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Welcome to the Zoo
03:40
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Hello, do I know you? Should I take your name?
Are there fires in the rafters? Are you the one to blame?
Nobody knows who cut the wires
Nobody knows who set the world ablaze
I should call you after midnight
And change the rules of this twisted game
If you hide, we will find out where you’ve been
If you lie, we will show the things you’ve said
If you run, we will follow after you
If you die, welcome to the zoo
Are you in there? Can you hear me?
Do you know the path that lies ahead?
Are there answers in the rafters?
You better hope the people are misled
Nobody knows who set the fires
Nobody cares about the coming flame
Did you know it’s almost midnight
And I’m about to start another game
If you hide, we will find out where you’ve been
If you lie, we will show the things you’ve said
If you run, we will follow after you
If you die, welcome to the zoo
Hello. Yes, I know you. I remember your name
All those fires in the rafters, yes, you are the one to blame
You think you know about the wires
You think you know you set the world ablaze
Well, here it is, it’s after midnight
And we know you lost another game
If you hide, we will find out where you’ve been
If you lie, we will show the things you’ve said
If you run, we will follow after you
If you die, welcome to the zoo
If you stay, then we will show you the front door
If you try, you’ll end up on the floor
If you run, we will follow after you
If you die, then welcome to the zoo
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Resist
04:19
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Step away, I don’t need to change a thing
I don’t need you breathing down my neck
You don’t know the things I’ve seen
You’re not the boss of me
I bet you think there is nothing here for you
And you’d be right, for all you put me through
There’s a door that one of us should take
At this point, what difference does it make?
And if I look, it doesn’t mean I’m looking for a change
I want to feel the dirt on my hands
Don’t believe in what I’ve said or done
Half the time, I’m always on the run
You don’t need the forest for the trees
You’re not the boss of me
There are ways to change, but I don’t care
I’m not the one to wait and then fight fair
There’s a door that one of us should take
And at this point, what difference does it make?
And if I look, it doesn’t mean I’m looking for a change
I want to feel the dirt on my hands
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Looking for Exits
04:40
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Where were you standing when the walls came down?
Were you handing out mistakes on the other side of time?
Were you crossing the lines when the soldiers arrived?
Did you cross at the river? Is that how you survived?
Where did you go when the streets were filled with rage?
Were you looking for exits inside this citied cage?
Were you making your music when the walls began to burn?
Did you hide in the hallways and hope the tide would turn?
Did you find any answers before you closed the door?
Did you find any answers about this dirty war?
What did they tell you the outcome would be?
Did it fill you with fear, all the anger you’ve seen?
Where did you go when the streets were filled with rage?
Were you looking for exits inside this citied cage?
What were you doing when the towers came down?
Were you looking for shadows on the other side of town?
Where you standing in line when the soldiers arrived?
Did you cross at the river? Is that how you survived?
What did they tell you the outcome would be?
Did it fill you with anger, all the fear that you’ve seen?
Where did you go when the streets were filled with rage?
Were you looking for exits inside this citied cage?
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Frame
05:21
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Alone inside a tube
At home with steel and glass
Where do I belong and where do I begin to fade away?
Where do I make my stand?
Afraid of drifting through the sand
Where do I begin and how should I begin to fade away?
Maybe you should walk away
Before you try to understand
A picture is worth a thousand words
Even when there is nothing left
Alone inside an empty tomb
At home beneath the hills and grass
Where do I belong and when do I begin to fade away?
Now it’s time to make a stand
And show the others where I stand
Where do I begin to change and face the Sun another day?
Maybe you should walk away
Before you try to understand
A picture is worth a thousand words
Maybe you should run away
Before you can understand
That a picture is worth a thousand words
Even when there’s nothing left
Alone inside another tube
At home with walls of steel and glass
Where do I begin to change and face the Sun another day?
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Letter Box
05:22
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Frozen inside a letter box
Broken inside a cage
Echoes inside a memory of you
Chosen to be an advocate for change
Inside this mirror
Echoes inside of echoes inside of you
And a turn of phrase is not the same as yesterday
Melting inside this letter box
And twisting inside a pool
Echoes betray a memory of you
Abandoned to be a memory
A stone to be removed
Echoes inside of echoes inside of me
Echoes
A turn of phrase is not the same as yesterday
And yesterday has turned to something new
Inside of you
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6. |
Falling into Night
04:32
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I float alone as I fall into night
I remember the roads I’ve taken
I remember putting up a fight
But now it’s time to roam
I face the Sun as it’s floating out in space
I think about the places I’ve been
And I can feel the light on my face
But now it’s time to roam
To find another home
Falling into night
Falling through the light
The path is clear, as I forge ahead
The stars are lined with trees
The roar of waves as I ascend
And now it’s time to roam
To find a better home
Falling into night
Falling through the light
And I know I will return
I will see you at the end of the world
And as I drift into eternal night
I remember the sound of your voice
I remember everything that’s right
And now it’s time to roam
And make a better home
Falling into night
Falling into the light
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Retrace Your Steps
05:33
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Somewhere out there, I lost my soul
I lost the thing that means the most
I’ll double back and see the world
I’ll find the path as I return
Another day has passed me by
Another night
Another sky
“Retrace your steps to find your soul”
A life in flux, a life that’s whole
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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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