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M. speciosa
01:02
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im back to moving forward
but i dont think im meant
to try to make that formula
and i dont need your help, see
im fine on my lonesome
the facts, they are compelling
it's not that I can't love again,
it's that im stuck here glaring
back into the night again,
i might get rather daring
step into the darkness,
see if im still even caring
see if someone stops me,
if i im worthy of repairing
this isnt like it was before...
why are comparing?
somebody told me that i am a ghost
and i cant get the traction that i need the most
nobody told me id navigate oceans,
and contemplate notions that arent quite my own
somebody told me that i am a ghost
and I cant get the passion that i need the most
nobody told me id feel my emotions
and tragically hope that i wont be alone
pointlessly ill gesture towards
the map my father bought me
you can see it clearly,
this is why, and what it cost me
i fell into a hole again and darkness almost caught me
im still a little sinner
and id ask for your conjecture
if only the result would be
that i can feel better
i cant leave the computer
but i can feel the blessed earth
let this be a warning to the ones that send me letters
its over
for good.
somebody told me that i am a ghost
and i cant get the traction that i need the most
nobody told me id navigate oceans,
and contemplate notions that arent quite my own
somebody told me that i am a ghost
and I cant get the passion that i need the most
nobody told me id feel my emotions
and tragically hope that i wont be alone
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Mordecai: He wanted to destroy himself.
Ramirez: Suicide, right?
Mordecai: No. More than that. I don't think he wanted to die, to end. He wanted to annihilate the idea of himsellf.
Come to the store at the end of the town
Everybody here, lemme show you around, I
Came as a young man, strong man, sad man
Bad man, dad plans, small man, dead fam. So,
Welcome to town, no need to frown, yes it is dark
But in light we are found
Head to the tavern take a seat by the hearth,
Slug down a pint, lemme tell you the first
Don't go beyond. Don't get lost, if you're back at the edge, We might let you walk
But it's not out of spite
Everybody feels it, we all alike
Artists, poets, academic knows-its
Brooding men, seeking the dark but caught up within
Try to hide the truth like impending cancer
The night doesn't give such easy answers, no.
You met Mordecai? Gray coat, black hat, yeah that guy
Why you let him go? Why'd you let him go?
He was back at the edge, and you watched him leave
Light right behind to despair in the all-night, I
know you feel it now, don't lie to me, I can see through sound.
Dean: You drink. The same as me and the rest. But you drink ice cold gin in the silence of your room.
Ramirez: wh... w-why do you...?
Dean: Because I've seen you before! A thousand times. The artist falling on his paintbrush as a sword. The writer who sees God in a grain of darkness. Sometimes, I stop them, but mostly they ignore me. The wisdom of youth, and all that.
Throat of the world to sequester the light
They call me crazy but I know I'm right
Legends, Apex, tomes sprawled all night
I can see it all, from the perfect height
Vantage, angle, light refraction,
Hair all tangled but the mind's in action
Put it to a plan, better get this crackin'
'fore they know what I am, I can't let this past them
Scramble to clean, shit, they found me, oh Hi Dean!
What do you mean? Hows it uncouth? This is what we do, in pursuit of truth!
Yes, I see. Leave me be. Lemme get me things, then I'll fucking flee
One more time I will ask outright
What do you expect, When you step to the all-night?
Ramirez: Hey, where are you going? I'm not done with you yet.
Dean: ....you'll learn one way or another, that there is nothing out there.
Ramirez: ...You stood there and You were wrong and I was right. But... but you won't guess, you'll never guess...
The night does not give such easy answers.
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[Sample]
I'm leavin, I'm goin to Notre Dame.
Rondo! How could you do that?
I'm 18, I've gotta go to college.
Gonna miss you man. It's gonna suck around here without you.
What's your major gonna be, dude?
Botany.
You're gonna study plants?
I wanna save the rainforests, you know. Somebody's gotta fight for them, it's just... (Punches table)
Can you believe this guy? He's goin off to save the plants. I mean, this guy, he was one of the most hardcore sons of bitches I ever met. And he's goin off to save the plants!
