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Below Zero
04:13
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2. |
Ho Hum
04:24
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Another batch has turned sour
If there's a catch I will devour
Our love affair has gone to hell
Or so it seems
Who can tell?
My abstinence is just a ruse
Meant to deflect and confuse
Who knows?
I live life to the max
Inside these hallowed halls
I swear by alternate facts
Carved to a totem pole
Ho hum
Another feast has turned to feud
Retaliate and stay aloof
A questionnaire to reassess
My motivation to confess
To past misdeeds great and small
I'd rather punch a concrete wall
Who knows?
I live life to the max
Inside these hallowed halls
I swear by alternate facts
Carved to a totem pole
Ho hum
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Anhedonia
05:01
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Euphoria is not the emotion
That I'm in the grip of now
I am the last man on Earth
That you'd ever believe to crowned
'Cause solipsism is forever my muse
An occasional glance outside
If I so choose
And the rest is history
I am fully disinclined
To lay bare the shape of my mind
Anhedonia
I know you all too well
Hysteria follow whenever
Decisions prove less than unwise
I am the last man on Earth to believe
And that will now suffice
My myopic views never cease to amuse
An occasional wink at you
If I so choose
And the rest is history
I am fully disinclined
To lay bare the shape of my mind
Anhedonia
I know you all too well
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4. |
Cruising
04:45
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I cannot confirm
All that I've unlearned
A case of sink or swim?
No, no, no
I cannot explain
I merely entertain
Indulge your every whim
No, no, no
I can almost taste you in
The coolest summer breeze
Don't forget to lock the door
When you leave
I can almost feel you it's
The hand of destiny
By your leave
I'll hit the street
Cruising down a dream
I'm caught in between
Responsibilities
Laughably obtuse
No, no, no
Restless state of mind
Of being too unkind
Apparently confused
No, no, no
I can almost taste you in
The coolest summer breeze
Don't forget to lock the door
When you leave
I can almost feel you it's
The hand of destiny
By your leave
I'll hit the street
Cruising down a dream
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5. |
Aware
05:05
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When you listen you will know
When you watch the sky will glow
You might become aware
When you touch I won't let go
When you speak I know I'm home
I have become aware
A restless soul without a name
A woven blanket in your lap
And I would love to meet you when
The tide comes gently in
When you leave I'm not alone
When you return you're not unknown
You have become aware
When you guess I try to show
When you believe I love you more
We have become aware
A restless soul without a name
A woven blanket in your lap
And I would love to meet you when
The tide comes gently in
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6. |
2005
05:32
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I'm being chased by killer bees
I've got lunatics lurking in the freezer
Am I deranged or half asleep
Or both
I'm walking naked across busy highways
I've got a mission but no mission control
Am I on the cusp of going full postal
I've got to punch above my weight
To kick against the pricks
Just because it hurts
Don't make it wrong
I'm being followed by ice cream trucks
I've got no money but I bathe in plastic cash
With pictures of storks and flamingos
I'm in a episode of Miami Vice
I'm being told off by the pock marked police chief
No, wait, I must be playing GTA
I've got to punch above my weight
To kick against the pricks
Just because it hurts
Don't make it wrong
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7. |
Ransom
03:42
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I got picks
I got bones
I got lots of bones to pick
I got sticks
I got stones
But we'll see if they'll break my bones
I got know
I got how
I got nowhere left to go
Cause I'm sick
And I'm tired
But I'm not gonna do that rhyme
It's time I left my mortal coil
Oh, no!
Ransom - It's time I left this mortal coil
I got pay
I got due
I got tons of dues to pay
I got liars
I got cheats
But we'll see if they can fool me
I got work
I got chores
I got odd jobs through my nose
I got wise
I got made
But I ain't gonna join no mob
It's time I left my mortal coil
Oh, no!
Ransom - It's time I left this mortal coil
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Camels will often do
They rarely stray from paths
Camels will come to you
And bring you bales of grass
But sometimes you stop to think
What if I need more speed?
What if I have to swim?
