1. |
The Shopkeeper
02:09
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the shopkeeper wakes up
he walks to his shop
the watchmaker goes to sleep
and stares at the clock
trees all swaying
hands held together like praying
we are all known here
we are all known here
the landlady lives upstairs
never does any repairs
there was a storm last night
she slept right through it
ginny was born into poverty
debilitating, alienating poverty
she wants to be a singer
she wants to be a singer like me
the shopkeeper wakes up
grateful for his lot
we are all known here
we are all known here
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2. |
Into a Hole
03:31
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the redemptive qualities of art
vanished before me
it was a mirage
a sick mirage
some kind of parody
now sinking deeper
into the depths of it
face down
into a hole
into a hole i spent years digging
cheap laminate countertop
walls, landlord white
a constant paving over of ideas
never satisfied
but truth is not a cart that drags behind you
truth is not a cart that drags behind you
not something far off in the rear view
truth is not a cart that drags behind you
behind you, behind you
the underground man
looks into the mirror
growing stronger now
through our attempts to disarm him
you see it everywhere now
you see it all clear
you touch the faucet
and the dripping
will continue
for years
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3. |
Roman à Clef
02:09
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anarchists like MSNBC hosts
sound up
clipping, plastic television
all treble in your ear drum
no, yes, no, yes, no, yes
there’s egg yolk in the filling
send it back
those workers, elsewhere, exempt
exempt, trait of narcissist
roman a clef
facebook dot com
juke box rock
MFA, MFA, BS, drop out
art not revealing
no pleasure, no feeling
protest against
this year’s coming boredom
the dreary exhibition of it
the holes where people’s heads once were
a hole, i see a hole, a hole
life’s waiting room soundtrack
elevator music, click, clack
against this, against this and that
relax, sit back
sound of lawnmower, lawnmower, lawnmower
bag of bricks, bag of bricks, bag of bricks
all together now, all together now
apart of it, apart of it, apart of it
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4. |
New Utopian Futures
02:21
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i am a person
i am a person
i am living
i am living
in the shadows
in the shadows
come and i go
come and i go
i am laughing
i am laughing
off my head
off my head
i don’t need it
i don't need it
it was broken
it was broken
come together
come together
thought i'd never
thought i'd never
feet on the earth
feet on the earth
touching a new world
touching a new world
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5. |
Falling Down Laughing
01:39
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what’s in store for me
at the movie theater?
i thought of you in every scene
and during every preview
the actress taking off her shirt
someone now, pointing a gun
but it’s not at me, no i’m not hurt
in protest of my own depression
falling down, laughing, falling down
i was there when the body was opened
there when they found nothing inside of it
there! look around!
what type of prison have i entered?
each day a retreat from relief
each day, the body learns to suffer
some find it comforting
like perverse sense of humor
falling down, laughing, falling down
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