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Our Thing
01:58
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2. |
Trust Fall
08:54
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Guessing what the clouds are, way up in the sky,
as they drift by, and they separate
They kicked us off Cloud 9,
now we’re stuck behind,
All the Twos and Fives and Nines,
That come for Cloud 11.
Some would call it heaven,
But Cloud 9 never is that
Granular, disconnected, pushed for time
It’s Live! It’s Time!
To get behind, Your Thing!
Support Your Thing!
Your Thing and all the good it brings,
We see it,
even though we might not tell you online!
Even though we might not say it online,
We’re behind you all the time!
Don’t stall on the Trust Fall,
Just close your eyes,
Cross your arms,
Across your chest,
Home is where the heart is.
Mother knows best!
Take a leap, It’s not too steep
It’s not as far you think,
From Your Cloud,
To the rest of Us,
Don’t be afraid,
To fall some time
Like a Penny from heaven,
Give us a sign!
Rubles from heaven,
Yen from heaven,
But it’s got a long way to fall,
Just like us all.
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Dust Bunnies
… and the Dust Bunnies rose up and
fought against the Broom-Schtick,
they hid in darkest corners of the room,
right behind the bedpost,
where we dropped all the crumbs,
from all our late-night food.
Wrappers in the corner,
a Chinese takeout menu.
Dust Bunnies Rise Up!
From underneath your covers,
and the mattress, and the frame!
Rising through the floorboards,
coming through the dust,
right through the shag!
<Is that a tumble weed or
a big ol’ wad of hair under there?
No one can tell cuz everyone’s scared>
<Dust Bunny Revolution Baby!
Come on down to our level.
Way below the shag!>
Y
… but no one really liked
Our Thing,
and We said, well, “Y”,
and then it dawned on Us
and now We’re Your Thing!
And ever since We’ve been
Your Thing, We’ve
been doing a lot better.
Your Thing is awesome!
Let me tell ya,
We just can’t get enough of
Your Thing!
Enjoy Responsibly!
The Way
Justin Case, you think it’s OK?
Your Thing just gets in The Way!
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4. |
Remembrances / The Way
03:23
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Remembrances
… here’s that barrette you lost so long ago,
feels like a treasure, way beneath the tissue,
that you cried in, when you lost your election,
to Sally-what’s-her-name, Oh what a shame!
An orange rind from when Jake was there,
When Jake still inhabited this space.
A plastic wrapper from some unknown source!
A broken keychain in the shape of a horse!
It says Elroy, Oh boy,
Oh boy Oh Boy!
The Way
Just in case you think it’s ok,
Your Thing, just gets in The Way!
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5. |
Back Again!
03:52
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Your Thing Back Again!
Your Thing back with friends!
Here to witness the end!
To get you around that bend!
It’s Your Thing and all the good it brings!
Sometimes you find we may not say it online,
But believe me we’re behind you all the time!
We’re Your Thing, We’re Your Thing!
Even though we might not say it online
We’re behind you almost all the time!
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6. |
Blue Screen
03:51
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Fully pumped tires sunk half in Earth,
Swamped in deluge! Mucked!
Woke up, to sudden pounding reign.
Test patterns on the airwaves,
Night terrors, Chapel Perilous!
Fracturing faults misalign!
Blue Screen, half assed scheme
Half dreamt, unkempt, half-things
Mise en scene, motive, myth, memory
Prussian night, loot balladry, Sun Raze
Take it away!
Steal yourself for fits of laughter,
Popping a couple seams!
Blumenati, blown up in RGB
Blue screened, half drunk, anxious
Violet sky ablaze!
Half baked, when the timer sang
Out of range, deflating like a
Bad Souffle!
I say “When I was with Hideki,
I was such a drama queen!”
Pre-Your Thing,
What a Tragi-Comedy!
Art pop! White noise! Screamy!
Decadent, bloated, overwrought
Marketing scheme,
Bad MC! Watch out!
