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Vanilla Trainwreck
03:41
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I need a quick and clean high
A little thing to get by
It doesn’t have to be strong
It doesn’t have to last long
C-O-F-F-E-E-V-V
Some people like to read
Some people like to draw
Some people like to stare
They’re staring at the wall
Some people like to read
Some people like to draw
Some people like to stare
They’re staring at the wall
They act in visual ways
To help to get through the day
They talk a lot on the phone
They don’t know we're alone
They act in visual ways
To help to get through the day
Some people like to read
Some people like to draw
Some people like to stare
They’re staring at the wall
Some people like to read
Some people like to draw
Some people like to stare
They’re staring at the wall
Some people like to read
Some people like to draw
Some people like to stare
They’re staring at the wall
Some people like to read
Some people like to draw
Some people like to stare
They’re staring at the wall
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2. |
Let's Try Nothing
03:22
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We ignore the violence
All we hear is silence
Compassion, understanding, empathy
It’s not part of me
We ignore the violence
All we hear is silence
Compassion, understanding, empathy
It’s not part of me
Round after round
We’ll give it our best shot
We’ll give it our best shot
Place after place
We've tried nothing
Have we tried nothing
Round after round
We’ll give it our best shot
We’ll give it our best shot
Place after place
We've tried nothing
Have we tried nothing
We ignore the silence
All we know is violence
Fear, paranoia, lunacy
It’s all part of me
We ignore the silence
All we know is violence
Fear, paranoia, lunacy
It’s all part of me
Round after round
We’ll give it our best shot
We’ll give it our best shot
Place after place
We've tried nothing
Have we tried nothing
Round after round
We’ll give it our best shot
We’ll give it our best shot
Place after place
We've tried nothing
Have we tried nothing
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Polyamorous Bow Hunter
02:56
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They want to graze
They want to gather
Technology, it doesn’t matter
They have a plan
They want to spread
They have a choice
It’s in their head
Where do you go
What do you see
No one to blame
Can’t hit for shit
They don’t have issues
The times have changed
They have their friends
Who are the same
Date, shoot, miss, retrieve
Date, miss, again, believe
They don’t have issues
The times have changed
They have their friends
Who are the same
They don’t have issues
The times have changed
They have their friends
Who are the same
Where do you go
What do you see
No one to blame
Can’t hit for shit
They don’t have issues
The times have changed
They have their friends
Who are the same
Date, shoot, miss, retrieve
Date, miss, again, believe
They don’t have issues
The times have changed
They have their friends
Who are the same
They don’t have issues
The times have changed
They have their friends
Who are the same
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The Public Opinion
02:53
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They way they see it
They can decide
It takes a courage
That we can find
The type of person
Is what it takes
To put it out there
For publics' sake
It can change the way it’s combined
The way it's combined
The teachers left the problems behind
The problems behind
It can change the way it’s combined
The way it's combined
The teachers left the problems behind
The problems behind
You judge from afar
Without knowing who you really are
There are things you will not learn
If you only make right turns
They put it out there
They're telling lies
With hidden faces
We know the kind
It’s not a secret
It’s not a fake
It’s not a cover
They’re not awake
It can change the way it’s combined
The way it's combined
The teachers left the problems behind
The problems behind
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5. |
Free Exposure
03:23
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Time is getting shorter
Age is just a number
Rhythm is out of balance
Machines are getting stronger
Virtual sound
Virtual play
Virtual band
Virtual pay
Virtual sound
Virtual play
Virtual band
Virtual pay
Exposure is for empty spaces
Exposure is for time that is wasted
Exposure is for empty spaces
Exposure is for time that is wasted
Screens are getting larger
Cages are getting smaller
Compassion is out the window
Bands are in the thousands
Virtual sound
Virtual play
Virtual band
Virtual pay
Virtual sound
Virtual play
Virtual band
Virtual pay
Exposure is for empty spaces
Exposure is for time that is wasted
Exposure is for empty spaces
Exposure is for time that is wasted
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Immigration
03:57
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Quiet, to himself. The little hesitant boy
Youngest of the three, so often carried around
Misplaced, gone around. A new place to be
Different, start again. Still the mysterious one
Quiet, to himself. The little hesitant boy
Youngest of the three, so often carried around
It’s just a problem to see
Not just a problem with me
A situation to end
The immigration begins
Just a problem to see
Not just a problem with me
