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The Kingdom of My Mind
04:29
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Julian came towards me in his goatskin cap and gown
an alchemist with rhythm and a diplomat with sound
at the place and time where earth and heaven touch
before this insubstantial pageant turns to dust
let the legends we one heard emerge from us
in the kingdom
of my mind
with the visions only I can see
just listen and you'll be with me
in the kingdom
of my mind
where clouds are dancing in the sky
and sunshine girls come floating by
the neon marching band begins to
sing with words I don't understand
their song is made of memories
and peaches falling from the trees
while crows are laughing in the attic
trailing sparks across the southern sky
mr sandman says it doesn't matter
whether what we see is all a lie
the leviathan
winks at our games
and so I try again
what should I say
is there a word
is there a sound
is there a name
is there a way
to bring this feeling out
well I don't know
but I can try
cuz god knows
I don't wanna keep it inside
of the kingdom
of my mind
why is it I'm doing this
to save myself from loneliness
in the kingdom
of my mind
where flowers sprout out of my skull
and light up like a carnival
in the kingdom
of my mind
you don't have to say goodbye
because this place exists outside of time
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twisting limbs of shrapnel
a crown around my head
the masses scream for Sappho
but she's wasted in her bed
beside a mask made of 'lectricity
and tantric books of poetry
and oh my god you're killing me
with rock n roll salvation ecstasy
don't make me regret this
my devotion to a cause
the sound of holy laughter
and a lifetime of applause
singular duplicity
contriving who I try to be
I found my new identity
in rock n roll salvation ecstasy
the angel's made of music
close your eyes and see
the gospel colored twirling world
of my machinery
the sightless lights are blooming
and bursting at the seams
the fabric of this vision is
the fabric of your dreams
a new reality
rock n roll salvation ecstasy
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3. |
Maya
03:51
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the horses departed
out from her skinny fingers
she babbled about her
boyfriend's newfound love for living
but she's got nothing to do nothing to do
with what you can see
the shape she takes is just a way
for her to say to me
take a look around and tell me what you see
is it real or is it only make believe
then she takes out of her purse another life to live
and she takes you in a ride inside her drunken ship
and without another word it's like she never existed
the symbols she's writing are colliding
with the sound of engines starting up
it's like she's talking to me now
I think she's talking to me now
and then she twists her spine
and lifts those eyes
oh yeah she's talking to me now
I think she's talking to me now
I see her face engulfed in flames
in flashing images in my brain
oh she's talking through me now
I think she's talking through me now
and she stands before me in unutterable glory
I don't know why I try to describe the divine
no words seem right
but with these sounds inside my mind I think I might
I think I might
shed some light
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4. |
Thou Art That
03:19
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it feels just like I'm floating
and the stars don't look the same
I wanna disappear into the ocean
I wanna change my name
there's not a word for this emotion
so I don't know what to say
I wanna disappear into the ocean
I wanna change my name
if the whole world is in my head
I must have a pretty big head
if all these words have already been said
maybe I'm dreaming and I'm already
already
already dead
I know it sounds like a platitude
but you'll have to take me at my word
the whole world's made up of you
I'm sorry if that sounds absurd
is there a way I could make you see
that what you are is all that you perceive
and that everybody
and everything
is the song you sing
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5. |
IDK
04:08
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I had a dream
just like every other night it seems
we kissed on the couch
and there's just too much on my mind I can't figure it out
so I'll walk down to the corner
and I'll watch the cars go by
and I'll think about tomorrow
and all the times I've tried to bring
my mind outside my head
but I'm always misconstrued
I always seem to lie
but I wanna tell the truth
I wanna tell the truth to you
the crowd is gone
it's just you and me and it's been such a long time
how have you been
don't think twice it's alright just come on back in
would you like a cup of coffee
cuz we'll be awake all night
don't think about tomorrow
all that matters is tonight and I will
try to speak my mind
don't let me be misconstrued
cuz I always seem to lie
but I wanna tell the truth
I wanna tell the truth to you
all those nights I was dreaming
I tried to think of what to say
but I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
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Con Artist
03:57
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the lights come up
I'm here on stage
You know I'm awfully glad to be here folks
for just another ordinary day
I'm happy as hell
and you could be too
so I'll tell you I'll tell you I'll tell you what to do
when you're down and out
high and dry
crucified and losing your mind
close to the edge
death at the door
your future's in flames and you're strung out and poor
your friends are all gone
you're lonely and blue
chained to the bed in your jail cell room
well don't you worry
and don't you fret
I'll sell you hope for just five dollars a hit
so put your money in the hat
and I'll tell you where it's at
I'm not giving this stuff away for free
so take out your credit card
write me a check
fork over that cash
or you can transfer direct
and I'll tell you a story
sing you a song
paint you a picture
and before too long
you'll feel all better
for a minute or two
now I've got to get going
nice doing business with you
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after all the living and the dead
have settled their differences
and said what they meant
after all the questions you had
have been proven superfluous
despite your despair
this misguided affair
will carry on
oh but you couldn't be more wrong
about the meaning of this song
after all the days and the nights
have been reduced down to metaphors
for the poets to write
after all the actors on stage
take off their masks
and the lights fade to black
we see the stories we tell ourselves
the people we tried to help
the lies that we all want to believe
the martyrs with promises of salvation
through selfless adoration
for your fellow man
do you get what I mean
when I say unto thee
I shall be what I shall be
after all the astronauts have sailed into the sea
and their primitive opinions are all falling false and free
there is nothing we can do now so we watch them on the hill
by the sacrificial altar where they worship what they kill
oh my name it is not anything my face is shared by all
you won't see me in the garden but you can find me in the fall
and I know
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