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Madness Reigns
03:25
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It does not seem
This century
Has been to kind to me
If only I
Had thought to unglue this mind
All in good time
But until then
Madness reigns
It seems to me
We peddle dreams
As pure apathy
If only I
Had invested time
In some capacity
But until then
Madness reigns
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2. |
Dictator
04:31
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A symphony of false dichotomies
A binary solution that I do not need
Express delivery on a darkened street
Squelching mud underneath my feet
A symmetry of unclear past events
Unerringly obtuse and without sense
My mind is like a laundrette in disarray
Sodden clothes on a window pane
Time slows down
World tumbles
As your
Lenient
Benevolent
Dictator
Disapproves
Your eloquent
Emollient
Dictator
Consumes
The architect of unbiased intellect
Consuming anything you might regret
The suspense is merely causing mild duress
I don’t know and I won’t confess
A relatable if unclear anecdote
Tumbles from your mouth before you up and choke
Expect to be oppressed by boring men
Not that you’re any better than them
Time slows down
World tumbles
As your
Lenient
Benevolent
Dictator
Disapproves
Your eloquent
Emollient
Dictator
Consumes
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3. |
Thought I'd Let You Know
05:09
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I lay my body down
To decimate my thoughts
Over your strenuous objections
Hard fought
In darkened corridors
I wander aimlessly
You try to flick the switch
And offer reprieve
What on earth am I gonna do
Where the hell am I gonna go
You believe nothing ever glows
You recede thought I’d let you know
Death by a thousand cuts
A pattern evolved
Superfluous remorse
With nothing resolved
I lay my body down
You lay down with me
It is a different kind of future
We seek
What on earth am I gonna do
Where the hell am I gonna go
You believe nothing ever glows
You recede thought I’d let you know
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4. |
Emotional Vampire
03:54
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The performative aspect of my
Post traumatic stress syndrome crumbles
Under the withering gaze of the
Chairman of a panel of experts
All evidence points to the obvious
Emotional vampire
Surveying your empire
Emotional vampire
Fraudulent desire
The regressive analogy
Is barely half of they want you to disbelieve
Inside their toxic cloud of
Mind-bending delusion
All evidence points to the obvious
Emotional vampire
Surveying your empire
Emotional vampire
Fraudulent desire
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5. |
Suburbia
03:53
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Bright, shiny images and
Paste-on smiles
First past the post, yet somehow
Exiled
I chose the lane less travelled
Or so it seemed
Only to end up feeling
Deceived
Oh, no
How low can you go
Wipe that smirk off your face
Exit utopia
You have no right to feel displaced
Enter suburbia
I’ve got no inclination
To trust anyone
I’ve got to claw my way out
Like everyone
Oh, no
How low can you go
Wipe that smirk off your face
Exit utopia
You have no right to feel displaced
Enter suburbia
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6. |
The Plague
04:33
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I’m running out of things to say
I’m running out of time
It’s not enough
There’s no reprieve
That’s what I choose to believe
You’re trying hard to look sincere
But you’re committed to lie
You act surprised
And play the part
That you knew from the start
Cause I know what you’re dreaming of
It’s written on your face
I know what you’re thinking of
Your thoughts are like the plague
I’m not going there
I know
I’m chasing down a rolling cloud
Struggling to be free
You tighten the knot
You pull the leash
You think you know what it means
Cause I know what you’re dreaming of
It’s written on your face
I know what you’re thinking of
Your thoughts are like the plague
I’m not going there
I know
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Exit Music
03:05
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Tango in the night time
Is the right time
To go home
Although I never told you so
I’ve got to be alone
To belong
It can’t be, it just cannot be real
You’re fucking kidding me
Are you real ?
Fine art or maybe real estate
Promise to deviate
Or delay
Can’t you see
You’ll be the end of me
In the pale yellow moon glow we’ll stroll
On towards the fade out
Exit music will play
I can’t sleep but still I need to dream
The endless sacrifice
For my art
Oh gawd, you’re such a philistine
Stop taking up my time
And go away
Tango is the right time
In the night time
To belong
Cheap booze, is it an excuse
Or just sustenance
Who can say
Can’t you see
You’ll be the end of me
In the pale yellow moon glow we’ll stroll
Empty promises
Fall on deaf ears
No mistakes, no regrets none at all
On towards the fade out
Exit music will play
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8. |
Knife Edge
03:42
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I walk
A serrated knife edge
Unknown
It's already too late
It's time...
You say go
When you mean stay
When I say no
It means I'll pay
I drift
Like a broken insect
Unknown
In a flow of neglect
It's time...
You say go
When you mean stay
When I say no
It means I'll pay
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9. |
I Really Want You
03:04
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I backed down
Then thought better of it
Saw a way out but never caught it
Didn’t think it would amount to anything
But not anything is better than nothing
Well that might be devoid of any logic
I don’t know but I am all for it
A solution in search of a problem
Or ten, I do know where to find them
One for the road, honey
Ten for the running
Two for the toad
Twenty more for the bunny
One for the road bunny
Ten for the honey
Two for the toad
Now you’re losing all your money
I really....want you
I really....need you
I slowed down
But the clock was ticking
I might have been ripe for the picking
A solution in search of a problem
Or ten , you do know where to find them
One for the road, honey
Ten for the running
Two for the toad
Twenty more for the bunny
One for the road bunny
Ten for the honey
Two for the toad
Now you’re losing all your money
I really....want you
I really....need you
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Existential Debt
04:07
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Further down the rabbit hole
Of useless faux-work
You owe the world, the society
Your everything, your worth
Passed down through generations
The obligation to serve
Yours is not to question why
You don’t even get to do or die
They
Will
Make
You
Pay
Never mind the growing din
The noise will not relent
Dive right in, it’s sink or swim
And more fake money spent
This slate can’t be wiped clean
It’s an existential debt
And you will carry it to your grave
The one goal for which you’ve been enslaved
They
Will
Make
You
Pay
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