1. |
Horse Pill
03:36
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hold on
to that big pill bottle
it holds a million
big grains
big names
well that’ll get you somewhere!
not soon,
not true,
you know that’s only in the movies...
That is a fatfatfatfat
lie
why don’t you pick it up from your doctor’s office?
plug it on in...
see if you can function,
wipe it on your shirt.
make sure the battery works.
a purple, perfect shining stone.
I think I built my house on a tribal stone.
purple, perfect shiny throne.
I think I built my house on a tribal stone.
why don’t you pick it up from your doctor’s office?
plug it on in...
see if you can function,
wipe it on your shirt.
make sure the battery works.
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2. |
Somersault
03:56
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washed up in the tide,
forgot to move when the sun set.
it’s 10 degrees outside,
entire body’s soaking wet.
I cut my hand on glass,
I should have worn a glove,
but I’m allergic to latex
and love the sight of my own blood.
a bottle of absinthe, I spilled it on your synth,
put a shaker of pink salt in a bowl full of asphalt.
pinch me ‘til I wince, I haven’t seen a color since
my unsuccessful somersault,
somehow it’s all my fault.
say you hate the moon,
and I say you’re a liar,
but my brain is made of bricks
and my house is on fire.
say your dad is vermont
and that your mom’s from perth,
I’d love to stay but gotta split,
digging a hole through the earth.
a bottle of absinthe, I spilled it on your synth,
put a shaker of pink salt in a bowl full of asphalt.
pinch me til I wince, I haven’t seen a color since
my unsuccessful somersault,
somehow it’s all my fault.
break into the park,
climbing coasters after dark.
I’d look down but I’d be scared.
If the wood snaps, what’s there?
guess that it depends, a ferris wheel that never ends.
I’d look up, but it’s too tall.
if the wood snaps
will I fall?
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3. |
Witching Hour
03:15
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in a wheat field, on a cloud
swallowed up by witching hour
moonless night converses and says
“the world’s so big
so please stop wondering
all the things you never said”
goldfish thoughts swimming in your head...
carnival or store bought,
they die in days and never talk.
Well, now I hear the same river twice, I feel deeply as to be reborn.
Smack-dab middle of a paradise, no one left to keep me warm.
so then I crab walk to the park,
i’m painting pictures in the dark.
but there’s couples hand in hand
and moonless night falls to the sand.
white wires line the sky,
can barely see ‘em but I don’t know why
my vision 20/20
so why’s everything look so funny?
at least I hear the same river twice and feel deeply, as to be reborn.
smacked out, middle of a paradise, no one left to keep me warm.
well now I can’t be
broken-hearted see
if I want to go outside
anymore
Well now I can’t be
any more happy
that the sun’s up,
and back to where it was.
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4. |
Jeju Island
04:39
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did you finally get your dad to pick up?
between projects, he’ll call you at lunch.
casinos, vietnam, south korea.
he’s turning jeju island into a dump.
and when his pictures grace the news
are you seeing the same buffoon
couched in apathy, rich as an argentine?
he's putting food on the plate..
did the check finally come in the mail?
there's 20 grand for a mother in hell.
if he knew all the cricks he inflicted
would he fly to the states after all?
and when all of his currency chews
through the forestry and into the blue,
will regret pound his head like a crown,
watching habitats ripped from the ground?
did i not guess you r little _understatement - he's - not
a family man
he's just a disgrace
did he count my ballot?
even ones that i don't want to be counted?
i showed up in the striped shirt that i own
it's the one good thing i have in my home
i can't believe the silly things you said
the fish are all dead
the sheeps are all dead
i can't believe the friends that he made
they'll all go away in the end
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5. |
Magnesium
06:31
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magnesium miracle
one mouth speak gently
two eyes see clearly
again
iron flowing freely
from finger to ankle
frontal lobe tranquil
no
forced urine sample
a night with no disturb,
a sleep without scaring
in that bed made for sharing
is a dream finally realized?
as all other bodies in
solitary heaven do
i can't begin to inflate
body's at peace
and finally in beauty
know well that i'll wake and return
to impurity
now i'm back on the farmland
involuntary movement
another procedure
is placed on the back burner
a line behind sickos
they are
slow as molasses
watch the day pass us
as the fog shrouds your glasses
a night with no disturb
a sleep without scaring
in that bed made for sharing
it's a dream, it's finally been realized...
as all other bodies in
solitary heaven do,
i don't forget for a day
bodies at peace
and finally in beauty
know well that i'll wake and return.
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6. |
Sad Light
03:12
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in orbit, we float side by side
ignore another request
alone another night
right then when your shift ends
float stationary, wait for me
you ignore prospects lined up at the door
you fixate on me, feed the vanity
your skinny body is so brittle
i let my guard down easy now
i crawl up and ask you
once, hover to the bedside,
strip your ribs and come to me?
bend as we sleep?
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7. |
The Way it's Going
05:36
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the way it's going
how could i bother trying?
and the breadcrumbs falling down,
well,
i'm snout to the ground sucking them into my face.
because of the hunger pains
it's making it hard to say...
take this for the road, troll
the sorry rock is too hot to hold
the thought of a broken wing
is drawing you in
the rain is snowing
it's coating the cars that my neighbors drive
you're playing your games
while i
trip through the rules
and i eat moondried tomatoes
well,
what's this?
you'll never stop?
this is like pachinko for my insides.
take this for the road troll,
the sorry rock is too hold to hold
the thought of a broken wing,
it's drawing you in
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8. |
Green Bridge
04:05
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from the view of green bridge
well
i'm thinking passion thoughts!
house finches in bubble baths
and kids laughing a lot
i walks in to the melody,
beeps on the EKG
nurse walks in
head hung low
balloon falls to the floor
i used to walk the street at night
but i never did it alone
always went with my big brother
but he'd never let me go
he walks in to the malady,
first i fell on the ground
they found out, they found out
too late
they were wrong...
i never tried it that way ( i won't do it that way )
i never signed that form ( i won't do it that way )
sick of the medical bills ( i won't do it that way )
i never tried it that way ( i won't do it that way)
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