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Upside Down
06:19
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washes his hands of the whole affair
as he wishes his mistress an evening
he steps out to the platform to address the masses
who ask many questions but forget when time elapses
he says "worry not" but fails to explain why
but failure only happens by accident
and when his jet hits land, he faces the crowd
gives them one look of confidence, then enters the loud flying machine of destruction
for this land to function
we must rid ourselves of bugs like him
who cares what's illegal when people are regal?
and circumstances grow so grim
please turn your books to the blankest of pages
that hold closer futures of civilian rages
the ink will be red dripping from certain heads
once on billboards and magazines, this time they'll really be there
upside down
who's held responsible when minds that hold power
use all that they can to destroy
they don't have to hide when they're so celebrated
for all that see world as a toy
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I Know Where You Live
01:34
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I will fight you to the death
Until there is nothing left
And all that remains is a hole in your chest
And all that remains is a hole in your chest
The problem with house arrest
Is you are still, still a pest
I may not be an exterminator
But I still know your physical address
I know where you live
You don't deserve to live
I know every street I need to walk there
Only twenty minutes and I’m at your front door
I will pose a threat to your very existence
I would hope that you’d then feign resistance
If I were you, I’d be better off dead
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the cloak hangs draped around the form
an hourglass drops sands like rain
widows gather roses for the storm
to plant next to the secrets lain
calling here, calling here
watching Emily from a distance
coming near, approach, appear
watching Emily from a distance
holding dear, fog is clear
watching Emily from a distance
whisper fear in your ear
watching Emily from a distance
fine veneer / oh sincere / disappear
the clock is hanging like a thread
and pale white wanders out of day
watches the sun drop off and bring about the dead
of night
and she wonders how to pray
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Destiny Promking
01:33
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Dire monks typing
The tired life story of Destiny Promking
Lackadaisical ecdysiast
But still could make all men enthusiasts
Hold a charm up, make it brighter
Don’t leave it next to the lighter
Watch her change out of organdie
Still kills it pococurante
Spy mod tinkering
The active endeavors of Destiny Promking
Ignoring familiar adulation and keeping her stoned concentration
As she sings her overgrown life story
And why her hair has gone so hoary
Some assume calumniatory
But most just take it like priori
Dry inept smoking
The crowd that built up for Destiny Promking
Surrounded by old friends “betrunken”
Dying eyes are always sunken
Hold your arm out, keep it firm
Give your tips to reconfirm
That something’s gotta keep her standing
Old hearts aren’t assumed expanding
So empty drinking
The sudden demise of Destiny Promking
No one will see her later
Confirmed by an intermediator
This ship is sinking
And the sailors are drinking
Too late for linking
With the organdie shrinking
Hold a charm up, keep it blinking
Keep the men down, they’ll keep thinking
Of the tired shadowed winking
Of old icon Destiny Promking
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Sister Comedy
03:28
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Precision doesn’t exist
A long un-numbered series of old videotapes about winging it
The last viewer forgot to rewind
Could that be a metaphor? Unsure
Happy accidents are only so
Because chance has nowhere else to go
Form was blessed by Mother Earth
And action was conjured by Sister Comedy
Luck was invented by miracle men with a dream
But I bet the profit motive was a little nicer
They crafted an apple bomb under a living tree
And patiently waited for the Sister
Please breathe for me
Lay your traps for Mother Earth
Set up camps for Mother Earth
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Dangerous Jesters
04:14
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politicians
make me nervous
bad decisions
made on purpose
integration
slower walking
invitation
faster talking
(just like that)
don't be so on the nose with me
we're just as lonely
whether or not we know what each other is on about
they'll take our food, they'll take our water
they'll take our sons and daughters
and anyone who won't assist
it's not worth trying to whisper
just shout!
these were the last words of a shrinking owl poet
circa 1981 and nothing's changed
now it's cool to reminisce about times that we weren't in
as if we'd somehow act more different in olden days
(don't look back)
keep throwing stones at the mirror
you don't want to know what came before
and just how much it looks like you
you'll take a guess, be unimpressed
at how your "old self" is still depressed
about all the same things you worry about now
don't have to ask how
(full collapse)
don't be so on the nose with me
I'm just as lonely
as I would have been if people still bought compact discs
the president would still try to kill me
the managers would still try to fill me
up with busy exercises in never taking risks
to not exist
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Never Know Never No
02:39
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gone too far
you understand you make it harder for yourself
you hit the bar
because mortality is not a big concern for you
but listen there it's true
the world is going to catch up to you
and then you're screwed
lesson here it's true
the world is going to catch up to you
and then you're fucked too
I'm alive
the saintful overdrive is keeping me afloat
rock the boat
you have no memory of how one could survive
cause you're resigned to die, to dying
never know
never no
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Who thought the world could change from one single person?
Who bought the lie that letting go wouldn’t worsen?
It was written life was saved by a cut in the hand
It was foretold light was ruined when the hole expanded
Who thought the moon would bare its face for the living?
Who caught the sun when it fell to Earth unforgiving?
No one blames the ills of man on the walking
You’re only crowned a god when you stop talking
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The Makings Of A Cop
01:14
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What you said or not to me
You have the power to hurt me
Whether or not you want to
I must assert myself around you
Cause if I move the wrong way once
They’ll say “We never found you”
At my viking funeral
(You’re still shaking at the drop)
You’re a statue made of fear
If I didn’t want to hide around you
Maybe you’d improve
But that’s not my part to move
If I suddenly drown
You’ll get to wear the blue line crown
They made it just for you
(You’ve got the markings of a predator)
In this next December
Will they find me in the snow?
You won’t say for sure
Cause you’re so deep inside the “No” response you always give
Making sure that no one lives too long
You’ve got the makings of a cop
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Girlfriend With Bangs
05:30
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I'll be your fate or fadeout
I'll take your place, let it play out
somewhere I know I'm you
and you're me
and that's not a strange thing to be
and that's not a sad thing to see
let me be your girlfriend with bangs
let you pin my hair where it hangs
let me be the noise gate to your screams
let you take me through your wildest dreams
I'll take your name, save us time
I'll take your face and give you mine
somehow I'm sure we were meant to be together
even if not the same people forever
and that's not a strange thing to be
and that's not a sad thing to see
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Hello Whirled Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Album count: 49.
Release count: 137.
Song count: 1447.
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