1. |
Groundswell
03:13
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call the future the past
remember it all
designed to last
through the rise and the fall
spinning a web all around our own
steel each other up
shoulder to shoulder we hold
can't stop it? try
soul, the body, the mind
all answer the call
evolve, combine
never dropping the ball
refusal to renounce control
lift each other up
elbow to elbow we roll
can't stop it? try
shoulder to shoulder we hold
elbow to elbow we roll
the web is strong
none of us exists alone
spinning a web all around our own
steel each other up
shoulder to shoulder we hold
lift each other up
refusal to renounce control
hold each other close
elbow to elbow we roll
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2. |
O Horizon
03:45
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go on, radiate
not for just anyone, how long--
spread motion from one to one
how long before you dissipate?
wells up in a plot to overflow all self-governance
just let go
shake out the shit that's got you all plugged up
breathe and glow out from under it all
don't stop til you've lost all control
feel the gravel pinch knees and toes
go be red hot
doppler effect me, how long --
rain sweat
exhale salted breath
how long before you disintegrate?
wells up in a plot to overflow all self-governance
just let go
shake out that shit that's got you all plugged up
breathe and grow out from under it all
don't stop til you've lost all control
deel the o horizon kiss knees and toes
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3. |
Borrowed Time
02:15
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hear it all of the time
it's such a wretched line
it's not for anyone else to decide
he/she all of the time
it's such a simple lie
doesn't begin to describe how
nuances overlooked
how to present / raw minds
who's on borrowed time?
how to identify
see through a subjective eye
all vivid greys
not oppressive black and white
hear it all of the time
where's room to neutralize?
doesn't describe at all well
nuances overlooked
how to defend / raw lives
who's on borrowed time?
decompartmentalize
who's on borrowed time?
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4. |
Blueprint
02:45
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spill out the door
slip off the sidewalk
can't trust it anymore
fill up the downtown
manifesting material anger
regeneration of the corporate void
what's more violent than smashing windows?
shattering lives without remorse
spill out the door
black out the skyline
spit on the floor
become the land mine
speak to mad men in their own language
politely ask: echo the deafening yawn
what's more violent than toppling fences?
systemic greed incites perpetual war
no listening, no feeling, no recourse
awakened a long time ago
no morals, all egos, no heroes
shards on the floor
replace the glass wall
what is destroyed and who is in charge?
no trusting, no fixing, no saving
all rooted a century ago
no morals, all egos, no future
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5. |
De-escalate
04:12
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hold still for the modern era
take half the pot
tithings to the oligarchs
this isn't all
not here to serve and protect
de-escalation's a lie
that says it all
why we're all terrified
new toys that kill shipped to tired conflicts
declassified mraps write traffic tickets
that says it all
what of the rights left behind?
de-escalation's a lie
that says it all
masses unsatisfied
hang on, head long
stockpile all the toys to fix the fight
hang on, had long
maintain til we forfeit every right
our daily bread crumbs buy our own silence
not here to serve and protect
de-escalation's a lie
that says it all
we're fucking terrified
our daily bread crusts
buy our own silence
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6. |
Ours Now
04:05
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the heart is wide open
an invitation of home
nucleus of calm
in love with the family we chose
ours, right now
not blood it's in the e/motion
it's safe here in our arms
it's safer in our hearts
warmth
illumination of heart
fingers running over cracked facedes
with the family we chose
ours, right now
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7. |
Powers Of Ten
02:44
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where's the answer?
crawl deep inside
powers of ten
squeeze tight
minor details make it alright
scratch and claw the cell wall
shake it all to pieces
atomic emptiness is all
there's nothing there in it at all
there's no there there
where's the answer?
roll it outside
powers of ten
open inter-spacial reaches
explode
stretch the fabric of space time
tear it all to pieces
multiverse folded on intself
dark matter/s most in it all
there's no there there
what is the matter
if it's all empty inside and out?
weave words in the space
find how or feel it implode
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8. |
Void Of Course
04:01
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9. |
Rolling Blackouts
04:17
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heartbeat swelling in my throat
throbbing in my cheeks
heartbeat melting all over
licking fingertips
holding open the glow
ripples and lobes
skid off the plateau
blackouts roll
heartbeat ramping blood flow
setting the pace
heartbeat letting me go
tingling in my face
reaching into overgrowth
magnifying strokes
skid off the plateau
blackouts roll
heartbeat pounding getting close
blur between my legs
heartbeat threatening to explode
bursting from my veins
digging out tender eruptions
convulse
blackouts roll
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10. |
Big Swim
03:14
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drowning in a sea of white noise
in the big swim
one hundred years go by
is anyone satisfied?
stay home if you like
i couldn't if i tried
a collar buttoned high
a buckle cinched too tight
a twinkle in the eye
a brick in the gut
right by right
what we breathe and
for what do we fight?
drowning in the big swim
white men: lock up your sons
not safe for anyone
walk around the place acting like they own it
turn a century on a dime
hardly any time
new normals not in line
majority wasted outright
right by right
what we breathe and
for what do we fight?
drowning in a sea of whiteness
in the big swim
right by right
what we breathe and
for what do we fight?
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SILENT ERA Oakland, California
Silent Era is no longer active. Our music shall remain free for download of course. All donations are appreciated and will
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