Some kind of hybrid would be needed
The fins of a dolphin
The claws of a hawk
The heft of an elephant
And the speed of cheetah
Nomadic wildlife experiment
The camel is now displaced
It stares at me and mopes
The camel thinks I'm insane
Or however a camel copes
The hybrid is the future
It's also the present
It trumps other modes of transport
Fuck, my neighbour just bought a truck
The fins of a dolphin
The claws of a hawk
The heft of an elephant
And the speed of cheetah
Nomadic wildlife experiment
Picture me rollin' terror of the planes
Majestic draped in wolf's bane
Dander in my mane ice cold blood in my veins
Hunting isn't my sole purpose but it's one of my mains
Wolves run for days when seeking a feast
They'd rather starve themselves to death than admit defeat
When you hear the pack howling you're best to retreat
Lest you be eaten by the Tundra Kings
Howling at the moon the most beautiful song
They sing necks and backs arched teeth right to the sky
The scent of blood in the air means its time to die
Apex predator terror of the planes
Ice cold marauder guaranteeing your slaughter
With no second thoughts given
You have to die so they can keep living
Circle of life
Nomadic wildlife experiment
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9. |
Sunday Afternoon
04:32
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No one should sleep this late
You ought to be awake
You should be fully engaged
Infinitesimally enraged
No matter what I say
Or hold my rage at bay
You never disengage
Or let go
Sunday afternoon - I wish you well
Sunday afternoon - I wish you'd go to hell
Would that I had your trust
Intolerant and unjust
I can't condone your behaviour
All I can do is resist
No matter what I say
Or hold my rage at bay
You never disengage
Or let go
Sunday afternoon - I wish you well
Sunday afternoon - I wish you'd go to hell
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10. |
Sleazy World
03:47
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Well I make plans
And sometimes follow through
Cause I'm in demand
And I don't pick and choose
I've got a dirty mind
And it's a sleazy world
So let's do it now and do it good
You don't have to love me
This isn't over
I haven't even started yet
When you roll over
I know I've made the safest bet
This isn't over
Until I say it's over
For the love of the sun
What the fuck have we become
Shells with no brains
Only register the pain
Only focus on the gain
Consume consume
It's our doing
Uncertainty looms with every changing of the season
Bombing for peace like fucking for virginity
So what's the reason behind the collapse
We only destroy rape discourage
If we built love and nourish we could march through the future with our fists raised in courage
Swallowed instead I can't be a citizen
With devils in my head
Yearning for release beware the only mark I'm a leave in this piece
Is the mark of the beast
Well I don't care
What anybody thinks
Cause I've done my share
Of stumbling around on stilts
I've got money to burn
In this sleazy world
So let's do it now and do it good
You don't have to love me
This isn't over
I haven't even started yet
When you roll over
I know I've made the safest bet
This isn't over
Until I say it's over
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11. |
Clear
05:32
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I never could understand
I never could even out
I never could place your scent
I never could make up
And all the times I wished
I were gone
They form a never ending loop
I can see clearly now
I know
I never wanted you
I never could come clean
You never tasted truth
As bitter or unclean
And all the times you wished
You were gone
They form a never ending loop
I can see clearly now
I know
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12. |
The Blue Strait
04:06
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There's a place
I want to go
A secret place
No one will know
It's hidden in plain sight
And bathing in
Mysterious dark light
The Blue Strait
Limpid pools
Inviting me to stay
Endlessly
The Blue Strait
Liquid dreams
Of what might be
I drown
In your sleep
There's a place
It must exist
A secret place
I can't resist
Though I am one with stars
My soul's criss crossed
With unseen scars
The Blue Strait
Limpid pools
Inviting me to stay
Endlessly
The Blue Strait
Liquid dreams
Of what might be
I drown
In your sleep
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13. |
Robot
04:00
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A robot will never suffice
A robot will never combine
Thinking and feeling
A robot will never abide
A robot will always remain
A robot will always detain
Machine instinct
A robot will never suffice
Ah, a symptom of a malaise inside
A symptom of a deeper decline
A symbol of life
A robot is now in our midst
A robot will now insist
De-program and die
A robot has fallen in line
A robot will never suffice
A robot will never excise
Machine instinct
A robot will never abide
Ah, a symptom of a malaise inside
A symptom of a deeper decline
A symbol of life
There's got to be another way
There has got to be another...
Ah, a symptom of a malaise inside
A symptom of a deeper decline
A symbol of life
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14. |
Ridiculous Predicament
05:20
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You choose to live
A shut-in life
You choose to walk
With your eyes cast down
You curl yourself
Into a ball of rage
You hurt yourself
You're the saddest clown
It's a ridiculous predicament
When you find the cure
For your ailment
When sunlight penetrates
The blue sky
Reverberates
You choose to see
As if for the first time
You choose to feel
Though it tears your heart apart
Your spine tingles
You wake up with dry heaves
Oh, you discover things
You begin to live
It's a ridiculous predicament
When you find the cure
For your ailment
When sunlight penetrates
The blue sky
Reverberates
Pull back the veil do you remember when?
I never thought I could smile I was a different man then
And through the years the ends and begins
Finally navigated some losses to wins
I walked away that day I swore never again
That's how it is living life with splintered visions
Embracing desolation spiralling in and out of depression
Into eternity the futility can not be overstated
Some days still I feel like happiness is over rated
But I've been worse I've been better
Does it matter much now?
In a state of homeostasis I can finally breathe
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15. |
Override
04:51
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You've lost your depth perception
You've been a sitting duck
I am your sense of yourself
The overriding Impulse
You will always obey me
I am your mental block
You have no choice but to stay
The ever lasting contact
I see the ocean
I see the moon
I feel the transit
I trace the contour
I sense the darkness
I see the fog
I feel the movement
I smell the lagoon
Smash the main frame I'm cutting red wires
And shotgunning tiny blue pills into the center of my brain
Call it what you want it's a curse and a shame
How even the simplest events can drive a mind beyond strain
The tension causes apprehension and perpetuated pain
On the brink of burning out registering no pain
While poisoned memories are festering
Into meaningless existences
Breeding death and other absences
It kills you like an abscess the uncertainty and finality
Do our souls get harvested by some entity
Or do we stay stuck like gravity
The urgency is surging while the planet continues purging
The human virus dire for all but 1 percent
Fuck lent Easter is cancelled till further notice
While we clear out the corpses
I'm morbid and morose humourless like our reality
Now so call me weak call me poporis
One day we all get invited to dine with Osiris.
I will always lead you on
I will always be here
You are your own worst enemy
But I'm the second best
You won't regain consciousness
You will remain under
The gray mist will turn to black
You have ceased to exist
I miss the ocean
I miss the moon
I miss the transit
I miss the contour
I miss the darkness
I miss the fog
I miss the movement
I miss the lagoon
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