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Aimless
04:58
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why take aim
because aimless is drifting
and drifting is easier
easier brings peace
till it lies in pieces
and so we go
into out silence
the shot energy
diffuses the pieces
that scatter
to gather up
to carry
easier to leave
and so we go
leave it behind
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Nine Times
04:40
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I soak up the eastern rain Thirst for the western sky Before I end this refrain
I’ll take stock of all my lives
I must’ve died at least 9 times
Searching for the gate of my kind of heaven No more bundle of sticks to carry to keep me alive Knocking on my door
But somehow it’s me that’s answering
One and done
I soak up the eastern rain Thirst for the western sky Before I end this refrain
I’ll take stock of all my lives
I must’ve died at least 9 times
Taking the cheating fate bate to distract me from the wait wait
Cause heaven is a bundle of tricks on my back
And I must thrive on earth’s floor
God free
God help me
One and done
I soak up the eastern rain Thirst for the western sky Before I end this refrain
I’ll take stock of all my lives
I must’ve died at least 9 times
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3. |
Pressed On Me
03:49
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ometimes i well up
and threaten to weep
it’s the tragedy of
your sweetness
when you went to sleep
pressed on me
it was everything
well my joy is checked
by your bittersweet growth
pride in your speed
fear of your velocity
your grip on my hair
pressed on me
was everything
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4. |
WTOOW
02:45
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5. |
My Little Patch
04:08
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there’s a lean to for you
on my little patch
and if you should come
i’d raise a kingdom
under a roof of thatch
and if i pull the weeds
mend the fence
paint the outside bright
would it be less tense
inside tonight
inside
tonight
a terrace on a windswept hill
where the mountains hit the sea
that’s what it would take
to distract me
and if the dirt does seed
and out front
the car is safely parked
and if i turned on the porch light
would it be less dark
inside tonight
inside
tonight
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6. |
Wing Song
03:46
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we’ve all heard of the great migration
stirring the air
that these walls confine
at my best i am a dragonfly
i feed on the fly as you blur by
at my best i need rest
this pond is an ocean
and life’s a test
skimming for whys
as you blur by
hear my wing song
and i’m gone
we’ve all heard of the great migration
charging the air
that these walls confine
i am a dragonfly
i feed on the fly
bye bye
hear my wing song
and i’m gone
i’m gone
i’m gone
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7. |
Kid Cali
05:04
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kid cali
where i laid out
my possibility
from the pacific
to the joshua trees
lush memories
old and dried
consumed by fire
how the power lied
built from smoke
forced to rot
i feel set adrift
i feel landlocked
in cracked earth
where winter is hot
how we walk on plastic water
though miracles sought
what the land feels
the sea air heals
kid cali
we must reach higher
to your purest peaks
higher than fires aspire
what the land feels
the sea air heals
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8. |
The Fool In Foolishness
04:08
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I ache
For the you in youth
For the fool in foolishness
For the he in she
But she's not there for me
I have to be
All I've been is reaction
To sound and vision
But they'll not dazzle me now
I need new theater
Cause now I only act out
To empty seats
To judgement ghosts
On a sage set for soliloquy
All I've been is reaction
To sound and vision
But they'll not dazzle me now
I pray
For the true in truth
Then I prey on you
Cause we missed our cues
And now I need the space
To swing my arms in
All I've been is reaction
To sound and vision
But they'll not dazzle me now
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9. |
Shtoom
03:46
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then we went shtoom
summon the ideals
we usually hide behind
it’s gonna be a bumpy ride
things have been torn up inside
then we went shtoom
summon the comfort food
it’s time for a good brood
used to be you could just tickle the mood
till they invaded our neighborhood
then we went shtoom
they’re wearing similar clothes
striking familiar poses
is that where their money goes
even though deep down they oppose this
summon the ideals
we usually hide behind
we should be taking a stand
but we’re not the fighting kind
shtoom
then we went shtoom
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10. |
Time Served
04:46
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Police release the lease
Respond defend defund
Colored deterred absurd
Grease the need to please
In hand hate’s gland swollen
Glad hand the greed politician
Preserved time served
A prisoner to history
For peace release the lease
The land in sand frozen
Deafened the ears for years
Funny what our money backs
Permit legit terrorists
Cease fire aspire to conspire
Preserved time served
A prisoner to history
Behave ex slaves your free
Rockets and fists terrorists
Redeem esteem white dream
Preserved time served
A prisoner to history
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Bright Brown Brooklyn, New York
Bright Brown is sonic cinema. Bittersweet layers and textures abound, and beautifully crafted songs exist at the core. Alex Nahas’ songwriting boldly chooses to sit “between the meager and the mundane” elevating the everyday. He generates a broad sonic palette on the rarely seen, Chapman Stick and along with Nick Smeraski on drums, they've wowed audiences with their explosive duo performances. ... more
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