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Blinder
04:10
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Blinder
take my time, the remainder
take it now while i can bedazzle the gifts that i have left
hold you tight in my mind's eye
shining nightfly
bright cause there’s nothing for miles all around
(BLINDER) Have I savored every minute till now
(BLINDER) Have I paid for every minute till now
Right now, right now
right now, gone when it’s sighted
sinking slowly, slow enough to know
all is holy, loving and leaving and frothing in some way
i want only what i so deserve
what is that though
shoving and pleading just beyond the blinders
(BLINDER)Have I savored every minute till now
(BLINDER)Will I pay for every minute till now
right now. right now
right now, gone when it’s sighted
take my time, take my time, take my
at this altar of altercations
bleeding nations
busted up bodies just beyond the blinders
they want only what they know
what is that though
world without sorrow just beyond the blinders
(BLINDER) have i savored every minute till now
(BLINDER) have i paid for every minute till now
take my time, take my time, take my
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Wounded Knee
04:27
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Wounded Knee
once when i was fine
watering my feed
i scrolled into a nightmare scene
i saw a man get broken up
his face it was resigned
no ordinary blow
his death it was divined by a pilgrim’s dream
seared indelibly
can’t shake that image free
i was here, i was not there
something dark has woken up
we all know the drill
try and get your fill
it’s just another battle at wounded knee
all is make believe
all is fake until it’s real
all is make believe
there are waves beneath
all this hate they speak
all is make believe
what dislike demands
poor and bloody hands
barely living in that skin
thinking you’ve been woken up
everyone is here
and everyone is fierce
everyone believes in their wooden dreams
you think you want too much
when you look around
standing on a very tall chair
wanting to get woken up
don’t you want to leave
something to believe
are you just resigned to wounded knees
no more white delays
fight or flight delays
no more white delays
there are waves beneath
all this hate you speak
all is make believe
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Bootheel (Song for a Soldier)
god goes underwater, underwater sometimes
all the tired watchmen in the world can’t keep him out
you say unfortunate
it had to be done
we both taste the dust of clay today, boot heel
proof right there a horrible commotion
bodies grey and red
dig through news and so much slimy rubble
and you’ll read it said
the world is crying
but your eyes are dry
tell me, do you have friends who died, boot heel?
could i be imagining confusion behind your stare
only young a swagger with a sweetness
in the coffeeshop stairs
the room is louder but not your voice
tell me, do you think you have a choice, boot heel?
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Mephisto
03:43
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Mephisto
I WAS LOOKING FOR A HOME WAS SHADOWED BY THE SHADOW OF MEPHISTO AGAIN
I WAS LOOKING FOR A REASON I COULD NOT STAY ANGRY WITH MEPHISTO AGAIN
WHAT IS MY MOVE
WILL I BE MOVED
STUCK INSIDE AN ISLAND GROOVE AGAIN
I WAS LOOKING FOR A STATION STANDING IN DEFIANCE OF MEPHISTO
TO WIN TO WIN
A MAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA SAID TO FIND THE HELPERS THEY CAN FORM A FIST IN THE AIR
WIPE THAT SMILE OFF YOUR FACE YOU THINK I’LL NEVER FIND MY PLACE MEPHISTO
I’LL MAKE A MOVE
I CAN BE MOVED FROM A LAZY AFTERNOON AGAIN
HOW CAN I BE WORTHY WHEN MY HOUSE STILL BEARS THE TRACES OF MEPHISTO
AGAIN AGAIN
A WOMAN OF THE CLOTH TOLD ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR KRYPTONITE MEPHISTO
LOVING SINNERS ISN’T EASY I CAN BARELY LOVE MYSELF MEPHISTO
ALWAYS UNMOVED
ALWAYS CONFUSED
FEEDING ON A TOXIC STREAM ALL DAY
HOW’D YOU DO IT HOW’D YOU PUT AN EXPIRATION DATE ON ALL MY FEELINGS
MEPHISTO
I WAS SHADOWED BY A SHADOW I WAS SHADOWED BY A SHADOW
I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY I SAW THE SHADOW OF MEPHISTO
AGAIN AGAIN
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Chico Yearns
03:11
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Chico Yearns
i want to occupy
i want to blow your mind
you know it would be it would be so rightful
when we cross our lines
an ultraviolet crime
i know you can feel you can feel the lights pull
why won’t you hang with me when you know it would be it would be so delightful
