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Misinterpreted
03:20
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“Wait a moment,” you say with a grin
“Okay, I’ll try,” I sputter and mutter
But please could you remind me again
Just how long do you mean?
I’ve been known to be on time
And people say that’s very good
But toward whose perception do I hold favor
Maybe I should consider
“I’ll see you soon,” I squeak it out
The frown on your face as you start to pout
My mistake sinks in me like a stone
By your standards I’m wrong
I’ve been known to be on time
And people say that’s very good
But toward whose perception do I hold favor
Maybe I should consider
Human perception of time is based
Upon technological instruments we face
Why do we insist upon so must haste
When the beauty of life goes to waste?
I’ve been known to be on time
And people say that’s very good
But toward whose perception do I hold favor
Maybe I should consider
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2. |
Invisible
01:29
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Unseen, it carries
Oceans it marries
Stirring the high skies
Helping us fly
Bringer of change
Unacknowledged helper
Will you lead the way
Toward home
Sometimes it’s silent
Sometimes it howls
But all of the time it’s moving
Sometimes it’s silent
Sometimes it howls
But all of the time it’s moving
Sometimes it’s silent
Sometimes it howls
But all of the time it’s moving
Sometimes it’s silent
Sometimes it howls
But all of the time it’s moving
Sometimes it’s silent
Sometimes it howls
But all of the time it’s moving
Sometimes it’s silent
Sometimes it howls
But all of the time it’s moving
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3. |
To Traverse
03:10
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I see you there
Notice your stare
Doesn’t seem fair
I must prepare
I am coming
Working quickly
It’s not easy
Won’t you meet me?
Your mouth open
Laughing softly
Light in your eye
Pleasant surprise
I am coming
Working quickly
It’s not easy
Won’t you meet me?
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4. |
Ball of Cheese
01:41
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Its legend is timeless
Its words, rhymeless
I will now tell you
About the great ball
Seeming to me to be so free
Always afloat, though it will not gloat
Older than we, I must decree
Eat too much of it, and you will bloat
Mostly at night do I see it
Sometimes in the morning sky
Shining brightly when life quiets
Silently influencing tides
Once again we are enraptured
By the time some years ago
On its surface space we captured
With a small, solemn flagpole
Mostly at night do I see it
Sometimes in the morning sky
Shining brightly when life quiets
Silently influencing tides
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5. |
Limitations
02:22
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How much longer do we have
Until our time’s run out?
We keep fighting, bickering
“Let’s kick them out”
But what we’ve forgotten
Between all these tears
All the progress that’s now rotten
Took us many years
Flawed, foolish, incompetent
Why do we not learn?
History repeats itself, yes we
Make each other burn
More and more of us now live
Yet fewer still are alive
Maybe if we learned to give
Our kind could thrive
Stop and think for more than yourself
Take a look around
Many lives ought to come after
So treasure the ground
Flawed, foolish, incompetent
Why do we not learn?
History repeats itself, yes we
Make each other burn
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6. |
Jolt
03:48
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Many years it was hidden, a secret
Deadly force of nature, mysterious
When the sky came crashing, it would strike
Better pray for safety in shelter
Blinding flashes near you, so run
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
What if we could tame its power?
Our entire planet brightened
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
One day someone radical had a thought
What if I could harness that power?
So the search began to capture magic
Many accidents involved were tragic
Now we use it to illuminate our lives
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
What if we could tame its power?
Our entire planet brightened
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
What if we could tame its power?
Our entire planet brightened
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
What if we could tame its power?
Our entire planet brightened
Blinding flashes high above
Thunderous crashes frighten
What if we could tame its power?
