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MAKE A WISH
02:43
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YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
I GOT A BAD BAD FEELING
THAT NONE OF MY HEROES WERE EVER THE REAL THING
JUST A CLOWN CAR OF CHEAP JOKES
PEDDLING FAKE HOPE AND WARM FUZZY FEELINGS AH
I GOT A BAD BAD FEELING THAT
EVERYONE I KNOW IS IRONY POISONED
BASED PURELY ON INSTINCT
AND COPING MECHANISMS THAT’LL
MAKE US GO EXTINCT
OH MAYBE I’VE OVERREACTING
I’VE GOT MY BACK UP AND I LOOK LIKE I’M CRACKING
I SHOULD JUST BE HAPPY AND SHUT THE FUCK UP
UNTIL SOMEBODY ASKS ME
BUT HEY WHILE WE’RE ALL HERE
LEMME MAKE ONE THING ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
NO QUARTER FROM ME TO CHARLATANS
SELLOUTS AND PUSHERS OF IRONY
YEAH I GOT A BAD BAD FEELING
THAT SPRINGTIME IS COMING AND SO IS THE CLEANING
BLACKPILLED FROM THE GET GO
AND LINED UP AT THE BOLT GUN CAUSE THEY SAID SO
BETRAYED WITH A KISS I
ALWAYS KNEW IT WOULD END JUST LIKE THIS
NO RIGHT TO EXIST
ANY LAST WORDS MOTHERFUCKER? MAKE A WISH
WE’RE CONTENT WITH CONTENT
ADRENALINE RUSHES WITH NO FRAME AND NO CONTEXT
NON SEQUITUR NONSENSE THAT
MAKES EVERY HEADLINE FEEL LIKE A BOMB THREAT
MAYBE I’M JUST BEING PESSIMISTIC
MAYBE I SHOULD LOOK ON THE BRIGHTSIDE AND FLIP THIS
FROWN UPSIDE DOWN
LIKE I’M ONE OF THOSE HEROES
LIKE I’M ONE OF THOSE CLOWNS
AND SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
CAMERAS IN EVERYTHING
WE DID IT TO OURSELVES
AND WHAT REALLY HURTS
IS WE’D DO IT AGAIN AND
MAKE IT EVEN WORSE
YEAH I SEE A BAD MOON RISING
FUCKING OUR MINDS UP AND PULLING THE TIDES IN
YEAH A BRICKWALL ON A DARK ROAD
AND LINED UP AT THE KOOL AID STAND CAUSE THEY SAID SO
BETRAYED WITH A KISS I
ALWAYS KNEW IT WOULD END JUST LIKE THIS
NO RIGHT TO EXIST
ANY LAST WORDS MOTHERFUCKER? MAKE A WISH
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WALLPAPER
02:38
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A CORKBOARD WITH A TICKET STUB PINNED TO IT
A SMALL FRAME YOU CAN PUT YR PERSONALITY IN
A SET OF FIVE POUND WEIGHTS AT YR FEET THAT
LAUGH AT YOU WHILE YOU WAIT FOR DEFEAT
A MEMORY OF A DAY WHEN LAUGHTER SHOWED
NO CONCERN FOR WHAT CAME AFTER ALL
IT’S AN OFFER THAT YOU COULD NOT REFUSE
BLACK COFFEE, A PAYCHECK, AND ONLY A BRUISE
SMOOTHED OUT THE WRINKLES THE AIR BUBBLES GONE AND
ALL CRACKS AND CREASES ARE ERASED FROM VIEW
WALLPAPER FOR A ROOM INSIDE OF A ROOM
INSIDE OF A ROOM INSIDE OF A ROOM
A MEMORANDUM, A GENTLE REMINDER THAT
WITHOUT THIS YR BREAD HAS NO BUTTER AND
THAT’S A QUESTION WITH NO ANSWER TO CHOOSE
GREY SLACKS, A CARDIGAN, AND ONLY (A BRUISE)
ROUNDED THE EDGES OUT AND CIRCLED THE SQUARE
ALL SHAPES AND SIZES ARE STANDARD AND TUNED
WALLPAPER FOR A ROOM INSIDE OF A ROOM
INSIDE OF A ROOM INSIDE OF A ROOM
CONTAINER SHIPS STEERED FROM A CUBICLE
SUPPLY CHAIN LINK FENCED IN, A CRUCIBLE
WALLPAPER FOR A DREAM INSIDE OF A DREAM
INSIDE OF A DREAM INSIDE OF A DREAM
