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Escape into Reality 02:54
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Welcome to reality You were once just a thought inside my mind Now you're in the universe And you can be interpreted in many different ways No one knows how long you will be around So make use of the time you have while you're here
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Mirror-Touch 03:32
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I've walked in so many shoes I could feel almost everything down to their souls Is there only one way to be? Is there another iteration of who I am? If I were born anywhere else Would I still cherish the same things that I do now? Is there only one way to see? Do the same rose colored glasses work for everyone else? What did the world hole see? Mirror, mirror on the wall Did Mandela die in prison? What did the whole world see? Magic mirror on the wall Did Madiba die of infection? I've walked down so many roads I've learned to cut through the forks to make my own path Is there only one way to go? Is there some value in wandering to "nowhere"? If I could be anyone else Would I inherit a brand new set of problems? Is there only one way to grow? Do the same set of lessons teach everyone else? What did the world hole see? Mirror, mirror on the wall Did they marry in Yumiura? What did the whole world see? Magic mirror on the wall Did they ever really meet there? What we need is empathy Like a mirror-touch synesthete Contagious emotions spread Through our mirror neurons
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A Mind of My Own 05:00
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I have racing thoughts But I can't bet on the winner When they're on their mark, get set and go I have many thoughts Some are unpredictable Swirling like a storm before it breaks Someday, I believe I will have A mind of my own You may want to program thinking Just leave mine alone Which actions are learned? Do I have my own instincts? Who knows if my slate was ever clean? What have I been taught? Can I remember my teacher? A blind teacher can't see their pupils
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Planned Obsolescence 04:19
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This was once my favorite toy But now they say it's obsolete This was once my favorite game But now they say it's obsolete This was once my favorite show But now they say it's obsolete Everything has been replaced Or occupies a different space Take away the things I love And show me what to get rid of Clear some space for something new And read about the next breakthrough Throw out all this useless junk Or hide it in a buried trunk I don't care if there's a fee Just shut up and take my money This was once my favorite phone But now they say it's obsolete This was once my favorite store But now they say it's obsolete This was once my favorite job But now they say it's obsolete Everything has been replaced Or occupies a different space I can't wait to see what's next I'm sure it will be better Than the ones that they made just last year I doubt they rushed to release it My life will greatly improve With this new modern miracle For now, I'll accept any bugs They'll have them fixed by next year
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Stuck in My Head 04:42
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One day, on my way home My mind drifted into the unknown I'm not sure where it came from But out of nowhere, I began to hum Call it humsickness or earworms All I know is that it's stuck in my head Like a tune wedgy Call it melodymania All I know is that it's stuck in my head Like an itch inside my brain Then later that same day As I pulled into my driveway The broken record played And began to thoroughly pervade When it was time for bed Just as my pillow touched my head I started to fall asleep Until that melody began to creep
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The Mansion Family 03:32
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During the Summer of Greed, a new guru appeared To show us how we are meant to live Hatred is all the rage to a populist Scapegoats will sometimes eat canned applause Everyone knows we make our best decisions when We are feeling angry and afraid The audience of Dunning–Kruger was in full effect Whatever they believed was now the "best" If we all decide to calm down And start thinking through things in rational ways We would never learn not to love A large part of the fear That motivates us to turn against the world Is we don't want to cease to exist He would not be our first choice, that we can tell you We're desperate to end the status quo All of the flyover states were now in full swing Eventually, the pendulum comes back Christ-inspired legislation will put lepers on the Endangered Pre-Existing Condition Act The anosognosia of everyday life will Keep the cycle of violence alive
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Etic Kit 03:38
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In my mind is a kennel of rescue dogs from Pavlov's lab I've been trained to do some tricks so that I could fool myself forever Someone teach my rescue dogs to sniff out what makes them drool So that I can see what I was spoonfed by the outside world I will be the silent observer Swearing not to interfere Each time I see a pattern emerge It will be less likely to occur In my heart is a better life where I can choose how I'll react When someone decides to push one of my hot buttons
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Captain General 04:40
