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If you could join me tonight
That would be so great
And if you can't
Well, that's even better
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Wave It High
03:06
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If it makes you smile, it's a red flag
If it makes you cry, it's a red flag
If it lasts for a while, it's a red flag
If it gets you high, it's a red flag
If it makes you rich, it's a red flag
If it keeps you poor, it's a red flag
If it settles for less, it's a red flag
If it wants some more, it's a red flag
They wave it high
If it is what it is, it's a red flag
If the cart's before the horse, it's a red flag
If it's just the way it goes, it's a red flag
If it feels no remorse, it's a red flag
If the cookie crumbles, it's a red flag
If the shoe fits, it's a red flag
If it waves a white flag, it's a red flag
If it's calling it quits, it's a red flag
They wave it high
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Track III
03:06
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Why are we back here?
The third time's not the charm it claims to be
We're rehashing the same old story
Dress it up all you want, it's plain to see
We're putting our hands in the fire again
We're gluttons for punishment
We burned each other one too many times
So naïve, so cavalier
We've been ignoring all and any signs
Will we ever learn?
We always get burned
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MAOI
03:58
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Braving the storm
That none but us can see
Forever pilfered
Shall our thunder be
Not here
The shackles still remain
The intermission eclipses
The performance once again
It's all the same
I always thought
That each would lift up the other
But we invented this war
And we're all ducking for cover
Shall this impasse end?
Shall our way be paved?
Or would we laugh our heads off
When the other caved?
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Dot Matrix
04:17
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Another day
Another dime
To maintain my pathetic bottom line
My labor
My only worth
Just to be able to live on earth
From adolescence
To obsolescence
What exactly happened in between?
I can't be sure
It's all a blur
I wasted years on the mezzanine
Awaken, trudge, toss, turn, repeat
As I'm sitting
Across Gail from accounting
I start to feel frustration mounting
I feel so outdated
Not exactly a keeper
Discarded right along with my beeper
They think, with much sacrifice,
That a dollar should suffice
To be part of the team
And 999,999 more is just a pipe dream
One by one, the days, depleted
'Til in no way are you needed
And you're rendered null and void
How the hell did we get here?
How's this scene not redundant?
How's it not been destroyed?
Until then...
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When the Dogs Went Deaf
03:35
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One by one
The whistles were blown
To the everyday human, they'd go undetected
But their power had already grown
One by one
The nasty seeds were sown
Those of their masters' doubt and anger
To be dug up like a bone
Their masters misinformed them of their needs
And told them not to mix with humans
Or even other breeds
They tendered their concession
For who were they to question
Their masters' every breath?
That is, until the dogs went deaf
One by one
Growing louder was the sound
The collective pitch had adjusted itself
To repulse, shock and astound
One by one
The jaws dropped to the ground
In absolute sadness and amazement
To see vitriol abound
They took that credo far too close to heart
"It's a dog-eat-dog world"
As they tore each other apart
Even when the whistles ceased
The piercing sound increased
'Til of peace they were bereft
And then the dogs went deaf
One by one
The dogs were being scammed
Some grew wise and fled the pack
With the remainder being damned
One by one
The messages failed to land
And the ones who foolishly stayed behind
Fell victim to command
These so-called wolves were merely sheep
To be locked away in cages
Or worse, put down to sleep
All because of many a lie
They stood back and stood by
There was ignorance in heft
And there was no one left
When the dogs went deaf
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Dross
01:53
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Alas (Nothing Pertinent)
02:38
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I want to inspire the beginning of your day
Alas, I must admit, I've nothing pertinent to say
I'm striving to be topical, but try as I may
I guess, for now, I've nothing pertinent to say
I could channel the late French actor Maurice Chevalier
But then again, even he'd have nothing pertinent to say
I could talk of making dinner - perhaps chicken en flambé
But sustenance aside, I've nothing pertinent to say
I'm a staunch ally of the LGBTQIA
But devoid of context here, that's nothing pertinent to say
I could scream from the Nakatomi Plaza, "YIPPEE-YI-KI-YAY!"
But unless your name is Hans, that's nothing pertinent to say
As much as I would love to have a point here to convey
It's abundantly clear that I've nothing pertinent to say
The flowers all have wilted in this lyrical bouquet
And pretense will abound with nothing pertinent to say
It's time to end this song, my writing process now astray
For up 'til, and including, now, I'd nothing pertinent to say
So I'm throwing in the towel now, and then I'll go away
Until I can find something pertinent to say
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Nexus
03:43
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SBC
03:57
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All bets off, cashing in
Resignation to my masters
The big gala, the last hurrah
Have at it, you bastards
This day had to come sometime
Why bother to implore?
Every last thing by the wayside
What's one more?
And why not?
It was bound to happen anyway
It's the moment you've awaited
Don't act so surprised
Isn't this why you flicked your wrists?
You sadists in disguise
And we're out with a bang
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Alarm
03:49
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As the daily alarm rings out
So many are sleeping in
Ill-equipped to face the horrors
Growing loud into a din
As the daily alarm rings out
One less person will hear
For they've succumbed to the louder one
That's been sounding off for years
It's time to wake
There's too much at stake
It's time to wake
There's not much more that we can take
As the daily alarm rings out
That one time far too oft
Another shuts it down for good
So that their soul may be aloft
As the daily alarm rings out
It only serves to remind
About the ones who've lost the battle
With loved ones left behind
As the daily alarm rings out
Try as they all may
They hang and shake their heads
With nothing left to say
As the daily alarm rings out
They're reluctantly awake
To put on the bravest of faces
For theirs and each other's sake
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A School in July
04:01
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You've so many skeletons
Your closet might as well be a grave
But since we have bones to pick with you
We thank you for the time you've saved
You've ruined the lives of those undeserving
The reasons thereof nothing but self-serving
Yet you deem yourself akin to a pastorate
Your projection's inaccurate
You've got no class
(You give everyone the finger
And with that finger, you scratch your head
And wonder why we all despise you
All from your mouth is better left unsaid)
How can one so low punch so far down?
Where do you get off, you insufferable clown?
As displayed by the childish words that we've read
You've let your infamy go to your head
And you've been parading around ever since
No bats in your belfry, no words left to mince
You chirp like a piping plover
As if your cup runneth over
You've got no class
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Morton's Fork
04:22
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You either lead or fall by example
Question anything and be dismantled
You want to take the high road? You'll be lead by devotion
Right down the low road, washed out into the ocean
Forget your blind allegiance, it always fails
Flip that coin all you want, it's always tails
Neither side will ever subvert to us
They won't rest 'til we're all beneath the bus
You'll perish in the end, regardless of track
Either shot in the face or stabbed in the back
Never mind the safety net - it's held together by lies
And only when it's too late will you bypass their disguise
"Without a green switch, the ox and donkey won't obey"*
And you might be numb forever, come whatever may
You cede your autonomy to abuse, pain and blight
And it matters not to you, for your master's always "right"
*[Afghan proverb]
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Sloth
03:33
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Itoarazi Massachusetts
One-man recording project based in New England. Electronic / ambient / noise / shoegaze / doom / post-rock / experimental / synthwave / prog / dub / whatever he damn well feels like.
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