SCREAM, IT’S OKAY BUT NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU
SCREAM JUST TO MAKE YRSELF FEEL BETTER
WALLPAPER FOR A ROOM INSIDE OF A ROOM
INSIDE OF A ROOM INSIDE OF A ROOM
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3. |
THAT ON THAT
02:55
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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
OUR BLOOD IS WATER FOR A
NEW WORLD
WE’LL NEVER LET ANOTHER MOTHERFUCKER LEAD US TO
THE EDGE OF OBLIVION WHEN WE CAN GODDAMN FIND IT OURSELVES
LIES THE WARPING OF MINDS
SAY IT ENOUGH TIMES AND YOU’LL BELIEVE YR OWN SHIT
AND THE CRIME IS ALWAYS IN PROGRESS
I WILL NOT STEP AWAY FROM THE LEDGE
BECAUSE I SAID WHAT I
SAID LESS IS MORE IS THE GOSPEL OF THE NEW WORLD
AND YOU WILL EAT THAT SHIT UP LIKE IT WAS THE BEST MEAL
RAW DEAL CROSS CONTAMINATION IS THE PROBLEM
AND SOLUTION IS TO THROW IT UP AND START AGAIN
DROWNING IN ABUNDANCE AND YOU WONDER HOW WE GOT HERE
YEARS OF BUILDING STRUCTURES MADE OF VIOLENCE AND PLASTIC
AND DRASTIC TIMES CALL FOR DRASTIC REPLIES
JUST DON’T ASK THE SKIES FOR REMORSE
LIES THE WARPING OF MINDS
SAY IT ENOUGH TIMES AND YOU’LL BELIEVE YR OWN SHIT
AND THE CRIME IS ALWAYS IN PROGRESS
I WILL NOT STEP AWAY FROM THE LEDGE
BECAUSE I SAID WHAT I SAID
I SAID WHAT I SAID
I SAID WHAT I SAID
I SAID WHAT I SAID
AND THAT’S THAT ON THAT
QUOTE IT, WRITE IT DOWN, MAKE IT MY FUCKING EPITAPH
REFER BACK TO THIS AS IF IT WAS MY TESTAMENT
AND DELETE THE REST OF IT OR AT LEAST MAKE THE BEST OF IT
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE SMILING POLITELY
IT MIGHT EVEN BE TOO SHORT TO BE TRYING SIGHT SEE
FUCKING TOURISTS ARE THE WORST AND I MEAN EVERY SINGLE WAY YOU CAN BE
GAWKING AND MOCKING AND DETACHED AND ABOVE IT
KNOCKED OFF THE FENCE AND RIGHT INTO THE PIT OF MY STOMACH
GAWKING AND MOCKING AND DETACHED AND ABOVE IT
LIMB FROM LIMB I’LL GIVE YOU DETACHED
AND HOW ABOUT THE HEAD OF THIS MATCH BECAUSE
LIES THE WARPING OF MINDS
SAY IT ENOUGH TIMES AND YOU’LL BELIEVE YR OWN SHIT
AND THE CRIME IS ALWAYS IN PROGRESS
I WILL NOT BACK AWAY FROM THE LEDGE
BECAUSE I SAID WHAT I SAID
I SAID WHAT I SAID
I SAID WHAT I SAID
I SAID WHAT I SAID
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FOG OF WORDS
03:46
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OOOOOHHHHHHHH
JUST A METAPHOR WRAPPED INSIDE A METAPHOR
WRAPPED INSIDE A RIDDLE OF WHICH YOU WERE WAITING FOR
DECIPHERING THE MEANING IN THE NOISE THROUGH DEDUCTIONS, REDUCTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF A WAY FORWARD
HIGH DENSITY LANGUAGE AS A WEAPON
HIDING SUFFERING AND BUFFERING IN SECONDS
ABSTRACTED AD NAUSEAM — REPEATING
SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY UNDEFEATED
SAME TONGUE BUT SILVER, SHIVERS
DOWN YR SPINE, MOTHERFUCKER YOU WERE LIED TO
TIDAL POOLS OF NOTHING BUT MUD
BYPRODUCTS AND SLUDGE
AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE
YR FUCKING HEART IS PUMPING BLOOD
