1. |
Decision
01:49
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Those who let the world or their own portion of it choose their plan of life for them have no need of any other faculty than the lemming like one of imitation. He who chooses his plan for himself employs all of his faculties. He must use observation to see, reasoning and judgement to forsee, activity to gather materials for decision, discrimination to decide, and when he has decided, firmness and self control to hold to his deliberate decision. It is possible that he might be guided in some good path and kept out of harms way without any of these things. but what would be his comparative worth as a human being. it really is of importance not only what we do but also the manner in which that we do it. among the works of which human life is rightly employed in perfecting and beautifying, the first in importance is surely ourselves.
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2. |
Optikal Illusions
03:56
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optical illusions were mirages of confusion
out of patience for the prelude
seen us done did it now the wanna join like me too
study ancient languages like Sanskrit and Hebrew
cut the ice blocks time to stick em in an igloo
get a little colder as it get a little older
get a whole lot more proficient with the fighting folder
as time goes on it all falls down like toy soldiers
have you ever been so happy the joy smolders?
the rhyme progression is a time possession
some strive to have it all quite a fine collection
some seeking fruitfulness turning over stones
as they sit back with the neatly loaded cones
copacetic aesthetic antiseptic it's so embedded
it led to overgrown fields after the road had left him
cattails and marshes the mind is an apartment
don't know where you're headed but somehow hope has set in
Optikal illusions were mirages of confusion
optical illusions were mirages of confusion
cant avoid it anymore it all looks too fun
can you see look what you've done
time for a new one will soon come
I preface every supposition with definite juxtaposition
clashing perception ranging brash to introspective
as we squint to see the many colors in the prism
subconscious process is similar to peripheral vision
production for the counterpoint
ease it in feel like a weed head without a joint
perfect day to turn a phrase but don't know how to coin it
blood and toil touch the oil we can now anoint
nothing if not loyal like a man's best friend
titanic aerodynamic try to catch less wind
lovely another dummy that they crash tested
asking who will be standing cause the last left wins
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3. |
Depth Beyond Deep
03:35
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I come in a looking alone winner
couple other things you probably didn't consider
book ender recycle it don't litter
thought he was a dim bulb then one lit up
these people got the game fucked up
and you fell too far to remain stuck up
everybody wanna take their cut
me I'm gonna get mine no if and or buts
give to the world so much though
came in with behavior I certainly don't condone
seems like a good thing till it turns toward trouble
try to exist with pirate ships in a current so cutthroat
sea monsters awaken form these concerts
go Godzilla stop the imposter
some sit back let the hand on the watch turn
not affordable to let time on the clock burn, burn
uh. depth beyond deep
sorta like subconscious experience when you sleep
walk with me, enter the quantum leap
pinhole leak, as the water slowly starts to seep
uh. depth beyond deep
sorta like subconscious experience when you sleep
walk with me, enter the quantum leap
pinhole leak, as the water slowly starts to seep
psychological, loaded inside the conical
crush it up, nothing but nugget dust
farther on where they never thought to go
absent morality nothing would be impossible
set em up for the takedown
dance motherfucker this is the shakedown
dare any of em to attempt the same sound
forget the beat cause its all about the breakdown
flower of life, i can see the cube inside
perhaps if you squint to focus so will you in time
take performance enhancing supplements to improve the mind
sanity is a funny thing depending on who defines it
celestial map aligned geocentric
before it was designed in your mind to see invention
lessons throughout life far beyond academics
define your own existence and then mind your own business
uh. depth beyond deep
sorta like subconscious experience when you sleep
walk with me, enter the quantum leap
pinhole leak, as the water slowly starts to seep
uh. depth beyond deep
sorta like subconscious experience when you sleep
walk with me, enter the quantum leap
pinhole leak, as the water slowly starts to seep
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4. |
Hard Out There
04:26
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Girl come out from the cold
you know it's hard out there
and you know how it rolls through the intervals
you know it's hard out there
still down on the upside
you know it's hard out there