[Guttersugar]
Snuck into the dungeon
Freed a beast in shackles
Broke necks cut throats and slit cackles
I never go for the loot or new weapons
Sometimes I just wanna kick a goblins head in
Mystical cryptic little tomes I found inside a chest
Picked one up read it and it told me using ice is best
My soul leaves me everytime I fire a cicle
I'm out of mana now were really in a pickle
[Botanist]
Cellbound brigand
Chip upon existence
Full unto a tome, next he know he's in position
Pact-bound soul,
Time to get to the revision
Rid the world of the scourge,
Folow through with future visions
Demogorgon lurking in the shadows in derision
Plottin on his life,
like he went and sought forgiveness
Busy with the loot, never thought hed find the missive
Ready to roll, its a critical decision
[Guttersugar]
Round the corner hooded figures, daggers gleaming rogue delivers
Merchandise lifted off a king from his castle
Poison that was left behind a trail of lights that dazzle
Slipped on marbles sucker now it's time to wrastle
No hassle, no sunlight, no sleepin
Fast travel, low light, I been sneakin
[Sample]
Okay, now, I'm gonna try to explain this to you as simply as possible.
Botanists often try to take good qualities from some plants and put them into another.
And that's what you're doing?
No, no, no, no, no. I'm doing something... a little bit more unusual.
I can't tell you what it is right now...
[Botanist]
Subterfuge endeavors
Just to get a little better
Level up and cop a point
To give you new spells, anoint
The party in the oils
Just so we can keep the spoils
Lured into the turmoil,
Initiative is spoiled
Trynna play defense, but these wizards know better
This is just another letter that ill send to all the royals
Frivolous and fettered this is my only conjecture
Call upon the Eldritch just to blast em into never
[Guttersugar]
Mommy's little trickster
Wait for the occasion
Eat a shit sandwich
Prestidigitation
In a bag of holding,
Without hesitation
Snake oil salesman,
Next in the rotation
Loot the lute and play it
Sing a song and slay it
Just roll and don't delay it
And pleas don't Mind Flay it
We're out here for experience,
No matter how you play it
[Botanist]
Escaping from the dungeon with a key, a tome to oversee
law defining text, breaking physicality
maybe this will do it, bring about vitality
life among the garden, now we evermore be worry-free
greenery is scenery, our peace has been secured
celebration hazy, i might go and act a bit demure
Like Kevin James I'm Spacey, we will flourish peace or war
Failing foliage fills my fraying vision
Stormed out of the town, this is my divine mission
Gotta save the plants, or the world in division
Water all the saplings so they're steady in condition
Failing foliage fills my fraying vision
Stormed out of town, this is my divine mission
Gotta save the plants, or the world in division
Water all the saplings so we're steady in condition
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[Sample]
To send your message with urgent, delivery, Press 2.
introverted, ominous
can't subvert it, thats a bust
locked down for count, rolling sticks for runts
complicated, keeping trust
easy pickings, thats a duck
white shirt call chow and they keep it rushed
my shop held down and the books are stuffed
everywhere i go feel wrists are cuffed
trynna fool me, boy? thats risky stuff
so you better lie down, keep your mouth on shut
crash test dummies boutta self destruct
lyin in a bunk, feelin' dead, defunct
cant escape this funk, ima make that jump
when i land, on god, ima kick that junk
well, thats the plan
couldnt understand that it was all a scam
stumbled down a path that only left me gray
no one looking out for me, thats true dismay
man i feel risque
gotta drop it cold, call it fresh sorbet
minutes on the phone, i dunno what to say
wouldnt be alone if only truth were told
i could be so bold, break bread for days
everybody talkin but aint trynna stay
introverted, terrified
cant subvert it, thats a helluva lie
bunkin' and junkin' like pumpkin pie,
fuck goodbyes, everybody happy if i met the sky
light up the candles and pray for my life
cause the dread creepin in like overnight
[Sample]
I wanted to say thank you, to let them know they made me feel at home, and I'd never be able to repay them for that. But what I said, was...
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ANUS!!
