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Relative Truth
01:41
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even if we’re honest
we still won’t know the degree of honesty
even though we’re hung up on truth
it’s a fool’s errand because truth is relative
I don’t have what I arrived here with
I seem to have lost it
I paid my way so I wouldn’t feel guilty
but now I feel like a sucker
when something’s small it’s microscopic
when something’s big it’s larger than life
I’ve been bouncing between the poles
I’m gonna spend next summer at the equator
I don’t have what I arrived here with
I seem to have lost it
my relative truth is if I don’t let go
I’m gonna get carried away and be gone
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2. |
Natural To Need
02:06
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supernatural circumstances stand up to some scrutiny
people dying stop to dance as time stands still hypnotically
in the saucepan is a small man made of plastic melting down
out the back door there’s a great war fought and won under the sun
I spelled it out for someone
and I heard it read back to me
perfume filled the nose and burned the eyes but not enough to blind
all those who opposed perfume got left behind to smell unkind
I made it back for more
and I fought my greatest fear
it’s natural to need the foundation and the framework
but it’s necessary to see that’s it’s all still gonna crumble
below the bottom line is the center of the hot earth
above the crooked spine is a dangling skeleton head
landlocked in a desert house deserted by a coastal creature
made friends with a mouse
he mistakenly made me his teacher
but I’ve never been a mouse
and I don’t know how to be one
it’s natural to need the foundation and the framework
but it’s necessary to know that’s it’s all still gotta go
if we could just stay here then here wouldn’t even be special
if we could just stay here we’d dream of waking up
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Standing On Hind Legs
02:08
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in the drivers seat it’s never ok to fall asleep
instead of driving
in the bed of a truck it’s probably ok to doze off
but it’s way too bumpy
all the money in the world
wouldn’t be enough for what I would pay
to stay in bed all day
it’s not that I’m trying to actively avoid
the act of living
it’s just that I’m addicted to feeling rested
and ready to go
I know I need to find balance
I keep falling over and I can’t walk around with a pole
it’s not my goal
my ears are ringing more than they ever have
my voice is singing a song about my ears
my head is filled with ideas undertaken
my understanding is expanding over time
I believed in a false prophet and it
motivated my movements
I believed in a true crime story that
most likely made no sense
why would anybody want to kill
I belong on a farm where I’m free to roam
and free to sleep
all afternoon it’s sooner than you think
the waiting game feels like more of the same
my head is filled with ideas undertaken
my understanding is standing on hind legs
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when I showed concern for other people
it must have mostly been a show
I don’t remember if I was conscious of it
I don’t recall anything at all
when I ponder the point of a story
I wonder if it needed to be made
I’m an animal in an allegory
I put on shoes not made for humans
every time I tilt my head
I see the world as I would if I walked with a lean
but if I close my eyes instead
all I see is it doesn’t even matter
valet parking spoiled me rotten and I
only ever did it one time
I don’t really want to make a fuss
I probably need to just ride the bus
every time I tilt my head
I see the world as I would if I walked with a lean
but if I close my eyes instead
all I see is it doesn’t even matter
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5. |
It Said It Again
02:04
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on the way back to here I heard a voice say in my ear
what are you doing
where have you been
I ignored it and then it said it again
superficial as I might be
I know all that matters is to be free
whatever the opposite of alone is
that’s what I am
usually I just want to sit in a room by myself
if I could go back in time I’d try to change the paradigm
and pair myself with a doppelganger
we’d hang our coats on coat hangers
and live our lives wrinkle free
superficial as that might be
I wish I could blame this all on someone
I can’t but I want to
unfortunately no one looks like me
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6. |
the Blood Pumper
02:10
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seriously certain of one thing and another thing
counting to two gives me something to do
there’s probably more somewhere behind the door
there’s probably an answer but the question is unanswerable
tugging at heart strings unravels the blood pumper
the heart of the action is the center of the universe
smiles are miles wide
there’s nothing to hide
but sometimes they’re fake
it feels sneaky as a snake
it’s painfully obvious that teeth getting pulled
is gonna hurt like hell
it’s blissfully ignorant to watch the clouds go by
instead of chasing them
despite all the best efforts for and against it
it feels like we’re back right where everything started
four minus three is the one thing I’m talking about *
I used to add things up now I take things away
it’s painfully obvious that teeth getting pulled
is gonna hurt like hell
it’s glowing inside the house because a light switched on
and it’s dark out here
it’s also cold
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7. |
Wind Chimes Sing
02:31
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when I think about you all I want to do
is hold you close
I very nearly lost you
it’s not normal to see
someone made like me
and you love me
not in spite of but because of
and now we’re right here
we disappear
and reemerge every morning better
it takes courage to be willing to be free
you’ve been fearless ever since I met you
sometimes the wind chimes sing a song
we might never have known
sometimes the world looks like
it couldn’t be more forgiving
when I first saw you I think I felt confused
I couldn’t make sense of your beauty
