1. |
Being The Last
04:33
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sunset kills the hornets
why does lately breathing bore us
write a message you're transient
living half a life fragment
with a facelift smile
you've been gone for a while
and she left her snake on the shelf
was it a slight or just an oversight
you think its an omen for yourself
she said she would celebrate your birthday
let the dust eat your room
it's not just the haze that's been cruel
you tied your noose to the moon
empty time turns to automatic morbid visions
with her entwined
being the last year of her life
you replay it in your mind
she said she would celebrate your birthday
let the dust eat your room
it's not just the haze that's been cruel
you tied your noose to the moon
being the last year of her life
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2. |
That Hill
03:43
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oh dreaming it was nice to know you
when the time was bright like an arrow on fire
now my vision is flat like a soap scene
all my days like lithography
try to pull me in again
it succeeds and the pendulum swings
the pendulum is king
every cell is screaming
will i ever be on that hill again?
future set and fearless
floating
situations change or has it always been the same
this day feels sane
as if a red mark were on my skin
but he comes back to greet an old friend
like a careless crowd, he'll leave when the excitement is gone
a gleeful executioner
in rhythm with the sun
will i ever be on that hill again?
future set and fearless
floating
every ten days on the rope side
insidious design
a blister in my eye
a rose left to die
will i ever be on that hill again?
future set and fearless
floating
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3. |
Statues
04:17
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the statues crashing to the ways of old age
the citizens will say "you have to find your own way"
all the priests and prophets warn of the coming apocalypse
of the fires that burn it's coming your turn
it's time to learn
it's eight o'clock in the evening
the beach is teeming with demons
spilt wine at the altar and you're bleeding
your life's been altered where's the sacred being
stone to skin
burning eyes
a person lives
a human in disguise
are you drowning
is she dead?
watch the crash and feel the cracks
there's a panic in the priesthood
a shadow where she once stood
is just this jewelry good enough
stone to skin
burning eyes
a person lives
a human in disguise
are you drowning
is she dead?
there are cracks in the rock
because her mind is swimming
while she's floating your life is sinking
she's an anchor in this
ignorance was bliss
ignorance was shit
the god is gone but a woman lives
the god is gone
stone to skin
burning eyes
a person lives
a human in disguise
are you drowning
is she dead?
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4. |
Witch
03:47
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whisper to walls
but there’s a fall that comes to all of us
you’re rotten
and it’s not my fault
you raised me
my father
my mother
spirit bound like the books spine
ink and paper prison so divine
im just a body attracting wolves for you
bones and skin just a useful tool for you
my father
my mother
this night i’m tired
this night i’ve decided it’s my life
this night i’m in a trance
this night’s seduced and dance from me
i run this house
i burn you down
my father
my mother
this night i’m tired
this night i’ve decided it’s my life
this night i’m in a trance
this night’s seduced and dance from me
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5. |
Sweet Stranger
03:41
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a pillar of salt stands in the dead grass
i cut my hand
this city is empty and cramped
one half trapped
it's a mutual exchange
strained on the face of it
like the moon is a crescent
and it's familiar to look at
sweet sweet stranger
this pattern is growing dangerous
it's a dream everyone wakes from
but i'm still tired
i'm still young
when the dust settles
rust has taken metal
your focus glass drops
every rat in the race has lost
what's the ghost watching
when you're smoke unfolding
poor quiet buyer
your fragile house is on fire
sweet sweet stranger
this pattern is growing dangerous
it's a dream everyone wakes from
but i'm still tired
i'm still young
light from symmetry
and a changing scene
i believe i believe
in dimness from distance
all i've got is a dead branch
and a bird that can't sing
sweet sweet stranger
this pattern is growing dangerous
it's a dream everyone wakes from
but i'm still tired
i'm still young
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6. |
Mask
04:04
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gardener gave a hand
lifted up a poor man
took land and gave land
the legs ran
i ignore your cries
i take your tries
finger tips sharp objects
brick on your lips
nails on your wrist
bodies swollen for no one
lovers gift locust
plastic mask
covers his face
where are his cracks
too crowded holy place
give yourself away
too comfortable share
life on your shoulder
dry and older
i ignore your cries
i take your tries
plastic mask
covers his face
where are his cracks
too crowded holy place
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7. |
My Other
04:52
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when it fades it fails
two prisoners sharing a cell
lightning strikes every day
the same place twice
another silent angry night
If it were me I’d leave
but I don’t want to
i don’t want to
my other
do you hear thunder?
let’s escape
let’s erase
the chain
am i bound to be this way
but i don’t want to dodge any daggers
with my name engraved
it’s a grave mistake
to grow gray without any other changes
i promise i won’t be the same
i promise
my other
do you hear thunder?
let’s escape
let’s erase
the chain
my other
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8. |
Must
03:11
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dripping from the head
take whatever to my bed
i saw my knuckles bled
hopefully they will again
dripping from the head
i am the elephant
i must
oh shutup
don't blame me it's only natural
i'm bound to be an animal
my father was like this
heavy hand and a tight fist
a little talk and a forced kiss
back then he wasn't sick
so why should i be different?
i am the elephant
i must
oh shutup
don't blame me it's only natural
i'm bound to be an animal
my eyes hurt
my side hurts
dripping from my shirt
i can't keep my face off the dirt
i must
oh shutup
don't blame me it's only natural
i'm bound to be an animal
this alley's getting dark
i was the elephant
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9. |
Take Your Sky Away
03:34
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with a dry light on your face
there's the water, where's the lake?
young skin and thick limbs
walking with sore shins
on book dust and bone dirt
only earth and lonely earth
real curse by birth
bye bird
old men lie
they try to take your sky away
"where are your crimes?" he said
ignore your life and watch the end
pray the dream doesn't end soon
the seeds growing in your head's womb
hearts minds and bodies
the trinity
old men lie
they try to take your sky away
"where are your crimes?" he said
ignore your life and watch the end
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10. |
Another Day
03:37
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a reminder to live again
one day slowly turns to a life
stop with the thoughts of a sacrifice
on the tv screen
tells us how good these months have been
i’m not a watcher alone
looking out a mountain window
We’re alive
an unbroken book spine
empty pages down the line
i look at my loves smile
and down at mine
how could i leave this?
the questions gone when my brain shifts
but tonight i ask it
tonight
a crowding at coronation
a graduation
studying pages of what’s in your head
gaining perspective
and the will again
i want to be there with you
i want to see this through
maybe these pills will make me better soon
another day
we’re alive
one more day
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