Ha, Haha, HELL yeah, I LOVE this guy!
stand up guy like im steven wright
but the jokes on me cause i done wasted time
over and over from doper to sober
from sober to doper my chances are over
surgical perjury; someone should murder me
topple my castle just give me some closure
cynical ogre, covertly bipolar
my memories are missing, my embers will smolder
introverted, locked inside
can't subvert it, that's how ill die
all i got now are beats and rhymes
so i catalyzed, smash that pedal til i hit 105
sped into the night, im just trynna vibe
no rear view, no flawed design
i could be the best if i were so inclined
best keep an eye; now im sans a brother
im sans a wife, im sans a purpose
whats the point in strife?
how im bout to hide?
how im bout to cry?
things happen at day, they dont stop at night
call me b frank, ima fly a kite
fact of it is, im a little bit fried
dont be like me, cal can tell you why
true sedations my destination,
learned to procure sans inebriation
i dont miss the faces, i dont miss the places
fuck around and find that im just complacent
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The binding of the Bishop
It's peace for the omniscient
I might synthesize some sedatives and call them inefficient
Pink clouds above
Im In apartment 1
Another 7 hours til I'm meetin my love
Call me up on ya echo
Baby giving me necco
Pink, white and yellow
Waifers waitin for the cello
see, it's ticking, the clock
And I've been watchin' em drop
My bro, my idols, our squads and y'all pops
I should have taken the drop
But here I stand and I rot
Why I'm held to this coil?
Guess I ought struggle and toil
Pull yourself together man,
Don't sleep on the spoils
Pure will is recommended,
Every moment feel it surge
There's really not a reason for an Ayahuasca purge
The urge to merge with indecision sleeps the end of bunks
Paralysis demons
Time spent active heathens
Legendary missionaries
Sent by sheltered evils
It's true Political actors are actually active in military qanon extremist cult factions
Lacking in action
Laughing as batshit
Complete disinformation seems the norm for these has-beens
Your lips form a credo that claims it's all naught
You know, devoid of any meaning
A real cute way to shut down that critical screaming,
Or thinking,
If life is a staring contest don't catch me blinking
I'm in a pickle, but I'm not Rick
I don't give a fuck what Soulja Boy said about Kanye's shit
You just mad 'cause your verse wasn't that hot
I'm just really goin' off the top
My nigga said we do not play 'n rot
I mean, I know some homies that just really sit and ride
But they'd rather do nothin' but sit there and play with a glock
Blow they brains out with russian roulette
I mean, that sounds like Kurt Cobang if I had to dissect
But I'm not trynna get in that,
You know how I really do
I get into these X-files,
And then I levitate, dude
I mean I'm goofy, I'm just crazy
I mean quite frankly,
I'm just that MC that you need lately in your life
Don't play me, or
Please play me
Or tell all your mommas to play me
I know they'll say they like me
Cause I got a cute smile, pretty eyes
But, either way that's just the shit
I don't care my guy
I remember when I hopped out
I didnt want to be baptized
Ooh
By the water
Even though I am an author
Ball my fists just like I'm Arthur
I'm just mad, you are not better
Me, I am just like Austin Powers
Yeah, baby
I get all shaggy whenever I grab that [ ] baby
And you aint really fuckin' with a nigga bat, baby
I mean I'm just bat-crazy, Batman, ass lately
And you can say what you like
'Cause you just robbed them
But you aint never hopped around in my Gotham
I'm just chillin, I'm just playin
I'm just chillin, dawg, really, what he sayin?
Super charged up, all yellow, Super Saiyan
But that's another topic,
What you sayin', I aint playin
One Punch like Saitama does
I'm just trynna lay up off the drugs
As in marijuana, nothin' else
Please, save me with that drama
I know some other people that's on...
Man....
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the only way we meet is through the shoes on my feet
and everything is murky, i cant feel complete
no, i dont wanna compete (no way)
this solitude has left me feeling heartfelt defeat
my momma says there's more to life but I can't change the deceased
i hold my body up as though it's my own casket
goin through the motions like i aint no basket
case you cant recall, ive taken one too many falls
i shoulda stayed down
if dying meant youd live again id pop a pill and skip town
im off now (out)
regaining all this space, ive been delivered from grace
and no, i cant forget, i got these scars on my face
trapped inside my head im just trynna find my maya
i cant tell if im insane or just a little psycho
cant relate to bates, but ill be damned if i aint hollow
guess that i was trippin then but i cant go and blame the blotter
i picked up foster wallace realize that this is water
mindfulness is easy when im mindful to support her
i conceal my fragility, depressive disorders
this my last quarter, imma toss it in the ether
yo, i tried to make a wish, but wishes didnt want me either
callous and exhausted
i could use a breather
the only things ive left of them are memories and sneakers
dodging all the tweakers
and the creatures
feel 'em crawlin,
feel 'em fuckin' clawin at my feet like fuckin reapers
i cant follow no procedure, i aint bout to follow leaders
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One time for the one time
Never goin' back,
40 ounce feelin' sublime
The pseudo-soliloquist,
A solipsistic doofus,
A broken ass mind,
Trynna speak as though I'm quantized
Stuck as on a fly strip
Starin' at the Fitbit
Time is an illusion,
So just run until you trip
Acid addict,
Nasty maggot,
Kelly in the closet guess that I'm another
Roundabouts and rotted mouths,
Quiet as a mouse when things are gettin kinda rough
Scuttlebutt has it Mr. Spheric kinda subtle buff
A hundred-twenty nothin',
Gettin' tossed by the scruff
Aint that enough?
