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Herz
02:28
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HERZ
I'm high I'm the apex
Made a space record now I'm space ex
Workin on this new shit's complex
Time to try it in the tape deck
People love to take it out of context
It's gettin hard to watch the progress
Slowin to a crawl cause we got our necks craned
While we're trying to watch the train wreck
Came to spread a different kind of energy
Sing about the world what it's meant to be
A hundred steps ahead of things mentally
Pimp a caterpillar, rent-a-centipede
Everyone can see I was born for this
As I emerge from the chrysalis
First you make the case till it's airtight
They think you're dead but you're dead right
Gotta go gerade aus, straight ahead
Otherwise stay at home, stay in bed
If you show an aptitude for playin dead
Find somethin else for you to say instead
Not tryin to claim I've got the answers though
But every poison has an antidote
Now that we determine where the planet goes
How much longer can we stand it though
Maybe we should dance all night
I know that it's gonna come fast
It hurts
I know that it's gonna come fast
It hurts
I know that it's gonna come fast
It hurts
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Cul-De-Sac
01:49
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CUL-DE-SAC
I have this fantastic vision
Here inside I see a circle
Of yellow, a door, gold
Like an illumination
All the sound, everything outside of me stops
Then I went interior, inside
And in this vision
It was like a tunnel
A long tunnel
And I went through
Through this tunnel
Melting ice, rising seas
Changes happen by degrees
Never think, only feel
Crash because we grabbed the wheel
Flapped our wings, flew the coop
Jumped because we found the roof
Evidence, where's your proof
Think it's time we tell the truth
Grew up on a cul-de-sac
Was gone awhile but now I'm back
Take a breath, close your eyes
See the visions floating by
This is it, you wanna bet
We haven't scratched the surface yet
Consciousness holds the key
Far beyond philosophy
A generation is here
It's time to pass the baton
We're not attending till they tell us what they're testing us on
We want to know it's alright
To watch the destiny dawn
If we give up on understanding that's the best of us gone
That's why I'm writing these songs
So that you know where I'm at
It's just a gesture cause I think we can do better than that
I know the struggle is real
We've got a lot on our plates
And when it's over then I'll see you at the cemetary gates
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WALKIN THRU THE GRAVEYARD
I was walkin through the graveyard
Started following the signs
And thinkin 'bout the people
Who didn't want to die
How they all had lots of problems
Just trying to stay alive
And I put my face in both my hands
And I started to cry
Alright, from the top
I was walkin through the graveyard
Started reading all the signs
And thinkin 'bout the people
Who didn't want to die
How they all had lots of problems
Just trying to stay alive
And I put my face in both my hands
And I started to cry
It's time we have a conversation
Try to figure out what's wrong
But this is not a dissertation
It's just a little song
If we can come up with solutions
Got to promise not to lie
People raise your hands
Please raise your hands
If you're willing to try
(Don't put me in the tomb yet
Don't put me in the tomb yet
Don't put me in the tomb yet
Don't put me in the tomb yet)
If we're gonna make it through this
We've got to promise not to lie
People raise your hands
Please raise your hands
If you're willing to try
People raise your hands
Please raise your hands
If you're willing to try
People raise your hands
Please raise your hands
If you're willing to try
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BORN AT THE WEIRDEST TIME
We're facing new problems every day
We were born at the weirdest time
We're not gonna solve them right away
We were born at the weirdest time
You know I would not abandon you
And we'll drink till the well runs dry
We're not gonna hear this on the news
But we live like we wanna die
We were born at the weirdest time
You know I would not abandon you
And we'll drink till the well runs dry
We're not gonna hear this on the news
But we live like we wanna die
We were born at the weirdest time
We were born at the weirdest time
Yeah we were born at the weirdest time
Yeah we were born at the weirdest time
Yeah we were born at the weirdest time
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Daniella's Song
01:46
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DANIELLA'S SONG
I don't think I need somebody else
But it's nice to have somebody who
Can help you put the things back on the shelf
Cause if I did it all myself
I'd probably realize I need somebody's help
Everything is changing week to week
And if someone opposes me
I'd like to think I'd turn the other cheek
Cause if somebody says that's weak
I'll pull the covers up and just go back to sleep
Will someone help me open up the door
Cause I'm staring at it wondering what it's for
Oh, ohh, ohh, ohh
I'm stuck between the ceiling and the floor
Some days it's hymns of praise, somedays it's blues
Some days my serotonin is depleted and it's making me confused
And if I'm following the news
