1. |
His Name Was Sputnik
06:38
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Hearts of fury crowding up the dead and dirty streets
You lie down to sleep, then everything's reversed
Waiting for hungry pigs to finally meet
The jumbled up mess that they're gonna eat up now
Lemmings marching up the steps, and they can't breathe
Well, I didn't know Sputnik had something hid
Boys in blue at the top, yelling "fuck off teens!"
Life's been a lot harder without that kid
We barely made it through all the pollen in the air
The sky'll be okay, but people have their doubts
He shows up, willing to cross any roads
Never trying to help, but time lost its words
Well, he's floating up and around the blue skies
Wouldn't wanna stick around and see this
But they can't see when my eyes are dry
Always try to hit 'em, but miss every time
Never let him walk the way home
Cause you think the clouds, they always look hazy
My friend needs some time to be alone
But he needs to grow up cause life ain't easy
His fantasy's on empty pages
Waiting patiently to get written down
Jump headfirst into the dark ages
Wanting badly to be jumped and then killed
In an awkward world
Through the cellar door
You can find yourself
Crying on the floor
You never wanna go home again
And I, I completely understand
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2. |
Rear View Man
04:18
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Tried to trace it to the point of origin
Their thoughts are in the air, keep your act together
Friends turn on each other; it's pretty hard to watch
Can never find the time to change my thoughts
You say you've got problems
Well, I've got them too
Now let me rant, for a minute or a few
Treat you like a rear view man
On the side of the highway
Whose barely able to stand
Treat you like a rear view man
On the side of the highway
Whose barely able to stand
Setting myself up for dead end dreams
Saw you at the show, never bothered me
Never good enough, but what do I think
The kid should go back to bed,
Cause his mind is in the sink
Cold is the thought that you are underrated
Entitled opinions and Twitter explanations
Enticing thoughts, enticing matters
But who's to blame when you can say,
"I also matter"?
You say you've got problems
Well, I've got them too
Now let me rant, for a minute or a few
Treat you like a rear view man
On the side of the highway
Whose barely able to stand
Treat you like a rear view man
On the side of the highway
Whose barely able to stand
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3. |
Lukas, The Cosmic Loner
13:21
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The earth evolved into a vicious monster
Striking at the stars
Attempting to kill the universe
The people ran
To spaceships, trying to get away
Two of them being
The last spaceman and his son
This is our shot, a final cut
Couldn't think of it too much
Never could leave all the blues and greens
But there's danger now, now's the time to leave
Open up the pod bay door
To save the world, I'll destroy it first
I love you Lukas, go search for life
Try to be the leader that I could not
Well, now it seems I'm all alone again
My dad is gone, and the Earth is nothing now
This fleet contains what's left of mankind
Computer, scan for signs of life somewhere
Let's hope this works...
Somewhere new, somewhere pure
Oh-oh-ohhhhh
And not too far from where home was
Feeling lost in the dark
And I wish he didn't die, so he could have my back
Where to go, he'd tell me
But many things have changed, in this new century
And it's hard for me
Cause I don't know who, or what I'm supposed to be
And I know it'll work out, somehow
But things were easier when he was by my side
Oh, Lukas; off doubting yourself yet again
Don't you know if he hadn't gone, then you all would have
Your dad trusted you with this important mission
Save mankind, find them a home, start over again
Ohhhhh....
Thanks, computer; I'm not a cosmic disgrace
I'll get my act together, and save the human race
This one's for Dad, and it's making me really sad
But do it for them; give them something they've never had
Had...
We've made contact!
Not with planets, but something else
A ship, of space invaders, oh!
My god, what do they want?
"Hand over your fleet now, or prepare to die"
Ready battle stations
Let's go to war!
"Rear deflector shields
Are at 95 percent
Main cannons
Are still operational"
"Leak in the engine room
Unable to confirm
Database is fractured
55 Percent remaining"
"Main cannons have been shot
Not enough power
All hands on deck
Abandon ship"
"Open up the pod bay door
To save the world, I'll destroy it first
I love you, Lukas
Go
Search
For
Life..."
Crash-landed on a distant dome
Crawled out of the ship, I wasn't alone
Groups of people, all around me
Had taken out the remaining fleet
The air was fresh, the grass was green
The clouds were white, and the water was clean
"Maybe this could be our home!"
Time to join my dad in peace...
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4. |
Goodbye Laika
04:08
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Still haven't made my bed
And my hair is wet from the night before
You said "honey, now that Laika's gone
Can you please let go of his cold dark paws?"
I remember the night that we brought him home
He was hyper as hell, scared the kids half to death
Then broke into the pantry when
Everyone was asleep
We took him on road trips and watched TV
If the door bell rang, he'd get all crazy
Jumping up and down, looking for treats
I wanted to think he was looking for me
When the ground turned white, and you showed up
I couldn't believe that my dreams had been made up
By the part of the brain that still hopes for good things
Seems the sun has gone, and I've lost my way
Aaaayyyyyyyyyy...
Well, I
Still haven't made up my mind
Now I'm wondering, "was that by design?"
