1. |
Minor Signs of Distress
01:16
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2. |
Lady Lighthouse
03:45
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I get up at 2 pm
With the sense that I've found, in time,
An enemy, I don't know when
But it's a change that creeps on you
―It infects your mind
Electric light
Gonna get me through another night
Just a broken record, but I
Know you play it the way I like
I really want it now
Did you hail from Heaven above?
You come and sing to us of Love
Oh, Lady Lighthouse
But when you ask for requests, you know that
I'll have you sing the Song of Death
I like that one!
Lady Lighthouse
And it's a gas...
Let's give it up for Lady Lighthouse
I'm hungover every day
I drink to work up the courage to say,
"Hey, you know, I love that song you do"
But I'm never gonna say it
I'm much too low to speak to you, so...
One drink to sweet delight
And one more round to endless night
That electric glow
Do you feel it, too? I don't know
But I'll never let you go
Now, did you hail from Heaven above?
You sing to them the Song of Love
But then you'll ask, "Any requests?"
And sing to me the Song of Death
That's what I like...
Lady Lighthouse
And it's a gas...
Let's give it up for Lady Lighthouse
It all goes by pretty fast
For Lady Lighthouse
So raise a glass,
And give it up for Lady Lighthouse
Give us a sign, give us a sign,
Give us a sign
Give us a sign, give us a sign
Give us a sign, give us a sign
Gimme a sign, give me what's mine
Give me a sign
Give me a sign, give me a sign
Give me a sign, you've got to give me a sign
You've got to give me a sign...
Oh, won't you give me a sign?
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3. |
The Man Who Used to Sing
03:39
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At the top of that hill there
Is the man who used to sing
He sits and frowns, but he never comes down
Here to see what's happening
"At the top of my hill here, I stare into the Sun,
Sit, and frown, and try to pay no mind to them
―They call me 'The Lonely One.'"
Are you who you are, who you are,
Who you are?
I wish you could be who you are,
Who you are
Long ago, he forgot us,
Or did he forget how to sing?
Still we would try, and we'd ask why,
And he'd say he was a human, not a thing
"Know me not to be a part
Of any soul-sucking collectivity
That will entice and not suffice
―Freedom lies in individuality."
Are you who you are, who you are,
Who you are?
I'm gonna give you one chance to become who you are,
Who you are
"Can you see what lies in between?
Will you try to qualify the thing that you've seen?
Will you believe, in time,
In this feeling that you can't get out of your mind?
It's not a trick of light
―You're gazing into the Sun."
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4. |
Drugs
02:37
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Well, who first told the lie
That to inspire is to sedate?
I can't remember who told me,
"To destroy is to create"
But I know getting high
Makes me look into my
Black hole mind, so it's time,
Gotta get a little high
I gotta change my passwords
The NSA's watchin' me
I'm gonna kill myself if no one
Calls me by three
Self-destruction is the greatest thing
That I have ever made
Everyone knows I've always been
A shit artist, anyway
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5. |
Agent X
01:06
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6. |
Forest Child
03:49
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I'm alive, a world inside my mind,
And I know you know I'm a Forest Child
I'm alive, you know that and I'm
Begging you to come home
I'm alive, a world inside my mind,
And I see you see I'm a Forest Child
They left me here to die
But would I satisfy?
No, I raised my arms, I cried,
I cried out, "I'm a Forest Child"
Every sign the Old Ones left behind,
Every line a guide
For the Spirit Side
"What is truth, and what's in a lie?"
"Who is God, and who am I?"
Disillusion adds to the confusion
Where did it all go wrong?
I smiled, I sold, I did as they told
The money piled up,
But what happened to my soul?
When they leave you to die,
Oh, tell me now,
Will you satisfy?
Or raise your arms and cry,
Will you cry out, "I'm a Forest Child"?
It's not about the fortune
It's not about the fame
It's not about the fortune
It's not about the fame
It's not about the fortune
It's not about the fame
It's not about the fortune
It's not about the fame
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7. |
Empty Yesterdays
02:40
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8. |
Things for Children
00:34
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9. |
Question
03:32
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He knew the beauty of language and rhyme
He wrote lyrics upon his wall
He dreamt himself the savior paradigm
Dream logic leaves its mark on us all
School should be fun; for some school is Hell
Gazing eyes, classrooms prisons of doubt
They knew he was off; they knew he wasn’t well
They tried and they tried and never figured it out
Let me tell ya what they said:
His momma said, “He need Jesus”
His poppa said, “He needs a kick in the head”
His doctor said, “It’s mental illness”
“It’s late capitalism,” the radicals said
“It’s always the quiet ones,” they say,
Hostile to those who choose silence
It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy
When we equate silence with violence
Will you answer the Question (when he calls)?
