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Polpo Santo

by Year 5000

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1.
The Parlor Song 02:40
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Imagine my surprise to find you in my parlor, little fly Uncoerced, your choice, knowing full well my price Imagine my joy to be here in your employ Nip the bait from my hook Sign your name in my book And down we'll go And down you'll go Down you'll go With your immortal soul What splendor, what providence, these little flies I collect. If you'd like a taste, bring yourself to my place. And down you'll go Down you'll go.
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Simon and The Whale 02:50
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Do you hold a prize in your guessing eyes? Are you curious to see if you're wrong or right? Are you curious to see? And if incorrect what then? Simon and The Whale. Found yourself in a Wonderland Where all you knew known is unknown again. And the creatures of the deep, creatures under the sea Are making friends with Simon, fishy friends with Simon. Simon and The Whale.
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Let the Bullets Do the Work 03:29
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"Smile," she said. "Let the bullets do the work." "Think of a happy place where your friends are all around." "Think of a happy time when the sun was dripping down." "Smile," she said. "Let the bullets do the work." "Relax your face and head. Let the bullets do the work." "Just so you know this thing's a sell out. Everyone's here, gathered around." Plastic ponchos. Plastic on the walls and floor. "Smile," she said. "Let the bullets do the work." "And I couldn't be more proud."
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City of Roses 02:58
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Whisper to me your secret names. Whisper to me your occupations. Tell me when you're coming back again And I'll try to be there, I'll be there if I can. I remember the Burnside Bridge -- Old Town ladies. Denim pockets, leather patches, all faded. But I was just a kid back then. Backseat windows, windshields wiping. Climbing up the trees off of SE Bybee. Living with a ghost, not doing laundry. Looking down at a city that was suddenly in our hands. But we were all just kids back then. Coffee with the Clowns at the Star E. Rose. A sign of affection in your skull and crossed bones. A budget box on Clinton Street. City of Roses late 20th Century. City of Roses 20th Century So whisper to me your secret names. Whisper to me your incantations. I'm distracted this same way. 21st Century City of Roses. Whisper to me your secret names. Whisper to me your occupations. Tell me when you're coming back again And I'll try to be there, I'll be there if I can.
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Polpo Santo 01:53
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One day all the squid and octopus and cuttlefish climbed up out of the ocean ...
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Drug Gobbling Drug Gobblins Gobbling Drugs 02:42
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How do you deal with the death of a friend? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. How do you deal with the coming end? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. How do you deal with a brand new job? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. How do you deal with the daily slob? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. How do you deal with the emptiness? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. How do you deal with some bullshit like this? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. What do you when you're vary afraid? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. What did you do with the gifts I gave? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. What do you with a brand new love? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. What do you deal broken heart? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. What do you with the faces you see? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. When they ask how you're doing? Take a tremendous amount of drugs. How do you deal with the death of a friend?
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All Things Last Forever 04:18
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In the belly of the beast that washed up from the sea They'll find those photos of you and me How we smiled as we waved the paper dry And loosed it in the wind, flitted across the sand Nothing goes away Everything will stay All things last forever In this life Something moves just out of sight, maybe a shadow Not today, no not tomorrow, maybe tomorrow. Unopened letters underneath the mirror Telephone messages, packages, more well wishers. Everything's the same Nothing's going to change No one goes away All things last forever No one dies Everything's OK Nothing's going to change Nothing goes away Everyone will stay Everything is safe And safety lasts forever All things last forever Even life
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The Whale and Simon 02:38
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Sometimes, sometimes, you know, I feel like a burden on this world So I take myself to the beach. Wandering in to the crashing waves an excited young man comes splashing up to me. Wild joy in his eye, I though that he might cry. He said, "I'd like to call you The Whale." I said, "That's fine." He said, "My name's Simon." My new friend Simon. He said he'd never met a cetacean before. I said, "That's very interesting. I myself am a Capricorn. Or is it Sagittarius? I can never remember -- whichever one's in December." He said he'd been so confused for such a long long time. Felt like he was living a useless life. Then he looked me right in the eye and I thought he might cry. My friend Simon. Oh we swam and we swam as the storm clouds filled the sky. We laughed and we laughed until we almost cried. The sea seemed to boil all around us. He said, "I'm so happy to have met you." I said, "Me too. Me too. My friend Simon.
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Slower Lightning 02:37
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When lightning struck The Whale everything slowed down.
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Everything is Wonderful 02:10
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Everything feels so good right now. I want to slow time down. Soak up every moment. Everything is wonderful right now.
11.
Empty Place 02:59
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Sometimes this place feels like a dream. Poetry of an empty room Where you wait for me I hope and sing beneath my breath saying: Wait for me here I'll be back again I promise Wait for me here Or somewhere I can find you. I'll be back again. Something flickers up the street but it's nothing, maybe an empty place hunting a memory Wait for me here Or somewhere I can find you. I'll be back again. Wait for me here Or somewhere I can find you.
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Life is a Lie 02:33
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Time is a lie and the truth is a lie Crime is a lie and the noose is a lie Topical lies Tropical lies Material lies Mysterious lies The Earth is a lie The sky is a lie The moon is a lie And your mom is a lie Daughters are lies Son are lies The stars are a lie Celestial lies The brain is a lie and the heart is a lie Fame is a lie a carnival of lies Capital lies Lowercase lies Death is a lie Yes, even death is a lie Nations are lies Foundations of lies Equatorial lies to the polar lies Naturalize your fatherly lies Everyone lies Even animals lie Your dread is a lie and your friend is a lie Trends are all lies comical lies Hope is a lie and love is a lie but hope is alive as long as love is alive. The heat is a lie and your greed is a lie Your teeth are all lies little bleeding gums lies Magical lies Cannibal lies Factual lies Fantastical lies Caramel lies Plasticine lies Mannequin lies Panicking lies Latitudinal lies Longitudinal lies Cosmetic lies Every day lies A chorus of lies The story of our lives Creates the day and completes the night. Hope is a lie and love is a lie but hope is alive as long as love is alive. A chorus of lies The story of our lives Creates the day and completes the night. Hope is a lie and love is a lie but hope is alive as long as love is alive.

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Note: There are no canned samples here. We really did mic up a train track, an oven door, a pet store, an ailing automatic grocery store door, the Caribbean Sea, and more.

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released April 2, 2019

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