why won’t you stand with me when you know we would be we would be we would be something righteous
was it in your mind
the molecules were binding slowly at first till you drank a glassful
was it in your mind
now you’re occupied by all of your thirst for centrifugal violence
why won’t you hang with me when you know it would be it would be so delightful
why won’t you stand with me when you know we would be we would be we would be so righteous
round round round round round round round the wheel it can feel like your typical violence
round round round round round round round the wheel it can spin all your insides outward
why won’t you hang with me when you know it would be it would be so delightful
why won’t you stand with me when you know we would be we would be we would be so righteous
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Entertainer
03:15
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Entertainer
you’re no friend of mine, i get a dozen for a dime
does it make you feel better to type out that lie
you’re no pal of mine i’ve seen your sentiment a hundred times
it doesn’t make me feel better to know your state of mind
wait and see you won’t look away
ones and zeroes blowing pictures in your face
feeding in a toxic stream, oh have a little look at me
wait and see a faker meet a faker wimpy little giver make a big strong taker
entertainer please entertain me
you don’t have to cry
this sort of thing happens all the time
doesn’t it make you feel better to eat up that pie
you don’t have to try if you’re not getting rich you’re getting by
nobody reads the letters of those with cause to cry
blinking dumb in the nuclear sun
who’s gonna save us from that lily white glove
entertainer please
take from me
blinking dumb the opposition won
scum on the waves but the game is on
entertainer please
take from me again
you’re no friend of mine
i get a dozen of you at a time
you’ll never eat what’s bitter or swallow that sigh
you’re no pal of mine
you’re just a superego in disguise
i’m looking at you to forget it so entertain me
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Pearl
02:31
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Pearl
imperial venereal fighting a war on 2 fronts while all the world is speaking binary code
monkeys and children on a tiny pearl
i don’t recall the ones who told me i would have to hate you
a message in a bottle sent from the depths passed on from someone to someone else
forget with me
long days of unrest baby chew up regrets baby chew them up spit them out
i see a glimmer hiding in the nastiest of corners
i know that i can find it every other time
sent from the heights to capture my mind
i know sometimes i see
long days and nights of a rest that will come when you chew up regrets baby spit them out
it speaks in synchronicity and patterns where there were none
a golden mean that haunts you in your sleep
golden mean golden man golden harness
forget with me
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Oh Zero
02:54
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Oh Zero
oh zero
i see you for seconds at a time
with eyes half-lidded, and lips stained grey with wine
i hear you
pushing stones up against the shore
it's time to stuff the dead leaves in a black trash bag
handsome hands and pretty heart
hold out your handsome hands and pretty heart
it hovered
saw its reflection moving round
long black wings tipped rushing from rock to sand
then rested
there on my prickled white arm
a sliver from a wing gone
electric green body long
heart stop listen to the voice of a big zero
handsome hands and pretty heart
hold out your handsome hands and pretty heart
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Song for Jane
02:48
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Song for Jane
Love, love
A ya habibti, hub, el hub
that's at the end
In the beginning and in the middle but most of all..
Love
she said in a loud voice
white strands across her face
don't you see that's all we give anyone
at the end
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Saadi New York, New York
Boshra Al Saadi is a songrwiter/multi-instrumentalist hailing from Damascus Syria and living in New York City. With her solo project SAADI, her sound shows traces of her vast and diverse influences ranging from dancehall to traditional arabic dabke, from Brian Eno to Lady Saw, resulting in a real fusion of sound that would lend itself to a sweaty dance floor or a darkened bedroom. ... more
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