Always stuck around in the in-between
Trying to find reasons this happened to me
Went to a service for Sputnik
I crumbled down when I saw his picture
Thought of my dog that I had lost
Then I felt his nose touch my shaky hand
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5. |
Friends of Gunboy
04:45
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There goes Gunboy, being pushed around
By some big boys who act like clowns
He needs new shoes, and so do you
So why'd you think he likes this view
Run for the hills, think of your basement
And all those things you'd tell me
"I hate this town, and I hate you
The egg has cracked, I've thought it through"
There goes Gunboy, they're laughing at him
But no one sees his shadow
Sit on the roof, watch Sputnik fly by
The sky is looking horrified
Ripped pages out of God's own notebook
He never felt 666
Nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide
So jump on stage and stop this show
Just reached the top, and I'm feeling like a circus freak
These halls look bleak, and I really just wanna stop
Painting on this face, it never helps at all
Lights shine on my head, and I am bound to fall
Walk through the door, don't know what to expect
"Did you know Gunboy?"
"Yeah, he was a friend of mine."
It's all the same
He's got the glory, but no fame
Crawling back from the war
Gunboy ain't around no more
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7. |
Burn Out (Echo's Theme)
03:59
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8. |
Poisonland Dream
06:32
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Looking back, not forward, all my life
Shutting the door, so they don't run out into the night
Fog flows through the air, and it's time to stay inside
For the next few years of my life
Ooh..!
Tell the government
That I'm leaving home
I don't want any part
In their coverup
Gone to find a new home
That's different from my own
Try to reach the calm
Before the storm!!
In the sheltered rain
Holding in my pain
And not changing clothes for a couple of days
Ohh, well I'm alright
Ohh, and that's the best that I can be
There's a girl I know back home
And she's sitting with someone
Playing songs and drinking tea
I don't know if I'm in love
When in doubt, I know that I
I can scream and I can shout
But I know that won't bring him back
He'll still be gone, and we'll be sad
And I know that my best friends are worrying for me
Well fuck that, cause everyone's better than me
Eee..!
Well, how can you sleep when the days act like years?
And how do you dream in a Poisonland dream?
Well, how can you sleep when the days act like years?
And how do you dream in a Poisonland dream?
Well, how can you sleep when the days act like years?
And how do you dream in a Poisonland dream?
Well, how can you sleep when the days act like years?
And how do you sleep in a Poisonland dream?
"Humans do all kinds of things during their lifetime, right?
Discovering things, building things...
And, even before that, maybe there was genetic material in the air and water
Even in the particles of dust and space!
And if that's the truth, then what sort of memories are hidden within them?
The beginning of the universe, or maybe even before that?
And what if everyone shares those ancient memories;
What if there were some mistakes in the progression?"
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9. |
Unknown and Unspoken
10:06
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Up on the frozen hill
Look over the valley
Feet are numb, I'm bundled up
Just me and my broken thoughts
Seems I've reached the top
Know what lurks inside
The ground beneath me shakes
Know what I left behind
Stared death in the eye
He reached out his hand
And said
"There are friends for you in heaven
Why not leave those ones behind?
Your family doesn't love you
And no one ever will."
So I said screw it, I took his hand
I swallowed the pill
Woke up the next day
My body laid beside me
Rushed out of the house
It was all dry and empty
I went down to the church
To see if they were there
Climbed up on the ledge and watched
As my best friends cried their eyes out
One of them, he looked above
And he could tell that I was there
"Oh, what a loss", the priest said
"This young soul has left the Earth
Dug back to the ground
Never to return."
But my spirit's still here, my eyes haven't shut
They're all looking down instead of up
Close my eyes, have a dream
Have a smoke, whatever you need
More like wants disguised as needs
But whatever, never forever
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10. |
I Felt The Ground
09:00
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The sound of the waves take me back
To when you and I were dancing in them
Then you saw a log on the other side
And you went to go grab it, I think
But the current was too strong
Then you said "so long
I'm going back to where I came from."
But you stayed inside, and you liked it a lot
Now I'm going back to that same spot
Walking down the dirt road in my mind
Smelling something that I can not describe
And there are little kids, just messing around
Surprised they've never seen this part of town
Pick up a stick, wave it like a sword
Feel like a dog who walks on water
Then there's mud in your shoes
And a mountain top on your head
And when I left the basement, you were still there
Trying to figure out what's in the air
The line in the sand, it's up and out of my hands
Fighting nature, but you can't
Such division, our gravity is choking up
My hands are numb, and my blood is lost...
Ooo...
But when I felt the ground, my head was upside down
Thinking up ways on how to skip town
Bleeding on the floor, there's anger at the door
Shots fired, now you're scared and bored
The taste in my mouth, the sight of the state park
From the creek, I can see the crushed bark
And the trees are green with love and hope
But now Father Time is giving up...
In love with someone who I never liked
We kissed and laughed beneath the gray sunlight
Band was setting up down on the dirt road
Besides a mountain that I once knew
The weight of the bass shook the rocks and stones
Singer wanted a peek, so he gave me his phone
Then I closed my eyes, and there I was
In front of the house, all white and dead
Now the sky is dark, and the water's cold
The leaves turn brown and start to grow old
It's been half a year, and my body's still here
Eating pizza and shedding more tears
And those little kids are still messing around
Not in the way you're thinking of
Hope Sputnik landed safe and sound
Hope he found the long way out...
You didn't die
Your soul's still swirling through the sky
If that were really gone
Then I'd sit back and float on
Making plans for a year you know could never happen
Well, you and I both know
That this isn't home
Anymore...
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Neocentrics Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho’s Neocentrics have been on the front lines of the DIY indie scene for quite some time now, marked by growth as not just individuals, but also musicians. ~ Gus Marsden, Second Brain
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