1. |
Your New Bike
03:14
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hear me
let me cry into your ears
let me dissipate our fears
it's not just you, me too
hear me
we all suffer alone
there are reasons to be stoned
it's too heavy alone
so love the ones around you
while you're here
it's cold otherwise
hey man,
you're not helping anyone
always hiding from the sun
in your bedroom...get up
you need
redder blood pumping inside
eat some veggies, take a ride
on your new bike outside
so love the world around you
while you're here
one day, you'll see no sky
can you believe the way we
project our minds
into the living world?
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2. |
Getting Bored
01:43
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think that we
both agree
I should leave
but I freeze
looking for
something more
I implore,
not the door
can't be sure
of your words
it's absurd
but the bird
in my heart
isn't smart
he just starts
then departs
so I pick up all these plumes
in my room, and sing this tune
guess that I was wrong oh now
now I long for a new song
I guess that we
both are easy
to please
but that leaves
room for war
at the core
getting bored
oh my lord
nothing's cured
plus the words
that you churned
kinda burned
there's an art
to this part
don't play darts
with tender hearts
now the afternoon just looms
like a womb with too much room
it's so long, I'm not that strong
guess I'll stick with the same song
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3. |
Chrysanthemums
02:29
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eyes of water
gray and flowing
watch the black car
as he goes
to his free life
with her flowers
she's a man's wife
once a lover
but not anymore
wash the dirt off
from your garden
scratch the dead skin
off your bones
feel the warm glow
of the red tracks
scratched into your
narrow back
are you adored?
not anymore
strong hands for feeble plans
under-nurtured love
who will save her
from her static life?
maybe some wine
or some time
to forget
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4. |
Ego Shreds
03:48
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it's the stars, "don't let me
hold you down, sweet ground"
monday bars for tuesday's
stockholm frown...I'd drown
if you go
don't you know
it's all inside of your head
hold me down, don't let me
sun keeps setting over and over again
wake up, friend, you're out of touch with the end
remember you are gonna die
and let that free you
there's a war inside each
and every head 'til death
here's the part we let go
go to bed...ego shreds
when you go
don't you know
it's all inside of your head
hold me down, don't let me
sun keeps setting over and over again
wake up, friend, you're out of touch with the end
remember you are gonna die
and let that free you
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5. |
My Life As A Zoo
01:54
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I am trying to hold on to
the parts of my brain that look like a zoo
the primate sex drive overcome by
the mean old humans holding me down
I'm a three-toed sloth that
just wants a little bit of
peace and quiet,
is that so much to ask?
There's a lion somewhere but he's just a
famished little cub that's mocked and booed
A killer whale successfully tamed and blamed
for the little ones not having fun
Perhaps the most interesting animal here
is the human putting cages around everyone
Don't blame me for the state I'm in
it's a reaction to the world created by
humans just looking for someone to fuck
sorry you can't find one person to love you
I am losing control of my brain
when I smoke too much and obsessively complain
about every animal wrong with me
that was naturally there when I came into being
It's okay to feel bat sometimes
and sometimes I'll be happy as a clam
But are they really that happy? flapping everyday
in the six-inch water, nobody came
to check out the clams, apparently they're
the happiest ones, but how would I know?
I'm the cages, somewhere, yellow pages,
looking for a buddy to help me with this one
Don't blame me for the state I'm in
it's a reaction to the world created by
humans just looking for someone to love
sorry you can't find one one
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6. |
The Ride
06:46
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half the world is burning
'cause we only learned to fear
that cadence that draws near
if we only realized
that "this is just a ride"
we wouldn't have these sides
these beliefs are antiquated
tainted, and we bent
to keep them relevant
as the world keeps turning
we stay static in our minds
with our hands over our eyes
one more time, let's realize
our tunnel-visioned lives
and the actions we're prescribed
take it on yourself to rise
above the burning skies
and the airwaves you can buy
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7. |
The Inner City
03:06
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finally, I can see
the stars like you do
the inner city
outshines them back home
who'd have thought
we'd overpower
our own universe?
I could barely see a single blade of grass
underneath that carpet of stone
well, now I'm up here
and it's quiet, and still
I can see why you left home
and would never return
everyone's scared
of this place I now dream
I'll be there one day
but for now, I'm just a visitor
curious of where I'll be
I'll see you when I'm done here
I've no hurry, no fear (bullshit)
but admittedly tears
my friends are all leaving
I won't see them 'round here
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8. |
Matthew
02:48
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Matthew, I can see
all the truth and vibrancy
that can bless or torment you,
you are not able to choose
to be blind or realize
the deceit before our eyes.
You can see the ship is sinking
but no one wants to know.
Matthew, I just wanted
to tell you I am fond
of your soulful, tortured fingers
that dance as if the singers
in this insipid world
had the power to absorb
all the animosity,
greed and death anxiety
that the powerful rely on to survive,
but we're alive.
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9. |
Final Thoughts
01:44
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so, don't worry
be happy, and love
free yourself from
all sorrow and shame
open up your heart
open your mind
open your legs...baby walk with me
you are one body
one part of the whole
others are 'me'
to themselves, like you
don't let fear in your heart
open your eyes
be satisfied
you can be all you want
if you believe
set yourself free
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Peter Winnipeg Berlin, Germany
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