and if I can't be me then what am i
you know it's hard out there
thought id saw it all with the water and the power and the lights
then someone came and said at least you got a place to lie down
really no better time than right now
and if the game is downward spiral then I'm out
said a long time ago it ain't easy
said I was coming fools aint believe me
give it all up to my father and my mother
and don't judge a book by the cover
I've discovered how to steer the whole ship by the rudder
that's called leading from the back when life's flooded
seconds that's game, time up buzzer
learning staccato so I can finally stop stuttering
got a little place carved out where
we take shelter from the frozen harsh air
one time for the sunshine glare
barely believe that I still care
each confined to its own conscious space
like toy soldiers marching in place
try to catch a few memories before they all get erased
tried to leave in haste but it leaves a wrong taste
its a concave welcome to the Thunderdome
as they look beneath to turn over another stone
we all know that there's more to us than what is shown
nobody homecoming but we coming home
communion until then we keep doing it
I know who I am and where I stand and don't need to prove it
you don't know where you want to go and you need improvement
let go of complication cause its simple we keep it stupid
anger misdirected is the worst enemy ever
and there's a real difference between wisdom and cleverness\
still, rather be a smart ass than a dumb ass
time to stop mic drop forget a comeback
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5. |
Brew Fraust
05:02
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Brew
brew frost
brew fraust miche
Brew
brew frost
brau fraust miche
organic
they pull on a long strand of it
live on the wrong planet
they simply cannot stand it
i walk back into memory
when the song's jamming
i pop the cd in.
this is volcanic
volatile
30 second quarter mile
try real hard but could never pigeonhole the style
give it all if you know what i know
life won't wait for the things you dont have time for
so certified
get em learning my
system for the rhythm when i versify
serving rhyme
perfect time
this is what i lurk behind
match thrown in
catch explosion
the curtain rises
mental capacity in all of us actually
when everyone use it what a day that'll be
berry stained bears confront a changed reality
but every night i look up and see the same galaxy
Still right here,
they're chasing
what's remaining
far away
we watch the
clouds roll by, every night
on the cable network you can see the bullshit
not everything that glitters is all golden
its a long road especially
when you walk slowly
job opening i give it to my crony
floor to the rooftop chimney hot smoking
local corner store replaced by the modern grocery
monopoly, not a game to the stockholding
strong spirits of the world shake it off don't we
i been there to the base of a tall old tree
left a mesa when they cut it down timber
searching for the diamond in the rock quarry
play around but the sound remember
bring it to the man as i sing into the can
realized early on i would need a different plan
it can be hard to read rhymes you see written in crayon
to explore these dreams is to venture deep within the canyon
Still right here,
they're chasing
what's remaining
far away
we watch the
clouds roll by, every night
Still right here,
they're chasing
what's remaining
far away
we watch the
clouds roll by, every night
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6. |
Too Impossible
02:37
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It's too impossible crypto zoological
no seat to call a throne, gold leaf upon the dome
intentional drip this is the fall out zone
many more miles to go
penny for your mental files if you mind or should I go
reaction is the pendulum swinging as the bells in the clocktower ringing in the moment
asking what is time to the tortoise
is like asking who furnished the forest
forget the simple questions your at an intersection
looking both ways wondering which direction
destination without hesitation shall be beset with patience
vintage futuristic wondering what retrograde is
greatest story ever told
played his hand and never fold
oh no
these dreams and obsessions leave a deep impression
so many forms can be so expressive
applicable measures interface with the collective
to pick up whatever's been misplaced I get it
even when I was off my face from excessive beverage
consumption someone wants a little leverage
chasing the nexus skating upon the razors edges
always going with the flow so they never feel the headwind
scintillating survival that left em salivating
overcalculating unhatched chickens before the cows come home
stone can statuary in an old field so overgrown
can't really knock the way it gets as much as they pout and groan
ok they say at least were not out alone
at least they know somewhere they're out there waiting
feet staying grounded long as the hearts palpitating
common phrase bombs away aka look out below
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7. |
