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Catalyst
04:26
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V1: To be respected
Is something I never rejected
But if you look at me
You might never suspect it
‘Cause I’m a jester
Life without humor
Now that’s a test, ah
One that I never want to fall on
When I go to the library it’s
Because I’m gregarious
No, that’s not what scary is
Gosh, how hilarious!
Reading on philosophy
That’s what enlightens me
And feeds the branches of my growing
Brain tree
See all the connections
I’d like to persist, now
These are bogus elections
I want to resist, how?
They say we have a voice, but
I hardly have choice, and
To claim my views are represented
That would just be unprecedented
Leaders rallying people with fear
How much longer can we persevere?
This isn’t just rotten politic
It’s psychology of the sick
V2: At my house I live in peace / there might be a mouse
I think that’s okay ‘cause it forces me to clean
What about us humans makes us so self-righteous
That we’d kill creatures just because they have small brains
Is there a correlation between IQ and our value
To our planet or just inflated egos?
If I had to postulate I’d hypothesize
That our greatest skill lies in polluting skies
Warming up the oceans, and tearing down trees
At this rate there soon won’t be an ocean breeze
Animals wash up on shore, trapped in plastic shackles
Oil spills deep underwater and there’s no punishment
What capitalism considers wealth needs to be
Reevaluated before it’s too late
The ancient ability to provide food for ourselves
Doesn’t require slaughter and can be done rather cheaply
To subsist on very little is the way to our future
But we are locked into jobs that numb our precious minds
We need to see outside the system that prevents us helping our kind
So be the catalyst
Don’t just shake your fist
Fight for the chance
To freely exist
So be the catalyst
So be the catalyst
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La Stop Ertunettie
04:40
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V1:
Faces poke through windows
Like teeth without a grin
Laughing all the way
Not realizing their sin
All their youthful faces
Multiple shades of skin
Joking all the time
They may have come way down
Or way up from town
It really makes no difference
The problem still compounds
Inside this shining village
Who’ll call them out
On flaunting their privilege
V2:
Early in the morning
They’re chauffeured right to
The place where they have learning
But maybe they will fight to
Waste a little time here
Spend a lot of time there
All the time saying “I don’t care”
Folks in other countries
Walk a dozen miles on foot
To only have a fraction
Of what these people get
If only they would please
Check their premises and look toward
Opportunities for action
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
V3:
Some days I wish I could shout
Into their delicate ears
“Wake up now and take
Advantage of these years!
You have no idea of the cost
When this is squandered
What you will have lost”
Close your mouths for half a second
Open up your ears
This world includes so much more
Than just you precious dears
Have you ever had to do a chore?
I thought not
So stop faking those tears
V4:
Don’t just blame this system
This one exists for your sake
All its problems? I can list them
But make no mistake
Each journey has its merits
It’s only up to you
To share it
Don’t just blame this system
This one exists for your sake
All its problems? I can list them
But make no mistake
Each journey has its merits
It’s only up to you
To share it
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
V1:
Faces poke through windows
Like teeth without a grin
Laughing all the way
Not realizing their sin
All their youthful faces
Multiple shades of skin
Joking all the time
They may have come way down
Or way up from town
It really makes no difference
The problem still compounds
Inside this shining village
Who’ll call them out
On flaunting their privilege
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
V2:
Early in the morning
They’re chauffeured right to
The place where they have learning
But maybe they will fight to
Waste a little time here
Spend a lot of time there
All the time saying “I don’t care”
Folks in other countries
Walk a dozen miles on foot
To only have a fraction
Of what these people get
If only they would please
Check their premises and look toward
Opportunities for action
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
Don’t just let this be
A lost opportunity
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Inspire
03:14
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V1:
Carousels or wedding bells?
I’m sure I hear right now
Both the choices feel like toys in that you’re meant to hear their noises
In your mind associate play and love – don’t be late
Trying to get to class because I want to pass
I’m always late but not ‘cause I play jazz
Don’t stereotype
On the other hand, maybe you’re right
I’d rather my type play out both of your speakers than sickness like mono phone
Who even uses it to call
Anyone hear me at all?
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
V2:
A few years ago it was radio, but now it never gets played
Like a lonely house cat I’ve strayed
Out onto the street, weaving
Between your feet, ‘though you can’t press delete
You see, my mind’s replete
Can anyone explain to me
Why people watch sports on TV?
Is it just to bet, and never regret, that your life revolves around money?
Now, please tell me, honey...
Why do you bee so unproductive
With your free time wasting away?
Eyes always glued, now let me intrude, it’s time to feel a new day
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Don’t tell me you can’t do something new because you’re tired
Stop looking outside for what you need on the inside
Now you need to find just what makes you tick
If all you do is go through the motions you will get sick
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
Light the match to your mind’s fire
It’s time to get inspired
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Nyentek Chicago, Illinois
An “adventurer in electronic sounds-poetry” whose music is “mind-bending, at times blissfully bizarre.”
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