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We are in a war With reality We must be saved from the truth Something must be done Let's propose something Then say that it must be done Give us a broad brush To paint a vague picture Of a polarizing scene Give an argument From your own authority Turning the tables in a game of musical chairs Will make it seem like it was your question...not theirs And when you challenge someone's right to even ask Getting an answer becomes a much harder task In ordinary conversation Speakers and hearers cooperate All you have to do is keep in mind All four of the Gricean norms If you violate any of them Then it will seem like deception Make sure your communication has Info in the right quantity And be of truthful quality Deliver appropriately And, of course, relevantly When you answer a question with another one Some people won't notice that anything was done And then when you use a transitional device Practically any answer given will suffice In ordinary conversation Speakers and hearers cooperate All you have to do is keep in mind All four of the Gricean norms If you violate any of them Then it will seem like deception Make sure your communication has Info in the right quantity And be of truthful quality Deliver appropriately And be relevant Dodge those questions Captain General Save us from facts Do not answer Captain General Teach us your newspeak
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Sins of the Archers 03:14
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I am constantly missing the mark My landscape of redemption is now stark I will never live down my mistakes My landscape of redemption has earthquakes People often choose who to forgive Based on how they think someone should live Some can only see in black and white They think there is always wrong and right Karma has become a female dog No one will make room for a dialogue Everybody stumbles now and then Just make sure you never do it again
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Double Bind 04:41
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I cannot do anything right...or so my critics say It seems like nothing I do will ever be OK There will always be someone who sees me as a threat Sometimes it's a person whom I have never met If you're playing my conscience If things seem overblown If there aren't correct options Then I'll redirect it with a koan I am often damned if I do and damned if I don't When I choose to help someone and also when I won't There will always be someone who doesn't like my style Sometimes it's a person who is like what they revile Actions can always be redefined To put you inside of a double bind How you choose to react to it is up to you Statements can always be redefined To put you inside of a double bind How you choose to react to it is up to you
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Special K Selected 04:21
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Jane Doe was in a partying mood Tonight was not a night to be subdued She heard about a party from a friend And told her she'd be happy to attend As the night lingered on She grew tired and started to yawn Then "Prince Charming" took her hand It was clear that she could barely stand Suddenly, she drifted off to sleep And "Prince Charming" turned into a creep After 20 minutes of action She woke up and found out what he'd done As her tears turned into RAINN She feared he would try to shift the blame And to make matters worse He'd find many ways to asperse The rock missed the glass ceiling again And hit an Overton window In the national locker room A safe space for all assholes
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Creed Clearwater Florida 03:36
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I've emptied out my whole bank account We own the rights to the truth I've told their members all my deepest thoughts If you leave us, you'll be screwed My family is no longer in my life Now there will be no rescue I wish I could share everything I've learned Talk to the press and we'll sue Just get these spirits out of me I'll happily pay you a fee Say what you want and I'll agree I promise I will never flee I'm starting to wonder why things cost so much We own the rights to the truth It feels like I am in the mafia If you leave us, you'll be screwed They sent me to work on one of their cruise ships Now there will be no rescue I'm now a slave who signed his life away Talk to the press and we'll sue
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More Examples 03:41
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Welcome to the modern world We call it The Age of Big Data Everything we do is tracked Everything we feel is known It is time for us to see That we live inside The Metrics Any website can be hacked Any leader can be overthrown It is time for all of us to feel The force behind our new teacher, Yotta Data and knowledge are not the same My employer wants to know everything I do Whether it's in context or not The paranoid are in a candy store Looking everywhere for razor blades Profiling is only OK when We are not profiling the police It is sometimes hard to figure out Who is on our side and who is the thug Law enforcement wants to know everything I do Whether I am guilty or not

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released April 30, 2017

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Coitus, pharmaceuticals, and whatever Alan Freed's ghost calls my music.

These rough recordings are some musical ideas I've had over the years. The process is very slow because I'm doing everything on my own - guitars, drums, vocals, lyrics, recording, mixing, etc. I hope to someday record them again with a band and maybe play them live. Until then, enjoy listening to my creative process. ... more

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