1. |
the wolf
01:45
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every night it's like the same fight
to sit in tentative guilt or to thrive
embracing lycanthropic impulse
born in the shadow of a steely spine
pushed to a new empathic wayside
torn apart by their watchful eyes
simmering pot of unease
watch the lines on my face
as they stretch into desperate disguise
uniform and smile
like a new form of art
as the minutes pass by
it sheds into fresh skin
now the moonlight's shining bright
a new prey tonight
whatever fight that remained as i'm publicly shamed
is ripped apart along with their insides
now as my teeth start falling out
and they're replaced with sharpened death
pushing the guilt aside
a drink and raw regrets again, oh no
well at least i tried again
still the beast reared back its head
"well at least i tried"
repeat
compulse
again
fighting the urge to bite
fighting the urge to bite
fighting the urge to bite
fighting the urge to bite
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2. |
underneath
01:03
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white landscape covers death
white landscape covers primitive horrific relics
a prideful plan to take
a prideful plan to rape the ground for false profits
blind journey to one’s end
blind journey to the crudest death of one species
give it all time
ripping a whole in the earth again
give it all time
ripping a whole in the earth again
give it all time
ripping a whole in the earth again
minds torn apart
bodies in shards
the final word unleashed by her
minds torn apart
bodies in shards.
the final word
bodies in shards
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3. |
comminuted
01:38
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typing the last goodbye
tired of keeping them satisfied
the fame consumed a life
to crash a car and be revived by
a ravaging borderline
veneer of a respite
contained in ice and snow and rot
her rage
built into a bloodlust
as a means to control
the way he writes again
and if the fear lost all its impact
two swings could top that
"whatever you want" he cries
"whatever you want, i can try again"
had to wait to fight back
had to wait to fight back
"whatever you want" he cries
"whatever you want, i can try again"
a fate that's worse than death
alive in pain at her request and
face badly mangled
by keys
by keys that brought two strangers
to meet
to meet
face badly mangled
by keys
by keys that brought two strangers
to bleed
to bleed and meet again
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4. |
end of a season
00:56
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5. |
the thing
00:48
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there's a precious opportunity of life
mummified within ice
my scientific curiosity belied
an unspeakable nightmare and i'm
breaking down on a despicable worksite
trying to make it so the others might see it right
paranoid at the thought that they might try
to wreck my bones and prospects of academic pride
their bodies shifting in a brutal white light
a drifting blizzard blocks my eyeline
their skin distorts to mad, dead canines
the last thing this island's gonna take is my work or me alive
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