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1. |
Drown Me
03:52
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I call and you will answer
copied transmissions to relay
recalling patterns of sound
mirroring every word I say
do you understand me?
echoes repeating so softly
growing louder with every breath
drown me out in your reflections
delayed replaying every step
do you understand me?
you call and I will answer
imitation of sound in waves
reverberations of you
reflecting every word you say
do I understand you?
reverberations of you
mirroring every word I say
do you understand me?
do I understand you?
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2. |
Weeping Machine
03:59
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what’s in your head?
I want to know
so let me climb inside
I’d love to see
what the world looks like
through your eyes
the only thing I know for sure is 'nothing'
I might be the only thing that’s real
inside your head
can I hear
all your thoughts about me?
and through your eyes
will I see
that you still love me?
is this real?
I think it might be all in my head
the only thing I know for sure is nothing
I might be the only thing that’s real
if I could live inside your head for one day
I would know exactly how you feel
what is real?
I think it might be all in your head
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3. |
In Between
04:18
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“come back down”
you said to me
head in the clouds, paint a picture
draw me in
without a trace
into focus, it’s all a blur
I’m in heaven
look for small signs
for some proof of life
I was here, with you
if you’re dropping hints
would I know for sure
that I’ve left you?
I’m in heaven
we’re in heaven
mixed signals
separate
living proof from a dying wish
evidence
without a clue
truth be told, you won’t admit it
I’m in heaven
I’m in heaven
we’re in heaven
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4. |
Time
03:38
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down to the second
first time around
faults of perception
will lock you down
up-to-the minute
measures of life
just the illusion
of passing time
still waiting for an idle moment
never to seize the day
the past, the present and the future
already underway
the living hours
will pass you by
their hands tick away
while your hands are tied
caught the reflections of your changing life
caught up in the reflection
still days fixed, in time
you can’t break free
just an illusion
of memory
caught the reflections of your changing life
caught up in the reflection
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5. |
Small Hours
03:46
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early morning, waking hours
hear you breathing, slow and steady
I can tell you’re still asleep
won’t come back until you’re ready
the light of day
dawning on you
the sky opens up to me
as birds sing your melody
such a lovely face at rest
eyes closed in a peaceful slumber
apparitions, far away
partly close, but still mostly gone
as birds sing your melody
the light of day
dawning on you
these small hours
come into view
morning sheds some
light upon you
just a story
nothing was true
waking up with heavy eyes
bathed in the first light of your sunrise
the sky opens up to me
as birds sing your melody
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6. |
Tether
03:59
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such a small thread
holds you in place
(don’t let it go)
with the slightest pull
you float away
(so don’t let go)
spools unravel
wires mismatch
keep it together
this tiny cord
(don't let it go)
keeps you with me
(so don’t let go)
keep it together
spools unravel
wires mismatch
path less travelled
no strings attached
you're at the
end of your tether
don't let go
keep it together
keep it together
such a small thread
(keep it together)
holds you in place
(keep it together)
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7. |
Observer
03:59
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one outcome will display
two possibilities
your thought experiment
tests my reality
you don’t know
what you’ve been missing
unobserved
dead and alive
in a box
of unresolved states
off and on
at the same time
open up and show me
my insecurity
collapse me through decay
and tell me what you see
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8. |
Wide Awake
03:41
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still wide-awake and still daydreaming
of the great stillness of the night
fully aware, in new surroundings
keep the time with a watchful eye
(no signs of life)
in your silent hours
contemplating life
a rhyme without a reason
you won’t sleep tonight
there is a slow, dull, roaring silence
from somewhere deep inside your mind
(no signs of life)
In the dark you should travel light
(no signs of life)
no signs of life
no signs of life
still wide awake and still daydreaming
keep timing a watchful eye
(no signs of life)
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9. |
Holding
04:26
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always connected somewhere
oceans away
swimming in the same waters
we’ll separate
under a parallel sun
you’ve been detected out there
always connected somewhere
won’t let you go
it’s better late than never
same differences
still holding us together
this is the day
you’ve been detected out there
crossing your path
the trail leads to familiar fields
never a match
under a separate covering fire
under a different falling sky
always connected somewhere
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Big Picture
03:57
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I am a lonely fraction
falling in a whole
been driven to distraction
well-kept, under control
I’m just a small abstraction
art imitating life
adding up the subtractions
divisions multiply
there is a difference looking from afar
it’s all a sum that’s larger than its parts
the big picture is everything
and you are a part of the canvas
I am a deviation
on your well-travelled road
turn doubt to hesitation
free-will with self-control
The big picture is everything
and you are a part of the canvas
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11. |
Mirrors
03:25
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silver linings
focused deep in your eyes
through the mirror
you reflect every light
so far, so good
close to perfect
draw a line
and you will blur it all
barely skin-deep
a precious metal under glass
so far, so good
close to perfect
draw a line
and you will blur it
dots connecting
hidden in view
you’ll become me
I’ll become you
undivided
you’re still the better half
you’ll become me
I’ll become you
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12. |
Last Light
04:16
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shadows grow tall from shortening daylight
slowly the sun will drop out of sight
shades of you
light my way
as the horizon
fades from blue to black of night
I’m caught in the middle
in the fiery glow
of the last light
shades of you
light my way
radiant colours, washing away
replaced by the grayscale at the end of the day
lost in the shadows, you found a way
shades of you
light my way
as night falls
you’re rising
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13. |
Ritual
05:03
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there’s a pattern
when leaves dance in the wind
communicating
a ritual of light
swaying back and forth
order pre-ordained
feel the breath of life
carry you away
a grand design
an aimless structuring
interactions
in an endless chain
symmetry in
fractal pattern
abstract beauty
formed at random
autumn breath whispers in your ear
(autumn breath whispers in your ear)
there’s a signal
a harmony in noise
oscillating
under the surface
swaying back and forth
order pre-ordained
hear the breath of life
carry you away
a grand design
an aimless structuring
interactions
of an endless chain
autumn breath whispers in your ear
(autumn breath whispers in your ear)
“you are a part of everything”
(you are a part of everything)
short sequences that you can’t hear
(short sequences that you can’t hear)
connections forming everywhere
(connecting forming everywhere)
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Slowly Toronto, Ontario
Some guy from Toronto who makes noisy, shoegazey, grungy, post-rock-y music of some sort.
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