1. |
Astronaut
03:20
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There once was an astronaut
Somewhere near Pluto
Staring out the window
Seeing lots of nothing
Thinking to himself
I came all this way
Oh how I wish to remain upon Thy ground
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2. |
Nothing Known Unseen
04:40
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One night a howling brow
Had gathered above his
Upset sea soul
Down turned faces all
The mirthless men whispered at once
Sinking his longboat heart
Taking on water
Lost and encumbered
He stepped so purposefully
Blinders on his mulish equinity
He was all death and business
Endlessly pensive
With two large pines
Sweet beastly oblivion
And a toe unbroken
If only I could get a lot more cash
If only I could get a lot more time
If only I could get a little more sense
Asudden from the mammoth waves
Came an indescribable roaring
But here's my best attempt
So it was a mongrel of
A million lions and Xanthippe
Just raising hell
And from it then they fell
The ancient fabled brim
He stared at the Earth alone
With planetary silence
If only I could get a lot more cash
If only I could get a lot more time
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3. |
Dust Bowl
03:46
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Furnace of this moss
Loving star
When did you turn to hating me?
You dried the water from my canteen
Even the water in my dreams
I watch the heat distort the air
And find a faux oasis there
I wish I was a mirage
Or a buzzards shadow
Or ice on a comets tail
Or anything not so real
Oh my God
Are you there?
My feet are out of steps
My heart is out of breath
So where do I go next?
Oh Lord I'm afraid to rest
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4. |
Withered Like Grass
04:51
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Prayer Of The Afflicted
Psalms 102
King James
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert
7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top
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5. |
Oh My Joy
03:50
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The sea continually flows and recedes
My eyes are constantly unsatisfied
This planet is very small
This galaxy is very small
My time is nearly non-existent
The Lord prepares to recreate the spring
All for the watching
Friends are coming over for the evening
I am happy with everything
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6. |
Forgive Me Captain
04:37
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There is no hat in manufacture
Of void enough to contain
The atom of his head
Flog me at the mast until I'm dead
Even so this earth shall not be flattened
Forgive me captain for I've fallen overboard
I'd somehow be to blame if I circumnavigate
And I won't be hanged for being a wizard
The astrolabe today - they fed the waves
And they looked increasingly inviting
I cannot take this will not to know
When to prove that which is not so
I left alone in a little row boat
I'll just say they fell off of the earth
Forgive me captain for I've fallen overboard
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7. |
Davy Crockett
05:27
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Just a shot of the frail wall
Time is crushing on me
On the cusp of dawn
It's a bit late to second guess the cause
And there's nothing worth less than talk
If you want to know what I'm made of
You can sift through my ashes
Is a hunt underway of
Hope and prey in the trees
Better than the story?
I think sharp knife would say neither
Being a tick on a snakes belly
Sliding down a tear muddy wagon gully
Cause I'd be damned
Before I'd join all you hypocrites in hell
So now I guess I'll
See you there
And though I'd prefer be on a long hunt with soundwell
My frozen face warmed by the breath
Of a bloody angry bear
I’d be abashed to finale confection
Imagine the old lion in his bed
Wrestling the silver on his head
Trying to remember what he said
Disheveled
Roaming alone back when
I'm sorry little ones and my lady
Hope you don't miss me
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8. |
No More Fire
05:28
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As we set off tremors of twinkling space
Trailing off
The river's wandering was long as a sad horse
Moving to it's mouth from the source
The rower in thought noticed not as he strained
Beating the water down like he'd lost his brain
The sitter sat content and stared the hour down a drain
They’re just the same
Both insane
The former said the latter -
You are just a damned animal
Ignorant bang to freeze
Like vanishing gravity
You've not seen the smallest block of the flower
The star at the universe's wall
And then began the rower a laughing -
You sure are some godlike monkey
With brand new spaceship keys
Driving it around like you built it
Hey, great Midas
Your waste like diamonds
Why's everything you touch turn to cinders?
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