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so you knew, through it all
focus please, please don’t fall
game’s begun
what’s the score?
who keeps track?
such a bore
to start again, he asked himself
so now it’s come to this
portal opens, options rise
don’t go for the quick fix
last check 5 to 1 and it’s not looking bright
when did i begin falling behind?
respect one’s opponent, learn how to eat dirt
and remember that there’s no rewind
now 5 to 3 one foot in front of the other
closer now, body’s longing for water
all for what?
all for naught?
false
so on and up, reach for the stars
to phobos and beyond
embrace tomorrow’s worries tight
through trials we move on
so deep within the mountainside
the message to us all
hewn into the living earth
the answer to our call
so 1, 2, 3, applications arising
game’s called off, seems that bliss has been calling
all for what?
all for naught?
false
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waiting for the parcel i need to arrive
patience wears thin as i watch the minutes drag on by
to you, for you, i follow this path with no end
waiting for the sign which you seem to not want to send
so rain on down for me and blow your winds
my candle nearly burns out once again
please understand that i mean no offense
you know it’s harder without recompense
sailing upwards, a fortress i see in the sky
so close, so far, and these wings will give out by and by
image fades now, leaves only a clear patch of blue
forge the hope that i will need to have ever seen you
so rain on down for me and blow your winds
my candle nearly burns out once again
please understand that i mean no offense
you know it’s harder without recompense
so lie to me...
lie to me...
lie to me.
rain on down for me and blow your winds
my candle nearly burns out once again
please understand that i mean no offense
you know it’s harder without recompense
if i could only once look back again
recalling everything that might have been
sublime province or cruel coincidence
reply is pending answers may be sent
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so what are your plans?
i understand
not what you planned
still in that band?
had a good run
she’s not the one
for you she’s much too perfect
swing low
to me chariot ‘fore I lose my way
try not to dwell on
words we couldn’t say
so how was the show?
i didn’t go
she said hello
i just don’t know
where i will be
a score and three
years on but damned if i’ll give up
swing low
to me chariot ‘fore I lose my way
try not to dwell on
words we couldn’t say
remember forever
all of my endeavors
remember forever
all of my endeavors
swing low
to me chariot ‘fore I lose my way
try not to dwell on
words we couldn’t
swing low
to me chariot ‘fore I lose my way
try not to dwell on
words we couldn’t say
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you don’t get together
you never say hello
if it takes forever
you’re gonna wait for
someone who needs you to be the same
fondly falling fading away
everybody says you’re good for nothing
nothing but a waste of time
you just need a little something something
gotta get a piece tonight
it ain’t nothing special
you give them what they want
a deal with the devil
is all you need
to be on top, don’t stop, take what you need
wasted you’re dead if you don’t bleed
everybody says you’re good for nothing
nothing but a waste of time
you just need a little something something
gotta get a piece tonight
got a funny feeling
you’ve been double dealing
i know what you’re gonna say
nobody believes it
i don’t wanna hear it
save it for another day
you don’t get together
you never say hello
a deal with the devil
is all you need
everybody says you’re good for nothing
nothing but a waste of time
you just need a little something something
gonna get a piece tonight
gonna get a piece tonight
gonna get a piece tonight
gonna get a piece tonight
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rest now, it is done
now is victory won
she waits for me now
recall solemn vows
when did this all begin?
with prophecy? fate’s cruel whim?
wizened, strengthened, weary still
breathe into me
you fulfill me
the pages turn though there’s yet no end
we’ll write our own epilogue, it will read thus
truth be told, i’ve often wondered why you still care
honesty and truth become a face that’s so fair
wear the chains only to leave them broken in two
now i know there is no shame in turning to you
you gave me strength to suffer this
forging exceptions was useless
circle was drawn, it didn’t hold
now once again our tale is told
the pages turn though there’s yet no end
we’ll write our own epilogue, it will read thus
and this is what you do to me, one time
and this is what you do to me, twice now
and this is what you do to me, repeat
and this is what you do to me, sing it again
and this is what you do to me, bring it back
and this is what you do to me
sweet repose in green eyes
carved from jade, now they rise
i will stand, i will wait
‘til you pass through the gate
the pages turn though there’s yet no end
we’ll write our own epilogue, it will read thus
truth be told, i’ve often wondered why you still care
honesty and truth become a face that’s so fair
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i taste dirt, i can’t breathe
i taste dirt, i can’t see
your infinite world is closing in on me
your infinite world is confining me
i taste dirt, i can’t see
i taste dirt, i can’t be
ouroboros, you make the best of me
ouroboros, will you set me free?
ouroboros, is the surrounding sea
how could you ever be?
oh to be dying artlessly
my professed pain for all to see
of course i will, aren’t you watching me?
i won’t, of course: this is my alchemy
dirt into gold, and lies into gold
ragnar lodbrok was never so bold
as above, so below
we have so very far to go
ouroboros, you make the best of me
ouroboros, will you set me free?
ouroboros, is the surrounding sea
how could you ever be?
ouroboros, eyes look inside of me
ouroboros, teeth grip firmly
ouroboros, legs grasping blindly
why don't you ever cease?
