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lay on the ground where you are
worry how near or how far
the dwindlings are way too many to mention
show us the world through your eyes
peering back up to the skies
with the yearning, the place souls go to die
the flame of dense reality
the bark of the long lost mother tree
the dredged up soil, the mossy boil, and you
bring us back home down to earth
now that we know what it's worth
with the yearning
the place souls go to die
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Wave Through Your Head
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The day started out rough
But maybe I’m more tough than I thought
Fulfill obligations and tune in to stations
The numbers that wave through your head
Since the virus passed through me my brain listens to me
My body and spirit break bread
What’s this clarity, give mental charity
Wrapped up in cellophane, learn to let go of pain
The blocks fit together in any kind of weather this year
Just make time for yourself
Put all the rest on the shelf
It’ll be there tomorrow, to beg and to borrow
The joy and the sorrow distinct feelings now
Make some space in your mind
Looking back please be kind
The blanket’s been lifted, emotions been thrifted
Stack all the bricks in the right order now
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January 10th, 2025
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January 10th, 2025
Hopefully by then we’ll still be alive
Whether at Westminster Palace or another Reichstag fire
Set you calendar alerts for the rise of another liar
It’s so plain to see
That Karl Popper was right
Can’t tolerate these people gotta put up a fight
When these childish fash raise their empty heads
no dessert for them, send ‘em straight to bed
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Pics but it didn’t happen
Imaginary cyber skull
Mermaids and men are tapping on the hull
Big news for all the people
The ones who don’t exist
The inside out and those obscured in mist
Walking through the graveyard
While the dice control your fate
Canada is dryer than a lake
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Ankle (improvised)
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Important
04:43
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Done is more important than good x3
If I opened the door, I know you would
Choice is more important than fate x3
If you don’t agree, then I can’t relate
Aiming all my kicks for the goalposts that aren’t there
But they were never really mine
I am well aware that my brain is being an ass
Possessed dolls with the pied piper knives
Friends are more important than fame x3
You might have to pick if you play the game
In Piedmont, California there was a pipoe organ retail store
One day i stopped by just to check it out
Admittedly in college I was not a likely customer
But when you storefront is closed to the public
I have to raise some doubts
Trust is more important than love x3
If you wanna have one, you gotta build the oth’
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Matthew Joseph Payne Oakland, California
Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer with a flair for the dramatic. Bluegrass, chiptunes, ondes martenot and more swirl through unexpected soundscapes with hidden meanings. Also memes.
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Crying came out of nowhere and absolutely blew me away. ES' distinct vocal style, and Ryan and Nick's GB/drums/guitar interactions draw you in with inital simplicity that surprises you at every turn.
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This record never gets old to me! The drum programming here is so expressive that it didn't even occur to me for the first few casual listens that it was in LSDJ! Expressive, complex, intense.
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Things We Dream About
by A/B Duo
I wrote "Echoloquacious" for A/B Duo to follow-up the LSDJ/flute piece I wrote for Meerenai, and I couldn't have imagined a better pairing than Ivan Trevino's "Things We Dream About.
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