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Apocalypse Voice
04:03
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Find, a new engaging story
Write, one if you find it boring
I, should settle down and focus
I, will choose to not be hopeless
Fly, let's go on an adventure
Fight, the darkest kind of monster
I, will survive the encounter
Mine, I'll tell the tale forever
I, wish sleep was optional
Bite, and eating food as well
Time's, like liquid through my fingers
but I'm, still glad I am a singer
The sound of an impossible voice
I will defy
Apocalypse of personal noise
I will arise
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2. |
Dirty Lake
04:30
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Got no jacket on
walking in my bare feet
Arms covering arms
the snow is about knee deep
Sense of direction gone
Got no compass either
Not even close to dawn
Frost bite on my ears
Cold can't hold back this
The winter's long but I refuse to be a pessimist
Freezing everything within my view
The funny thing is I'm a die hard winter person through and through
In a fraction of time
I consider every option to stay within my prime
Perfection is a goal I'll get behind
I know that's an impossible prayer
but I'll miss the mark much better if I aim right there
Getting closer, never arriving, seems worth the care
It's a dirty lake
That I have to swim through
Push myself right in
There are promises I made you
My muscles seize up
It's possible I'm drowning
Somehow I breathe enough
The forces are astounding
Cold can't hold back this
The winter's dark, but I refuse to be a pessimist
Freezing everything within my view
I've fought it long enough, perhaps the best thing I should do
is lift my hands and release the control I am attempting to exude
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3. |
Welcome Fear
03:51
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Welcome fear like a friend
Ask it how it's day went
Wash it's feet, clean it's head
Have a laugh, offer a bed
Understand it, get to know it
ask it questions, see its eyes
Understand it, learn to smell it
know its history, be its friend
Understand it, learn its weakness
watch it transform, watch it change
Into something bigger, something stronger
Something braver, something bright
Something higher, something better
Something deeper, a spark of light
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Transformation
03:28
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Forming shapes, tearing holes
Placing bricks, singing notes
Painting curves, smashing plates
Making art
When I create
it feels the same
As destruction
In a way
It's the transformation I love
Nothing makes, you feel alive
Quite like grief, of any size
The suffering, you suffer through
Will always lead
To somewhere new
Despite your fear
That you push through
You persevere
It's the Transformation I love
The healing still leaves a mark
The grieving brightens the stars
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The Cosmic Joke
03:50
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A daydreaming look on my face
Pretending to float in space
Without any form of tether
Emotional or otherwise, the freedom feels better
Is there any strife
That won't be solved by the afterlife?
The Eternal Fix, we can assume
If time heals every wound
Then it'll all be over soon
The best jokes are always morbid
Making fun of the distorted
The darkness loses it's teeth
When I laugh directly at it, pressed under my feet
Comedy's a gift
Forever in the present when we riff
If there's no more than this
the Cosmic Joke sure hits
Come on, that's hilarious
Thinking back over your life
Questioning if you've done right
Some people they rarely change
I highly doubt you're one of them, you're curious, you're brave
You have been abused
Now you are set loose
You bite your tongue and cheek
Because you were told not to speak
But you need to be released
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6. |
Strong Enough
03:33
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I believe I am strong enough
I believe I am brave enough
I believe I am bright enough for me
I believe I am capable
I believe I am powerful
I believe I can tear the whole thing apart
I believe I have always known
That these delusions are overblown
But I will harvest what I have grown
from seed
All the struggles are guaranteed
Like how a lung always craves to breath
When every sip of air must secede
And depart
They all say I cannot compete
They all say I am incomplete
They say I'm chasing a fantasy
They might be right
I believe I am strong enough
I believe I am wise enough
I believe I am rising up, you'll see
I'm gonna sing an impossible note, I'm gonna write an impossible song
I'm gonna read an impossible word, I'm gonna right an impossible wrong
I'm gonna paint an impossible hue, I'm gonna light an impossible flame
I'm gonna say an impossible joke, I'm gonna hold an impossible name
I'm gonna sing an impossible note, I'm gonna swing an impossible punch
I'm gonna live an impossible life, I'm gonna get an impossible hunch
I'm gonna drive an impossible turn, I'm gonna form an impossible band
I'm gonna bite an impossible meal, I'm gonna be the impossible man
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Safety In A Cage
03:10
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I'm in the only forest
Saving anything I can pull inside
Safety in a cage
I'll write a book about it
Every single word could be exchanged
Shuffling on a page
The hope of written word
Is comforting and cold and valuable
Both clever and absurd
And now I'm aiming for it
For what I am told that I should not do
Yet I still follow the muse
We will hold the lightning
I don't think answers are
The thing that I am actually searching for
A paradox at it's core
I see you coasting through
Your prayer is all about the performance too
As if it's all ends with you
I refuse to be a pessimist
Despite the evidence of a crumbling day
Screaming in my face
I wish to serve a greater machinery
Far bigger than that which I could conceive
Far beyond my way
We will hold the lightning
Over earth and under sea, I see it all surrendering
Quietly and subtly, it's leaning towards serenity
It's grace, in time, will be complete
To swallow you, to swallow me
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8. |
Brittle Wolf
05:30
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I am gonna learn how to take a compliment
I am gonna learn how to be still and content
I did not intend to form a community
I had no idea as to who shares this frequency
Breathe with me
You're a charging deer, you're a timid fox
You will overcome
You're a gracious mouse, you're a vicious bird
you will overcome
Breathe with me
You're a hardened owl, you're a brittle wolf
you will overcome
You're a clever bear, you're a loving lynx
you will overcome
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9. |
Defiant Like A Cancer
02:56
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I'm slower at this age
I swear I was a dancer
I still get up on stage
Defiant like a cancer
I'm up there by myself
Nothing else to keep me steady
I might not move with grace
My body's broken, my spirit's ready
I shut my eyes and move
to a song loved by my sisters
The melody is strong
Turns the screaming into whispers
The voices fade away
Every movement is an answer
I still get up on stage
Defiant like a cancer
I hate how it's all changed
I miss my old body
This sickness takes it's toll
But I'll be damned before it stops me
I take it from the top
The specifics are kinda hazy
But during every step
I exude every memory
My body may look old
But I swear I am a dancer
I still get up on stage
Defiant like a cancer
I will conquer every fear
Even after the surgery
I did not get this disease
This disease, yeah, it got me
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10. |
Until We Reach The Sun
03:11
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Take my hand we'll walk until our legs give out
Then in the grass we'll watch the pink and purple clouds
And our insect friends with make us think of the bigger picture and how
We don't always know what we talk about
Take my hand we'll walk until we reach the sun
As it fights across a hill with clear passion
We'll marvel at this star so big that we could never outrun
But we'll still try to just for fun
Take my hand we'll walk until we scale the cliffs
That overlook all of the trees and birds and fish
And the air we'll breathe'll have a certain flavor that could not be eclipsed
Like hope that acts much smaller than it is
Take my hand we'll walk until we fall asleep
By a cow field that will influence our dreams
And we'll meet there and keep walking, traveling anywhere we please
And do so with ease, discovery
Tell me: what'd you like to go and see?
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Pocket Vinyl Norwich, Connecticut
The Basics about Pocket Vinyl:
-Eric Stevenson slams on the piano and sings while
Elizabeth Jancewicz paints on stage
-The songs are mainly about death, sexuality, silence, uncertainty, and defiant hope.
-They've made many comics, records, and a film, and played over 1000 shows, and they have no plans to stop
Enjoy whatever you may find.
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