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the insect world
02:30
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THE INSECT WORLD
Meet me halfway to the insect world
Tiny plants are trees in the insect world
Refracted through a hundred eyes is a backyard scene
I slowly float by like a manatee
Disturbing some flowers and a bumblebee
Hummingbirds like jumbo jets are much noisier than spoken words
Engineers of sound from the insect world
Flies buzzing round as a leaf unfurls
With no sense of urgency I’m watching them, killing them…
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cordless phone
03:15
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CORDLESS PHONE
On the Tik tok, on the insta, on a rotary phone she’s talking
To her best friend, from middle school, on a cordless phone she’s talking
She’s talking, but not to me
What is the password?
By her locker, in the girls room, at her soccer game she’s talking
In the study hall, to the quarterback, in the English class she’s talking
She’s talking, but not to me
But wait, I’m fast approaching 6 feet
But I weigh 130 pounds
In physics class I wonder if she’ll see me
Making points ‘bout the velocity of sound
On a postcard, via telegram, in Twitter, she’s talking
To her sister, who’s in college, on a cordless phone she’s talking
In real time, up in the cloud
In a classroom, on the right side, in the front row, she’s talking
To the teacher, and occasionally, to a boy who sits beside her
Just talking, maybe to me
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impaled by an icicle
03:36
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IMPALED BY AN ICICLE
Impaled by an icicle
Gored by a bull
Tossed up in the air
Landed over there
Swallowed by the internet
Jake is never seen again
Down a rabbit hole
Neighbor is a vole
Impaled by an icicle!
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creature
03:40
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CREATURE
So bogged down, all day frown, cold wet ground, muffled sound
So clogged up, Scour my tub, Scrape my inner tube, If you want me to
Fly away
No password, fools enter, airless room, hallway gloom
Raise all hands, understand, we’re not well, bottom of a well
Creature finds a flower in his hand
Redwood burls, grey fog swirls, round my ankles, mm mmmm
Shame unveiled, mossy swale, reach for me, proclivity
To be all right
Woodland gnomes, found our home, mushroom patio, tea with Oblio
Towering blaze, end of days, raze my town, toast me brown
Creature finds a lover in his mind
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5. |
love you
02:21
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Shetland
02:26
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SHETLAND
Meet me in a cloudy Northern detective yarn
Call me up about the bodies hung up in barns
The seaside is craven
This morning saw raven outside
Might be time to roll me over subarctic soil
Dress me up and make me over clothe me in foil
We roll down a hillside
On boat ride to Shetland hey ho
I am all in wool pajamas socked in with you
You are all in fancy raiments sparkles and glue
We fall through the sofa
We scramble potatoes and sage
Call me up about the bodies la la la la.
The seaside is craven
On ferry from Shetland hey ho
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crater
01:51
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CRATER
Dig em out
Pull em up with your fingers
Pry em loose
Document all the triggers
What from way back when
Gum under desks and chairs
Dig em out
Nothing left but a crater
Hoist em up
don’t save none for later
What from way back when
Floats in recycled air?
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East Bay indie rock band Desoto Reds features literate and catchy songwriting, unpredictable arrangements, and psychedelic lap steel and organ. Desoto Reds have released multiple albums, made it into the CMJ top 200 once, and have played countless shows in the Bay Area, including, many moons ago, an opening slot with Of Montreal. ... more
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