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Prelude
01:01
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2. |
An Awful Lot Of Taking
01:52
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They say life is all give and take.
Well, I've been seeing a lot of taking.
And I've been doing a lot of taking,
Its said that love will come to those who wait.
But I've been seeing a lot of waiting.
And I've been doing a lot of waiting.
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3. |
A True Word
02:12
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Long stand the old designs
My ghost is their company
Wide eyed, empty eyed
But a true word from a friend
Above all noise and petty things
Rings out like a bell
And silences the murmuring
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4. |
Ye Wearie Wayfarer
03:14
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<The four last lines of this song are lifted from Adam Lindsay Gordon's poem, Ye Wearie Wayfarer. When I went to write the vocals for the final section his words came out>
There lies a seed, wanting and waiting
for light to strike in that deep dark night
It rests at the heart but gets lost beneath the weeds
It stays ready, patient as can be.
When the drought ends unfolding can begin.
We each hold codes; futures draw us into them.
Life is mostly froth and bubble
But two things stand like stone
Kindness in another's trouble
And courage in your own
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5. |
Lunar Return
02:59
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I swear the gods knock at our door
Stay true; there comes an inner door.
And a hidden safe, tucked away,
Keeps my bad blood
Locked away.
It rattles and shakes
And begs for transfusion
Confusion can't wait
Its sureness that denies fate
(That divine child)
Suspended in the sun
Millions of miles
Away from everyone
So give her your thanks,
It's the least you can do
When the lunar return
Comes out of the blue
Comes up out of the blues.
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<Cover of an unlikely collaboration between John Frusciante and the late River Phoenix>
I'll send, flowers
Again for her
Blossom castle, sense has her guess
A gift described, disguised as my rival
Every night, cruel regret
Psycho, did you fear
Dirty boys always seek that, hold it closer
He had a full tailored mic behind it
Sure to see hell to pay
Gather round the fireplace
Feelings prick the sun.
Murderless, helping hands
In a soul removal
Lead us in centuries go
Kingship gives it to her for me
Feather ascends.
Failing light, nailed it fine to the wall and realize
There's somethin' after what you plan for
I'm bleedin' for don't leave tomorrow to do it right
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7. |
One-Way Mirror
01:39
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I see through
My aim is true
I never misdirect
Let me tell you about you
I'm pure heart
(That's why) I always get my way
I learnt all my lessons
So I don't have to learn yours
I'm so kind
I open doors for me, then you
I'm so wise
I already know what's true
I see your self-deception
I see your self-deception
Don't ask about mine
Don't ask about mine
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<This song was written in light of so many lives, including those of precious children, being cruelly extinguished by genocide and war. Every life is sacred and we must always resist dehumanisation>
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9. |
Three Fates
02:57
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Three fates
Wait until your back is turned
Until your bridges burn away
Until you’re certain you've escaped
Lachesis
Offers a diamon
She offers a diamon
To light the way
The next fate
Spins the most beautiful thread
Such a beautiful thread
Just for you
But you're small
And you don’t know what race you're in
Just heed their call
There's greater games than those you're trapped in
The third fate
Won’t take no from you
She won’t take no
For too long
The three fates
Might nudge and disclose for you
Love and provoke you
To help you find Your Way.
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10. |
The Whole Merry Band
01:49
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Grace is a neighbour
Who waters your garden when you're gone
She waters your garden when you're gone
Fear is the jailer
Who holds all your keys
Yes he holds all your keys
Love is a stranger
Who puts you up and takes you in
No matter your stripe or your sin.
Grace is a neighbour
Who waters your garden when you're gone
She waters your garden when you're gone
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11. |
A Waltz
01:58
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<Inspired by many beautiful, romantic, even mawkish waltzes>
I wanna know you as if I've known you before.
Let me sing you this waltz, it’ll open our doors.
That's the truth.
I wanna hold you and be held all inside your arms.
I spy inside your eyes all of the chances, and all of the strife
That's the truth.
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12. |
Dreamscape Promenade
03:14
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<A collage stitching together various entries from a dream journal>
I sit atop one train with the audience,
Its twin runs parallel, the roof littered with small children
Afew young boys out of the bunch must fight - dance - manoeuvre there way down the carriages
Phil fell down and hit his head, he appeared dead.
We set him up, slumped against the sidewalk
So that when they found him
They would think he was asleep
But I thought,
We should try and face the dead
In the end
I rise and walk, on.
I come past some kid on something like the Willy Beach promenade
I brandish my long stick - four feet with a balloon on it
A kid turns and says:
"That's almost ash anyway"
I start to float
And hide in the bathroom
Only to come back to the ground
She says its been a hard year
I was wrapping presents in the front spare room at Euroa house.
Laura and Claire were there, its morning
Pat was visiting one of her daughters in the city
She said usually she has a saint, who walks with me.
In the old house, every room I opened held another room.
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13. |
Note To Self
01:54
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<Inspired by the compelling and weird 'Enough About Human Rights', by Moondog. Its worth nothing that I don't think Moondog's piece is properly understood as a critique of human rights per se>
That's enough already with self love
Enough with self-help
And always taking care of number one.
That's enough already with self-hate
Enough about woe be gone.
And control, control, control, control.
That's enough already with your way
Enough with belief
And everyone should think more like you
What about everyone else?
How about that for a change?
Be about everyone else for a change.
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Theo Melbourne, Australia
Born; raised. Part-time vessel for words and music. Apolitical body language expert, aspiring techno oligarch, virgo, 5-time divorcee x
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