who do you think you are? How must we fight the commies With such useless soldiers? Wipe off your sleep dust and dress very quick. You will be judged by the state of your outfit. Open your eyes in the dead of the night. Track every step of the commies across the border. My fellow countryman sneaked in a risqué magazine A brief escape to the embrace of a woman unbound by space and time. Then, one day, my superior hinted that he knew we had it. Even our private times of imagination were surveilled. Alarm, Drill, Meal, Bed (x2) Coffee, Train, Office, Bed (x2)
4.	빨리 빨리, Hurry Hurry 02:16	lyrics	buy track
빨리빨리, Hurry Hurry! 6시 25분 time to get up and sip on a cup of maxim coffee. 8시 15분 turn the keys of my 1982 Toyota Camry Pick up the pace of your sluggish feet, so I won't be late to work again. Sick of the race to the green traffic light; oh, the trivial worries of working men. A browned, horned cow. It appears to be speaking a language. Je vais parler avec la vache! 아따, 거시기 허냐? The cow brought me flower-patterned shoes, defusing the shock of the moment. An omen of some sort, short of fate or divine revelation. An ill-defined sensation overtakes my body with much anticipation. What should I expect from this cow? I collect my thoughts of the here and now. The heavenly cow condemns my thoughts, as she recites a divine prophecy. You know, I did something like that And then it went to do shit like that, and then someone I know did something like that to someone I know to do shit like that. 거시기 했다가 그게 좀 거시기해서 뭐 좀 거시기 해서 그랬다는거 아니여? My schedule is blank and tomorrow's a mystery I must embrace with an open heart. The rhythm of work requires no metronome, now a creative work of art. 빨리 빨리, Hurry Hurry
5.	The Walk 04:40	lyrics	buy track
Walking! Walking down the road! Feel the pebbles roll Tumblin' down the green grassy grove. The smell of June The summer rain will pour down soon Walking! Walking back from school. Singing wistful tunes Speakin' to the silver moon The evening chill The summer breeze of Claremont foothill Commuting back from school I feel the iPhone scroll Staring at the blue facebook wall The smell of urine Raindrops falling on the window The cool of air-conditioner Alright, I transferred onto another bus Riding to the next stop again. I think it's time to read the news about science. Vaccine, Flat Earth, GMO, GMO (x2) Buzzfeed: Trump, Russia! VICE: North Korea! The New York Times: Trump, Russia! The Washington Post: North Korea! Walking Talking Walking back from home Feel the iPhone scroll Staring at blue facebook walls (sniff) The sting of acid rain The heat of overcrowded trains Music from my phone The cold iPhone screen I've been staring at nothing With no memory of commute or place Walking Just walking Walking Just walking
6.	Wardrum 00:39	lyrics	buy track
(Left) The two brothers are fighting viciously Over a plot of land, the ancestor's gift My solution is to let it be. Let the brothers quarrel peacefully. (Right) The brothers are fighting Because the elder's selfish. My solution is to let the younger one own the land.
7.	기우제 (Raindance) 10:08	lyrics	buy track
Waist-high grass, sun glares hot, cicadas droning loud. 형 동생, the two brothers are playing in the field. Shouts turn to screams, family turns to foe. Blood boils hot with no end. Little did they know the danger Drawn closer in by their endless arguments 호랑이 한 마리 저기서 온다 피를 원한다 The tiger wants the blood The brothers and their blood Yet, they're fighting each other... the stupid brothers They're building a fence, a great, giant fence. But, it's not for the tiger. It's for each other. Where are the rains to wash away the blood? Rain, rain, rain, wash away the blood. The tiger wants the blood The brothers and their blood The tiger wants the blood The brothers and their blood The same last name, the same mother under a single roof. When it rains, it pours down on all of our heads. Yet, shouts turn to screams, family turns to foe. Blood boils hot with no end.
8.	남자, 얘기하자! 06:30	info	buy track

about

Chink Speaks investigates time and space. Namely, the ways in which race, capitalism, and technology interact with time and space.

credits

released September 7, 2018

Drums: Emmanuel Roman
Bass: André Chavez
Guitar: Hiroki Miura
Piano: Alfred Yun
Vox: Alfred Yun

*Trombone: Xavier Puig
(Track 7)

Engineer: Cristobal Cruz-Garcia

*Assistant Engineer: Zachary Ellsworth
(Berklee)
*Assistant Engineer: Gustaf Claesson
(The Record Co.)

Lyrics and Composition: Alfred Yun

*Lyrics by Lisa Patterson and Alfred Yun
(Track 7)

Production; Alfred Yun

Artwork: Lisa Patterson