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Empty, open, lost and confused
Tired, broken, and feeling abused
Black and blue
In between
Purple scars
How do I disappear?
Taken for all that I am
Slaughtered just to be the new lamb
Black and blue
Red and white
Lavender
How do I
Fight the system
And make a stand
Turn against another command
Chosen for a new beginning
Spoken for when the blood is drawn
Open to different answer
Frozen before the Moon is gone
Black and blue
In between
Purple scars
Make it rain
Black and blue
Red and white
Lavender
How do I fight the system
Fight the System
Fight the System
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Forbidden City
03:44
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On the road to Damascus
And the road to eternity
Underneath this Hunter’s Moon
And the lure of a frozen sea
No where else to look for answers
Only the walls of a ruined city
Rumors start their lives as whispers
And grow into uncertainty
Women and children scatter
When the music starts to play
When the Sun hits the magic hour
Just before the end of the day
Rumors start their lives as whispers
And flow into our daily lives
No one dares to ask the questions
So this is how the Faces die
Standing in Damascus
Waiting for eternity
Maybe I should learn to listen
To the waves of curiosity
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Wall of Tears
07:11
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I never feel alone when I wander through the streets of Tokyo
The sirens in the air and the people are everywhere I go
I can wander through the night
Always covered with neon lights
I can stumble through the day
And come out safe on the other side
There are moments that I recall
That have led me beyond this wall of tears
There are monuments I see and shrines of ancient ancestry
I can wander through the old
And discover when something else is new
I can live a thousand lives and never feel like I’m overdo
So now I’ll disavow anyone that follows me
Find your own path, my road leads to the sea
Now you know that I can see you
Now you know that I can feel you
And now you know that you should run
You should run
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Mother Lode
07:18
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What if I told you all the lines are true
And none of the angles will follow through
What if I showed you a secret tomb
Would you change your answers, would you try to make room
For something unexpected
What if I gave you a hidden rule
Something to save you from being a fool
Would you find an answer, could you change your tune
What if your kingdoms never found the Moon
Who would you believe now
Is there an answer that you can believe
That doesn’t rely on someone else’s needs
Does the evidence have to come at a cost
Of making you think or feeling your lost
What were you expecting
A tree is a river and a house is a road
Can you see the changes that they’re making
To control the mother lode
What if I showed you that the sky is blue
And all of the clouds were water residue
What if I told you other secrets too
Would you listen to me, can you read the room
For something obvious
What if I trade you for a hidden jewel
The keys to the kingdom, something impromptu
Would you find a reason to change your tune
How can I show you the footprints on the Moon
What would you believe now
Another truth to disavow
If you can move mountains, what would you do
You could change all the lights and turn them blue
You could find all the answers, and then withhold
You could spoil the fun, then reveal the mold
What did you expect
A tree is a river and a house is a road
Can you see the changes that they’re making
To control the mother lode
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Not Yet
07:20
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There was something in the trees last night
A thing that was dark and ominous and bleak
And it kept me awake until dawn
By the time I slept, the Sun was shining bright
The thing in the trees kept my senses weak
And I couldn’t conceive that there was anything wrong
As I slept through the day, the dream was a fright
There was a demon screaming a terrible scream
And I couldn’t escape from it’s hideous throng
In the dream, I was running from a terror at night
But the faster I ran turned my future bleak
The demon was at my heals until dawn
The trees in my dream made the darkness look bright
The mist in the air made my mind and body weak
And I finally realized what I did wrong
I lied and I used and I believed I was right
And the demon that screamed was my conscience incomplete
Trying to pull me away from my own hideous throng
I was the thing in the trees that made me weak
I couldn’t conceive that I’d done anything wrong
I woke from my dream with an incredible sweat
Terrified by the image that my conscience would threat
And yet, I found I could not make a change
Not yet
And the faster I run, the farther I fall
I am the demon and this is my call
The trees are a dream and I am the night
The mist is my breath and the sky is my sight
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Airlock
05:31
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Heavy doorways block me from the sky
Turn me sideways and get me in disguise
Should I stay? I don’t want to waste your time
But I’ll stay here until you make up your mind
There is a window, you can watch me from inside
If I go now, you shouldn’t have to hide
The atmosphere is slowly dying
We should be flying away
How do you know where we should go?
And why would you want to stay here?
Steady byways and roads that lead to the unknown
Another star, (another moon), another planet that we called home
Broken systems that lead to our decline
But what about the ones we left behind?
There is a window, a chance to get away
If we stay here, we’ll lose the will to survive
The atmosphere is slowly dying
We should be flying away
Where do you think we should go from here?
Trying to find another path into the clear blue sky
Clear blue sky
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Moon Sea (The Golem)
07:19
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The Golem is aqua marine
It moves like a broken machine
It follows a simple routine
As it walks into the Sea
The choice is another deceit
It thrives inside frozen debris
The truth is a simple decree
That falls into the Sea
Why do I listen to all of the fools?
Why do I follow the waves of the Moon?
What do I want to believe? How do I want to believe?
Who do I want to believe?
And why should I want to believe the Moon Sea?
The stars will try to follow me home
And steal what I believe
The scars I wear are simple reliefs
That guide me to the Moon
Another light falls through the sky
And tries to make believe
That all of the secrets I keep inside
Will lead me to the Sea
The Golem is aqua marine
And moves like a broken machine
It follows a simple belief: The Golem is me
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Impulse Control
03:29
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Should I believe in love?
Or take the higher road and stay away?
I can handle spending time alone
Or will I start to decay?
Just an image burning in the wind
Spitting out fire, spreading disarray
Time again, for another refrain
Should I believe in hope?
Stand in line and see what gives today?
There are moment’s that I don’t understand
But I said that yesterday
Just a spirit fading in the breeze
Never knowing how to fly
It’s time again, for another refrain
Do I wanna find you?
Do I wanna change you?
Do I wanna break you?
Do I wanna save you today?
Do I believe in love?
Just wait around and see what comes my way?
I used to handle spending time alone
But now I only decay
Time again, for another refrain
Do I believe in hope?
Is it something I can find today? Today.
Do I wanna find you?
Do I wanna change you?
Do I wanna break you?
Do I wanna save you?
Do you wanna find me?
Do you wanna change me?
Do you break me?
Do you wanna save me today? Today.
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Peace Be With You
04:26
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And I want to drift along
And I want a chance to sing all night long
And now is the time to flow
And bath in the after glow all night long
You can’t take it with you
So why not have some fun
Peace be with you
And all of the things that you have done
And so you face the great unknown
Do you really have to carry that weight all alone?
And so you break the cornerstone
Do you really need to face that wall alone?
You can’t take it with you
So why not have some fun
Tomorrow never knows
So face the Sun
Peace be with you
And all of the things that you have done
And I want to drift along
And spend my time singing songs
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Strange Talking Animals Springfield Township, New Jersey
Born in raised in Madison, WI. Transplanted to Brooklyn, Jamaica, and finally Springfield. Versed in chamber pop and rock, psychedelic and prog, and expanding musical horizons to experience electronic and ambient musics and experiment with modular and chaotic synthesis.Overfed with science fiction and fantasy and actual science. And stay-at-home dadness. ... more
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