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In Shambles

by Hoxha's Beard

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1.
Triumph of the Gulls 03:52
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Whose talons long and slender Rake flesh and air and sands Whose feathers writhe and bounce Above these outstretched hands Their shiny, April presents Falling from crimson skies Drape children in white dresses Drape homes and weeping brides Oh, the gulls! Clawing at our scraps Oh, the gulls! Leaping, clawing, Blank eyes black But now our fields molten black Are crisp and purified Their squawks float to other vectors To pollute other skies Oh, the gulls! Clawing at our scraps Oh, the gulls! Leaping, clawing, Blank eyes black
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Death by Franchise 02:13
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Twelve straight hours of work today Coffee pumping through my veins I haven't slept in about two days I'll make it work because I've got to get paid Twelve straight hours of work today Coffee pumping through my veins I haven't slept in about two days I'll make it work because I've got to get paid Try to look busy, try to pretend Like it's worth it to pay me this It's almost nothing but it's what I need Or at least it's what I've got Break out Break down No way out No where to go but down Inside Looking out Nowhere to go No place to stay now Try to make plans because I've got to get out I don't care but I can't stay here I've got to leave soon before I crash But I can't afford that anytime this year Try to make plans because I've got to get out I don't care but I can't stay here I've got to leave soon before I crash But I can't afford that anytime this year Try to look busy, try to pretend Like it's worth it to pay me this It's almost nothing but it's what I need Or at least it's what I've got Break out Break down No way out No where to go but down Inside Looking out Nowhere to go No place to stay now
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Somewhere Where It's Orange 02:51
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Sawdust in my bedsheets Cold light on the cat She said she loved me But I don't take shit no more My family doesn't even know me Their faces blank like paint Pants strung out in no man's land Will you ever find a friend I don't need a mortgage I don't need a girl I just want a sleeping bag Somewhere where it's orange
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∅ 00:53
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And I'll be your Bateman If you'll be my Eve And I promise not to kill While you're looking And I'll try not to harm Anyone you know And I'll do my very best To let my best side show
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Effluvium 01:49
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I'm angry, oh so angry About some fucking thing And I hate all these people and everything they think And I know that I'll feel better If I scream impotently Because I know that Everyone's a sheep but me I hate you, and I hate this I can't even play my instrument I hate you, and I hate this I might be an idiot I got my teeth kicked out At some stupid show I might be dumber but I wouldn't even know I'll feel superior No matter what I try I might be brain damaged But I'm too hardcore to die I hate you, and I hate this I'm a teenage anarchist I hate you, and I hate this I just want to be a dick
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Bloodmath 04:01
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Down some roadway Past some creek Roar these Cacophonous bells The columns sing And stammer Some hollowing Laughter by shells But I am not All that you've made of me We are not Some sick equation No, I am not Just some ugly mass of nerves We are not Reduced to what we've become Bright boots Come round these parts to often Heels cutting benches In the mud All of our last sights Should be beautiful Glorious and golden Like blood But I am not All that you've made of me We are not Some sick equation No, I am not Just some ugly mass of nerves We are not Reduced to what we've become What you see Is what you get So watch this night closely All our last sights Should be beautiful Glorious and golden
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No, This is Patrick 03:31
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I must be dreaming Cause these walls aren't right I hope I'm sleeping Cause this must be a lie You ran away But I can't see straight You were my guide But not tonight Is this the end? Or just the end of me Is this the screaming? Or just another dream Is this your voice? Or just a ghost Is this my life? Or am I just the host I saw your eyes Like the brightest lights Until you turned Now I can't see my mind I tripped and fell Into a world of silence This must be hell Because you're out of reach Is this the end? Or just the end of me Is this the screaming? Or just another dream Is this your voice? Or just a ghost Is this my life? Or am I just the host What'd you do Where have you gone Where have you gone What' you do You've left me alone You've left me alone What have I done Did I make some mistake Is there no escape What have I done What have I done What have I done Is this the end? Or just the end of me Is this the screaming? Or just another dream Is this your voice? Or just a ghost Is this my life? Or am I just the host
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Iodine 04:56
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You're not a man You're just a prole No one can save Your wicked soul I can't be rich Unless you're poor So stay right there And be my whore I pulled myself up by my bootstraps To stand tall enough to crush you Don't move Don't leave Don't try to change Just accept my words are true You've got your cross To hang upon But don't forget Who built you one Stay on your knees Pray for success You'll never be The man god blessed I pulled myself up by my bootstraps To stand tall enough to crush you Don't move Don't leave Don't try to change Just accept my words are true They'll take your guns They'll take your gods They'll take your guns They'll take your gods They'll take your guns They'll take your gods They'll take your children And leave you with nothing I pulled myself up by my bootstraps To stand tall enough to crush you Don't move Don't leave Don't try to change Just accept my words are true It's your fault You've got this life Someone must be Our sacrifice Just give it up Don't make a sound With any luck It'll trickle down
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That's a Sloth 01:25
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I spent my whole life broke So I got a job Now I'm broke all over again But with more junk I don't know why I should even try So I don't I used to be such a great big mess And maybe I still am But I'm more ok with it now I'm nostalgic for a time I wasn't around for Some times the best place to be Is just on the floor I don't know why I should even try So I don't I used to be such a great big mess And maybe I still am But I'm more ok with it now
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I Woke Up Today and It Was Still Yesterday 01:35
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I woke up full of regret Of nothing in particular My mouth stank of my distaste For the daytime in general If you want my 2-cents On the life of blue collar I'll be left with the penny That I earned for another man's dollar I step outside I step outside and I I step outside I step outside and I Tried my hand at higher education But it didn't exactly work out as planned Now I'm back at my old job Earning the least I possibly can If you want my 2-cents On the life of blue collar I'll be left with the penny That I earned for another man's dollar I step outside I step outside and I I step outside I step outside and I
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Bell Kid 05:12
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The bells hum all through the room Shaking the floral paper on the walls And we nestle up to our doom Just us in the blank eyes of dolls When our waxen faces start peeling apart Will there be anybody left to see? Beyond sharp edges, past smoking go-carts To the weeping bells that we see And we'll trudge on through the tall grass Until we come upon a clearing With a monument to the empty things I've shared with empty you When our waxen faces start peeling apart Will there be anybody left to see? Beyond sharp edges, past smoking go-carts To the weeping bells that we see But the grounds are cold and restless Vagrant and gravely harmless Sparrows glare, betraying nothing I wish you and I could sing Like they won't
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We Entrust All Our Important Decisions to a Magic 8-Ball 03:23
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It wasn't god Who told you to listen It wasn't god Who told you to behave He won't be the one To punish you If you try to step Out of the cave They only order if they know you'll obey There'll be no answer Unless you wait Just ask it a question And give it a shake Now it's out of my hands There ain't no god So get on your knees There ain't no cops So go loot the city You might think you Are better than me But at least I don't wear My mouth on my sleeve They only ask If they know you can't pay They only trust Their own hypocrisy So shake me up Tell me what you see Now it's out of my hands

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released June 7, 2016

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