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Sprout
02:26
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What should I do? Where should I go?
There's so much more I need to know
The sky is blue, the grass is green
I just arrived, my slate is clean
Another road I need to take
There's something here I need to shake
Into the breach, so I must go
Not waiting here in April snow
Another year and bigger still
Where should I go, no time to kill
I take it in and dish it out
This is my dirt so I can sprout
Don't turn around, don't turn away
Why don't you hear the things I say
There is a time, there is a place
For everything under the Sun and Moon
There is a time, there is a place
For everything under the Sun, and the Moon, and stars
There is a time, there is a place
For every thing under the Sun and Moon
I didn't know that I could change
Another life to rearrange
Why focus here or over there?
What should I do? Why should I care?
I take it in and dish it out
Is this what life is all about?
There is a time, there is a place
For everything under the Sun and Moon, and stars
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Celestial Furnaces
05:11
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Resonator
03:31
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A resonator sings its life into the world
Imaginary wings begin to rise, unfurled
An emulator clings to someone else's world
And though it tries to sing, its life will linger unobserved
An elevator brings a conscience to the fore
To see the world in waves, it stands upon the shore
A memory invades and throws it to the floor
And gaze upon its wing in awe of the splendor
I want to rise into the sky
I want to see with open eyes
I want to fly into the night
A ventilator breathes its life into the world
It floats upon the winds, fading as it swirls
And though it tries to sing, it doesn't know the words
A song to stay alive, a song to be observed
I want to rise into the sky
I want to see with open eyes
I want to rise into the sky
I wand to fly into the night
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Interstellar
06:08
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Poison Pill
09:34
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A ray of Sunshine to brush away your tears
And fields of flowers to wash away your fears
The sky is clear inside this memory of you
The days go faster, so now begin again
And alabaster was the color of your skin
The sky is blue, and I don't know what to do
The air is warm, but you are so cold
A gentle breeze to carry you away
The whispering trees, but I can't hear what they say
My mind is clear inside this memory of you
The years grow longer, and the waves are deeper still
You made me stronger, and so this poison pill will color everything I do,
Inside this memory of you, of you
No hint of rain, no clouds up in the sky
The day was perfect, and so you had to die
No hint of pain, no reason I can see
And all I have are these memories of you
A ray of Sunshine to brush away my tears
And fields of flowers to wash away my fears
The sky is clear inside this memory of you
A gentle breeze that carried you away
And whispering trees, but I don't know what they say
My mind is clear inside this memory of you
And everything I do for you
No hint of rain, no clouds up in the sky
The day was perfect, and so you had to die
No hint of pain, no reason I can see
And all I have are these memories of you
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Charon's Ascent
07:00
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Rebirth
03:27
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Broken mirrors and empty chasms bleed through
And now a glow beings to follow you
I can feel my hands and face and legs
And now there's something new
I am aware of being here with you
How can this be? Where did I come from?
How did I break through?
There are questions for none of my answers
Was it karma? A glitch in the Matrix?
A quiet dinner for two?
I can taste the sky as the Sun is turning blue
Why am I here? What should I do now?
The emptiness shines through
There are answers for none of my questions too
Empty mirrors and broken pathways follow through
And I think that, maybe, the glow is something taboo
I am here
I am taking notice of everything I do
An experience now that everything is new
(broken mirrors and empty chasms)
(and now the glow begins to follow you)
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Seven Moons
05:39
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Mother
04:08
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Sky above and Mother Earth below
My head is in the clouds, my feet are in the snow
I don't know where I am and I don't know where I'll go
But being here has taught me that life is just a show to live
A canopy of trees to cover my escape
The ground beneath my feet is slowly taking shape
The road is always winding and filled with disarray
But I find it all exciting to live another day
The days are filled with wonder
The nights are filled with flame
If you close your eyes and slumber
You'll miss another game
Alive and always wanting to spend another day with you
Open shores and waves that crash below
My heart is in the sea, my head is vertigo
Mysteries surround me and though I'll never know
The reasons why you hide me, incognito
The days are filled with wonder
The nights are filled with flames
If you close your eyes and slumber
You'll miss another game
Alive and always wanting to spend another day with you
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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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