A situation to end
The immigration begins
Drive to work in the silence
Focus on the sounds
Driving home in the silence
Listen to the humming
Please don’t do that
Active, at a time. The shifting moments of joy
Youngest of the four, not always making a sound
Here now, been around. Another place to see
Winter, try again. Another moment of zen
It’s just a problem to see
Not just a problem with me
A situation to end
The immigration begins
Just a problem to see
Not just a problem with me
A situation to end
The immigration begins
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7. |
Day Off
03:28
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Snow, closed
Things to talk about
Yes, me
Words to talk about
Snow, closed
Things to talk about
Yes, me
Words to talk about
Cold, quiet, tired, clean
No pants lying on the floor
All the mammals gather around me
Not able to bring me some coffee
Cold, quiet, tired, clean
No pants lying on the floor
All the mammals gather around me
Not able to bring me some coffee
Snow, closed
Things to talk about
Yes, me
Words to talk about
Snow, closed
Things to talk about
Yes, me
Words to talk about
Cold, tired, quiet, clean
Cold water pouring on the floor
All the neighbors screaming around me
Staring at the bug on the ceiling
Cold, tired, quiet, clean
Cold water pouring on the floor
All the neighbors screaming around me
Staring at the bug on the ceiling
Why don’t they want to see
No pants lying on the floor
Why don’t they want to be
No chance that I’ll answer the door
Why don’t they want to see
All quiet, expecting the same
Why don’t they want to see
Blinds closed not part of the shame
Why don’t they want to see
No pants lying on the floor
Why don’t they want to be
No chance that I’ll answer the door
Why don’t they want to see
All quiet, expecting the same
Why don’t they want to see
Blinds closed not part of the shame
Snow, closed
Things to talk about
Yes, me
Words to talk about
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8. |
Happy Idiot
03:31
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He smokes a cigarette and drives a moped
He does the opposite of what his friend said
He doesn’t wear pants and he carries a blanket
He has a few bucks that he thinks that he’s saving
Is it okay if he lives his life
Is it okay if he has no wife
What will they say if he does his own thing
What will they say if he can’t really sing
Is it okay if he lives his life
Is it okay if he has no wife
What will they say if he does his own thing
What will they say if he can’t really sing
He wants to get a drink but he's trying to behave
It’s only three weeks since he was last paid
He tries to finish things but it’s down to the wire
Most of his mates have already been fired
Is it okay if he lives his life
Is it okay if he has no wife
What will they say if he does his own thing
What will they say if he can’t really sing
Is it okay if he lives his life
Is it okay if he has no wife
What will they say if he does his own thing
What will they say if he can’t really sing
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The Perfectionist
04:09
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Cleaning off the menus
Wiping down the chairs
Pretending not to notice
While everyone starts to stare
They know
We’ll see
They’ll find
That it’s not clean
They can’t
They’ll leave
Unclean
What can’t be seen
When they walk in they will know just what to do
They don’t care what they think they will do with you
Down with the good
Blaming the bad
Containing the weak
Don’t know what they had
Bad for the kids
Bad for the staff
Bad for the folks who try not to laugh
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Robot Smoking Court
03:11
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It’s been eighty days since the last incident
Nobody knows where the old models went
Turn a knob, flip a switch and somebody starts a fire
They say the shift won’t end because nobody gets tired
Every part has a theme song
Every turn is a win
They say we can’t go outside because nobody has any skin
Every part has a theme song
Every turn is a win
They say we can’t go outside because nobody has any skin
We know the smoking court is made of squares
We know the smoking court can be anywhere
We know the smoking court is made of squares
We know the smoking court can be anywhere
It’s been zero days since the last incident
All units down after the last message sent
Turn a knob, flip a switch and somebody douse the fire
It’s time for the shift to end, it’s time to be retired
Every part has a theme song
Every turn is a win
They say we can’t go out side because nobody has any skin
Every part has a theme song
Every turn is a win
They say we can’t go out side because nobody has any skin
We know the smoking court is made of squares
We know the smoking court can be anywhere
We know the smoking court is made of squares
We know the smoking court can be anywhere
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Kattalax Raleigh, North Carolina
Kattalax is an electronic duo from Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA. Wayne Leechford and Paul
Gallant.
“Vocoder-heavy conceptual lyrics, unusual instruments and driven by electronic beats. What results is a richly-textured ride, guided by two staples of the Triangle music scene.” -The Triangle Guide
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