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Punch Line
02:30
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tell me to touchdown tell me to unwind
frozen in place and catching the light, unkind
over the crest and peel through the sunshine
I see rows and rows of ponderosa pine
I see the present tense
tell me to touchdown tell me the punchline
you could drag my name through the mud, unkind
salt in my hair and salt on the coastline
I see rows and rows of ponderosa pine
I see the present tense
time will change the shape of your heart
time will change your mind
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full stop: everybody knows about the wren
no sleep, I’m addicted
no heat, curl up and snuggle with the wren
you could talk, you could rest all day
undefeated
it fills the space
it’s everything that I know
rosy, blunt and bold
no way, I’m beat
everybody knows about the wren
caffeine, back within it
you’ll see, everybody knows about your friend
he’s running under every single line
somehow there’s no precedent, reason, or design
take in the lie, see the curve
rebound in the messaging
it’s a part of me, I thought
but then I still dig in the rind
late at night, magnified
full stop: everybody knows about it
no sleep, i’m good i’m good i’m good
no heat, curl up and snuggle with it
and leave your troubles far behind
no way, I’m beat
everybody knows about the wren
caffeine, back with the jam
you’ll see, everybody knows about it
no friend of mine
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3. |
The Valley
03:19
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full contact through the wind
tearing through the park, through the stadium
I chased him through the valley
always a step behind
cut through the empty mall
every motion feeling like a ritual
I feel it wherever I go
some trick to the way he lived
I know there is
cuz he left his pattern everywhere
the smallest motion refined
I feel it wherever I go
just shows what I know
pack it up and move it away
over the years, hundreds of times
let it start that chain reaction, let it spin me out of line
spin me away
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4. |
Baroque
00:46
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gold bespotted
live in the baroque
lowly motion infinitum
grabbing the yoke that I fear
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5. |
Ornament
02:16
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that kind of news will leave you stranded
throw you for a loop
settle in
some kind of stuck levitation
a freefall in the strip mall
steady in, drive away
it’s a thick and wooly warning
it’s a different kind of day
a spill that’s still expanding
settles in the valley and the mountaintops far away
run away from it
far away from it
till you feel your body fall and pop like an ornament
it’s the subtle shock that tears you out
and then spins with filigree
saying no one can touch me
don’t write it down
keep it running
a freefall anytime
run away from it
far away from it
till you feel your body fall and pop like an ornament
it’s the subtle shock that tears you out
and then spins with filigree
saying no one can touch me
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6. |
Patrice
01:32
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I know I’ve let you down Patrice
should I call, out of the blue?
I know things have been hard lately
anyway, see you soon
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7. |
Anyone
02:13
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somebody always wakes me up, eventually
it could be anyone
anyone I meet
it could be a light touch
doesn’t matter that much
it could barely register
pastel and square
it could be a dim dream
through shapes unseen
transluscent, a silvery sheen
it could be anyone
standing in the steam
it could be anyone I meet
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8. |
Lemon & Lime
02:55
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no more time
no more time to be alone
tapping on your temples
oh, the bell
lemon and lime
you gave what you could
no more time
no more time to be afraid
I can be the strong one
I can provide lemon & lime
gave your time to me
the more I give, the more I know myself
I know what we could be
left on my own I hover and I sink
and land in the yolk of the moon
ok
side to side
wait until the love collides
wait until the noise dies down
lemon combines and courses through my body
the more I give, the more I know myself
I know what we could be
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9. |
Sports Injury
00:58
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some wonders feed the rest
I’m disguised in the room
a cold compress
I’m not afraid of the past anymore
I’m not surprised, it appears in the flesh
I miss you too
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10. |
Gadget
01:05
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11. |
Powder Down
02:13
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kismet
buckle up
you could get away with anything you want
tell me what you have in mind
cataclysmic
call it fate
it’s the thing that keeps me wide awake
tell me what you have in mind
powder down lately
all down to you
powder down
where the potion is close to my heart
powder down baby
comes down to you
feather weight
better late than never close to my heart
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Backup
02:22
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that painful scene unspooled
seemed like an hour
but was more like a minute
it’s different when you’re within it
I mean I like when you’re here
I often imagine it
how the scene could be
differently
running back at the same time
but my mind has a limit
I’m thankful you’re in it
I mean I like when you’re here
no one wants to be the backup
make it better soon
it’s on you to manage the magic
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13. |
Tied Up
03:41
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tied up
distract me
just for a moment or two
until the panic passes
inside out
obligated
down to the wire
so I know I’m needed
you know I’ve never seen those eyes
so mean, so alive
show me the same
tied up
need another way to squeeze it out of me
I don’t want to die
tied up
one more friend to leave behind
I only go where the water’s cold
cut through the crowd like a meteor
crumble the cast cut it out confess
tie me up tie me down
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14. |
Work On Me
02:11
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time up
run for cover
stumble into resting zones
time up
no one’s finished
practicing a speech to maybe calm the scene
fever running through the room
it’s panicking
dividing impossible people at work
time out
try this on
stumble in my dreams
wake up in the morning
stole that feeling from another
I could swim inside the sleeves
tried it on then tried another
there’s a lot that works on me
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15. |
Interval
02:21
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crushed minerals
like a pleasing interval
two colliding thoughts
but you know it’s not right
cast in sympathetic light
doing what you do, I know you must
wait, find your own
in between the different zones
two colliding worlds
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16. |
Platitude
03:00
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silent support for life
two times the strength
two times the speed
later beyond, later beyond
running behind
behind the scenes
I made it possible to play
silent support for life
it’s real and I’m going to show you
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