Eye Observes
05:13
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So I keep it moving on far past the deep blue beyond
as the most high watches from the seat on which it rules upon
try as they may to moore the ship I can see the delusion strong
separation of the definition of a lucid thought
more than a feeling Mr jukebox hero
storybook sitting at the rooftop weirdo
outsiders and warriors walk down miles of corridors
while they reach across to touch the moss upon the forest floor
a different form of perception
slow it down now before it was reckless
layers to the levels seen em pray to different devils
but it's oil and water basic to the treble
confidence weighs heavy reinforce constitution
much of settled science remains far from proven
bored with the circus there was a storm beneath the surface
chorus versus beats pouring each in for a purpose
so I watch the motion stop
eternity in an ocean drop
a whole universe within an hour when the show comes on
can you read between the lines
into the little scenes underneath the signs
something seems to rise as I cast my eyes upward to the sky
here to there with nothing to do but try
but try as I might to flap wings I guess I'm not that fly
walk as I roll rocking my flow its the same old Oscify
launch a verbal torpedo created a tornado
coordinated a dayglo subordinated your labels
critical thinking cynical so can you let it go
heat in the kitchen keep the bitching to a minimal
radius of the diameter of planet earth
maybe larger than what the mind can observe
style elegant calligraphic gestures of cursive
whatever it is better do it with the purpose
Save me a place where you want it
look to the sky with the stars and the fireworks
we'll be on the ground already running
it all depends on the spot from whence the eye observes
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8. |
Uphill Both Ways
04:48
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Dionysian tactics, Hegelian dialectic
Failing is alien to my perception
More than a few failing trying to test it;
educated dregs with the resume impressive
so shocked when thrown off the soapbox
but if you can't take criticism, then don't talk
So solid, immovable, a stone rock
bass heads flip when the 808 tone drops
Shake, rattle and roll,
same saddle you rode;
spaced out like you tasted the back of a toad
seeing tracers with a feeling time slowed;
Boom trap is the genre
so I guess a new era is upon ya
from what I hear everybody loves a raw dub
seeing stars we beat the speakers hard like a pinate
so now I gotta give it right to ya
every day is basically a new one
shouldn't I stack it, or put it right back in
it's a long climb up the mountain get packing
They got it easy in my day it was uphill both ways,
with long term planning, certain functions are subject to change
Look to the future, we know some things will never be the same
look to the past sometimes I can't believe what we became
They got it easy in my day it was uphill both ways,
with long term planning, certain functions are subject to change
Look to the future, we know some things will never be the same
look to the past sometimes I can't believe what we became
Dionysian tactics, Hegelian dialectic
Failing is alien to my perception
More than a few failing trying to test it;
educated dregs with the resume impressive
so shocked when thrown off the soapbox
but if you can't take criticism, then don't talk
So solid, immovable, a stone rock
bass heads flip when the 808 tone drops
Shake, rattle and roll,
same saddle you rode;
spaced out like you tasted the back of a toad
seeing tracers with a feeling time slowed;
Boom trap is the genre
so I guess a new era is upon ya
from what I hear everybody loves a raw dub
seeing stars we beat the speakers hard like a pinate
so now I gotta give it right to ya
every day is basically a new one
shouldn't I stack it, or put it right back in
it's a long climb up the mountain get packing
They got it easy in my day it was uphill both ways,
with long term planning, certain functions are subject to change
Look to the future, we know some things will never be the same
look to the past sometimes I can't believe what we became
My corporation got sick of the shortchanging
the core stayed at the heart of your painting
be a fortnight til then before we get the score tied
slowpoke no growth when the spores dried
superficial supremely supersticial
in the circumstantial evidence that left em all in the middle
they call to rekindle the flame
in order to solve the riddle
they play a song with the smallest of fiddles
They got it easy in my day it was uphill both ways,
with long term planning, certain functions are subject to change
Look to the future, we know some things will never be the same
look to the past sometimes I can't believe what we became
They got it easy in my day it was uphill both ways,
with long term planning, certain functions are subject to change
Look to the future, we know some things will never be the same
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9. |
Sewed Up in Motion
04:24