Bless up, Bless up,
Paix fam, We messed up
Sinnin' a little and holdin' the spittle
The kettle is screamin' bliss
A cop out like Wilson,
Darin' to kill shit
The cold front is here and I can't handle it a bit
I'm scared so please don't hug me
The legal system fucked me
I'm boutta break my bonds though,
St. Louis you can suck me
If I dipped out tomorrow, would you still remember me?
I'm free as a bird now,
Hotter than Cali droughts
Checked out, I'm a dead lout
Never in doubt, I'm gone
Checked out, I'm a dead lout
Never in doubt, I'm gone
Decked out on the dismount,
Find a new route, no pawn
Withdrawn, new born faun,
This is my swan song
Checked out, I'm a dead lout
Never in doubt, I'm gone
Checked out, I'm a dead lout
Never in doubt, I'm gone
Decked out on the dismount,
Find a new route, no pawn
Withdrawn, new born faun,
This is my swan song
Checked out, I'm a dead lout
Never in doubt, I'm gone
Checked out, I'm a dead lout
Never in doubt, I'm gone
Decked out on the dismount,
Find a new route, no pawn
Withdrawn, new born faun,
This is my swan song
(Cop) Cop a box of ramen
As I comment on your lyric vomit
Gossip bout forgotten comics,
Solemn tone la Lucid Optics
Disappeared from county
'Cause the C.O. couldn't fuckin' count me
Towering above thee,
Time to ghost with all the money
Like I'm 'stein or Mr. Bill C.
No Resin, I'm no Bill, see
No Oscillation either,
Be that broken Brainfeeder
Last quarter in the meter,
Just an hour 'til I'm nearer to God,
Disappear into the motherfuckin' ether
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[Botanist]
Castle walls are fortified,
I never even thought to cry
When Danny died, I cannot lie
It haunts my nights still
I'm above the dungeon living life,
Cut by knives,
I'm broken
Pain eventually subsides,
But I'm all out of thought supplies
My brain is always broken
I'm a lord among the losers
My jesters are my bruisers
I'm feelin' like a trooper
Leading armies through to purges
Electrical surges coursing through my every bone
I'm alone and prone to suicide
But I can't lie,
The sides I took were wild,
So,
Let me count back from a hundred one to zero
Opposites control my life like I was fucking Nero
Gimme some more time and I'ma cut that shit to narrow
Long confused, light diffused
Now I come reclusive
Fuse is shorter than I remember
That lonely cold December night that left me fight or flight
Full moon quite alright
I'm in this forever, man
This purgatory plight
Blacked out and smacked out,
I crack open my mouth
To receive this cleansing ether,
Rid this vessel of it's darkness,
Knowledge to be imparted on the journeyman
Who aches for a home among the stars
Bubble closed over nose
Better breathe through your mouth
Tooth and Nail don't feel so frail
When the screws come down
And clamp around your very existence
Anything but this,
Something's always amiss
Like a redefining puzzle
Under solar powered lamps
A stance to hold, be bold
Scold all of the misunderstandings
Let it be known I let you go,
Now brothers, will you tell them?
[Sample]
Why do you have to go?
Where are you going?
What are you going to do?
Just throw your life away like it was nothing?
I'm not going there to die.
I'm going to find out if I'm really alive.