Will you answer the Question (when he calls)?
(When he calls)
And the Hell that is school can steal your soul
And your thoughts can turn first to fire, then ash
If you hear the children crying when they call roll
And you see the missiles flying when you’re going to class
Let me tell ya what they said:
His momma said, “He need Jesus”
His poppa said, “He needs a kick in the head”
His doctor said, “It’s mental illness”
“It’s toxic masculinity,” the radicals said
Will you answer the Question (when he calls)?
Will you answer the Question (when he calls)?
(When he calls)
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10. |
Emotion Has Rhythm
01:31
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11. |
Kika's Song
03:45
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Is there a song for everyone,
Or just those born under the Sun?
The big and the proud live a long time,
But are they the ones to survive?
He speaks, and knows nothing at all
Who is first to fall?
She knows, and says nothing at all
Tell me, who is first to fall?
Once, it was always the same
It always came down
To whom you could take down
But these days we’ve
Got other ways, we’ve
Changed what it means to be strong
The tide has turned
―You might say
We’ve really come along
Look at a picture of Einstein
Gee, I’ll bet his muscles weren’t
Any bigger than mine
Still, how do you go on knowing
They could use one hand
And could crush you right where you stand?
He speaks, and knows nothing at all
Who is first to fall?
She knows, and says nothing at all
Who’ll be the first to fall?
It’s just a sickness
Time will heal the evil that was here
Evil is a sickness
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12. |
Power
02:24
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13. |
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(Glory be to nightfall
To the Time of Recall)
Curse the terror the stars make
I lie in wake
I pray for day’s break
(You know that strength comes from sorrow)
But outcasts always mourn
(The day weaves the threads from the night it borrows)
And my dress has torn
(You are a light
Inside someone’s endless night)
You are a curse on someone’s heart
Because you can’t finish what you start
(And each rabbit hole I follow)
Sends me spinning in time
(I met you and fell into a dream)
And I lost my mind
And, you know, I sing because
I can’t think of anything to say
And once I do, it’s too late
But I know he’ll give me
A two point eight
Because he didn’t think I had enough to say
Or didn’t say it the right way
And I’ll get upset and I’ll say,
“Well, who are you to judge my pain?
Just who are you to say?”
And I’ll get angry and I’ll say,
“Who died and made you fucking
King of the Pain Parade,
Anyway?”
And I’ll get petty and I’ll say,
“Maybe you just hate women;
It’s not my fault you can’t
Get laid”
And I struck a nerve and he’ll say,
“There was a time when your music
Might have mattered to someone,
But someone’s said all you have to say”
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14. |
Insane
04:20
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The air was always clearer when I was a child
And, try as I may, I can't recall
The year they built that wall
They say that year, the lights went out,
That we roamed the streets like wild dogs,
That, in Tulsa, I was shot
Right by the Woodland Hills Mall
And now the sky is rife with smoke,
The buildings in a charred ruin
―When'd they go? Oh, I don't know,
But I do recall you saying it meant a lot that I had come
Not me specifically, obviously,
But it meant a lot that someone had come
You couldn't even give that to me
Then the Sun made everyone insane
I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
When it's time to run, you keep a steady pace
―Steady's the name of the game
Oh, and we all ran from the Sun
And every day since then, you know that I've been
Running from the rays of the Sun Kingdom
Now, back when we had recorded music,
And lots of it, I used to get so sick of hearing so many songs
(Why can't you think of anything else to write about?)
So many songs about love
And I still hate it, but I've come to understand it,
And now I've gone so far as to promote it,
Although I don't have you and never will,
So I don't feel too badly about it
For there are just three ways to feel new again
(Faith, being in love, and doing drugs)
And all are illegal, and one I have,
But one isn't enough, and one costs
Money I don't have to spend,
So what's left is love
The King can't and you can't
Take what is in my heart
It belongs to me and not you
One luminous spark, that rainbow in the dark,
That grew inside when I knew
That all I'd ever done, I did for you
(And every song I wrote for you)
And if it came to that, I'd kill for you
(Anyone who tried to hurt you)
If that makes me insane, I'm mad for you
(I love you, I live you)
And if it takes all my life, I'll wait for you
(And when I die, I'll die for you)
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15. |
The Next Morning
01:12
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Eowyn Bennett Brooklyn, New York
Eowyn Bennett is a songwriter, writer, and visual artist with a keen fondness for concept albums. Her music is best described as glam rock or art rock, and is heavily influenced by Roxy Music, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Queen, Joanna Newsom, Brian Eno, Sparks, and Tiny Tim. Her upcoming rock opera "Stardust" will be released alongside an illustrated novella in the summer of 2025. ... more
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