ouroboros, you make the best of me
ouroboros, will you set me free?
ouroboros, is the surrounding sea
how could you ever be?
ouroboros, eyes look inside of me
ouroboros, teeth grip firmly
ouroboros, legs grasping blindly
why don't you ever cease?
ouroboros, you make the best of me
ouroboros, will you set me free?
ouroboros, is the surrounding sea
why won't you ever cease?
i see it
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second tuesday of the month of june
it seems that all these plans and promises weren’t here to stay
arranged meetings end in un-arranged reflections
why am i the one that gives?
reflect back, it’s not gone
to the sky, i say “flame on!”
force that grin, don’t hold back
to the sky, i say “how ‘bout that?”
perfection pursued will yield a disappointment
dragging feet discover such is not the way
learn from her mistakes and silent supplications
pax romana ended too
reflect back, it’s not gone
to the sky, i say “flame on!”
force that grin, don’t hold back
to the sky, i say “how ‘bout that?”
destination’s shifting once again
an alteration to my present course helps keep me sane
sanity is overrated
sometimes I believe that she was oh so real
climbing to new heights brings with it new perspective
sun shines on still clearer with each step we climb
agony of incline brings a sense of triumph
grow beyond the me i knew
reflect back, it’s not gone
to the sky, i say “flame on!”
force that grin, don’t hold back
to the sky, i say “how ‘bout that?”
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if i could have it back again
i’d leave you blowing in the wind
ride in the slipstream of my mind
can’t seem to shake you or your kind
check the time, ten ‘til nine
mourn and pine, you’re stricken
chew on the fat you’ve left
such a gift you’ve given
subsist off kickbacks given from dear ones
scratch the sting of 10,000 suns
ride in the slipstream of my mind
can’t seem to shake you or your kind
carve it out, no more doubt
just re-route and burn it
rip out the barb you’ve left
play you off legit
fallacy and misinformation
all lead back to the same questions
ride in the slipstream of my mind
can’t seem to shake you or your kind
tearing away every touch or your lips
you are dragging me down deep into the abyss
in a shadow you live in another’s decay
you are only to be cut away
nothing is left on the outside
nothing is left to remind me of you
nothing is left on the inside
never again to say what did you do to me
i am free
gut and scale from head to tail
despite travail, must use this
rinse and do not repeat
write off all your remiss
self-reminder, i cannot fix this
toss the catch into the coal pit
ride in the slipstream of my mind
i can’t seem to shake you or your kind
if i could have it back again
i'd leave you blowing in the wind
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what has been set in motion
plans that i could not see
the view from here isn’t so clear
air i’m in smells like rain
still i walk on into the dawn
pylons of light slip through
stay the course ever eastward
provinces yet unknown
until my rest is granted
i’ll bear the yoke of hubris for my own
fault is mine
plastic spine
loose regret
steeled my wits
magic mirror lies shattered, should’ve known
answers to the big ones you can’t get on your own
distraction’s calling, jaw stays straight and locked
inward glimpse provides the means to break out of the box
but hey
you know it’s always
easier said than done
but hey
you know it’s always
easier said than done
stay above the masses
navigate the seas
pride in who you have become
not who you ought to be
beaten down
so clichéd
just keep on
find a way
find a way
(vincent gallo break)
beaten down
so clichéd
just keep on
find a way
find a
find a
find a
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released April 1, 2009
adam lamb - vocals
stephen phillips - guitar
g. benjamin ensor - bass & electric viola
michael kersting - drums & percussion
Acknowledgements
adam lamb thanks: my family for their love and support, and for being the best fans anyone could ask for; and my friends and my enemies, as they're both sources of inspiration.
stephen phillips thanks: pam phillips, graham goetz, tim bloemer, adara scarlet, emily cohen, joe klarer, bridget bunning, matt triplett, tim lamb, mary lamb, donald & vicki ensor, doug & elaine kersting, larry bloemer, jan bloemer, pink door (brian & heather), highlands taproom, uncle pleasant's, duane lundy, terry harper, eddy metal, mudd, jeremy corkran, troy edlin, jen lichtefeld, & rick morris.
g. benjamin ensor thanks: my beautiful wife amy for redefining my understanding of the universe simply by loving me and for being my sounding board through this design project; my parents donald & vicki for absolutely everything; duane lundy for his guidance and inappropriate touching; jeff smith of crash avenue publicity; my brother jamie shain for keeping the faith; galen for being down with all this; jody, jeremy, and john of grae; bill barney for taking care of my bass arsenal; molly friedrich for being so bloody talented; bill bauer for his musical guidance all those years ago; and adam and stephen for their amazing creativity and talents - i'm truly blessed to be a part of this band.
michael kersting thanks: his family and friends for all their support.
all lyrics reprinted with permission
produced, redorded, engineered, & mixed by duane lundy
recorded & mixed at shangri-la productions, lexington, ky
mastered by trevor sadler, mastermind productions, milwaukee, wi
art direction & design by g. benjamin ensor
fractal art by galen cuthbertson
photograph by g. benjamin ensor
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