1. |
Perpetual
07:18
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Careful that the seatbelt
Ain't across your neck
Don't stack the deck
Or you're gonna get wet
Don't forget to send me a postcard
The real world is real hard
Don't forget your mom
You
You're going down
Going down
You're going down
It's conceptual
Come on in boy, the water's fine
Bitchin' in fact
It's time to drop that small time act
You've got a long time
Until the credits roll
And plenty of soul
To go around
You
You're going down
Going down
You're going down
It's conceptual
Sorry about that bit back there
(the bullshit)
I didn't mean to pull the wool
So easy to fool
Cast my doubts on human future
With every suture
With every suture
You
You're going down
Going down
You're going down
It's conceptual
You
You're going down
Coming down
You're going down
It's perpetual
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2. |
Before the Rain
03:06
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Your medicine it burns my nerves
Like flames on gasoline
I don't feel connected
No air for my own screams
I think I'm complicated
So much hurt in vain
Time to leave the crosses
Before the rain
This cage here that contains me
Makes me look so small
The thunder and the lightning
And this growing wall
Dreams turned inside out
Burned and raked and gathered
And the fall has fallen
We find out what it's about
Falling into what will be
Where what is not
I cannot see
Your medicine
It turns my mind
Somewhat like
A lizard's spine
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3. |
King Puppet
08:26
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Please settle in and soon I'll begin
Please allow me to set the scene
Picture this: a kingdom by the sea
Amber sunset between the battlements
On the drawbridge, a lonely king
King Puppet has snipped his strings
The bone's been picked
It's a shameful coercion
The crown slips
Shades his view of the heavens
"It's okay, I keep my gods on my person"
The court has dwindled to an adoring few
Who gather with him 'round a sour plate
The break bread but take no nourishment
Their charge is to placate
Wooden bones and heart ablaze
Withered skin from endless days
The steel departs but frailty stays
One buys but the other pays
One buys but the other
The Duke's a fluke, the Baron's a bore
The deadly dragon is naught but lore
And as for the Prince
I haven't seen him since
Strode into the tide my beautiful bride
The Jester remains ever stronger, the fool
One day my kingdom the Jester will rule
"But which will you choose?"
the Jester mocked
The day the king was crowned
The day the puppet walked
"But which will you choose?"
the Jester sings
The day that time, crumbling
Brought the end of all things
He gathers his work and packs it away
For another king, on another day
Latched, lashed, and locked, never made a key
His chest is anchored at the bottom of the sea
The day the puppet walked
All the pictures falling down
I'll set fire to your grave
Take a spade to earth and stone
Slip an arm 'round your burial gown
And dance once more with your only bones
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4. |
I Still Wander
06:18
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It's been months since I have spoken
But I'll tell you what I know
That it's awfully hard to ride in
A couple feet of snow
And the days keep getting shorter
Through the winds I smell the pine
And the trees keep out the sunshine
From this lonely heart of mine
But still I wander
And I look upon the stars
For the answers
And I've traveled very far
Though I've ridden every pass
From here to there
I still wander
There was a woman that I married
And a boy we named McGraw
In a small town west of Reno
Where the silver miner's ore
But the gang, it burned the village
Made a lot of people hide
Through the walls I heard them yelling
It trapped a lot of folks inside
But still I wander
And I look upon the stars
For the answers
And I've traveled very far
Though I've ridden every trail
From here to there
I still wander
Desert cloud still bleeding hope
I find the years escape me
Think it's 1851
In the mountains smoke is rising
So I hang onto my gun
Some day I'll turn the corner
And find my sweet Belle there
With my son, they'll both be waiting
With arms stretched in the air
I keep praying for my family
But I'll keep moving on
Until the Lord returns them
Until all hope is gone
But I still wander
With my horse and all I know
Not really knowing
Just which way to go
Though I've covered lots of ground
From here to there
I still wander
And I still wander
And I look upon the stars
For the answers
And I've traveled very far
Though I've ridden every trail
From here to there
I still wander
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5. |
Shadow of Oblivion
11:14
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It's a bump in the night
When the day's events
Make it hard to sleep
It's a feeling in the air
When your eyes start to stream
It's a face to face with love
Seldom reached and never kept
And I don't care who you are
Yes and everybody has those thoughts
