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Regressions
01:24
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Icarus, he got dos wings strapped on
back to earth and then he’s really gone
Back to ash, I’m gonna make you come
orchestrated with pinky
and thumb
some folks work harder than all the rest
itunes troubleshooting to the test
some folks never meet another soul
cookie crisp, they'll have another bowl
I was meant to live another time;
now,I’m really feeling past my prime
There’s no in, no out, no left behind
these things all exist inside your mind
so I want to be in you right now
in your ears between the neck and brow
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2. |
Prairie Training
01:53
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here comes me
flywheel oath
the draw bridge High
here comes you
buttered toast
afraid to fly
inside the wardrobe
with its own weather
A cock’s tail crown
and trumpets
pump it
pa pa pump it
strumpet, stra stra
strumpet
there go they
taxi folk
their heads held high
then come we
subway toke
we can’t stay dry
and on the dance floor
inside the cage door
a stutter strut
a french horn
pa pa pa pump it
stra stra stra strumpet
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3. |
The Forecast
03:38
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I can’t forecast anything
I won’t
Mother
Please take me by the hand
The Geese are attacking me
Mother
Mom, you’re so incredibly sweet to me.
Mom
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4. |
Another Day Slips Away
04:56
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5. |
Even Better
02:42
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has she seen it?
do you mean it?
she will ride you
it will guide you
find the trail
flush the quail
on the nail
with velocity
only possibly
and a bit of luck
x-ray xenith
aimed at Venus
only to reveal
a brand new feel
finding in the end
a brand new grin
spirals
chiral
kaleidoscope
of love’s new hope
even
better
in this season
full of reason
she will take you
it will make you
part of me
on the moon
you will see
she will soon
with a breath of air
and her flowing hair
as a new cocoon
enzyme sanctions
lifted freely
only to repeat
and brand new beat
finding in their time
a brand new “I’m”
spirals
chiral
kaleidoscope
of love’s new hope
even
better
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I pull a flower from the ground
and then the flower makes a sound
it happens in a breath
a little death
morte petite
I try to do it with these paws but when i look they’re only claws
it happens in a blink
a little wink
no time to think
flesh pots wiggling
they’re just jiggling
this experiment
softly
chiefly vagabond
maiden made anon
heaven visiting awfully
perched high behind
my eye
IT
never fails
it
always
finds the
sails
I pull a blossom from a tree and then a little bird I see
it pecks me in the eye
that little guy
morte petite
a couple riders come along and we all sit down for a song
forget the kitchen sink
let’s have a drink
don’t make a stink
flesh pots resonate
they just salivate
this experiment
softly
chiefly vagabond
maiden made anon
heaven visiting awfully
perched Low behind
my toe
It
never fails
it always
finds
the sales
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7. |
You, You
03:38
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I would like to know you
I bent my bow too
But you were already there
I could show you
I bent my bow to
but you were already there
You were already there
That's what I like about you, you
That's why I never doubt you, you
You're alright
You're alright
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8. |
Fleisch Cycle
02:52
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"Flesh is so troubling when you're bubbling and you're fucking up yourself. You'd think that everybody's got their health. They Don't. We won't. I hope that you know that I'll rub your back. It's a beauty. It's my duty. I love you and you love me too."
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lace up your shoes,
in twos
and gaze into the door
so full of head
your bed
demand a second chance
a chance to dance
a chance to ring
a chance to run
a chance to sing
a chance to drink, this ugly mess
a chance to sink….under your dress
without
aims or needs
maybe some reeds
stringing some deeds
thru
always
a phrase
we graze
luminous moon
of june
your groves
are seventeen
so full of face and space
demand a prism muse
a prison of rhyme
lockstep in time
limiting me
surrounding you
a frightening sea,
of children at play
who will they be?
after today
without
aims or needs
maybe some seeds
stringing a feed
thru
the needle
a tragic
beatle
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10. |
Zodiac Monsters
02:34
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demonstrate evidence
of your grace, seen by god
in your face, in your nod
lattice work, very thin
walking on
all your sin
dissonance, maybe not
on the fence, on the pot
1000 zodiac monsters
tie you to the floor
they probe and penetrate you
like you never had before
good morning rooster
and zebra, and hog
the flying dragon
the zephyr
the frog
That Dog!
demonstrate evidence
of your worth, heard by men
in your voice, through your grin
spider web, won’t release
all the fates, weaving fleece
consonance, maybe not
last defense, worth a shot
10,000 zodiac monsters
tie you to your bed
they probe and lubricate you
before they give you head
good morning bat wings
donkey, and kong
the floating mantis
the symbol
and gong
So Strong
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11. |
Secret Hue
03:28
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Flesh, it often ends
sometime after mortar school
and when it begins
always quick to make a rule
Everyone so ignorant
kyrie and agnus dei
and what it means to live
why should I be dying?
yes, I’ve got the blues
a virus dressed in leather shoes
zippered beatle boots
luscious spiny tiny fruits
none of this is interesting
but everyone’s still pinteresting
time to move along
everything’s been done
The bunker mates of altered states of all the brand new drugs
are pleading for a season
it’s not over.
it’s not over
here comes clover
here comes clover
check yourself, have the drugs kicked in?
brain!
downloading it’s favorite grin
swimming fish in the atmosphere
realize that they were always here
fluid cells in a mortal bowl
check yourself , have the drugs kicked in?
brain!
no grip on it’s favorite grin
eyes objectified, far away
see yourself on a different day
time has traveled to mexico
lost itself in the desert b’low
you
secret hue
I love you.
I love you
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Stephen Pierce and the Consensual Puppets Austin, Texas
Tireless DIY composition man Zest of Yore Consensual Puppets
Denton TX
Austin
Born in OKC
unmatched work ethic
blinding creativity, says RSM
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