[stillsigma]
I'm stuck livin' evasive,
Fucked up every night
So my mind's fucked and abrasive
And I don't give a fuck about your primordial chases,
I was livin' in the past,
My present passed and now plagues me
Future lookin' hazy
Prospects aint amazing
Processing my penchant for precipice is so draining
Always find a way to fuck it up for me later,
Wanna tough it out,
But my motivation is fading
Guess I'm gettin faded
Clouds pass over pavement
Ever since Sandy my mind's clouded and jaded
Lost a couple feelings,
I have trouble relating
Numbly walking dead til purgatory awaits me
Luck aint done no favors
Smarts aint help me neither
Coasted off of ignorance,
Borrowed time for a placement
Drowning in the current,
I understand what I wasted
I wish that I was dumber,
I wouldn't know I'm deranged
[MONARRÁ]
Carnivorous Bambi with a thumper in my chest
White rabbits canopy,
A broken heart manifesto
I'm like a superhero with no morality
But the mark
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It's that
Quintessence of the adage
That rappers in fact are wacky
And it's bless that none had smacked me
For crackin' about my 'cestry
Overflowing as levees,
I'm a bit submerged and heavy
Let off all the ballast
And raise up into the palace we're on
Let 'em know we're comin' and goin' but never leavin'
Slow up on the potion,
I'm knowin', but never seein'
Beauty from the attic,
The credence, yes we're believers
The most high is our guide
To a greater future
But still I find myself asking who is I?
And whom is so high..?
It's that
Existence among the flowers
That masters seem to be lacking
And it's bless that none had passed me
For failure's beneath my power
Ailment's but a setback,
Not an impasse,
Let the jet lag get smoked
Ailment's but a setback,
Not an impasse,
Let the jet lag get smoked
Ailment's but a setback,
Not an impasse,
Let the jet lag get smoked
Ultimatum beside me
And I'm feelin' indecisive
Toss a coin into a pond
And never see what side it's on
Alternating emotions
As I draw my latent energies
Compress them into bon-bons
And seek out new synergies
Cultivating a garden
For your mother to farm in
I hand her the spade,
And she hands me jack
Contemplating this illness,
Is it really more than me?
I checked the DSM and,
Well, apparently
Pulsating hearts rise high above the horizon
Where I've been in soul,
But never heart
Imparting knowledge thought lost
To those left less than fortunate
These tables seem experiments
Of those who ought abhor us
Conclusions never reached,
But I've one of my own
That if you let your soul fly,
Your peace may be known
So let it go
Let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Ailment's but a setback,
Not an impasse,
Let the jet lag get smoked
Ailment's but a setback,
Not an impasse,
Let the jet lag get smoked
Ailment's but a setback,
Not an impasse,
Let the jet lag get smoked
Let it go
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ive been looking forward to a time that i envisioned
with a couple of my brothers and my broke brain reconditioned
nobody had told me gettin sober would be easy
cause they didnt wanna lie to me,
but now i see the vision.
Complicated kisses, I cant bring me to admit it
Maybe it aint for me, but ill have to reposition
lemme call a therapist, find out if im partitioned
better now, though, and im finally transitioned
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It's a sad, sad world
And I can't say I've been helpful
Truth be told,
I fucked around
And now I live regretful
I spend my time devising lines
Owed my brother, console me
Yo wits aint shit, get your wig split
Sewed back and stitched on
Some Frankenstein monster abomination
Ya bitch I'm the sickest,
Most fucked up, illest since Reaganomics
Gettin fucked up off Miles Davis witches brew
Like Pagan Alcoholics
Let em come, and Let em go
Don't let em show they face no mo
'Cause Mo would know there aint no flow
He'd tell em so and off they'd go
Mo money, Mo problems
I slam like onyx
Spit taste balsamic
Asap got fuckin problems
Yo bitch wanna part of it
I do this for my partner
For Botanist,
For Mo,
For the audience
You pussy ass carnies whipped like pontiacs
Kali ma your chest like cardiac
I spit like Carti mixed with Carter Six
With 380 proof shit
That hit like Vietnam Troops
Put a crown on ya head like Goop
And alienate ya crew for steppin
Like dum dum doogan in the booth
And spittin too lose
I hit yo bitch like Pouya
Shouts out Rondo, yeah like Booyah! (Booyah)
Bumbaya motherfucker who ya
You really cant keep up
Fight the time,
Don't stay in line
Those motherfuckers aint told me
Shit about the world
Shit about my life
Shit about intention,
