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The Silly Comes
04:01
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it looks like a sell off
of ancient lines
feels like a trade-off
passing the time
see the way lines control
well-defended right along
strong arms, they push you away
whenever you wander within the imperial walls
so many lies
so many glories to turn you around when you're head's out of line
that's how the ones who want to rule keep us all away
so many weary nights
if you don't know you had it,
you don't know you gave it away
so a man wants the land
oh my, the silly comes
protests are shoved out of the way
oh my, the sadness comes
standing in the fire
better get involved
the moment is getting away
the moment is fading away
the scourge of the land is set to come by
the death of the land is all we'll have left to buy
oh my, the silly comes
and every stream will turn to grey
the moment gets carried away
lost in a reverie
of toys they lay at our feet
what will it take for you to see?
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Spectre
06:31
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voices change the mood of the day.
telephone ring breaks the silence.
college of broken wills remains.
lip service is paid to guidance.
thoughtless use belittle's what nature has gained,
our focus is on our weapons of mass production.
time was waiting for no one to arrive,
bending and stretching its way to the other side.
circumstantial quality
speculating louts
who has the chance of finishing
before the lights go out?
science pushes us in ways we couldn't guess
as we hold out our hands for a gaming edge.
we preen and prance about, seeking to impress
instead of searching for knowledge.
our grand elixir hides in a shell game
as we bow before the great god of commerce
and though we may well try we can't seem to refrain
from thinking it should all be ours, more for less.
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Painting the Sidewalk
08:36
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I came upon an empty place
wasn't what I thought I'd see.
Another length of time and space
waiting patiently.
Half my time spent wandering
is merely walking in place.
Half my time spent shuffling
is better off erased.
Gathering the chalk to play again
sweeping dirt out of the way;
setting chairs in place around the table
gets me through another day.
No colors in my bag of tricks
no jacks, no dice, no cards.
Not any way to play pick-up-stix
just a note that sends your regards.
Gathering the chalk to draw again
sweeping the dirt out of the way;
setting chairs in places around the table
gets me through another day.
Goodness knows there's opportunity;
goodness knows there are friends.
Happiness is just around the corner
and that's where the sidewalk...
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There's no use looking over your shoulder.
No sense in turning 'round.
You will not know.
You cannot know.
You will not know,
but you can count on it.
Oh yes, you can count on it.
But you will not know when the pale arm will reach out and touch you.
Then alone at last,
all those haunting dreams are past
when the rascal quiet takes you in
with a grace you hadn't know 'til then.
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Jeff Sampson Colorado
no-rules/ progressive/ electronic/ experimental/ improvised and constructed
“...like being
stuck inside a huge, haunted castle, straight out of Poe or Lovecraft, where nameless terrors await the unwary.”
— Cyclic Defrost
“...as if groaned by a lethargic vampire singer. ”
— ambientrance
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