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Before the War Begins
03:42
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Before the War begins I think you should hide
Behind the broken Moon, before our worlds collide
Before the War begins I think you should run
The night is full of hope, I'll end Oblivion
Before the War begins
I hope you can fly, I hope you don't die
Before the War begins you should know your foe
Defy all of their lies and maybe overthrow
Before the War begins
I hope you clarify, take everything and mystify
Before the War begins I hope you survive
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Clouds
02:38
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Above all the clouds in the sky
I believe I can reach you and teach you to fly
Protect all the stars in your eyes
I think I can see you and change your disguise
Begin to explore all the ways you can change all the days in your sky
Above all the meanings and lies you can change your disguise
And have fun with your life
Return to the Sun again, Fall into Orion's Arms
Below all the clouds in your eyes I can hear all the storms
And I feel when you cry
Deflect all the fear in the sky to change the design
And to stand and defy
Start again and explore all the ways you can change
All the days in your sky
Above all the clouds in the sky I know you can soar
And I know you can fly
Return to the fun again, and fly into another dream
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Saturn
03:52
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Broken picture change my frame of mind
I'll take a chance on 17
I can find my way to Saturn, find you hiding between the rings
Should I take the car to Vega?
Spend my time with friends of yellow and green
We can change our eyes forever, We can change the path of dreams
Broken channels change the meaning of why
Don't take a chance on living green
You can find a home on Saturn, on her moons or in her rings
Should you change the form of Heaven
Alter your ideas of now and forever
Space and time are just a dream
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TransPacific
03:15
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Lines of red and blue take me away from you
The sky was far and wide, the sea came back for me
And you, you went to see the Sun
And you, you went to steal the Moon
Lines of black and blue lead me away from you
The stars were undecided, until you came back for me
And you, you went to see the Sun
And you, you went to steal the Moon
Across the sea, you came for me
Into the stars
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Return to Safety 2048
03:32
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The neon rain betrays my eyes, it covers me up and mystifies
It flutters above the roof tops, and it swaps the raindrops for doves
Lights of blue and red and white disturb my flight
And follow me into the night
And above it all I watch my soul descend, isn't it bright?
I've seen things you wouldn't believe, the stars at night from Saturn's rings
A carousel in Titan's steam, a rocket launch into the Stream
Europa's fields of ice in Spring, and ocean tides on Ganymede
But IO burns her hear serene, cascading fires in between
Your love and memory
The neon rain can mystify, like empty hands or alibis
A god descends into the fire, and offers up a scheme meant to inspire
Or lead astray
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Dark Ice Cave Pad
04:48
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Even though I can climb these hills and wade through those streams
It's not the same as home to me
I can see that the Sun is out and there's no clouds up in the sky
Even those trees are tall and green, and maybe there's apples there
It's not the same as home to me
I fade into the dark again
Here on the ice I find a way, discoveries to display
But it's not the same as home to me
The Moon is round and full of fire, meteors rain across the sky
Shattered horizons fill my eyes, Hades is in the sea
And it's almost like a home to me
I'll fall into the dark again
Here I believe I can fly again, Inside my reprieve I can try again
Water on walls that turn to stone, reflected in fire and ice
The underground is home to me
Here I believe I can fly again, Inside my reprieve I can try again
Even the night will find some peace and break with the day
Out on the sea I find relief, the shackles will be released
The Sun and the Moon, the clouds in the sky
Thunder and lightning are water on walls that turn to stone
Reflected in fire and ice
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Lunar Path
03:48
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Beyond the veil I find belief
A Sun, a Moon, the sky inside
Alive, I find you, holding your ground
A path through the stars beckons and draws you
Should you wander alone, I will find 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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