Or the pain that comes with strife
'Cause now I'm higher,
No Comply-er
Skate that bull
Like I'm Margera
State of terror,
Make no error,
I'm the fucking cross bearer
No, you aint the pallbearer
Set down all that flawed ware
Real friends are shield-bearers
Nobody is gonna care
When you spit out the Lord's Prayer
Mixed with JPEGMAFIA and Triple Six
You better put me at the top of the list
Or I'll go full on arsonist
Synonymous with systems anonymous
My sister's startin shit
I got that Dahmer spit,
A monolith with carpenter ominous solvents
You pigs eat on slop and shit
And bite people who posthumous with your writs
It's a sad, sad world
And I can't say I'm resentful
Truth be told,
I fucked around
But now I'm livin gentle
Cause my time is now,
I'm flying loud
I ride these instrumentals
None but love,
It's paix, no doves
'Cause I can't fix my mental
Yo bitch suck dick
Like she suck dick
I keep that shit hid like
Tyler in the closet
I aint a fuckin snitch like yo momma,
I slug like Louie Louis Prada
Vomitspit like MF DOOM,
Yo man aint shit he still rock Fruit Of The Looms
Yo man aint shit he still rock Fruit Of The Looms
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Let me get it started,
Let me ask about your darkness
Tell me bout your harkness
And the convo that you started
I'm sure that it's a doozy
And I'll leave feelin' woozy
But the coozie on my beer
Is talkin' right back to me
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you for fakin with me
Fuck you for breaking with me
Fuck you for takin from me
I'm all out at you
Fuck you for hatin through me
Fuck you for playin to me
I am not your audience,
No captive, nor a truce
I'm not seein how you thought
That you were on the top or lofty
You was like a lamp in the nineteen-something oughties
A gaslight squire,
A gaslight squire,
A gaslight squire,
It's useless to inquire
Immolate entire stores
Of thought wrought wiles
Now its time to start a fire
Started by conductive tiles
(What in the fuck does that even mean? Ha...)
fuck you for skatin on me
fuck you for blamin' on me
fuck you for failin on me
no, this isn't you
fuck all the fable-talkin
fuck all the table talkin
fuck all your fake problems
what the fuck'd you do?
(whats that officer?
you want me to repeat that to you backwards?
yeah, i can do that, I'll do it like Jonathan Davis.
Fuck you, Pig.)
faaht pro du nok no nitch a auf a litz an oscholins aowl
oh, oh binot alasch an heirloom, it browf noshter shtisu
how? shnow sykle
how? shnow sykle
how? shnow sykle
ji non rus ni awnowit by ol ii gous a weela comb
a bousch a thro a wuuficko
di la ni-la scahma
swursch na luminate puts me noize
ban me, i am who's be'el?
the free opium hurts me, and every elf
wedge na nalo mahi mo
we gets the free oipium
and we get the free opium
then we get fa free ouch
WHEE
SHNAUF
WHEE
SHNAUF
WHEE
SCHNAUF
WHEE
SCHNAUF
fuck you
fuck you
fuck you
fuck you
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black box, black book, pandora call your name
black rope, fish hook, a beautiful place to hang,
psychomotor inhibition fallin' oh so silent
but intrusive thoughts will tell you that you ought to be violent
solitary nights in which im painting strictly by the moon
im staring at the bloodstain from your emesis pool
if brother never taught you how to cope with the moods
then come along and follow me, we'll locate your tomb
killed by the visions, preconceived excision
of my lungs in the kitchen
imminent lobectomy, she hit me with derision
vomit out attrition, losin the ambition,
feel like a farce, can i ever be forgiven?
glistening blood as i hang in this prison
feel like im haunted by the ghost of perdition
dont even try to save me, it'll break your cognition, oh....
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where theres smoke
there is fire,
and i am the humble strummer of the disembodied lyre
but also a dirty liar
compounded into nothing,
this situation is dire
seeking validation through tragically placed zeal
i felt lost at the altar,
so you told me to kneel
perform black magic,
a ritual sacrifice
sell me more soul gems so i can get right
eyes glaze akin miasma
fell again into this chasm
atoms spasm as im dazzled
crystal castle, tower babel
cosmic knowledge flooding consciousness
undeserved cognizance
can't handle what i'm given
so i'm leaving you with this.
like syrups down your throat,
time crawls and ever thins
built a moat to keep out pirates
never thought they'd come to win
stock upon papyrus,
heartstrings ever guide us
tomes don't merely skim
lest the demons keep you grim;
lazarus notions from oceanic motions
commotion is alarming me,
i'm simply broken, don't you see?