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We got every thing sewed up, we keep it in motion
we got everything sewed up
right down to the isotope
smaller than you can see with a microscope
like where gonna be when the lights come on
centrifugal force of the gyroscope
properly gain monopoly with the property
probably rock it if you watch and see consciously
no time for the posturing
it's peace and love let's work it out, talk to me
all that I've completed for the rhyme and reason
so many things lost to history
Megalithic arches buried in sand
it's not that bad unless I let it get to me
another blueprint to see
diagram drafted from memory
like a crop circle with the intricacy
but I can still feel the engine shifting
We got everything sewed up, we keep it in motion
We got everything sewed up, we keep it in motion
We got everything sewed up, we keep it in motion
we got everything sewed up
indescribable awareness
you know where the water's headed with the canal upon the terrace
pray for prosperity, not scarceness
there are things I could care less about, but I'm not careless
forget the glitter and gold
at the end of the day gotta live with my soul
so many shiny things
but there's more to life than these diamond rings
kids these days glued to their devices
need to go outside and climb a tree
ride a bicycleta get stung by a bee and scrape your knee
it's called building character people used to do this everywhere
time to reconnect with the trees and insects
open a window and let a little air in here
and we get a bit older every year
usually better things to do than load the clip in the derringer
strong steady ship for the mariner
whether canoe or an aircraft carrier
We got everything sewed up, we keep it in motion
We got everything sewed up, we keep it in motion
We got everything sewed up, we keep it in motion
we got everything sewed up
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10. |
Acrylic Smear
02:22
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11. |
Success No Regrets
04:09
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Looking to the past no regrets
too busy working on what's next
Wish em the best may they have much success
Things change when you decide to accept nothing less
Looking to the past no regrets
too busy working on what's next
Used to be so bright and early
always up at 5:30
Mr healthy wealthy and wise surely
Rise and shine certainly
why would my wordy
approach to applied science
help to combine the journey
It's a pastiche,
unintentional comic relief in the back seat
driving the rolling thunder
lightness is blown asunder
So where would I be if I didn't know the number
heavy flow steady as she go, hold the rudder
rudimentary, solitary
soulful and they're all aware we
presented what they call a very
cool and mentally stimulating experience
like sampling a new dispensary
They feel it intrinsically
through the energy
Entities called the watchers
voices sing the timeless opera
nimble and quick, Jack jump over the candalabra
laughing harder, splashing in the water
hammering that staccato if I have to to get you caught up
My creative will is a plate to fill
They chase the skill as if it in a day was built
sorry, no such thing as an overnight success
There's always a story behind the story
Don't worry we pay the bills
Focused on financials a different drum we dance to
Stacking satchels scratching antlers on the anthill
Chances are as the family tree of life branches
that a piece of pie pan dish is the key that I brandish
hold up please rewind that shit
used to be early worm with the birdy
and please believe that
success is no regrets
Used to be overly unsure and surely
never thought you'd be in this spot at age 30
when you can't appreciate it is the meanest fate
but the world keeps moving even when you ain't
cyclical generations celestial constellations
moving around they fresh to the conversation
flowers boom into an algal bloom
looking around the room as the cow clears the moon
I contemplate it
how the doors of perception
are different in each expression
psychological operation
the modern world is disconnected
from the concepts of nature
repetitive connotation
Deadpan delivery, incredibly dry humor
dust on the shelf you can measure it with a ruler
In this universal duality
immortality can somehow be
found through spirituality
The mind, of course, is very powerful to start
but is only useful when been added to the heart
often time something deeper can be found within the art
the matrix is the fakeness that has set us all apart
being reasonable is seeing everything is seasonal
to take it further, one could say to each it's own
boil it down music is basically some pleasing tones
the beat is ready it gets heavy like a sinking stone
Looking to the past no regrets
too busy working on what's next
Wish em the best may they have much success
Things change when you decide to accept nothing less
Looking to the past no regrets
too busy working on what's next
Wish em the best may they have much success
Things change when you decide to accept nothing less
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