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Alyha
03:15
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Alyha
Flows in an arching trajectory
Now I’m learning, you’re making the changes
Making the changes
Alyha
My love is vast and deep for you
I know there’s no need to weep for you
But sometimes it must seem too high
That mountain is too hard to climb
But the voice inside
Keeps opening your mind
To flower
Alyha
What makes you happy and whole today
is what I want and I wish for you
I wish this for you
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2. |
Beulah Park
02:29
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Carnation dress and a smile like a cat
The sun beating down on my Gilligan hat
Tricycle hill wore my shoes down flat
The gate led out to Beulah Park
Eternity was immediate
Eternity is now
With open arms to receive it
Eternity is now
The photos say that the world’s black and white
But all of the colours were there in the light
Until the daytime faded to night
We stayed out in Beulah Park
Eternity was immediate
Eternity was now
With open arms to receive it
Eternity was now
Spray from a hose made a water attack
And under the elms had an afternoon snack
‘Till Grandma called us all to come back
We stayed out in Beulah Park
Eternity was immediate
Eternity was now
With open arms to receive it
Eternity was now
hey!
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3. |
Forget It
02:23
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I made a list of things I forgot to do
And when I went out, I forgot the list too
But that’s ok - I’d forgotten that I wrote it
And I did more things I can’t remember now
I can’t remember now…
I forgot to sing the chorus after that verse
So maybe I’ll try to back up and sing in reverse
If it wasn’t for my face then I’d forget my nose
So I forgot the chorus and how it goes
Maybe it goes …
What am I gonna say to them with a sigh
(Forget it)
Maybe it’s just easier if I lie
(Forget it)
What I’m gonna say - say it shy
(Forget it)
Forget an umbrella, you might get wet
A forgetful fella gets caught in a forget net
It’s dangerous forgetting, like forgetting what you’re betting,
And I feel I might have let you down
Did I let you down?
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4. |
Metronome
03:01
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Metronome is broken
Can’t keep the time
Burned the dictionary
Can’t find the rhyme
(oh, oh, oh, oh…)
Cut the tightrope
Hangs by a thread
Swam in the ocean
And now it’s red
(oh, oh, oh, oh…)
(bridge:)
Ice from Greenland melting in my drink
Ice from Greenland - I didn’t think
I didn’t think
Clocks running faster while I
Set time back
I see the footprints I left
They’re burned up black
Metronome is broken
Things out of sync
I mix up the poison
And then I drink
(oh, oh, oh, oh…)
(bridge)
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5. |
Cassini
01:52
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She likes to swim, but she don’t like the water
She likes the meat, but she don’t like the slaughter
She’s got a mum but she’s nobody’s daughter
Under arrest, but nobody’s caught her
She likes to fly but she don’t like the jet plane
She don’t make sense ‘cause she lives in her right brain
In the space of creative friction
She straddles the line between fact and fiction
Come Back!
Cassini dives through the rings of Saturn
Crash and splash in a spiral pattern
Creak and burn as the casement cracks
Cassini won’t be ever coming back
Come Back!
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6. |
Specs and Tenders
03:15
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Cities, buildings
Building cities
Blueprints, vendors
Specs and tenders
Meeting minutes
Archived safely
Box and label
Tower of Babel
Confluence
Aimless sensations
Grasping
Free associations
Rooms and hallways
Halls and doorways
Sentence falter
Verbal barter
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7. |
Deep in the Well
02:39
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Keep the diamonds deep in the mine
Oh my, oh my
Keep the diamonds deep in the mine
Oh my, oh my
Keep the diamonds there, let them lie
Keep the oil deep in the well
Oh well, oh well
Keep the oil deep in the well
Oh well, oh well
Keep the oil down there in hell
Undercurrents, under pressure
Fracking seismic, poison treasure
Now!
How?
Keep the diamonds there, let them lie
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8. |
Just a Rental
01:56
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It’s always the best of times
It’s always the worst of times
No action is inconsequential
Everything is monumental
You don’t own, it’s just a rental
You don’t own, it’s just a rental
Body is just blood and dust
Arising from love and lust
Blooming, physical and mental
Growth is slow, it’s incremental
You don’t own, it’s just a rental
You don’t own, it’s just a rental
When the story arc is through
Dust to dust and ashes too
One thing becomes clear and true
A return to earth is sacramental
with your crumbled skeletal and dental
You didn’t own, it was just a rental
You didn’t own, it was just a rental
You don’t own, it’s just a rental
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9. |
Luxury
01:48
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If you get used to a luxury
And it gets taken away
You’re going to cry for that luxury
You’re going to cry every day
You’ll feel desperation
Feels like deprivation
But you know it’s a luxury
We got used to luxuries
And they’ll be taken away
We’re going to cry for those luxuries
We’re going to cry every day
We’ll feel desperation
And feel deprivation
We’ll forget it was a luxury
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10. |
Note to Self
04:25
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All the parties that I missed
All the lips I never kissed
All the exploits never done
All the conquests never won
All the wild oats never sowed
All the boats I never rowed
Real estate bought and sold
All the joints I never rolled
All the sights I’ve never seen
All the places never been
All the trees I’ve never climbed
All the lyrics never rhymed
All the hearts I never broke
All the secret words unspoke
All the rivers never crossed
All the snow and all the frost
(Chorus:)
Note to self says it’s alright
Note to self says shine a light
So you lost at truth or dare
Note to self says I don’t care
All the bands I never heard
Situations wild, absurd
All the music never sung
All the convicts never hung
All the chances never took
All the fish let off the hook
All the shoes I never wore
All the contracts I never tore
(chorus)
All the holes never dug
All the dust under the rug
All the poems never read
All the words I never said
All the intrigues never sought
All the stories never bought
All the lovers never loved
All the fighters never shoved
(chorus)
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The Figment Bee Toronto, Ontario
The Figment Bee is a songwriter who resides in Dish With One Spoon Territory. An avid DIY musician, he has made several home recordings over the years.
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