1. |
Mild Eerie
02:26
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Too late
Everything’s changed
Too late
Everything’s strange
I’ve been watching you through the glow of the orb
Man it’s just too bad we can’t go back to before
Too bad
Table’s been cleared
So sad
Everything’s weird
Man you fucked me up
It’s the craziest thing
Now I’m stuck in the mud
And I just wanna sing
My darling, my darling
You never have to worry
I’m coming, I’m coming home to you
Relax, we’ll think of something
Don’t even have to hurry
I really want to make it work for you
You’re not you anymore
I don’t know what to do anymore
I’m all inside out
With my brain on display
If you looked me up
You could see my dismay
I’m not me anymore
I don’t know who to be anymore
Man I’m out in sp ace
It’s the wildest thing
Got a messed up face
And I just wanna sing
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2. |
The Yeah
04:15
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They don’t know what I’m thinking
I’ve got to project more
Start things where they begin and
Hit the floor
I would think I was winking
If I were to blink more
But now it feels like I’m sinking
And I’m sore
I have been witness to many strange things in my time
(Fires and deaths and dead men running)
And all my decisions I hang up to dry on a line
(Hang them somewhere where it’s sunny)
I have been busy trying not to fall hard for you
(Some folks tell me that I’m funny)
‘Cause I was just lounging alone in my mind and then you showed up carrying a bottle of wine
So how should I feel
I don’t know what’s real anymore
And if you gave me your heart
I’d tear it up and turn it into a
Piece of art
Piece of work
I’m a jerk
yeah
Now my viewpoints are shrinking
But I’m still 5’4
I see your shadow slinking
By the door
Do you know what you’re drinking
And what you’re drinking for
If you don’t watch out then I might
Drink your core
I have been dancing through daze to the sound of your voice
(Hark the lo-fi angels singing)
‘Cause if I can drown in it then I can drown out the noise
(Pick my ears up when they’re ringing)
Hard to find reasons to wake up or even exist
(Product of a harsh upbringing)
But raincheck on that ‘cause there’s dogs over there
I can still make you laugh and I still wrote this
Say look at the sky, I can see a cloud passing by
And it reminds me of you
Well not the cloud, but the parts of sky that are
Kinda blue, kinda true, kinda like you
Kind of like you
I kind of like you? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You can(’t) know what I’m thinking
But I’ve got to make it known
Without your touch I’m freezing
To the bone
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3. |
Underway Grounds
03:04
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Everything is under way
Here comes Mister Chainsaw, with muffins in his hair
If I had a pull to you I'd drop it in the air
Here comes Mister Wagon, who wheels into space
Can't you see the serious expression on my face
All these days of washing your brain around, I'm tired of it
No more adequate reasons to be found, I know my bit
All these stories passing your brain around, I'm where I fit
Honed in and another one's in the ground
Now the wax is melting, you feel it in your eyes
Maximize the undertone, release the worried skies
Come along I'll take you to spaces in between
Now that your propeller's broken what's left to be seen
All these days of washing your brain around, I'm tired of it
No more adequate reasons to be found, I know my bit
All these stories passing your brain around, I'm where I fit
Phoned in and another one's in the ground
All the way down
Underway ground
All the way down
All the way, all the way down
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4. |
Dark Core / Red Doors
03:10
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You chased me, jaws wide open. We fell into the grass, spiraling into the flowers, and laughed and laughed. In that moment and forever after, I wrote more songs for you than I’ve ever sung in my life.
The simple things are really the most complicated
If you don’t break apart it’s likely you’re not gonna make it
I’m hurrying down a dark corridor to get to you
Even though I’m not really sure that you know the truth
Don’t torture me
Sadboy
I know you know that you don’t know what you want
I know you know
Have you seen my hat? Been looking for it all day
Think I might’ve left it at your place
Think I might’ve left it at your place
Can’t help but miss the good old days
I think I might’ve left them at your place
Come on, come on, baby
Let me have your ear
I’m gonna take you down and build you up again
I’m gonna make you work, the night ain’t endin’ yet
‘Cause you’re my favorite toy, and I’m ready to play
Sweet sweet little boy, won’t you stay?