if I had known back then I’d have grabbed a pen
and written down exactly what I was feeling
now we’re right here
on the frontier of finding out love is formless
I made a formal request to keep me at my best
but I know it’s not so simple as I make it
sometimes the wind chimes sing a song
we might never have known
sometimes the earth moves right under our feet
when we’re walking
all I can do is promise I’ll always do all I can do
please let me love you
right now forever
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8. |
Me and the Mountain
02:19
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I sleep soundly
when I hear a sound I usually don’t wake up
if I’m asleep I’m wondering if my senses even work at all
I had had a plan to get a tan
but when I go outside I want to hide myself right under a tree
in my absence I had sense enough to know I wasn’t around
entire weeks went by before I noticed I was having fun
maybe fun is way too strong a word
maybe overthinking starts me drinking when I think I’ve stopped
I emerge right on the verge of a
cliff and keep my balance because
down below there’s a rainbow
which means I’m really high up
in the grass I pass the time watching blades individually
I think about my parents and I think about my children
I’m hoping in a year I’ll have no fear
but time is just a myth that we’ve all been putting up with
I emerge right on the verge of a
cliff and keep my balance because
as I suspected it’s all connected
which means that me and the mountain are one
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9. |
A Real Good Read
01:59
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I put up walls to keep me away from
the things I keep behind them
and I made up stories instead of
listening to other people
backed in a corner office
everyone else is cautious
they don’t even walk backwards anymore
I am a true believer
but also an underachiever
and I’m over it
one of the words I searched for in the
dictionary was nowhere to be found
I figured I must have made it up
or maybe I just misspelled it
it’s seemingly ordinary
but the basis is voluntary
it’s always hard to get a real good read
I am a true believer
but also an underachiever
and I vote with my throat
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Laughing At My Own Jokes
02:07
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a blueberry was hiding in my pancake
and I ate it
the juice got on my white shirt
so I washed it
but I washed it with a red sock
and now I’m the proud owner of a pink shirt
I’m closer to feeling what it feels like to be far away
it started when I couldn’t stop laughing at my own jokes
I walked in circles to tire myself out
until I realized I was tired of always walking
every once in a while when it’s quiet
it’s necessary to be noisy for no reason
to make believe it’s possible to have power
to make sure everyone is listening
I’m closer to feeling what it feels like to be far away
it started when I couldn’t stop frowning at reflections
if I was able to I’d climb under the table to
eat all the scraps but I’d do it like a gentleman
after a full day I’m not sure what to say
after a long night I’m surprised by the daylight
when I walk in circles I imagine I’m driving
a race car as slow as a race car could possibly go
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Sharing Is Fantastic
03:02
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if pyramids are triangles then
the moon is a circle
the squares out there are worse for wear so
they’re crying in right angles
conclusions say everyday it’s something or the other
all along we all belong
and the circle sun is smiling
every blessing keeps me guessing
I’m a stranger to my point of view
the one thing I cant think about
is the only thing I think about
and so the stage is setting fast
the page is turning from the past
the meteoric metaphoric moment
is making a mockery of most everything
instead of staying still
cried a little and died a little a lot
the details don’t matter
dressing rooms get swept by brooms
and the floor keeps score
the bombardier is full of fear
the power is a curse
up until now I didn’t know how
to find a way that’s easy
every blessing keeps me guessing
I’m a stranger to my point of view
the only thing I want to say
won’t matter if I say it that way
and so the stage is setting fast
the page is turning from the past
the halfway mark is in the dark
the finish line is by design
and I’ll share with you
because sharing is fantastic
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12. |
See Symmetrically
01:57
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eyes fixed on faces look through
they see symmetrically
hands hold each other up and rob
each other blind
brains fail at the worst times
and instinct is a rabid dog
hair is going everywhere
it must’ve been a long night
if it’s possible it’s only going to get more confusing
when we’re all done hopefully we’ve never had so much fun
it’s better to get lost in losing track of time
the track record is broken in a light flash
sometimes I change radically
it happens just sporadically
my hands are holding on for life
but my eyes are staring down death
if it’s possible it’s only going to get more confusing
when we’re all done hopefully we’ve never had so much fun
a truckload of treasure backed on up to my house
I’m pretty sure this is where I live
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13. |
Supposed To Be Fun
02:11
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I’d forget my own head if it weren’t attached
and I’d be late to my own funeral if I needed more time
I got let loose when I wanted to be left alone
and I got picked up when I couldn’t get off the ground
there’s something to be said for living until you’re dead
the race as it’s run is supposed to be fun
it’s supposed to be easy
time will tell when it’s good and well when I’m ready to hear it
and then I’ll know I gotta let go before I hold on tightly
my biggest fear if I stay right here is I’ll miss my chance to get moving
the happiest thought could be forgot if it isn’t allowed exercise
there’s something to be said for living until you’re dead
the race as it’s run is supposed to be fun
it’s supposed to be easy
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