Right before the night exposes
Shadows of oblivion
What's hiding behind smiles
Shadows of oblivion
And it starts again too soon
I think I've always known
I think that I was told
I can't explain
Feelings I have locked away
I'll let them out
And watch them dance and play
This is the honest truth
All roads leading nowhere
Wind up in someone's heart
With a fist in the air
I don't really care
As you blankly stare
I look up every night
And try my best to find you
Hope you're happy and you're safe
Though the darkness might surround you
Just relax and let it go
Moon above the birds above the beach
Tugs at the ghost inside your lungs
Iguanas among the manchineel
Speak in barely hidden tongues
Do you remember all this from before
All the things came undone
In oblivion
Take my hand, shelter me
Morning brings the light to see
Feel the change, feel again
Shadows of oblivion
In my head, so much weight
Little time it's getting late
Watching life slip away
Shadows of oblivion
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6. |
Dreaming On My Own
16:46
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Floating in the darkness
Staring at the stars
Walking through the quiet
Not getting very far
Hearing for the first time
What the world can say
Flying with my own thoughts
Worries held at bay
I'll see you when you return
Is what I thought you'd say
Don't believe it's happening
Think I'll just enjoy
This vision of the heavens
Like when I was a boy
Looking down on people
A hundred miles above
Praying to my own god
Surrounded here in love
My mind is very free now
The way that it should be
Not tied to any anchor
Just drifting out to sea
Waiting all my lifetime
For a memory to be free
Lost in my surroundings
What a state of bliss
Time so insequential
Seeing deep within
Not hiding who I am
No reason for a grin
Knowing all about me
A path to lead the way
Knowing all the secrets
This leg of my own journey
Is coming to an end
This day of taking tallies
When counting is my friend
Finding out the measure
Of everybody's worth
The sum of all we fear
This, I can say
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7. |
The Provider
08:12
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I've been giving it up
You've been taking what's mine
So when does it end
I've been holding the line
Got a thing to confess
And I can't let it slide
It's gonna give me away
Eat me up inside
Running low on the highs
Running out on the ins
Feeling empty and weak
Take myself for a spin
Can't pull an all-nighter
It's not me anymore
Cuz I'm not the provider
Get your feet off my floor
About run out of steam
About run out of time
About run out of me
Gotta get back what's mine
In the end it's just me
And what's left of my dreams
With the wind and the sky
And the places I've seen
Gather dust 'til your cocoon is fully spun
Shame you came up short in the long run
And when the things you heard slip out your ear
It seems smaller in here
There's a lock on the soul there
Keeps that evil inside her
Just don't knock on my door
Cuz I'm not the provider
Tip me over, pour me out
It might be what you're about
Sitting quietly is your new way to run
Culture the mood when the day is almost done
And when the things outside move swiftly by
It seems peaceful inside
Trade relevance for a plot designed for one
Project your ken on everything under the sun
And when the things inside cross your mind
It seems peaceful outside
Tip me over, tip me over
Tip me over, pour me out
Change the channel to find your favorite rerun
Settle in and coast toward the midnight sun
And when the thing that hurts brings no tear
It's dark in here
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8. |
Under the Sun
08:12
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The shattered shade of the forest
Cities of brick held fast by love
Looks like building blocks and broccoli
From above
Is this the home that we all come to
When green turns into rust
A brief chance to find each other
Then into bed
And into dust
And I can't see anything
Seen it all
And I can't hear anything
Heard it all
And I can't feel anything
Under the sun
Trapped between the one and done
Is it me or has the world gone
And gotten old
The trail has gone cold
Thirst has emptied every glass
The dance of being and becoming
Has gotten old
The stories all have been told
Bought and sold
And I can't touch anything
Touched it all
And I can't taste anything
Tasted it all
And I don't want anything
Under the sun
No I don't feel anything
No I don't feel anything
No I won't feel anything
Under the sun
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Mother's Mistakes Albany, New York
Progressive rock from New York's capital region. Fans of Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Yes will find
something they love in Mother's Mistakes:
From the minds of two homeless doomsday prophets, words that were first scrawled on sandwich boards and sounds that began in overtaxed guts. Heed their lessons, hard-earned from ordeal and ordure alike.
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