Stay…
At the end of the day I just wanna look so far beyond the surface of the orb
And see what you’re up to
Cause underneath my dismay is a smile I admit I cannot hope to realistically afford
Unless I corrupt you
I’ve traveled to many lands ancient sands pineal glands island resorts and many other different kinds of sorts
of things you could think of
But I’ve never found anything that was remotely fascinating enough
to excite me as much as traveling through your thoughts
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5. |
Kicked In
03:11
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[CHIMAERA]
Lost in a hotel garden
Hangin’ on the phone
Don’t really like this party
Think I’m goin’ home
I don’t really like this party
And I think I’m going home
Feel like starting something
But I’m all alone
All alone
I’m all alone
I’m all alone
[CHORUS]
I’m gonna get kicked in
You’re gonna smash my wits in
This interaction’s scripted
Wish that you weren’t so gifted
I’m gonna get kicked in
You’re gonna smash my wits in
This interaction’s scripted
Wish we could match the wind
[VESENT]
I’ve been kicked in for quite a while
It’s such a way to make my producer smile
I gotta say, I gotta get away
Just for a fraction of a day
Some folks like to get kicked out, kicked down, kicked up, or some other route
But I remain quite the same, and it’s no sin
To every once in a while get kicked in
[CHORUS]
I’m gonna get kicked in
You’re gonna smash my wits in
This interaction’s scripted
Wish that you weren’t so twisted
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6. |
Pay Attention
04:20
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Watch out, watch out, killer on the loose
Get down, get down before you make him choose
Choose what?
Well it’s really up to you
Daydreaming of nightmares
I remember how he would forget
Falling down your back stairs
Haven’t felt a single feeling yet
Too close, too close, rabbit on the run
Verbose sucrose, we’re having too much fun
Who knows, who knows just how the damage’s done
I caused it most and you’re the only one
Pay attention to me
I’m the one who’s haunting all your dreams
Nothing could subdue me
Nothing’s really (?) as it seems
I’m paying attention
To all the wrong things
Paying too much attention
To all the wrong things
I’m not backing down
Not when I’m two inches closer to you
I’m just breaking out
I’m not gonna lose you to me
Watch out, watch out, burnout on the fritz
Think I might’ve taken one too many hits
I’ll just go out and join the ballin’ blitz
My mind’s not really something that I’d miss
Tossing in my sleep now
I forget just how to remember him
Feel like such a creep now
Such bright light, but now I’m growing dim
Flip the switch
Did I flip the switch?
You flipped the switch
Who flipped the switch
Was it hit or miss?
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7. |
Beneath U
03:36
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I said “I like the way you smile with your whole face
Like a triangle”
And then you said
[….]
I don’t remember what you said
I guess I’m still not over you
If I could fly then I’d be over you
I hope you don’t think I’m beneath you
If I could tunnel like a mole
Then I’d be beneath you
Said a lot of things that I regret
And I also didn’t say a lot of things that I would regret even more
You gotta admire my restraint
What were you even looking for anyway?
“I just didn’t wanna do anything too untowards,” that’s what I say when the situation feels unsure
I guess I’m still not over you
If I could fly then I’d be over you
I hope you don’t think I’m beneath you
If I could tunnel like a mole
Then I’d be beneath you
Beneath you
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8. |
I Uhhh (Stammer Song)
01:45
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I uhh
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9. |
Forbid the Sitter
03:52
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10. |
Your Shoes
04:56
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I’ve always understood what it feels like to stand in your shoes
I gotta put both feet in one of them and then hop out and find someone new
And I’ve been very reasonable in my approximations of what you do
I gotta keep on pushing, keep on pushing, keep on pushing till I can push through you
Till I can push through you
You’re looming overhead when everything is underway
I gotta couple of favors to ask of you if you think you’ve got the time today
Something complete that I can tell you
Something concrete that I can spell out
Taste of defeat, that’s what’s in my generation
That occurs quite frequently in my workstation
I don’t think that’s incorrect
I don’t think that’s nothing
You could flip me on my head
We could start combusting
Still this darkness bristling behind the surface of something shy
I’m running through the jagged shapes of falling leaves that confuse the night
Will we have a chance to blend ourselves together before we die
I’m thinking I won’t die for a very long time
I’ve always empathized with everything that you’ve been through
