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Must We Take Advantage?
02:33
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three days lying around my room
set dress like a modern tomb
I'm dead of it, not changing shit
crawl out of bed then jump back in
luck doesn't want to let me win
I'm dead of it, not taking it all in
must we take it?
two months gathering dust like rugs
becoming one with the carpet bugs
I'm dead of it, no live to fit
someone says it's for the best
paid in clicking treasure chests
I'm dead of it, not trusting shit like this
must we take advantage?
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Great Ideas
02:49
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don't be scared
in all our gratitude we're going somewhere
down in there
we're going deep inside the rhizome mine
inside your mind
didact shrine
for all the followers, were very nearly there
you don't care, but as the leader I suggest you keep your thoughts
in line
credible and surely true
with every sign
a purpose new
you love to see it follow through
I see the world as it is
a word to be repeated
and all the many ideas it holds
ideal to be defeated
five words
to hold a format down
to keep the tarmac clear
for any ruins found
with every sign
idea new
for every flight
position due
you love to see it follow through
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Wood Anniversary
02:26
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dare to open the box of night
it has a face on it and it's blinking
wave at who has given it a life of its own
in a meadow, she's dreaming and sinking
maybe you'll remember this for the rest of your life
maybe you'll discover this holds water
maybe you'll uncover this, and the rest of your life
maybe could be different then
she holds the mirror up to you
and you stick your head in to watch the forest burning
unholy witness to blood on the trees
you hum as she dreams
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An Old Darkness
03:31
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we shed our drying skin and jumped into the water
as the sand behind us turned to glass
our spirits turned to run but our bodies had surpassed them
leaving a schism in its path
and as we moved on
we forgot that life
tears merged with the salty sea
foam encased our hearts
souls collapsed in air
the light of the sun became eclipsed
by the darkness reaching out beneath
the deeper we dove, the harder to fight
gasping for air was archaic
as we gained new form, or rather old
we stopped lying to ourselves
at least for a few seconds
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Lost Number
03:57
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in detriment to the betters
something went wrong and now no one wins
getting caught in a second wind
had to beg to get home again
crafted a crown out of sticks
tried to learn tricks
caught killing too much time
I can't see the sky
with all this blood in my eyes
I am a child
in the dead eyes
of a self who lies
silently cries
in reticence, growing numbers
counting the clumps of mental dirt
shouting at voids shaped like people
hoping that no one gets hurt
drafted a plan to invade
scribbles in spades
lost my eraser trying to brave the mistakes
I don't have what it takes
I'm lost and growing
gone from knowing
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Recoveries
03:35
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Where false trees circulate oxygen through indeterminate means
Face of danger, blatant stranger
Figure it couldn’t know
Trick me forever, I’m going in
There’s a face in the dark
Vicious snapping, wiretapping, figure laughing
There’s a place in the dark
Virus taking, figure flaking, ozone breaking
There’s a space in the dark
Viscous filling, hand instilling, godhead killing
Where planets head-on collide in a very large game of pool
Face of stranger, blatant danger
Figure that couldn’t know
Trip me forever, I’m going in
It’s not mine but it certainly could be if I tried
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Sure Self
03:21
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"where I come from, the houses all have two stories
one about the people who used to live there, and one about the ones who still do
perhaps the landing site of the past's curious vision"
he spoke firm, they listened hard
"the future is young, I know it so"
he gives the powers to show you
"the light in the tunnel we're all driving through
and at the end I already know you"
"are you your surest self?" says the salesman to the crowd
lost and scattered, all cut up, scrambled for belief
he watches the people leave...his purpose leave
and his face begins to twitch, and his coat begins to itch
and his intuition tells him not to stay for long
but his ego comes first, "that's business"
and he commands to let the sun through
as he melts into a pile of wax
burns like candles that serve us no use
"are you sure of yourself?" the masses responded
as they ran back
and ripped his corpse to shreds
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Too Hurried To Reach
02:37
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I lost your face, it was distorted
I was hoping you'd let me know
To carry out your calling, haunting
To follow you too
Divine cherub
Made it make sense, you are the water
Made it less fragmented on the floor
Never dream again
You were the crowd, I envied you
You were crowned Queen, very good
When I came this way before, we went on it
And slept on the sofa
You freak
You're sound
Your name
The shame
The truth
Possessed for holding onto the same path you left on
Littered with cold, a feather in a flurry
And so she passed 'twixt the trees
Breathe in chords
Sends me along, sat out on the deck
Found myself drinking from the bell on that forest floor
Leaves fall for you
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Winner
01:27
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I've been around the world six times in the last three months
and I can say I've learned a lot but that would mean nothing
I've lived a thousand lives in 27 days
and I can say that means a lot but it means nothing
outrun the goal and ride the victory lap forever
only a single path means progress for the champion
my feet carry the weight of a billion suffered nations
leave the baggage at the station and get moving
my hands can draw conclusions for how things should be
but in demand for action they just keep on losing
outrun the goal and ride the victory lap forever
only a single path means progress for the champion
the home stretch is meant to be a signal of completion
it's enough to just make it that far in the first place
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A New Light
06:18
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do you recall how it felt to be free for a second?
was that a life we both shared or just a dream we beckoned?
like birds flying from a tree in the dusk
leaving part of us behind to rust
running back to the comforting arms of the dark
never have to ask ourselves if we should have evolved
what above could have driven us back to the ocean dregs?
are you concerned with returning with our metaphorical tails between our legs?
we shed our drying skin and jumped into the water
as the sand behind us turned to glass
our spirits turned to run but our bodies had surpassed them
leaving a schism in its path
days became weeks as we held our regrets in
like breath to whatever we had seen
and as the tunnel opened, we saw the light of the sun
so we swam back up and won
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Will I Find The Stars?
01:52
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if I keep my back straight enough
will I live a life worth living?
if I make my words scarce enough
will I be so worth forgiving?
if I take every chance I get
will it stop being blood I'm tasting?
if I bash in my head enough
will I find the stars I'm chasing?
every lesson memorized
can't hope to climb if I can't remember how to walk
every person socialized
can't game the system if I don't have the right pieces
every outcome materialized
can't strategize if none of my wishes come true
every motion staticized
can't make my way up if everyone else is too
if I act like a bird on a wire
will I feel the shocks that make it all worthwhile?
if I sit like an obedient pet
will I be the reason someone smiles?
if I walk with my eyes glued shut
will I overcome the troubles I'm facing?
if I jump off every roof I'm on
will I find the stars I'm chasing?
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Hello Whirled Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Album count: 49.
Release count: 137.
Song count: 1447.
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