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Apocalypse 1

by Andrew Bockus

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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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Catastrophe 02:57
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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Apoptose 03:54
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
4.
Pheidippides 04:52
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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Dominoes 02:31
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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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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released June 19, 2020

All songs written, recorded, and produced by Andrew Bockus

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Andrew Bockus is a chemist, runner, and musician based in California.

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