1. |
Diet Thy Forces
01:29
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diet thy forces
starve the young horses
send them to the front lines
to be shiny reflections
until metal settles
and peddlers spread blankets
spattered in salt water
under the dead
now the enforcers dine
when the kids are asleep
they sink their teeth
into something soft
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2. |
Take The Machete
01:02
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brought a cement gun
to a paint ball game
and you’re primed
a little splash
now keep it steady…
take the machete
i’m ready
take the machete
i’m ready
you know i know
how you move on
like you already got off
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3. |
Flame Out Firefly
01:45
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a young man's laughter turns into
a grown man's lunacy
there’s no quick fix for
a picture of transparency
but you, you’re no different and
that must be your predicament
you’re the same exact person
an old, outdated version
whatever remains
just floats on by unclaimed
flame out firefly
drift off into the night sky
just some stream of conscious nonsense
with an old, familiar pretense
we all flame out they say, someday
we all lose our way
we all flame out someday
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4. |
Glimpses
02:44
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it all sounds
incredible here
like its all been remastered
and reengineered
how you’ve matured through the years
the music
less about the sound
more about a calm
and open landscape
(and) how far you’ll go to escape
you see glimpses
and they’re brief
but they’re massive
the landscape is barren
a wide open canvas
but this belief that
it’s fleeting
keeps it erratic
and you fall right back
into waves of panic
because it must be temporary
that’s all it’s ever been for me
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perhaps another time then
realizing those signs
you’re staring at me again
with those self-aggrandizing eyes
it lies
i can see it in the browns
of those self-aggrandizing eyes
because you’re demented
and now i’m tormented
i took comfort in disguise
you took joy from our demise
it dies
i can see it in the greens
of those self-aggrandizing eyes
i saw through all the lies
and i’ll hate you, i’ll hate you,
i’ll hate you
because i needed that space for you
you reserved that table for two
and you stared down
at that fucking phone
with those self-aggrandizing eyes
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6. |
Skywriting Notes To Self
01:29
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skywriting notes to self
under a charcoal skyline
the horizon’s a dusty shelf
holding the heat of a day's sunshine
televised alarms at 8 and 4
primetime shows and
hours of sport's scores
flashing on waves crashing the shores
we break these days in half
double the useable meat
we break these pills in half
savor the salvageable beats
haven’t you heard
it’s a man’s game, bird
through sun or through rain
this is our domain
this tiny beach
this jetty is an oyster
and this twin bed covered in sand
is a cozy little clam
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A Guided By Voices / Robert Pollard fan who made some noise with a shitty acoustic guitar, and a macbook.
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