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Siren
04:19
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I see the water glistening
I watch and hear the mermaids sing
I wonder, do they sing for me?
I feel the pull inside my head
I can sense the emptiness and dread
I wonder, do they sing for me?
The currents passing by my eyes
The Moon parades across the sky
I can hear the mermaids sing for me
I feel the waves above my head
I hope the mermaids comfort me
I want to ride the oceans crest
I want to hide beneath the sea
I feel my body wavering
I can feel my head spinning
And I wonder if they'll sing for me?
I float beneath the Sun and stars
I smell the salt beneath the sea
I hear the mermaids sing for me
I see the water glistening
I watch and hear the mermaids sing
I wonder, do they sing for me?
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Fall
01:58
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Over, under, upside down
I break the surface without a sound
Breathing slowly, taking in
All the things I should have been
I hear you whisper in my ear
You fill my nightmares full of fear
I wake alone, alone in the dark
I hold my breath, afraid to start
Tripping forward, falling down
I hit the surface underground
Breathing quickly and taking in
All the sin I've reveled in
I feel you breathing down my neck
My body trembles from your threat
I gaze alone with steely eyes
Defy the truth no one denies
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Pull of the Sea
03:52
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As I journeyed away from the waters edge
I noticed a change in me
When I looked up the mountain-side, I felt strength
Across the fields and the rocky plains, I felt consolation
But I could feel the pull of the sea behind me, behind me
For seven days and six nights, I labored to find a clear path
An inner peace
But I could still feel the pull of the sea behind me
Behind me
I prayed for rain, for thunder
Something to wash away the memory of the sea
But I could still feel her waves pounding me
Washing over me, though me
The pull of the sea
As I clamored up the mountain-side
I could feel the wind coming from the sea
I could taste the salt in the air
And for a moment I longed for the sea to wrap her arms around me
On the summit, I surveyed the land
And I felt a touch of vertigo
Beneath me, the sea beckoned
And I could still feel the pull of the sea
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Bed of Coral
02:45
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Rest your head in a bed of coral and pray I sleep tonight
The currents change and rearrange my memories in mid-flight
I reel above you and defy you, the corner of my eye
Shaping you and keeping you from feeding my desire
Rest your head in a bed of coral and keep my dreams tonight
The eddies pull and fill my sorrow and drag me towards the light
I swirl above you and adore you and grasp with empty hands
The water binds me and denies me the emptiness I've found
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Embrace
03:50
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I've walked through these trees before
Seen this brook
Heard the wind rustle in the leaves
Sometimes I've been heavy and black
And sometimes I haven't cared
But they've always been here
And they always will
I've travelled down this road before
Climbed these hills
Felt the wind on my face
But I never paid attention to the sky
I never noticed how the Sun glistens through the leaves
I never felt this rejuvenated
I never felt this alive
I embrace my life
And the mistakes I have made
I embrace the air around me
And everything I will become
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Rise
02:57
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In the middle of a desert or field
I sit alone under the stars
And wonder if I'll ever find my way home
I see the Sun rise
I can feel it's glow on my face
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Hold
03:47
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Even if I want to tell you
I know that you could run away to heaven to find god
What would you do to ask her a question?
What you believe she'd tell you?
I want to live forever and hear the story told
To hold the dark glass darkly, and not let go
I can hear the answers forming in your head
I can see the questions falling from your lips
What would you believe if I said I know them?
What would you believe if I can understand?
Everything I am has meaning and purpose
Everything I do has reasons and faults
I could find the answers if I could just focus
I could find the answers if I really wanted to
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Empty
03:14
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With an empty hand and an empty heart
I learn to hide control
With an empty head and a vacant stare
I let the waves of power discover me
Open, uncover, let it be
Deliver, deceiver, empty me
I want to find my way back home
Through all my pain and fear
To cease this endless noise that echoes in my head
And to find some peace
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9. |
Yoru no Yume
03:21
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Down along side the night
I drift with the stars
I sleep with the Moon
Ride the secret highway to yesterday's pride
Kino no taiyo (of the tree)
Yoru no yume, ishiki o ushinaite (A dream- lost consciousness)
Fly through Jupiter's head
To feel the release
To kneel at the crossroads
Dream the angels' belief
The gift of the Sun
The face of the Moon
O tsuki-sama ni boku wa tobite hi o shinjimasu
(To my attendant, I am flying- I believe in the day)
Ya sunde imasu (already)
The gift of the Sun
A prayer for the Moon
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Take me to Heaven
05:50
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A million miles from home I cry encased in steel and glass
Faster and faster I fly
A solitary emissary from a little blue globe
Eternal midnight, eternal horizon filled
Out there beyond the veil: a quest for the beginning
And a quest for the end
Flickering white daggers across a screen of static
Pictures fade and blur
Color and light
Solitary flight
Home
Take me to heaven and give me your love
Take me to heaven and bring me your love
I am the first and last traveller
And I am nothing
I am the beginning and end of mankind
I saw everything and witnessed nothing
I am the keeper of all wisdom and truth
And I am a fool
And flights of angels sing me to my rest
Take me to heaven and bring me your love
Take me to heaven and give me your love
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Once there was Belief
03:19
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Once there was belief, and the door to heaven closed
Twice I felt defeat at the hands of broken souls
High and higher I climbed through the fire
Once I believed I could fly
And I could feel the passion growing
And I could see the ashes glowing
Once there was belief as I walked into the clouds
Once there was belief, I could stand on solid ground
Higher and higher I climbed through the mire
Once I believed I could fly
And I could hear you seething
And I could feel you breathing
And I could feel the passion growing
And I could see the fire glowing
And I believed
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Twisting Rita
03:21
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Twisting Rita, raspberry shades of meter-maids
Delicate ellipses of strawberry kisses
Obstruct her field of view
Memories of whale-songs dance in her head
Visions of her future, dancing around with the Dead
And her body pulses to the blues and reds
And she wonders if she can find her way home
And she wants to fly
And she wonders if she can find her way home
And she wants to try
Lovely Lucy, strawberry fields and lemonade
So refreshing, dances in the air, renegade
Elevator wishes follows the crystal ball in accolades
And her body pulses to the blues and reds
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13. |
To Keep Me Alive
02:56
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How can I hide from you?
