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Hello, do you think I am insane?
With all the things I say
Did I drive you all away?
Goodbye, was it something that I said?
Or maybe what I did?
I could take it back if you like
Why should I change for you when you won't change for me?
Why are you standing there without a care in the world?
So long, and thanks for all the fish
But if you could make a wish
And change the state of the world
I know everything I shouldn't say
As they all become clichés
But it's who I am today
Why should I change for you when you won't change for me?
Why are you standing there without a care in the world?
There goes another plastic tree
It's growing, can't you see?
It's become our legacy
Why should I change for you when you won't change for me?
Why are you standing there without a care in the world?
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Awkward
03:26
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Can you see the road ahead
Or the road behind you, instead?
Are you clear enough to understand that what you hear
Is not the thing you dread?
Can you see if there is a better way?
Or is your answer as clear as day?
Do you want to find the question first
Before your words become cliché?
Why do you scream when you only need to talk?
Think it through, before you speak
Or things might get awkward
Are there people who believe in you?
Or any people you believe in, too?
If you think about it long enough
The person you believe in most, is you
Can you see the empty road ahead?
Does the emptiness fill your mind with dread?
Are you quick enough to comprehend
That what you fear is something you misread?
Why do you run when you only need to walk
The lies your spread should really stop
Why do you scream when you only need to talk
Think it through, before you speak
Or things might get awkward
Really awkward
I'm just saying, awkward
Because it's awkward
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The Tide is Rising
04:20
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Do you want to believe, or do you want to pretend
That the fires getting closer won't lead to your end?
When the meteors fall and you crash into the wall
Will you find a way to fight, or give in at the site?
The chaos closes in, but you don't want to begin
And the storm is getting stronger as you crumble to the ground
Will you stand up and fight and see another night?
How can you run when you won't even stand?
And how can you bury your head in the sand when the tide is rising?
Where do you go when you don't want me to know
About the secrets you are keeping, incognito?
And what about the whispers that you hear in the pouring rain?
Do they tell you ow to live, or how to start again?
What can you do? And what should you say?
Can you fortify your answers and keep the hounds at bay?
Do you want to hear a secret floating on the waves?
Stand still and do nothing for as long as you can
How can you run when you can't understand
That the longer you keep your head in the sand,
The tide is rising
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Ethereal
04:24
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How I long for the Sea to engulf me
To feel the warmth of the waves
To float atop the expanding tide
How I long for the Sea to entreat me to its seaweed fingers
Flooded eyes and water on the brain
How I long for the Sea to swallow me
To sink into its murky depths
How I long for the Sea to engulf me
To see the Sunlight vanish before my hands
How I long for the Sea to open me
To dream the dolphin's dream
To sing the humpback's song
How I long for the Sea to marry me
To be one with the Ocean
To be one with the Waves
How I long for the Sea to take me
To succumb to the Ocean
To be one with the Waves
How I long for the Sea to engulf me
To feel the surge of power in my head
To be filled to the point of bursting
How I long for the Sea to murder me
To feel the icy fins of death within the depths of the frozen Sea
How I long for the Sea to swallow me
To sink into its murky depths
How I long for the Sea to engulf me
To feel the warmth of its waves
How I long to be free
How I long for the Sea to marry me
To be one with the Ocean
To be one with the Waves
How I long for the Sea to take me
To succumb to the Ocean
To be one with the Waves
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Still Don't Understand
04:07
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I want to know how you sleep at night
With the lies you tell yourself
What makes you think you're right?
When you can't even stand the sight of anything different
Or when the truth is right in front of your eyes
You want to believe that everything you think
Is how the world is, because you can't understand
You want to hide as many of your lies
Because it makes you feel big
But you still don't understand
You scream at the world because you are afraid
Of the truth that faces you everyday
So you cover your eyes and bury your head in the sand
Is how the world is, because you can't understand
You want to hide as many of your lies
Because it makes you feel big
But you still don't understand
Why are you so afraid of everything and everyone around you?
All the things you hate really define you
They show the world who you really are
I want to know how you can sleep at night
With the lies you tell yourself
What makes you think you're right?