indifference to stimulus was such an easy go-to
for now i think i'll dwell upon vacation to Shikoku
theyre always so enchanting, never cared for the plight
where theres smoke
there is fire,
and i am the humble strummer of the disembodied lyre
but also a dirty liar
compounded into nothing,
this situation is dire
seeking validation through tragically placed zeal
i felt lost at the altar,
so you told me to kneel
perform black magic,
a ritual sacrifice
sell me more soul gems so i can get right
i might imbibe on the mead again
or maybe on that lovedrug
post-traumatic stress swiftly swept under the rug
coping with defeat again
i might just hit the plug
my inner thoughts must immolate
this cruel fate is interlaced
like lattice through the winter haze
my real home was fucking razed
cloudy days had left me dazed
well-behaved n self depraved
fuck your faith & 90 days
im doing fine, and not by grace
total inhibition from the drivel they been spittin
fit like gloves but i got mittens
dont be so like long division
where theres smoke
there is fire,
and i am the humble strummer of the disembodied lyre
but also a dirty liar
compounded into nothing,
this situation is dire
seeking validation through tragically placed zeal
i felt lost at the altar,
so you told me to kneel
perform black magic,
a ritual sacrifice
sell me more soul gems so i can get right
'cause where theres death, there are souls
for the reaper to smite
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cannabis consumption covers centuries of punction
and the people at the function are awash in petty gumption
this could mean somethin if i keep the blood pumpin
tell em that that im whole, and it wasnt all for nothin
cause im heated more than ever yet im seated in endeavors
and the lever on the wall is as tempting as ever
no more ghosts in this home that i own cause
ima exorcise the demons then ill call in they loan
phones aint for spirits but i feel em in my skull
so i mull over thoughts as i wonder if im null
pull out the meaning of my every though & cull
all the ones in my way, all the ones that are dull
nobody expected me to be the literal
esteemed high priest, with the greatest of the roles
among the chosen few, with direction vertical
its only up from here, no longer terminal
thought that i was whole, but i wasnt really full
felt the hunger creepin in, but couldnt spot sadistic pull
fell into a hole, couldnt see the faintest light
i knew right away that this was gonna be a fight
a sport of death or life, russian roulette every night
when i pull the trigger, all i feel is my spite
im numb and out of fright, it's my personal plight
winged soul, catch the gale
lift the veil, perceptible
see the truth for all its worth,
the indigo children all
scrambling for raptured earth
pump the brakes and stake it
dump the fakes and say it
let us have our day and
and im certain we can make it
pillars under hatred
break em and survey em
find out how you feel how you do and just embrace em
lace upon our faces
widows stuck in stasis
grief will paralyze, find a way to re-convey it
tumble down my dashboard
confession for the rash boys
this crash was no accident,
and i decide the temperament
manifesto imminent
liminal and needin it
criminal and feelin it
crippled but im wheelin shit
and everyone is frightened
cause im really kinda killin it
spit the bit and swallow, dont despair, never wallow
keep an eye behind, makin sure you aint been followed
shadows always chase and the streetlights are hollow
one eye in the past, as to fend off all the sorrow
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hop up out of that whip 'n' dip
when the shadows pull you over
hop up over the fence and trip
so now you feelin sober
one more time, just hang on the line
let me bask in all the sopor slime,
i committed the crime
lay them cuffs up on me, soldier
ill bolster
ima do this time
ima get whats mine
and no one gonna steal what ill finally find
writin' off snide motherfuckas that cry
outta my mind, and im Grim inside
sometimes i feel cold
and sometimes im molten
Sunshine, feel gold
by Moonlight, Im broken
sometimes i feel old
sometimes my youth is choking
Spotlights left me null
by Starlight, souls are open
Billy boy's fried, all this time i bide
mandy's paralyzed by a serpent's hold
And im cold as i roll in the ephemeral
sunbeam heat im a light to behold
pale as an ale, but i bask in the sol
now everyone is seeking closure
where they at when i was over-
-whelmed by guilt, that weight on shoulders
This, too, passed
So why I'm colder?
Let me in, it's my consortium
Dont waste time breakin' composure
Feel it flow, now do it slower
Steel-toe boots for our disorders
sometimes i feel cold
and sometimes im molten
Sunshine, feel gold
by Moonlight, Im broken
sometimes i feel old
sometimes my youth is choking
Spotlights left me null
by Starlight, souls are open
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yeah
theyre trynna con and confuse me
im not sure what im doing
im not sure if im losing
and im quickly fucking bruising
Why you gotta be so choosy?