Our entire planet brightened
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7. |
Formless
00:46
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When it licks you’re sure to hurt
If you go near, pus will squirt
Better keep yourself safe
Stay away from plasma, hey
Just one touch can numb the senses
Making tears run down
Although it can bring us comfort
It can also kill
Just one touch can numb the senses
Making tears run down
Although it can bring us comfort
It can also kill
Never keep your eyes away
When it comes near you
Safety first, they always say
Especially with brew
Just one touch can numb the senses
Making tears run down
Although it can bring us comfort
It can also kill
Just one touch can numb the senses
Making tears run down
Although it can bring us comfort
It can also kill
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8. |
Death Star
03:07
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Miles away it spins around
Far enough to seem distant
Bright and shine to give me light
Hot so much to give us life
If it came but a little closer
I would likely feel
Almost as if I had been
Shoved inside a toaster
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
It seems your influence we’ve downplayed
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
I refuse to lose sight of you
Kilometers apart it rotates
Distant enough to see far
Kind of it to give me vision
Warmth providing me a home
If it moved a little farther
I would likely feel
Almost as if I had been
Placed inside a freezer
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
It seems your influence we’ve downplayed
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
I refuse to lose sight of you
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
It seems your influence we’ve downplayed
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
I refuse to lose sight of you
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
It seems your influence we’ve downplayed
Giver and taker
Bringer of life
I refuse to lose sight of you
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9. |
Night is Alive
02:16
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On this night
Languages meet
To my delight
Ancients will speak
No, don’t you fear
They will not harm
Hold back your tears
Keep yourself warm
Tonight they come out
Dancing free
Be courageous
Don’t you flee
Night is alive
All this time passed
Rituals were lost
This darkened eve
Money’s been spent
Carry your young
Masks are abound
Keep your eyes peeled
Or they won’t be found
Tonight they come out
Dancing free
Be courageous
Don’t you flee
Night is alive
Tonight they come out
Dancing free
Be courageous
Don’t you flee
Night is alive
Night is alive
Night is alive
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10. |
Spear
03:00
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Sharper than a knife
Watch where you walk
It could take a life
Too quick for you to talk
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
Sometimes it’s invisible
Spread out on the ground
If you aren’t careful
It could take you down
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
The colder it gets
The deadlier it is
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11. |
The Unknown
03:26
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In daytime I see blue
At night it all turns dark
Once morning comes again
Life seems to begin anew
Into infinity I cast my eyes
Limitless reflections look back at me
If I turn inside myself
The gaping chasm of eternity seems so large
Familiar now with this process
I now know it’s an illusion
Color is all in my perception
No need to feel such confusion
Into infinity I cast my eyes
Limitless reflections look back at me
If I turn inside myself
The gaping chasm of eternity seems so large
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12. |
Flow
02:56
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You are made of it
Don’t try to deny it
It’s your reason for life
Now it’s commodified
Drink it up
Wash it down
Don’t waste it
Turning brown
The Earth lives on it
Lifeforms thrive on it
Polluted by your spit
Can’t get enough of it
Drink it up
Wash it down
Don’t waste it
Turning brown
Drink it up
Wash it down
Don’t waste it
Turning brown
Drink it up
Wash it down
Don’t waste it
Turning brown
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13. |
Unstoppable
02:14
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Always growing taller
It will never rest
Even under circumstances
Far from the best
We could learn some things
About how to live
Without destroying
Creatures coexisting
Take a look around at all this life in our world
Nothing but us goes around killing at random
It’s time we checked ourselves before it’s too late
Tell me please you’re hearing what I say
Look at how it kills
Choking competition
Ultimate survival
Is its only mission
But if you look closely
At what it affects
Maybe you will notice
There is no collateral
Take a look around at all this life in our world
Nothing but us goes around killing at random
It’s time we checked ourselves before it’s too late
Tell me please you’re hearing what I say
Take a look around at all this life in our world
Nothing but us goes around killing at random
It’s time we checked ourselves before it’s too late
Tell me please you’re hearing what I say
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14. |
Circuits
04:48
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Menial tasks – eased
Time-consuming work – completed
Calculating patterns – simple
They’ve taken place of our minds
Built to help us
They will keep advancing
Until we have passed
We rely on them for everything
Our critical thinking obsolete
How can this possible be healthy?
We are now just pieces of meat
Built to help us
They will keep advancing
Until we have passed
Built to help us
They will keep advancing
Until we have passed
Built to help us
They will keep advancing
Until we have passed
Built to help us
They will keep advancing
Until we have passed
Built to help us
They will keep advancing
Until we have passed
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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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