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Me. The god.
07:40
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I’m busy cramming words
Into places they were never supposed to go
I’m clawing faces and stomping cases as I push the rest below
Me.
The god.
The one with the perfect plan that I came up with on my own
(Yes that’s)
Me.
The god.
I’ll leave some scraps once I’ve dined on the pearl of your bones
Cause when you’re down, and on the run
There’s no one to leave behind
We’re all bleeding out together
Having fun, counting heat
Lusting with sleepless eyes
Who said that we would last forever?
I found faith in the one I love, I didn’t need to look very far to find
Me.
The god.
The one with the perfect plan that I came up with on my own
(Yes that’s)
Me.
The god.
I’ll leave some scraps once I’ve dined on the pearl of your bones
Cause when you’re down, and on the run
There’s no one to leave behind
We’re all bleeding out together
Having fun, counting heat
Lusting with sleepless eyes
Who said that we would last forever?
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2. |
The Altar of Convenience
03:34
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Hear me, O child, and get in line
Prostrate before the dollar sign
We’ll starve the beast of hope in our hearts
To serve the love of our divine
I pledge my life at the altar of convenience
There is no price, no debt, too high to pay
So feast your mind on my continental genius
Cause I was born to live this way
This emblem has a warm embrace
Like nature nurtures swine
We’re getting dizzier off every drop
And we’re not getting off this thing alive
So hear this, O child, and turn back around
Everyone will fall flat for the killing cloud
We’ll cheer for the meek when they’re safe in a grave
And make love to the time we saved
I pledge my life at the altar of convenience
There is no price, no debt, too high to pay
So feast your mind on my continental genius
Cause I was born to live this way
I’d give up anything if you give me a way out
I’d give up anything if you give me a way out
I’m looking for the shine that used to light this place up, couldn’t find it
That’s okay, I can find a good replacement
Somewhere soft to lay my head down
Something warm to drown the sorrows
Something busy trading me in
One perfect day at a time
One perfect day at a time
I pledge my life at the altar of convenience
There is no price, no debt, too high to pay
So feast your mind on my continental genius
Cause I was born to live this way
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3. |
Those Girls
05:55
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Long day
I’m feeling sick
Time to find those girls
Time to find those girls
I’m learning how
To be in love
Even when my dreams come true
And they’re not as pretty as I thought they’d be
I’m learning how to be in love
Even when my dreams come true
I’m learning how to be in love
Even when my dreams come true
Those girls
Those girls don’t make me change
They love me the way I am
No need for talking
Just silence.
Just dirty silence.
My eyes are sallow, peering empty
And my ears don’t hear a word you say
This week is finally over
Time to make it with those girls
This week is finally over
Time to make it
With
Those
Girls.
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4. |
Angel
04:22
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I poured my sweat into a bucket
Traded for a shiny automobile
Now all my friends can drown in envy
As I slump into the wheel
Dance before me, angel
Dance your cares away
Sing me love songs angel
Cause I am here to stay
And the wife is back home sleeping
While my shiny, fancy car
Is bathing in the dim, red light
Of the dirty flashing star
(let’s say “I love you”)
Dance before me, angel
Dance your cares away
Sing me love songs angel
Cause I am here to stay
Found myself an angel
And I love the way she sings
Fixed my eyes on angel
And clipped her perfect wings
This cavern has no bottom
Eternal depth is cold
The girl at home is lovely
But she can’t compare to gold
So dance before me, angel
Dance your cares away
Sing me love songs, angel
Cause I am here to stay
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5. |
Clutter
03:20
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I’m sorry, I can’t see the truth
Past all the bliss that’s cluttering the room
(That’s why we love how we do)
I’m sorry, I can’t taste your kiss
The way that lovers often do
(Maybe I’m better without you)
Another sweltering affair
We tread where hearts refuse to dare
And now our eyes are glazing over
My shaking hands are turning pale
The light casts pools of patience in your eyes
Now tell me why I’ll be left behind
I’m sorry, I can see the truth
The bliss got sucked right out the room.
