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Stellar Black Hole
02:24
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At the end of my drink
I crush the ice with my teeth
It hurts my cavities so I
Spit them out in the sink
And down they go
In a copper swirl
To the great unknown
Thanks to gravity’s pull
And where they’ll stop
Nobody knows
Because the light’s starting to bend
Like a stellar black hole
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2. |
Awful Things
04:29
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Sitting cross-legged
Underneath the neon glow
And I’m lopsided
On top of my wallet
Slowly bending my spine
But that is fine because
There are a lot of things that I should own
There are a lot of awful things
There are a lot of things
So I’ll wait all night in this line
And then do awful things
I’ll do awful things
My white knuckles hustle
A shopping cart with a wobbly wheel
And if I see a little tyke
In the aisle which I’ve staked as mine
I’ll mow him over grab his things then run
And that is fine because
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3. |
Jellyfish
03:45
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Low tide settles in
With a warm wind and salt caking
The clothes on my skin
Stinging my neck like a jellyfish
It’s not so bad
It’s not so bad
So I make sure to whistle while I frown
It’s not so bad
It’s not so bad
So I force my whole head into the sand
High tide haven’t blinked
Staring at the umbrella in my drink
The sea foam looks like spit
So I tip-toe drifting over it
Then I break party lines
Into suffused pale moonlight
‘Til it burns and I go inside
Where I’ll hide for the rest of the night
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4. |
Are You Someplace Else?
04:03
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Consulted the internet, convinced myself that I’m gonna die
It’s a testament to the weight of the feeling that I’m not alright
And the mass of my vision is my own glass prison so please help
Bust me out if you can unless you can’t or if you’re someplace else
Are you someplace else?
(Pray for me)
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5. |
Out in the Cold
03:26
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My vision is misted
By ice crystals festering
Like tiny little cysts
Forming over my fluttering eyelids
I can sense your presence
By the indents that you’ve left
From your snow angel print
Left like it’s forensic evidence
Also still to show
Are our initials I pissed in snow
Surrounded by an arc
I was too dehydrated to finish the heart
Out in the cold
Out in the cold
No packing snow to build a fort
So we’re each other’s home
Out in the cold
Out in the cold
There’s nothing else
But our bodies to keep each other warm
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6. |
Infrasound
03:52
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Count up my sick leave on one hand
I burn through personal days too fast
My mama said I shoulda been an architect
But if I was better at math I’d be a venture capitalist
What’s the use in always exercising my chest?
Will I always feel like I am an endless work in progress?
What’s the worth in always scheming for success?
Let’s stay home and we’ll pretend we don’t have to pay the rent
I looked up how to ask for a raise
Exactly how hard to grip a handshake
Subtly wipe palm sweat on my leg
Memorizing all of the first names
That I’ll forget by the end of the day
What’s the point in always dressing to impress?
Will I ever understand the concept of compound interest?
What’s the fun in always stressing over debt?
Let’s have happy hour drinks at our shitty place instead
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7. |
In a Hot Tub at a Hotel
03:12
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In a hot tub at a hotel
There are rules posted on the wall
That we ignore even though
They are completely visible
Like don’t exceed capacity
Or the sides might overflow
And don’t stay in for too long
Letting the water come to a boil
I am terrified
That paradise
Will throw us outside
But I can’t deny
That it’s justified
To cleanse your insides
Of the parasites
Along for the ride
I am terrified
Alone at night
When I get too high
Feel like a homesick child
I miss my mother’s smile
The white capped ice
That’s been vaporized
Into the sky
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8. |
Cheat Codes on Easy Mode
05:03
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Another cold evening spent inside of my rental
Barricaded phase taping plastic over windows
But despite my efforts a draft flows into my apartment anyways
And I wish I could fix it with a cheat code just like I can in video games
Paint chip flakes I pour them them in a bowl
Fill it with almond milk scoop with a bamboo spork
Brim to lips tip it too quick and spill it down my throat
Overindulging in all of the comforts of my home
Sunrays scattering making me squint from my tomb
Spray-tan weatherman forecasting me out of my primordial soup
I choose to stay away pushing the peas back and forth on the tv tray
When I am given the option I choose easy mode in video games
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9. |
Rose Reef
04:07
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I’ll wear my black suit
And you wear your white
We’ll dance with each other
Under the moonlight.
I’ll do my best to
Lead but not to rush
Let’s take our sweet time
Until we see the sun
Sail with me on our tour of grief
No lines of black cars
Covered in flower wreaths
Just you and me
Treading above the sea
Shedding white lilies
Down to the coral reefs
Our night is over
The band is done
So we sway to the silence
Of our own rhythm
One of us has to be bold
Enough to let the other one go
So I put my finger to my nose
And notice that it’s ice cold
I got no feeling in my toes
And my neck has swollen lymph nodes
So I kiss you once more
Before I’m forced to let you go
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10. |
Dirty Feet
03:56
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If I knew I was the dreamer
Within my own dream
Would I still think that my teeth
Falling out is a prophecy?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream
And if I were to glean it as a sign of aging
Would I force my molars back in?
Or bury them with my dirty feet?
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11. |
Lord of all the Gods
03:59
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I am a Jovian witness
A firm believer in incandescence
Radiating from a safe distance
Saving us all from annihilation
I am peering through a kaleidoscope
Into the bottomless sea of gold
At the ancient hurricane that blows
Without it we’d all be ghosts
I can almost smell the ammonia wisp
Sour like a lush’s liquor breath
Sulfur
A witch’s curse
Whispered converse
Words in reverse
Saving all of us
From the universe
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Even with heaven above me
At the end of my life
I don’t wanna die
Even with heaven above me
Within an inch of my reach
I won’t be convinced
Even with heaven above me
Soured earth down below
I still don’t want to die
Even with heaven above me
Without you by my side
I never want to die
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Dinner Set Gang Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dinner Set Gang is Derek De Vinney and Josh Evert in collaboration with numerous Milwaukee artists.
Contact: dinnersetgangband@gmail.com
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