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1.
Quiet Voice (Scary Monsters) 04:50
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Scary monsters follow me into the empty street Do they know about the lines crossing under me? Scary monsters make believe that I am not their feast I take their understanding, because I am a thief Scary monsters follow me as I fall asleep But they don’t about the lines crossing under me A solitary whisper, a means to settle down A breath of understanding, a captivating sound Tiny footsteps fall between the mountains and the deep Their eyes are filled with wonder, their hearts are filled with peace If I close my eyes and wait, the shadows pass me by The clouds will fill the alleyways, and taint the morning sky Another face, another time, another long goodbye I’ll turn the corner and I’ll try to hum a lullaby And still the monsters follow me as I head inside I want to say they’re everywhere, but you know I lie Scary monsters follow me into the empty street Do they know about the lines crossing under me? Scary monsters follow me as I fall asleep But they don’t know about the lines crossing under me Under me
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Contest (Take a Dive) 03:36
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There it is, my golden crown Do I take it and steal the show? It will only weigh me down And I can feel the undertow I don’t want this power trip I don’t need the accolades Here’s a win that I should flip A victory begins to fade Now I want to run This game is not that fun What would you do with a win? Maybe I should pack it in Would you change the rule of play? Would you change the game today? Do you need this victory? Do you want this fantasy? Why compete when no one wins? Roll the dice and the wheel will spin Now I want to run This game is not that fun Why do we face each other on this field? Can’t we break the standard and reveal? It doesn’t have to be a case of us and them Let’s break away and start again
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Take Another Pill 04:10
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Where can you go to escape this dirty snow That’s falling all around you and forcing you home? Who can you save before you lose your soul And fill that empty grave below? Why do you want to believe in anything but the truth? Why do you want to deceive your soul? What should you do to save another you? The walls are getting closer and calling your doom How can you turn and face another day? Your life begins to slowly decay Why do you want to believe in anything but the truth? Why do you want to deceive your soul? What do you need to believe that saves you from the truth? And who’s going to save your soul? The room is getting darker and harder to fill So why don’t you take another pill? The floor is fading faster and you can’t stay still (you better have time to kill) The road is getting longer and harder to see It tangles with you liberties So why don’t you try to get some more sleep?
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More or Less (Rain Down on Me) 05:09
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Rain down on me and take away the Sun and Moon The stars are all I need behind a veil of angry skies The more I know, the less I see The Earth is not the world we made The darkness grows and no one is safe I don’t believe that the memories are real A planetfall to distract me from my fears A change of pace to justify the years The more I know, the less I see The more I see, the less I want to know
5.
Words (Little Secrets) 03:46
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Why should I believe in you? Another secret rendezvous I could make the same mistakes, or maybe something new? Should I change the words around, maybe put you underground? Alleyways and passages that lead to anywhere Thirty times you walked away, claiming it was judgement day The stars aligned, the planets too, across the Milky Way But I don’t believe in you, because you never follow though And all the pretty flowers never change the words you use Little secrets flutter by, or was it just a butterfly? Stories wander in and out and cloud my inner eye Maybe I can believe in you, what else is there I can do? Flashing lights through looking glass ember lit a fuse Why do I believe in everything you do But not a word you say? I could take this memory and turn it into you But maybe not today Why should I believe in you? Another random buckaroo Every turn I make is just another broken view Should I change the words around? Should I learn to hunker down? Sleight of hand and hidden doors can lead to anywhere
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The Buffalo (Just Carry On) 03:21
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There’s nothing to see here, just carry on The droids you are looking for are at the Pentagon And I should know, because I rode that buffalo The passageway is clear, or so they say There might not be a dragon there, or was that yesterday? I think I know, because I told that buffalo I don’t think it will rain today So why don’t you ignore those angry clouds up in the sky There’s nothing to see here, just carry on The votes you’re looking for were bought on Amazon And I should know, I sold them to the buffalo The thunder that you hear is just a trick Take a look at those emails there, I think they’ll make you sick But what do I know? Just ask the buffalo The water falling from the sky isn’t what you think Maybe it’s from meteors, the world is on the brink And I should know Now where’s my buffalo?
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The Mountaineer 03:03
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A door that leads to nowhere And everywhere all the same A clock that tries to unwind a moment in a frame The sky is blue The sea is green The scenery is sideways All the players are in a row The notes are spreading outwards And the story is heading home The night is clear and so serene A train is heading backwards As a storm is passing through The memories are actors just trying to get a view Of you and I before we die The smoke is clearing and I can taste the air A window in a parlor that shows another world Where sounds are more important And the stories have all been learned Why should I care? What happens here? Nobody told me about the Mountaineer
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Will Ever Be 03:02
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One more? You don’t need another byte to stay There goes another reason to run away Why should I believe in you to turn on all the lights? Every lie that gives you power drains away our rights When will we stand up to the tyrants and claim the upper hand There are more of us that you will ever be And soon there won’t be another chance to speak Alone, we will always fall, alone we are weak Now it’s time to take the fight to them, where they live Every time we bow to their power, ignorance will thrive It’s time we stand up to the tyrants and claim the upper hand There are more of us that you will ever be It’s time to take back all the freedoms that the trumpkins stole There are more of us than they will ever be Can ever be

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Written and recorded between June 21 and July 2, 2022.


For Benjamin and Melissa.

Thanks to Anthony and Kevin and Mom for advice and observations.

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released July 9, 2022

music and lyrics by Brad James Beske
recorded at the Uranium Playpen, in the Dungeons

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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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