1. |
Bird Song
03:45
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I wish I were a bird, flying so high that I couldn't be heard.
By any earthly thing, just me and the Celestial Beings.
I wish I were a speck of dirt, floating through the air.
Resting on a string and with the plucking of a note I’d fling.
Americana Love.
Big Brother’s on the screen, listening.
But now I’m high above,
the noise and the rustle and all of that fucking hustle.
I wish I were a bird, flying so high that I couldn’t be heard.
By any earthly thing, just me and the Celestial Beings.
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2. |
Way To Fall
04:39
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Something’s got to give,
‘cause the mountain’s coming down, it’s crumbling down.
Something’s got to give ‘cause the mountain’s coming down,
it’s crumbling down.
And if you’re standing on the top of the mountain when it crumbles,
you’ll have the farthest, longest, longest, longest, way to fall.
Liquid horizon. I feel the heat growing from within the ground.
Submerging fire. Oh boy, the lake is boiling now. Now!
Wind rushes past my temples as night.
As I fall after my longest climb.
Down! It’s crumbling down. Down! It’s crumbling down!
And if you’re standing on the top of the mountain when it crumbles,
you have the farthest, longest, longest, longest, way to fall.
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3. |
Vivamus
04:58
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Military patrols in our neighborhoods.
Where is the kingpin?
Gassing our own citizens!
Where is the kingpin?
Untouchable because of the system!
Where is?
And when the lightning struck the land,
and his clatter could be heard across the sky.
And fire rose from the earth
to burn all that was living.
You called us to serve
as your Long Arm of the Law.
We’re up in arms, we’re up in arms!
Military patrols in our neighborhoods.
Where is the kingpin?
Gassing our own citizens!
Where is the kingpin?
Untouchable because of the system!
Where is?
If we must die, then let us live. If we must die, then let us live.
Vivamus, moriendum est.
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4. |
Monsters In The Deep
05:03
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Do you wish you were a bad man? Or are you really a madman?
We’re both on the same ship so please stop trying to sink it.
People screaming in the streets, with their fists on signs,
War Ships are swimming up to meet, the ones on standing feet,
the ones on standing feet.
Six hundred feet down now, and there’s so much around,
but we’re just snacks while we sleep for the monsters in the deep,
the monsters in the deep. The monsters in the deep, monsters in the deep!
It’s always two minutes till the midnight hour,
people everywhere are starting to realize,
deceit and greed have industrialized the soul.
So spread your lies and spread your hate,
only will it propel your fate,
and all we do is sit and wait,
like a good dog.
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5. |
Hemlock Wine
04:38
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“Why do you delay,”
“Why are you idle? Unless you seize the day, it flees”
Even though you seize it, It still will flee;
therefore you must vie with time’s swiftness
And act assuredly.
And, too, the word of the poet cuts deep
censure upon infinite delay,
In that he says, not “the fairest age,”
But “the fairest day.”
And I spent all last night, thinking of ways to save myself.
But your sword is heavy and my breast is already bleeding.
We may not win this fight, but it’s enough to last till the morning light.
Reasons for anxiety will never be lacking,
Whether born of prosperity or of wretchedness;
life moves on in a succession of engrossments.
We shall always pray for leisure,
But never enjoy it.
Beause looking for the soul inside the mind,
is like looking for music inside the body of a guitar.
Looking for the soul inside the mind
is like looking for music inside the body of a guitar.
The body, the body is not who we are. The body!
Omnes una manet nox, omnes una manet nox.
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6. |
Icarus
04:43
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Feels just like floating in quicksand.
In the light it looked like someplace we could stand.
But the sky was our goal that day,
We had no use for our legs.
No, no no. No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no.
Twist and shout, wave your arms about.
Tell the ones you love that you love them.
All I knew was that the sky was
such an amazing shade of blue.
But all I said was,
you better use your head ‘cause,
You might just end up dead. Oh, no.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
And the last thing you said to me--
“Man I can’t believe this isn’t a dream.”
All I knew was
We flew closer
To the sun than
It was safe.
Icarus! Icarus, flew closer to the sun than it was safe.
Icarus! Icarus, you used the wrong stuff.
And the last thing you said to me was--
“Man I can’t believe this isn’t a dream.”
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7. |
Pineapple
05:17
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Some people say, I'm an idiot.
Other people say I’m just dumb.
But I know what I am,
yes I know what I am,
oh I know, I know what I am.
I’m a pineapple bitch!
Je sui un anana. Je sui un anana. Je sui un anana.
Some people say, I'm an idiot.
Other people say I’m just dumb.
But I know what I am,
I go through everyday in no way affected.
My life is fantastic!
I’m a pineapple bitch!
Je sui un anana.
Je sui un anananana. Oh baby.
Je sui un anana.
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8. |
Nyctophilia
04:32
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There’s a Devil in my heart--Wont let me get a fresh start
There’s a devil in my heart--And it’s tearing, tearing me apart.
Oh the darkness You are so beautiful
Oh the darkness, You are so wonderful
I’ve come here wasted in the middle of the night
To bare my heart just one last time
I can’t ask for forgiveness, for I’ve done nothing wrong.
Please let me forget your name.
Hold me in your arms so close, as if I were no weight at all.
Oh the darkness, you are so wonderful!
Oh the darkness You are so beautiful
Oh the darkness, You are so wonderful
I’ve come here naked in the moonlight
To give my best one last time
To fail with so much heart hurts the worst
Throw me in the hearse.
Please let me forget your name.
Oh the darkness You are so beautiful
Oh the darkness, You are so wonderful
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9. |
Afterthought
05:21
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Living in a body so feeble and so frail.
Ashen in all sense but spirit.
Like death warmed up.
Keeping your composure as the world corrupts itself.
You have the heart of a warrior.
Victorious warrior. Victorious warrior!
Say my name, say my name, say my name.
Sitting on the steps, hot stone, you sit alone.
You’ve done all you can for those who need you.
And as your body fades, you march eagerly towards your grave. Remember me in history!
You have the heart of a warrior,
Victorious warrior. Victorious Warrior!
Say my name, say my name. Oh, say my name, say my name.
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10. |
Transmutations
05:28
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Freedom! Freedom! Freedom, freedom!
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11. |
Nomad
04:06
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San Loranzo’s Valley’s ablaze,
A shadow on a dead man's grave
It’s a dark sunshine day The sun’s come to earth
This forest used to be a peaceful place.
Oh Ohlone, you travelled the land so lightly.
Oh Ohlone, you travelled the land so lightly.
But Coyote, The Eagle said. And the Hummingbird brought the fire.
But Coyote, The Eagle said. And the Hummingbird brought the fire.
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12. |
Lazy Clouds
08:35
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Lazy Clouds,
luckily I’m in a hazy cloud
But the rain is fallin’ in my coffee now.
But I got my face-paint on,
so you really can’t tell How I’m feelin’.
Lazy clouds.
Stormy weather, to be completely honest,
Has got me down.
I’m a lazy cloud, I’m a lazy cloud.
But the rain keeps on fallin,
In my coffee It’s got it watered down.
It’s got it watered down, down. Down, down.
Whoa, it’s gonna be alright.
Lazy Clouds,
luckily I’m in a hazy cloud But the rain is fallin’ in my coffee now.
Whoa, it’s gonna be alright.
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Shai Tuesday Grass Valley, California
3-piece band: Rose Ayala (vocals, guitars), Mike Wronski (bass)Anthony Mondi (drums, percussion). Each in this aural experiment brings their eclectic musical histories to weave a living, breathing sonic tapestry that dances wistfully amongst genres, defying the easily definable. ... more
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