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No Star
03:27
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unbury your burden
hold up your hatchet and make certain
it will be worth the unearthing
when you've tried your hardest
and seen your forest turn to sawdust
keep pining for the harvest
and no darkness
can keep you from my sight
no star
no light
to shine
it's obvious
i tell you I need no sign
this world is prepared for us
don't you feel it's time?
don't blame me, apollo
for how little light is left to borrow
let our mourning awake the marrow
and tell me, artemis
if tonight isn't right, well, when is?
shall we sell lumber till we perish?
no!
for no harness
can keep you from my side
no star
no light
to shine
it's obvious
i tell you I need no sign
this world is prepared for us
don't you feel its time?
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2. |
Forfor
03:20
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if there ever
was a time
to stand up
rather than fall
in line
would sullen bones
suddenly spy on less
vertebrae
after all
is said and done
what is there left
to do or say
tell me
what word can reclaim
what's taken away
from the barrel of a gun
to hereditary succession
be it by force or incremental 'is... um?'
they have taken aim
at us
i got the call
as the walls began to fall
to leave my station
no question or negotiation
was asked of me
in the middle
of a drill
suddenly turning
so real
will the cavalry call-off
reveal an enemy
for every bridge
you burn
marks a point
from which you never return
lest you seek solace
in the ashes you've earned
you learn from these
and when we ask them
of horrors of the past
threatening severance
they answer
never
if there ever was a time
to stand up
rather than fall in line
it is forever
forever will we find
this mutiny
at home
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3. |
Fixing a Faucet
02:48
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i have started climbing
for the higher ground
sea tide rushing in
yeah, our time is running out
i was wrestling with the faucet
fixing for a crowd
one that does not listen
and never will
even my mother
saw the demon i could be
without a muzzle
or a leash to know my place
stay calm
be nice, sir
now cough
to the right, sir
until i reach the seer
i'll keep, sea urchin
i've looked for that needle
salted on amber waves, a grin
i will penetrate to your heart
like liquor through a vein
just a tiny muscle
the vile thing
but even a muscle
needs a beat to know its pace
without a pulse, oh!
it isn't easily replaced
it's just common
advice, sir
now cough
to the right, sir
were it you
i bet you'd run for the mop
with your eyes running
like the water
that will not stop
and until it ceases
we will not
know
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4. |
Pavlovian Bell
03:35
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my ears are ringing
pavlovian bell
still singing
clear as names
purged in philanthropy
for the record
never checked
is rarely chequered
history is written
for the screen
what is the world
if not a stage
and this life
if not a game
if i have no more
to lose than a wager
i'd say the odds
are in my favor
minty dollar
printy more
till makey smaller
sugar water
set to saturate
kill your neighbor
lock you away
for bad behavior
kill a million
meet heads of state
what is the world
if not a stage
and this life
if not a game
if i have no more
to lose than a wager
i'll see the odds
are in my favor
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