When you can't even stand the sight of everything
That's different
Or when the truth is right in front of your eyes
You want to believe that everything you think is how the world is
But you live in fear
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Them
02:49
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Why do I feel like I'm floating far above the atmosphere?
I see the little people gloating, laughing at me and my fears
I turn away just to ignore them, but I feel their burning eyes
Watching me drift into nothing, but I will not dignify them
Maybe I should ignore them
Can you hear their little chatter noises, clicking like a den of thieves
They brag about their victories (there is nothing but a pile of leaves)
And when they're backed into a corner, they point out where you might be wrong
Sleight of hand will show you nothing (something they had all along)
Maybe you should ignore them
Let them fade into the night
or maybe we should implore them to learn the difference between wrong and right
Down, down they go
They will drag us all below
Why should we respect their nonsense
When they won't reciprocate?
They call us names because they're angry
Expect us to accommodate them
It's really hard to ignore them
As their world begins to decay
Maybe we shouldn't ignore them
And do something about their destructive ways
Because down, down they'll go
And they'll drag us all below
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Madness Is
04:42
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Madness is a way of escaping justice or a way of life
Madness is time for tea at ground zero and little cheese trinkets
Madness is a dream, and madness is you
Madness is sitting in the forest and watching nature on your phone
Madness is starting all the rumors and then telling them that it's all lies
Madness is a dream, and madness is you
Madness is experience underlined by ignorance
Madness is a way to see things differently or a way to hide
Madness is a dream, and madness is me and you
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Lemmings
03:03
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Why do you run when you need to walk?
You open your mouth when you shouldn't talk
You empty the coffers when you need to save
And you follow the bear cub into the cave
You burn all your bridges when you need to cross
You know the directions even when you are lost
You blame it on others when you are afraid
You cover the garden when you think you want shade
Why do you run into the fences?
You should try to open your eyes
Where is the fire? Where is the smoke?
You laugh at the danger as if it's a joke
You choke on the questions when you ignore
Answers that ruminate drip on the floor
Why to you run when you need to walk?
You open your mouth when you shouldn't talk
You burn all your bridges, you set them on fire
You lower the bar when you should take it higher
Why do you hide from the answers?
You should try to open your mind
Why do you run into fences?
You should try to open your eyes
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Drowning
03:30
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The river seems to flow no matter where I go
I can feel the undertow, dragging me down below
And when I try to stand, I sink into the sand
I can see the water rise
A momentary gaze that seems to last for days
A life in disarray, just floating in the haze
I try to understand the power of my hands
And I can feel the water rise
How can I dry my eyes
When everything around me dies
How can I soar into the empty skies
When I feel the waters rise
A solitary life is not what I designed
I persevere despite being left behind
When everything I planned is buried in the sand
I will feel the waters rise
How can I dry my eyes
When everything around me dies
How can I soar into the empty skies
When I feel the waters rise
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Here comes the rain again and it's breaking down the walls
It's overflowing the rivers and it's turning them into falls
Where can we run? There is no where left to hide
The waters are getting deeper with the ever-rising tide
Our homes are being flooded, with people trapped inside
How do we get your attention before every single one of us dies?
There goes another home washing down the mountainside
The government said they'd help us, but now we know that the government lied
They told us that if want to live then we should shelter in place
But where can we take our children when no where else is safe?
Our homes are being flooded, with people trapped inside
How do we get your attention before every one of us dies?
The levees have all been broken and the dams have opened wide
The waters are getting deeper and there's nowhere left to hide
Our homes are being flooded, with people trapped inside
But how do we get your attention before every single one of us dies?
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Mystified
03:57
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Day after day, we march through a haze
Following the trails that others dared to blaze
We take for granted the things we never did
Time passes by and we forgot to try
No one knows where the road begins
And no one will unless we try
Take a chance and see if you can live
You just might end up mystified
Night after night, we pretend it's alright
Following the lights that lead us to nowhere
Where is the path that will take us away from here?
Maybe it's time to take some chances
No one knows where the road begins
And no one will unless we try
Take a chance and see if you can live
You just might end up mystified
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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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