How you thought that thatd move me?
My god, you're such a floozy
And I ask, to what end?
not a point to make amends,
shit done feels of spatial rend
watch the water flow, watch it pool beneath again
take off to the stars, i might even bring a friend
uh
heh
tell em im fucking faded
im gone like fucking lain
all that you do is lay in
no release, just pain
struggle to cope and it feels like
im just fucking fakin
starin at the moon again,
Quivering, cold and shaken
lost within a nightmare,
and im wonderin where the blade is
let my sorrow run along
the skin ive carved for many wrongs
huh
they dont even fucking get it
it's electric, it's dismissive
im screaming out the missive
But theyre deaf and i am pensive
prisoner in my mind, and im dying, im careening
septims comin tho because i know that he is dreaming
free me from this hole,
i think my fates in the extremes
shouldnt i feel clean?
how in the fuck i aint dreamin?
Why in the fuck aint i screamin?
obliterate my being, let me fade into the ceiling
dissipate like fury, but its way too fucking early
flourish in the pixels, but ejected prematurely
find im actin' churlish, how the fuck'd i get so surly?
nourished in the manger, but my hair's a bit too curly
serving down my time that i earned with all my cursing
12/12 is nearing, and it's stupidly unnerving
smudging my own aura so that i can feel purely
let my soul go, and ill find myself, surely
[Michael "Eyedea" Larsen]
It's a very, um, interesting thing, because initially I knew that when I kinda started embracing these other parts of my personality that it was gonna be greeted with like, alot... I, I knew it was gonna be very difficult. But I thought, that I was going to be able to like, handle it, emotionally. And, that's kind of where the... I was like, yeah, I'll be that guy, I'll be the guy who gets torn apart, that... just shows the world that, you know, it's okay to just be yourself, and be creative... And do whatever you wanna do, and be unapologetic about it.
What I've learned about myself is that, I don't think I'm emotionally stable enough to deal with that. It-It just became too much, and so now, I've kinda retreated into a little... world, I guess, when it comes to my art, and my music. Where I just kinda make what I want, and I put it out there, and yknow, of course, play, do shows and stuff like that;
But I'm not so concerned with the response that it gets, because I cant be. Because it's too devastating for me, when I get like, people that want to like... kill me; I've mean gotten death threats, you know? and it's like... It's too much for me to deal with, you know what I mean? Some other people can, good for them, but, I can't. So... I hide. (Laughs)
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they told me that i wasnt ready
they said that id drop in a year
they told me to stick to the fenny
how the fuck do they think they my peers?
obvi that shit was upsetting
but now i am circling clear
loose as im chasin my passions,
done with all the fear
last bastion of life in the garden
all mommas they gonna be farmin
all of my life i been partial
a child thats running from life
im sure that theyll go court marshal
no empathy for the strife
compassion is dead in the marshes
lazarus pit sounds nice....
daddy, you still gon abhor me?
even in front of the mirror?
havent you seen that im choking?
i lost my way, i cant steer
the shadows, they always approachin'
but i got a torch right here
fendin off all of the demons
im not as broke as im seemin
one day ill finally find it
the smile that seems so near
everyone in confinement
just drownin in beer after beer
but trust, i feel imbibin'
it used to be all i could bare
but now i think more like a titan
breakin down walls of despair
what in the fuck in this potion?
how im sustainin' the motion?
i think im forgettin the quotient
divided my heart and then sold it
Good luck if you trynna mold it
they told me that i wasnt worth it
they said that i'd die in a year
that talk it aint never been pertinent
so fuck em, they meaningless, worthless
im sproutin, and it'll be fervent
im cursed so im tryin to turn it
maybe its best if we burn it
didnt do nothin deserving of this
wish i knew somethin, so certain of bliss
i think they expecting some acting
but all i can offer is action
separate individual
fell off with a smile,
then i altered sacred rituals
trynna feel feelings but they just keep feelin me
they told me it gets better, man, just wait and see
in the sea of my delusion,
im trynna do some fusion,
polymerization turning out to be a nuisance
dont know why the fuck i try, sometimes i think that im blind
lenses, cones, they just aint fine - i might be just so inclined
to take a chance, to take a ride, i know i might be out of time,
but that's alright, my soul still fly, stays infinite thru time
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ONLYUP (I. tricolor)
02:18
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Botanist St. Louis, Missouri
yung globule, he lets his soul fly
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