1. |
Forest God
03:08
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Underground, where the Forest God lies
Heed the call to the dawn of life
And with their thorny blade unsheathed
Culls the aging copper leaves
Their armor shines with serpent’s blood
Thrashing in a dance of love
From the trees that rot
To the birds that sing
The momentum consumes everything
Heaving with every fiber and cell
One day we will under the spell
And when their power blooms in me
The tears will come so easily
Our bodies will be light and fresh
The moments will all coalesce
To the trees that rot
To the birds that sing
The momentum consumes everything X2
She was coasting by
As I parked for work
Has it been a year?
Bow my head and pray
To the dirt below
“Forest, grant thy strength.”
To the trees that rot
To the birds that sing
The momentum consumes everything
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2. |
Nature of the Wound
04:45
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Face toward
The water
Your hands pushing the tide
Stumbling
Behind you
I tremble at the sight
You saw a hint of light
Drain out from his eyes
There’s nothing to say
The walls are in place
There’s so much to do
If I speak
Then we’ll be
Back inside that room
But I want
To know the
Nature of the wound
He grasped my hands and sighed
“You’re still my boy beyond this life”
There’s nothing to say
The walls are in place
With so much to do.
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3. |
Canned Air
05:05
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The mouth of the Hoover gives way
The years compress into days
You remain the same size and shape
No matter how close or far away
Pressed against
Kitchen wall
And when it’s time to go outside
The cherry blossoms are in bloom
Sputtering, commence the cycle
Pink, magenta, white and blue
Pressed against
Kitchen wall
I am forced to devote my strength
To letting this go
And starting anew
Who’s to say what’s a cost too great
For maintaining control
I intend to know
I am forced to devote my strength
To letting this go
And starting anew
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4. |
Pulverized
03:36
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Feet on the felt
The dying comet where we stake our claim
Tossing around
The numbers but they all come out the same
If I optimize
Each part of my life
I will see the limits shatter into nothing
If I stop I will collapse into the soil
It never will
Hold you
First change in the wind
Pulverized
If I optimize
Each part of my life
The peaks and valleys will erode into nothing
I will watch my friends and lovers hollow out
The angry ocean will rise to take back everything
Even those in high rise buildings flicker out
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5. |
Piss
05:00
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So you can’t stare it in the face?
You wanna push all the doubt away?
Only content to fuel your rage
When you hear rumblings below
You only wish that it wouldn’t show
Your response is cowardice
You’ll believe anything
That allows you comfort in your assumptions
All your life never asked for more
Than punish deviance from the norm
In a world of miracles
You plug your ears
And turn your nose
You’ll believe anything
That allows you to act on your resentments
You know in your heart
It’s coming round the bend
‘Undesirables’ housed
Your children will be fed
You will be made to feel
The light and sound
In every single blade of grass
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Doom and bloom. Portland, Oregon.
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