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Prophetic Brute
08:23
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and on the day, with its long wet tongue
the prophetic brute
and tied his palfrey to a willow
lapping the fine new suit
a mere change of form
but for a piece of cloth, hempen cabbage ten days cut
by the human hand
and bearing those wicked uncles’ names
the prophetic brute
and tied his palfrey to a willow
with stringed mobcap, crinoline
a mere change of form
but for a piece of cloth, hempen cabbage ten days cut
by the human hand
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the victim of a rose
the victim of a kiss
when will i vanquish my victimhood
that’s what she tells me through the images in my dreams
that’s why she stands at the edges of my mind
staring at me
unshakably determined to see me sweat
it’s in her nature
she laughs when i fall
she cries when i heal
she swings her sword knowing i have the balls to parry it
she knows because she paces the outer rim of my limits
setting mile markers every time i free myself from a former constraint
every flag she hammers feels like a tease
a double dog dare
ready to tear me to shreds
or bring me new life
kiss a lily
pick a kiss
i’m sick
i’m tired
i’m depleted by the hand of my own pity
waiting to be rescued by some gentle hand
but the gentle hand of my mother is no more
at least not when i’ve lost my way
if i stay here i’ll just be the victim of another rose
tired and dying because i let myself solidify
i let myself harden when i faced its thorn
but blood is a sign of fertile soil
it’s time to soften against the thorn
so i can move from dueling roses
to kissing lilies
kiss a lily
pick a kiss
i vanquish my victimhood
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3. |
What Has Been
07:44
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eyes wander all across the sea
when did the sun learn what to be
pull in between a crowd full of leaves
dont you wish that you could be like these
im so tired
im so tired
im so tired
im so tired of this
im so tired
im so tired
im so tired
im so tired of this
eyes wander all across the sea
when did the sun learn what to be
pull in between a crowd full of leaves
dont you wish that you could be like these
everybody thinks about what has been
and i know that you do too
we used to play around with cities
but now english takes the square
jungles and walls
seperation
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4. |
Fairy Carnival
09:50
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6. |
Wonderful Counselor
11:08
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what do you do
what do you do
what are feelings
and how do you know
i dont believe
right next to me
thats where it all blurs out
trying to bleed
as i turn off myself
beating up and falling down
as i try to
put on my cleats
i notice somethings wrong
and thats why i
run away when people say that
nothings nothings changed
but its in my head
and thats enough to make me sad
as i turn off my cell phone
see that love is in the air
and i want to
to not be there
i dont believe
right next to me
thats where it all blurs out
trying to bleed
as i turn off myself
beating up and falling down
as i try to
put on my cleats
i notice somethings wrong
and thats why i
run away when people say that
nothings nothings changed
but its in my head
and thats enough to make me sad
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
im not one to easily bruise
i dont believe
right next to me
thats where it all blurs out
trying to bleed
as i turn off myself
beating up and falling down
as i try to
put on my cleats
i notice somethings wrong
and thats why i
what do you do
what do you do
what are feelings
and how do you know
what do you do
what do you do
what do you do
what do you do
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7. |
Don't Walk, Stand
05:58
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with stick in your hand
you walk, don't stand
with stick in your hand
don't walk, just stand
scuff, scuff
no sand
nothing dies
we'll show
back turned
you know something I don't know
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8. |
What Will Keep This
04:44
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9. |
Finally
04:04
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next year all of this means nothing to me
next year all of this means nothing to me
next year all of this means nothing to me
next year all of this means nothing to me
ordinary ordinary
did i go wrong did i go wrong
ordinary ordinary
did i go wrong did i go wrong
were finally in bed
were finally talking
its out of my head
id be so despairing
you made me
realize
nothings as
bad as it seems
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Ivan Cunningham & Nicholas Christenson Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ivan Cunningham and Nicholas Christenson are Twin Cities-based composers and improvisers. The two have collaborated for many years in numerous settings which have profoundly influenced each one's life and art—sounding the optimism of the will.
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