I’ll start over without you.
Another sweltering affair
We tread where hearts refuse to dare
And now our eyes are glazing over
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I never had a deal like this before
All the dreams and nothing more
What’s waiting for me, I may never get to know
But
I never had a deal like this before
All the dreams and nothing more
What’s waiting for me, I may never get to know
But
I never had a deal like this before
All the dreams and nothing more
What’s waiting for me, I may never get to know
But
I never had a deal like this before
All the dreams and nothing more
What’s waiting for me, I may never get to know
Feel the sun eclipse your every move
The taste of pleasure tearing into you
Spend your time learning all the names
Of every life that’s never coming true
I used to hear a shaking in the floor
I’d wake up to scratching at the door
But the flavor burned the fear away
It’s all the dreams
And nothing more.
There is always a better rain waiting
Beyond this present stormcloud
And there’s always a bitter pain waiting
Just beyond this present joy
Cause there’s always greener pastures growing
Beyond this present landmine
And there’s always darker waters, drowning
Beneath this present sunshine
Feel the sun eclipse your every move
The taste of pleasure tearing into you
Spend your time learning all the names
Of every life that’s never coming true
I used to hear a shaking in the floor
I’d wake up to scratching at the door
But the flavor burned the fear away
It’s all the dreams
And nothing more.
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7. |
Rose Petal Decorum
07:18
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My rose petal decorum
The tone that is covering the lump in my throat
Swallow it down
My rose petal decorum
The tone that is covering the lump in my throat
I’ll swallow it down
To savor the mystery
This unexplored horizon
Ten thousand lifetimes in the arms of a dream
So, dear, light the candles
Place your world at my feet
This love is never demanding
And my kiss will always be sweet
Dear, light the candles
Place your world at my feet
This love is never demanding
And my kiss will always be sweet
The paint chips away at the corners
Where the past ran off to hide
Because the beauty of the present
Tears the linen up inside
This love is faithful
This love is steadfast
This love is
This love is
Is love
Is
Love
This love is a feeling
I caught the other day
This love is a fever
A pill that slipped away
This love is the reason
For fingers intertwined
This love is the welling eyes
Of the one I left behind
This love is the laughter
A radiant, splitting sun
This love is the wind in my sails
As I blow out the candles, every last one
Every
Last
One
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8. |
Not the Man I Invited
07:19
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He held my hand
I held my breath
He held my heart
And taught me
(lovedeathlifepoison)
He wasn’t the man I invited
The eager and the pious
Scoffing from the depths of my illusion
He wasn’t the man I invited
Now everything’s gone quiet
My name the last black speck upon his memory
He wasn’t the man I invited
Now everything’s gone quiet
I tremble as the dreams fall down around me
He wasn’t the man I invited
Now everything’s gone quiet
Who will weep to find that I’ve gone missing?
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9. |
Not the Place I Remember
02:50
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This is not the place I remember
Everything is brighter
And peace has settled
Over me
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10. |
Am I (Bones Forget)
04:28
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Am I pure enough?
Am I clean enough
To fight my way out of this one whole?
Am I strong enough?
Am I mean enough
To climb my way out of this hole?
Now darling, listen here
Cause this broken voice will fail you
I don’t want to run anymore
There must be something here
That won’t damage or forsake you
I want to believe that it’s near
God make my bones forget the world’s toll
(I’m not pure enough
I’m not clean enough
On my own I’ll never make it out whole)
Lead me with a voice that will save this soul
(I’m not strong enough
I’m not mean enough
On my own I’ll never make it out whole)
I don’t want to hide anymore
I’ll stop, and I’ll stand, and cry out from the land,
“You give sight to the blind, so burn out this night,
Let my sinful spirit die!”
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Hesher Cats Seattle, Washington
Hesher Cats is the body through which multi-instrumentalist Robert Clarke formulates his music. He composes, records, and produces all his own material, and when the opportunity presents itself, he plays live with other, like-minded musicians.
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