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Let me set the scene
There's verdant green of every kind
And water flowing somewhere, I can smell it
Creatures in between
Every seam and every line
So if they got a story, better tell it
One of them's been seen
In every dream of sleeping mind
If our demons only knew they would be jealous
Of the lungs with which we scream
And the fiends we've left behind
Even our better angels think we're overzealous
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Sincere Apologies
02:29
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I read the writing on
The walls are closing in
I read the writing on
The walls are closing in
Nearsighted lucky me
The words were plain to see
I cannot tell you though -
Sincere apologies
I seen the signs were there
Pointing out where to go
I seen the signs were there
Pointing out where to go
All synchronicity
And serendipity
I cannot show you though -
Sincere apologies
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Beseeching
01:20
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I beseech thee
Hold me up to the light, watch me shine
Then let me go
How heavy the debt I'd owe
Could be the only way I reach
The end of days I seek
May have no choice
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Gravity Wins
01:28
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Feeling AOK
For the shape we're in
All this rotation
Gives us the spins
Despite what we do in our dreams
We know
Gravity wins
We know
Gravity wins
Despite what we do in our dreams
We know
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Weak Noose
01:55
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One of the lucky ones with attention to pay
And patience to betray
Trying to tie any ends left loose
No more overreaching
Long arms in any case
Approaching the end of a weak, weak noose
Fall through the floor and arise brand new brand new brand new
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Robber Barons
00:46
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Hold everything, what'd you say?
Hands up, it's a disrupting robbery
Hands down it's a big charade
Hold everything, hold everything
I've had it up up over my head
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Aging
01:37
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Ahead of the curve but what good does it do
Nobody wants to hear nothing from you
Ran out of patience for changing the stations
Nothing but static is all that comes through
Aging, it ain't for the weakened of heart
But it weakens the heart by the minute
Something bout dying puts a damper on things
But life is a sonofabitch, isn't it?
You're behind the times but hey what does it matter
Nobody wants to hear old people chatter
But to hell with those minions and their soapbox opinions
Go mad as the maddest of hatters
Aging, it ain't for the weakened of heart
But it weakens that heart by the minute
Something bout dying puts a damper on things
But life is a sonofabitch, iddinnit?
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Try Next Door
02:31
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One out on the fire escape
Or is it a balcony?
She is no one that we know
But she wants to come inside
We tell her she's got it wrong
Maybe she should try next door
Two men out on the crooked steps
Trying to keep their balances
They're here to sell us something good
Must be good with all that work they're doing
But we tell them how broke we are
Maybe they should try next door
Three of them and a mob behind
Wish we had some kinda barricade
We don't know what got their torches lit
But it seems that they're awfully mad
We tell them we're innocent
Maybe they should try next door
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An Entertainer
03:40
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Another night of skulling, doing spit takes for the crowd
All I need's a night of sleep but everything's so loud
Barkers got to do their job but all they do is shout
I could pratfall into bed, make Rip Van Winkle proud
I'm an entertainer
I used to have a partner, man the laughs we used to get
Have em rolling in the aisles, all their pants were pissed and wet
He gave up the circuit - funniest man I ever met
Last I heard he lost his shirt, placed one too many bets
He's an entertainer
Now I go up solo, cracking jokes and mugging hard
It's a decent living but I got no calling card
Just another hack hoisted by his own petard
Maybe I'll retire too, get a place with a backyard
I'm an entertainer
But all I know is slapstick, powderpuffs and rolling eyes
Reaching for the funny even when the laughter dies
Radio and movies will be all of our demise
Maybe I could be an actor, paid for telling lies
I'm an entertainer
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Benjamin Lee Farley Asheville, North Carolina
Never took a lesson in my life. All songs written, played, sung/sang/sing-ed, produced, computerized / all album covers made
by Ben unless otherwise noted.
NONE of my sounds are made with Artificial Intelligence, just a few album covers. Is anybody reading this? If so thank you. If not, then I guess I can say whatever I want because you'll never read it. So fuck you I guess? Just kidding madluv.
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