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Hologram
02:54
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Hologram
You’re a fiction that is finally fact
Hologram
I will never be alone again
Thanks to you
I will always have a friend or two
Hologram
We will never be alone again
I never thought you’d ever be
Quite so real, so much like me
Kudos to the scientists
What ever will they think of next?
Hologram
You’re a fiction that is finally fact
Hologram
I think technology will save me yet
Hologram
You’re a fiction that is finally fact
Hologram
I will never be alone again
They will see
You’re a blessing of modernity
Hologram
We will never feel alone again
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2. |
Mystery
03:21
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Efface all the myths, don’t focus on the past
The protocol man sees the future in his facts
Apogee of plenty — why do you feel deprived?
Discontent is the spirit of the time
Mystery, mystery
The mystery is dead
It’s history, history
That’s all we have left
They try to ease the tension by calling it a name
Diagnose is the order of the day
Mystery, mystery
The mystery is dead
It’s history, history
That’s all we have left
You’re numb most of the time
Can’t seem to find reasons why
So much is all of the same
What’s the point of it all anyway?
Mystery, mystery
The mystery is dead
It’s history, history
That’s all we have left
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3. |
Lovers
04:20
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Do your lovers really love you?
Do they treat you like you want them to?
Do they know you, would they ask you to choose?
Do your lovers really love you?
It wasn’t my time to give
It wasn’t my love to give
It wasn’t my time to get
It wasn’t my love to get
It was my time to give
It was my love to give
It was my time to get
It was my love to get
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4. |
After the Fall
03:53
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Bow down to the queen
Her temperament reigns supreme
Mercurial monarchy
Everyday indignities
I use to think you, think you
Were the only one in the world
Who I should worship, worship
I would hang on every word
I was your servant, servant
Your most loyal, humble steward
But then they changed you, changed you
And a new order emerged
Why did you grow to hate me?
Why did you grow to hate me?
Why did you grow to hate me?
Why did you grow to hate me?
I can’t hear what you hear
I can’t see what you see
I don’t fear what you fear
What did those years do to me?
I use to think you, think you
Were the only one in the world
Who I should worship, worship
I would hang on every word
I was your servant, servant
Your most loyal, humble steward
But then they changed you, changed you
And a new order emerged
What were you so ashamed of?
What were you so ashamed of?
What were you so ashamed of?
What were you so ashamed of?
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5. |
Rapt
05:14
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I wanted for us to be happy
I wanted for us to be free
Just what were the odds of encounter?
She called it ‘serendipity,’ yeah
Well, I can’t believe
That you’re here with me
So much for the work I have waiting
To hell with the corporate grind
I traveled so far just to be here
To love you on the 4th of July
‘Cause I’d like to stay
With you here today
The clouds aren’t so gray
With you I’m ok, I’m ok
Sun rises in the sunset
Rapt in yellow and red
In this house of sea and sun
One and one equals one
Dawn reawakens the dream
The day casts its shadow boldly forth
But it is you who I see through a shade of orange
Every time I close my eyes
As the sun rises in the sunset
Rapt in yellow and red
In this house of sea and sun
One and one equals one
‘Cause I’d like to stay
With you here all day
The clouds aren’t so gray
With you I’m ok, I’m ok
[Special thanks to Kenneth Harvey for "Rapt" poetry]
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6. |
Shimmer
04:34
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We were stuck at a mini mall
So far apart, I do recall
The last few years weren’t so good to you
I crossed your love not once but…
I gave you a quarter and said to call
If you want me in your life at all
But alas that call never came
Two lives forever rearranged (rearranged)
Yes, I know, it’s hard to let go
We’ve been together so long, you’re all I know
Yes, I know, it’s time to let go
A little ‘Starr’ once so bright, do you still shimmer at night?
All of my tragedies, they seem so petty
Compared to your heartache and all your suffering (suffering)
We were stuck at a mini mall
So far apart, I do recall
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7. |
Politics
04:26
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In a flash, all was gone
They rolled through town, like a storm
And there’s a chance that he’ll escape
Though the memories will remain
Your politics are red
When there’s nothing left to kill
We’ll make great friends
Your politics are red
When there’s nothing left to kill
We’ll make great friends, great friends
Men only know to take by force
And ‘providence’ knows no remorse
Civility is just a game
Underneath, nothing’s changed
Your politics are red
When there’s nothing left to kill
We’ll make great friends
Your politics are red
When there’s nothing left to kill
We’ll make great friends, great friends
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8. |
Contrails in the Sky
04:19
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Well, there was this girl I knew back when I was sixteen
I met her through a friend of mine who was new to my high school and who lived just outside of town, Mr. Michael fuckin’ Lewis
He drove a ’65 Chevelle — which we would later crash
I remember she liked wearing leather jackets and ripped jeans, smoking cigarettes and making out in the back of classic cars — she was a total ‘rocker chick,’ and she had quite the reputation
I had a motorcycle and she said she was into that
So, one day she asked me to come over to her mom’s house way out in the country — and to bring a friend — because she had a friend — and she said that way they could mess around while we messed around
So yeah
High, way up in the sky
It’s like I’m floating, I’m so happy
So far up in the sky
High, way up in the sky
It’s like I’m right there with the contrails
The contrails in the sky
My favorite memory of that day — besides just making out — was when all four of us walked out to this giant green field — which seemed like it was in the middle of nowhere back then — laid down on the grass, got stoned and just watched the sun slowly descend
It was so great — just pure teenage bliss
Infatuation, intoxication, fun
High, way up in the sky
It’s like I’m floating, I’m so happy
So far up in the sky
High, way up in the sky
It’s like I’m right there with the contrails
The contrails in the sky
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9. |
Love Child
03:44
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Take another trip
Down the avenue of bliss
Can you feel it?
Do you get it?
So they say
You’ve had a real bad day
A fucking hit man
Will do the trick man
You’re a love child
You’re in love, child
You’re a love child
You’re in love, child
Just one hit
It will make you forget
That’s some knowledge
For the wisest
Never let go
Of the fire that is your soul
You’re burning out man
On the junk man
You’re a love child
You’re in love, child
You’re a love child
You’re so in love, child
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10. |
Change
06:24
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I’ll change, I’ll change your mind
I’ll make, I’ll make you mine
I’ll free, I’ll free your mind
You’ll change, you’ll change with time
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