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Hole into a Home
04:57
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You have sticks and kerosene
And I have matches, cans of beans,
And extra socks to keep us warm and dry
You have stories harrowing
Of how you tried to kill the king
Before the war
Before this went awry
We will sling these pesky stones
We will trim what's overgrown
We will build this hole into a home
The water makes our bodies brittle
The roof we made it leaks a little
But we have buckets, tape and iodine
At night we light our light and play
Guitar and sing of better days
And tell the children of your mother’s eyes
(We’re torn, but they should know that)
We will face this great unknown
We will heal our broken bones
We will build this hole into a home
With a little bit of lift and torsion
With a little bit of sound distortion
Exchanging letters in sly contortions
This semantic flip is working
We will build this hole
Smoke alarms and fire escapes
Can’t save us if we look away
Sit and pray for it to turn out fine
In our age - the great eclipse
Press my to your apoca-lips
“Would you die for me?”
I answer "Anytime"
We will see in monochrome
We will speak without our phones
We will build this hole into a home
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2. |
Catastrophe
02:57
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Voices calling out
Voices calling out
I don’t know my name
Pressing through the crowd
Deafened by the sound
I don’t know my name
Catastrophe
Turning up the sound
Drowns the feelings out
I don’t know my name
Music in the ground
Wakes they shake my bowls
I don’t know my name
Catastrophe
Pieces strewn about
Bodies on the ground
I don’t know my name
Sky is falling down
That’s it - Holy cow
I don’t know my name
Catastrophe
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3. |
Apoptose
03:54
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Human
Not human
Graduates crawl
To their desks every day
Collecting themselves
Collecting their wages
The gardeners charge
An arm and a leg
Trimming the hedge
Keeping the best
Tossing the rest out the window
Apoptose
You’ve got to go
Apoptose
Uh oh
Apoptose
You know
We’re going to miss you thank you
Apoptose
One can only divide so many times
So many times before it shows
Human
Not human
Copy editors check
At astonishing rates
While cells are killing themselves over minor mistakes
The system nixes its health
It takes what it takes
The fix of it though
The body gets old
Misses a bitch of a typo
Apoptose
You’ve got to go
Apoptose
Uh oh
Apoptose
You know
We’re going to miss you thank you
Apoptose
One can only divide so many times
So many times before it shows
Human
Not human
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4. |
Pheidippides
04:52
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I had a dream
the war machine
was coming
It was up to me
To save the country
Save the city
Save the peace
To save the sovereignty for Greece
I took to my feet
A sip of honey
running
Swiftly through the mountains
Toward the beach
To tell my side they’re coming
The war was raging by the sea
Persian mercenaries fell
in Fennel fields
In summer heat
The panic drove them to back to hell
One-two to thwart Artaphernes
Everyone back home should know
As if the world depends on me
I went as hard as I could go
I could go a hundred more
I heard the voice of destiny
shook my shoulders
She said “son
You have a story to complete.
You have miles yet to run”
A messenger, I did my deed
Bursting gasping bloodied
When I collapsed At their feet
The crowd screamed
Son say something!
Victory! Victory!
I could go a hundred more
I can’t help
Thinking time is running out
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5. |
Dominoes
02:31
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Some days
Got the world inside your hands
You can get whatever you decide
If you stick to the list
If the itch subsides
Old ways
Like water through a dam
Cool calm 'til it finds a crack
It can't stand still and it can't hold back
Oh no
These dominoes are falling down again
Oh no
These dominoes are making your decisions
Oh no
These dominoes are having an effect
They're having an effect
Written down
All the motives in your head
Well done
Got 'em all lined up
And you've planned where to go
And you've planned when to stop
And I
Thought you put these foibles to bed
You can feel coming
The shaking starts
When you can't stand still and you can't stand to walk
Oh no
These dominoes are falling down again
Oh no
These dominoes are making your decisions
Oh no
These dominoes are having an effect
They're having an effect
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6. |
One Thing I Know
04:48
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One thing I know
Wish time would slow down
Echoes
When I get home
And bid hello
To the empty spaces
One thing I know
One thing I know
One thing I know
I’m losing hope
Of getting over
This before I fold
My time is short
I’m so much older
One thing I know
One thing I know
One thing I know
It shook my soul
Shattered my bones
I’m so scared
To lose my hair
To assume a label
One thing I know
One thing I know
I’m too young
To feel so old
What id give to go
To go
To go out dancing
One thing I know
One thing I know
One thing I know
You’re going to die
So am I
I’m coming over
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Andrew Bockus California
Andrew Bockus is a chemist, runner, and musician based in California.
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