I’ve always tried my best to synthesize solutions that could work for you
And I’ve been feeling nervous somehow hoping you’d feel nervous too
And still I keep on pushing keep on pushing keep on pushing till I misconstrue you
Till I misconstrue you
You’re playing with my head
While you let your body be a toy
Man, there’s a lot of things that I’d do to you
If you think that you could take it boyyy
Something so bad something so evil
Something that you might find agreeable
I’d stay and chat but I’ve got work in the morning
Organizing the people that I’m controlling
I don’t think it’s wrong of me
I don’t think it’s perfect
You could sweep me off my feet
I could be your subject
Still this electricity can hold me fast to the better times
I’m peering at the demon that’s always watching me from behind your eyes
Will we have a chance to take our shoes off before we go inside
I’m thinking there’s a very good chance we might
I’ve always understood
I’ve always understood you
I’ve always understood
I, I, I, I, I
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11. |
Foreign Object
04:46
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And I am foreign
And I am fake
I‘m so forlorn
I’ve got no space
I think you’re better
Better without a face
Don’t get me wrong now
Ooh I just like you that way
John Cage
I’m just a blunder
But you’re a crime
Don’t need your lovin’
Cause I got mine
Don’t need your money
Cause I got time
So take a minute
To make up your mind
John Cage
You’re spilling over
I’m dripping out
I’m getting sober
You’re feeling doubt
I’m gonna get ya
Within withor without
I’m gonna love ya
Before you figure me out
John Cage
I’m moving slowly
Like in a film
I’m feeling lowly
I’m getting killed
You’re in the mirror
You’re looking kind of ill
I see you clear now
With both precision and skill
John Cage
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12. |
Crush the Orb
02:32
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Here we stand on the precipice of crevices
(Crush the orb!)
Slippy wild flower and the eskimo degenerates
(Crush the orb!)
Mexican chest pain, my left brain QUIT
(Crush the orb!)
From outer space, here comes the dominating quick slips
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb, that's what we'll do
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb inside of you
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb, that's what we'll do
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb inside of you
(Crush the orb!)
Teddy bear torture chamber
(Crush the orb!)
Ya best fuzzy up your sweet remainder
(Crush the orb!)
I remember when I first crushed the orb
It wasn't too long ago that it had me absorbed
Long ago when I was just a virginated bacon slap
Orb brought me in to give me dirty dates and favorite snacks
Years and years ago at a Speedway gas station I was taken by an individual with no eyes - he said to me: "let's not think too quick, be irrational or sink the ship" - he sternly, but subtly, handed me a treasure, one I would keep by my side forever. A silver, clear mirror of thought, yes, I have this individual to thank for all my current power, this generous stranger handed me my destiny and whispered simply
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb, that's what we'll do
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb inside of you
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb, it feels just great
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb and feel its weight
Thinking back on it, the individual may or may not have been part of motorcycle gang that was "out to get me", so to speak, and what I had mistaken for genuine compassion and kind generosity was actually an attempt to get rid of one of the powerful pieces of matter in the galaxy. Now it is my turn to pass it on to an unsuspecting stranger and command them to
(Crush the orb!)
Crush the orb
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13. |
The Devil's Tongue
03:30
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Oh, don’t you ever doubt it
I’m gonna see us through
I couldn’t go without it
The devil that’s in you
Never had so much fun
Dancing on the tip of the devil’s tongue, oh
Don’t be alarmed
Never thought I’d find relief
Hanging by my skin of the devil’s teeth
Getting lost in the devil’s arms
You go into my mind
And pull out my body
And now I’ve come to find
The devil that’s in me
The devil may care
I’ll do something to make sure he does
He’s in the details, in the woodwork, he’s in all of us
He’s watch ing us, and I know that he’s watching me
Specifically
I’m the one that he wants to see
Go to hell just to spend a little more time
It’s a sin but it’s no crime, it’s worth dying
Used to have idle hands but then he found some work for ‘em
Jerk for him, grab his horns, I got a thirst for him
I’m cursed for him even when he’s not here
But speak of him and he just might appear
What do I have to do to get you to come home
I’m standing by the window, I’ve waited so long
I’ve waited so long
I’ve waited so long
I’ve waited so long
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