You see through me, and everything that I do
Like pounding on stone and walking through fire
Why do I run from you?
Your memory burns and unquenchable fire
It feeds on me far from the places I know
I struggle to find my way back home
Here, along side the night
I pray for the Sun to keep me alive
I follow the signs left by the Moon to keep me alive
How I long for the road
Now that you're gone, the memory dies
I need to believe and wander alone
To feed the disease that rages inside
I want to believe and follow the stars
To keep me alive and follow this dream
To where you're alive and free from the pain
And free from the lies
The memories fly to keep me alive
Now I wander alone
Your memory flies to keep me alive
Climbing on stone and walking through fire
It's all I can do to keep me alive
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Some Jouneys
02:25
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Long journeys never seem to bring me down
As long as I've got the will to keep me going 'round and 'round.
Sometimes I can find the road and wander aimlessly
Some journeys linger longer and then I let them go
There's something in my mind that keeps me from going slow
As I pass beneath the Sun and stars I see your face
It's just a memory that I linger longer
I can't replace
Sometimes I can find the road and wander aimlessly
Somethings I can find my soul and wander endlessly
And hope to be free
Some journeys linger longer in my head
Some journeys bring me to the edge of my bed
Some journeys make me wish that I was dead
Some journeys linger longer in my head
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15. |
Fall From Grace
07:36
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Fumbling in rows in columns, we march into the cloud
The dust we breathe, eternal war
The blood we drink, the stone
Alone I bear a thousand marks
Alone I march into the flame
The flicker tongue, the prickle thorn
The blood I drink, the stone
And so I fall from grace
I hang on limbs of twisted trees
To march among the leaves
You drift alone through starry skies
To gaze upon the Moon
To raise the cup, to break the bread
The blood you drink, the stone
And so you fall from grace
They gather closely 'round the stone
To march a different beat
Alone I watch the mountain peak
I march amidst the snow
And so they fall from grace
They hang on limbs of twisted trees
To cry among the leaves
The vacant eyes of the dead revealed
Wading through pools of liquid life
We fall into the fire
To raise the dead, the vacant souls
Consumed by the stone
The dust we breathe, the death we wield
The falling trees and the burning fields
The angry fire, the crumbling bones
The blood we seek, the stone
And so we fall from grace
We hang on limbs of twisted trees
To die among the leaves
The vacant eyes of the dead revered
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Simple Man
02:50
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I sit and watch the world spin around my head
I, a living entity, a symbol of the dead
I cannot move a limb or even bat an eye
A system overload
My life is passing by
My mind is numb with pain, or maybe apathy
My heart may beat with rage
My muscles atrophy
There's nothing I can do or even want to try
There's nothing I can see that makes me want to die
The world's atrocities are nothing new to me
I don't really care about the misery
I don't want to try
I don't give a damn
I'm just a simple man
I'm just a simple man
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Coma
04:53
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I said, "This picture of you can't be red
This fissure of fear can't be fed"
She said, "I'll hold you until this dream ends"
A pillar of rock to defend
A vision of hell not to be condemned
I know I can find my way back home
Through mountains and fires and through storms
To keep me alive and to keep me whole
She walks alone beside the sea
She can feel the waves crash along the beach
(And I ponder) "All I am and ever hope to be
Unwinds upon the words of a twisted fantasy"
I said, "I want you to remember me
To keep me alive in your soul
To picture me out on my own"
She said, "There's no one I'd want to be free
Then you if you'd open your soul to me"
She knows I can find my way back home
She shelters me safe from the storm
She keeps me alive and she keeps me warm
I hear her voice call me through the stars
She sings, "Heaven"
And I can see her face
I said, "It's good to be back in your arms
Away from the fires and the storms
I finally found my way home
It's good to be here and alive with you"
She walks with me beside the sea
We can feel the waves crash around our feet
(And I tell her) "All I am and ever hope to be
Is to spend my life here with you beside the sea"
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18. |
Watchdog
01:59
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I read the news today
And felt my innocence fall away
Another child left for dead
Another family left unfed
We argue over people's rights
What's mine, not yours- never give a fair fight
To get ahead by stepping on
Anyone who dares to disagree
The government will make a stand
Disclose the truth as it sees it
It herds a nation of lazy sheep
And burns the wolves in effigy
It's arrogance to think I'm right
What I believe is my belief
I can't force you to follow me
I can't force you to do anything
I saw the news today
And felt my innocence fade away
Another memory left for dead
Another memory left unfed
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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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