Then my heart can hardly beat without a bruise
Will someone give me something for the pain
If I don't do it right I'll go insane
Oh, ohh, ohh, ohh
Let's build a house and burn it down again
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LITANY (WHAT'S WRONG WITH US)
Do a little digging for the truth
No clean water but the military budget through the roof
Used to have it all but we forgot
Maybe we collectively determine if we calibrate or not
Maybe we disintegrate at last
Never think about the future it'll soon be in the past
Held up at the border cause you wanna tie a knot
Give a reason why you're here or not
Didn't mean to put you on the spot
Show me what you got
Everything you say or do is held against the block
I don't wanna tell you where to go
You know you can always take a pass if you're feelin kinda low
Shout out to the pilots who've been flyin really low
Puttin out the fires on the go
Baby if we never question anything how we gonna grow
Haven't got the words to diagnose what's wrong with us
Half the time I still believe it's possible
Half the time I still believe it's possible
If your grandchildren knew what you're doin at the time
How you gonna look 'em in the eye
Tell em that you didn't even try
Just stood by
Tell em that you couldn't pick a side
Took another minute to decide
Gotta earn the trust
Tellin everybody that you're doin what you must
Mowing down the Amazon an acre at a time
While the whole thing turns to dust
What's wrong with us
Half the time I still believe it's possible
Half the time I still believe it's possible
What's wrong with us
Half the time I still believe it's possible
Half the time I still believe it's possible
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I KNOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
Since consciousness is such a rare disease
Let's take some architecture lessons from the trees
It won't happen by design
But we're bound to turn out fine
You can feel solutions blowin' in the breeze
It's time we let these motherfuckers know
We won't let motherfuckers tell us where to go
It won't happen overnight
But we're bound to see the light
You can see solutions everywhere you go
I know we're gonna make it
I know we're gonna make it
But don't ask me how I know we're gonna make it
Cause there's no way out
No there's no way out
I know we're gonna make it
I just know we're gonna make it
But don't ask me how I know we're gonna make it
Cause there's no way out
No there's no way out
Whoa, oh ohh
I know we're gonna make it
I know we're gonna make it
But don't ask me how I know we're gonna make it
Cause there's no way out
No there's no way out
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Matter Of Time
03:03
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MATTER OF TIME
If I swallow this pill
At the top of the hill
Will I sleep when I get to the valley
If I drink from the cup
Do you think I'll wake up
Just in time for the season finale
Is it all based on code
Did it simply explode
Or did somebody set it in motion
As I question the air
Is it weirder out there
Or way down in the depths of the ocean
But the stars can't compare
To the breathable air
Of the planet that keeps you alive
Are we learning to cope
Is this some kind of joke
Is it all just a matter of time
I remember the past
Like the way that you laughed
When I jokingly called you 'Your Highness'
If the moments that last
Are just things of the past
Baby why can't we put them behind us
A professor of love
Says it isn't enough
To have read all the books of the bible
You’ve got so much to give
You could probably live
If you weren’t so obsessed with survival
From the oyster the pearl
From the weight of the world
Comes the diamond you find in the mine
From the oyster the shell
You can use one as well
Just make sure that you leave it behind
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Fork In The Road
01:18
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FORK IN THE ROAD
I've come to a fork in the road
And I don't know which way to go
I hope that you'll show
Show me the way
Cause I'm so far from home
And I came all this way
And I just need to find a home
But I don't know which way to go
Will you show me the way
I'm so far away
And I seem to have come
To a fork in the road
And I don't know
Which way to go
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Home
02:45
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HOME
All over the planet for thousands of millions
Of sisters and brothers and parents and children
A home is much more than a house or a building
It's more like a place where they know how you're feeling
You move through the world and you carry it with you
And wait for the others and know how they miss you
And wave from the window and hope for good weather
And wait for the day that you're all back together
And your home
That's when you know you're home
That's when you know
You're home
Cause people will rise up like bubbles in oceans
And head for the surface and burst at the threshold
When all is forgiven and nothing is broken
And all's understood though no words have been spoken
You know you're home
That's when you know you're home
That's when you know
You're home
That's when you know
You're home
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