YR HEART IS PUMPING BLOOD
BLUE ROPES ALL INTERCONNECTED
A STRAND AROUND A STRAND AROUND A STRAND, SOME TENSION
ALL INTENTIONS OBSCURED AND NOT MENTIONED
CIRCULAR AND IN A CONSTANT INVENTION
FROM THE OPEN MOUTH, A SNAKE SLITHERS OUT AND BACK IN THROUGH THE EYES
ABSTRACTED AD NAUSEAM — REPEATING
SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY UNDEFEATED
SAME TONGUE BUT SILVER, SHIVERS
DOWN YR SPINE, MOTHERFUCKER YOU WERE LIED TO
TIDAL POOLS OF NOTHING BUT MUD
BYPRODUCTS AND SLUDGE
AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE
YR FUCKING HEART IS PUMPING BLOOD
REPEATED AD NAUSEAM — THE CYCLE
SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY ACCORDING TO THE FILES
FILED AWAY IN A FOLDER, FORGOTTEN
AND LOST IN THE STACKS, AND NEVER CAME BACK
LOST FOOTING IN QUICKSAND SINKING
BYPRODUCTS OF THOUGHT
AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE
YR HEART IS STARTING TO ROT
TIDAL POOLS OF NOTHING BUT MUD
BYPRODUCTS AND SLUDGE
AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE
YR FUCKING HEART IS PUMPING BLOOD
LOST FOOTING IN QUICKSAND SINKING
BYPRODUCTS OF THOUGHT
AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE
YR HEART IS STARTING TO ROT
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5. |
BIG FINISH
05:11
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WE CRAWLED OUT OF THE WATER SOAKING WET
ANGRY LUNGS FULL OF SURFACE AIR GASPING
WE TOOK APART THE WORLD IN VENGEANCE FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING OUR PLACE
AND THERE WERE NO GODS TO WEEP FOR US
THERE WERE NO GODS TO BLESS US
WE TAUGHT OURSELVES TO BREAK THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE
AND LOOK BACK DOWN AT OURSELVES
DID WE LIKE WHAT WE SAW? DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?
WE’VE MADE A NAME FOR OURSELVES, KNOWN FOR CRUELTY AND INDIFFERENCE
THE COMBINATION OF WHICH HAS SLAYED MULTITUDES
WE MADE IT OUR FACTORY SETTING
AND SALTED THE EARTH BEHIND US
AND THERE WERE NO GODS TO SHOW US MERCY
WE TOOK APART THE MIND AND CAST IT IN SILICON
UNFOLDED THE GRAY IN HOPES IT WOULD CHANGE
BUT WE’RE STILL WAITING
THE WATER’S RISING SO ITS TIME TO PREPARE
TO GO BACK TO THE WATER
THE WAY WE CAME OUT: CRAWLING
IN HUMILITY
BEG THE WATERS TO TAKE US BACK
TO LET US COME HOME
THE WATER’S RISING AND AFTER YEARS OF GASPING
AND ASKING FOR A SIGN TO SHOW US THE WAY
WE SEE CLEARLY NOW
THERE ARE NO GODS TO WEEP FOR US
WE HAVE ONLY OURSELVES AND WATER
RISING TO MEET OUR EYES
BEFORE LONG WE’LL BE SWIMMING
OR WE WON’T
SINKING DOWN DEEP BREAKING THROUGH THE ABYSS
AND LOOKING BACK UP AT OURSELVES
DO WE LIKE WHAT WE SEE? DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?
VISUALIZE THE COLLAPSE
SKIN OF METAL GUTS OF WAX
INNER TURMOIL A CRACKED FACADE
AND YOU CAN PRAY TO NO GOD
VISUALIZE THE COLLAPSE
GET READY TO CRAWL BACK HOME
DISCONNECTED AND ERASED
AND YOU HAVE NO GOD TO BLAME
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