1. |
Always Forgetting
04:38
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What was your name again?
You see, I'm always forgetting.
It's right on the tip of my tongue.
But still, I'm always forgetting.
If memory serves me,
I'll forget that I was here.
Your image becomes blurry,
And the void will become clear
as a warm sunny day.
How has it come to this?
You know, I'm always forgetting.
I feel like we've been here before,
but then, I'm always forgetting.
I've come to my senses.
They remind me of a time.
The smells and the flavors
strike a chord in my mind,
but I can't place the tune.
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2. |
Maybe
03:52
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Maybe it's a love song.
Maybe makes you mad.
Maybe it's the best thing
that you've ever had.
Maybe it's intriguing.
Maybe it's just loud.
Maybe it's a rainbow.
Maybe just a cloud.
Maybe it's a love song.
Maybe it's a love song.
I write it - I sing it - I live it - I dream it
I bought it - I've tried it - I crawled up inside it
I know it - I want it - I have to confront it
I taste it - I love it - I must rise above it
Maybe it's deceiving.
Maybe you've been duped.
Maybe that the timeline
may be on a loop.
Maybe you should kiss her.
Maybe hold her hand.
Maybe you've forgotten
you made other plans.
Maybe it's a love song.
Maybe it's a love song.
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3. |
Breaking My Art
02:54
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I need creative expression to relieve my depression.
Keeps me steady so I don't fall apart.
So why you wanna break my art?
Yeah, why you wanna break my art?
Paint on my pallet brush stroking, but to you I'm a joke and
I could never be truly avant-garde.
Man, why you wanna break my art?
Yeah, why you wanna break my art?
Why you wanna break my art?
Man I'm just try'na do my part.
I write these songs in my spare time, don't expect any airtime.
Aint the kind of crap they play at the mall.
Why you gotta break my art?
Always try'na break my art.
I'm double tracking the vocal, but it sounds a like Chernobyl.
You say maybe I shouldn't sing at all.
Why you wanna break my art?
Oh, always try'na break my art?
Why you wanna break my art?
Dude, I just wanna play my part.
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4. |
Crab Grass
05:06
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Here in my patio, watching it rain.
Fireflies talking in code.
The sweat on my bottle leaves tabletop rings.
The crab grass needs mowed.
And the air smells clean and sweet.
Listening to Nick Drake and feeling the breeze.
Barefoot and locked in the zone.
Watching an ant push a crumb 'cross the floor.
I'm the only one home.
Starting to daydream I'm flying again.
I'm lucid and centered and calm.
Floating through landscapes of mountainous trees.
My worries are gone.
And the air feels crisp and cool.
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5. |
Vitamin D
03:48
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The sunlight is blinding my eyes.
The rays penetrate the surface of my skin
My cells photosynthesize
a power within.
Vitamin D, Vitamin D
Circulate the light that can heal the pain.
Disseminate the love flowing through your veins.
Propagate elation and gratitude.
Be mindful of the qualities that you exude.
Personify compassion and empathy.
Extend an olive branch to your enemies.
Embrace the unique journey we all are on.
Burn brighter than the flames of the rising sun.
The sunlight is blinding my eyes.
The rays penetrate the surface of my skin
My cells photosynthesize
a power within.
Vitamin D, Vitamin D
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6. |
The Race
04:24
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At long last, my time has come.
It's my chance to be someone.
I'm going out on a limb.
It's time to sink or swim.
There's many others like me, now.
I'll have to fight to live.
Give all I can give.
Be procreative.
With all my strength and all my might,
I'll be the first to arrive.
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7. |
They Took Me
03:45
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Driving at night down the back country roads just after a rain.
Feel the warm summer air. A fine mist everywhere. Not a care in my brain.
I pulled up to a railroad crossing.
The arms are down but there's no train.
I wondered, "Should I pull around it?"
Then suddenly there's a flash of light,
and that's when I went blank.
They took me away.
They took me away.
When I finally came to, dazed and missing a shoe in a late night café.
Something feels strange like a glitch in my brain. I don't know what to say.
I'll never know what really happened.
Was it for real or just a dream?
Could there be something out there studying me
and my chemistry?
Don't forget about me.
They took me away.
They took me away.
They took me away.
They took me away.
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8. |
Breaking News
03:32
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Just stay in the car. This shouldn't take long dear.
I find a seat at the empty bar and keep and eye on my phone.
They should be here by now. What if something went wrong, man?
I've done everything they've asked me to. I just want this to be done.
Oh God, oh God, oh God, oh God, oh God. There's a car pulling up now.
Two men are getting out of the back seat. That's got to be them.
The bells on the door jingle as it opens. Their foot steps getting closer, now.
Then, the big one clears his throat and leans in closer to me and whispers "It's Done."
I pull an envelope out of my jacket and lay it on the counter.
Then, I turn and walk past the broken soldiers and saunter out the door
and drive away.
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9. |
Where Do We Go
03:52
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Every moment I am showered in waves of light.
Ever shifting ever drifting through space and time, it overcomes me.
Well, I am infinitely small in the universe,
but I have infinite dreams and a bottomless thirst for stimulation, in this simulation.
What do you see? Where does it go?
Do you believe you have a soul?
It's circulating in your blood.
It's perspiration in the sun,
and it's somewhere behind your eyes.
The oxygen travels through blood.
My hungry cells welcome the flood.
The marriage of body and soul.
Each under the other's control.
Like parachutes floating in air,
A circle turns into a square.
A synaptic bridge in your mind.
A structure your spirit designed.
Everything is vibrating all of the time.
My molecules are all dancing in beat with my mind.
It's a celebration. It's your creation.
My polarity pushes me through this life.
Yeah, I'm a human being with a kid and a wife, and they complete me.
What does it mean? Nobody knows.
It's in between all of the holes.
I think it's good. It isn't bad.
The chemicals that make us sad are only temporary.
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10. |
Last Song
05:05
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What will be the last song
that he will ever hear?
Something by Leonard Cohen,
Or maybe Tears for Fears?
Will it be in a major or minor key?
Up tempo beat or slow?
And is he gonna know?
What will be the first song
that she will ever learn?
Something by Ray Davies,
Or maybe David Byrne?
Will it be on the piano,
Or maybe a guitar?
And could she be a star?
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11. |
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Don't go in the forest alone. The creatures will find you.
Don't look in the pit of your soul. The creature's inside you.
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John Kill Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis independent songwriter, performer, and low budget music producer
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