He’ll ruin the mix!
He’ll rune the mix!
Blue Screen, half assed scheme
Half dreamt, unkempt, half-things
Mise en scene, motive, myth, memory
Prussian night, loot balladry, Sun Raze
Take it away!
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Tilted
06:47
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“Turn left at that girl,
You will be there soon!”
I was thankful and turned gray at the,
Translucent salmon blooms.
“This is dazzling, what is it called?”
“Patiens is what they call them,
They can only survive in obscurity,
Too much Sun Shine and pop!
They’re dead!”
“May I have one?” “Certainly … not.”
He turned and I took it anyway,
Turned and turned and left,
Or right away, right of way,
And if you are starting to slip,
You best let me fall …
I questioned the dirt,
I questioned the shade,
I questioned the stamen,
He said I had no dirt,
I questioned the pistole,
She said I had no shade,
I lightened my pathways,
And I saw no dark areas,
“I lose my temperance,
In these hot spots.
I lose my diligence,
In these hot spots,
Are you … ?”
I bounced them off,
The next abstract idea,
This is worse by far,
But dying flowers,
Are much, much … lonelier
I wink, naked, no mink’d
Tilted, neck expos’d
Baby’s Breath dying,
The same as it lived
What a bouquet,
for patients,
I scatter them in,
with the half-deads
Tilted heart expos’d
“I never left”, but
All militaristic said she had,
The planes long gone,
Tilted, patience expos’d
Here is a seed … palmed
Here is a seed … with no aplomb
Where am I left now,
“Turn right by that woman,
You will be there soon!”
I left, I know it’s not right
Without those salmon blooms
I place the seed in my origin story
Maybe it will dissolve,
Into empty shells,
And that would be alright.
I left into the ru—s
Of insomnia,
The wonders …
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8. |
Mixed Up
04:04
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Don’t get Mixed Up,
We can make you a Good Souffle
I won’t drop the pan!
I’ll beat the eggs correctly!
Separate the whites from their yolks
Whip them till they’re nice and stiff,
Cheese? So Rich, poor over top of each other,
Don’t slam the door!
Don’t dance in the mezzanine!
Sinking feeling,
Comms down!
Every meaning, misconstrued, unreceived,
Sun Raze illuminates, no grass that is green,
Even the magazines, frail and faded,
Meant something,
Was redesigned,
Unsigned.
Too many Ideas
Too much time
So much space!
Make your piece,
Make arrangements,
We’ll take your case!
Save your place!
Pacemakers, Trendsetters
Go-getters, Up-setters,
Go-luckers, it’s cluttered,
Open the doors!
How it all comes together!
We can all get on board!
Have a dream,
Drink in the smoldering dawn!
Kick around the lawn,
Roam the range!
Your pain, is our pain,
Just like Our Thing begot yore.
Implore, Explore,
Include, Listen patiently too,
Excuse, Recuse,
Drop the attitude,
Beat the gloom,
If you can …
If not ask for help … dude.
Because you are important,
Because you are worth it,
Don’t give it up over a
Bad Mix Up!
A misfire, A faux pas,
Let it pass, Viola!
… and they said they were being “square” with me,
“All things being equal” I was a “tepid MC.”,
Egad, Lordy me, I won’t give it up for a
Bad Mix Up!
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9. |
Sun Raze
06:16
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Star maps, sextants, red flags at half mast,
Last gasp! Sun Raze up, poco y poco,
Rococo leisure flutist,
Pouting, opulent ennui,
Posing in a clown suit,
Hirsute melon prickly pear,
You got a lot going on up there!
That’s clear as crystal goblets,
Fully drunk on the house, in the house
Or halfway there, covered porch,
Quenched, Squelched,
Church of silence!
Sun Raze eliminates all unseen,
With maximum violence!
Thank you star, may we have another?
The shade slips west,
Sneaks, slinks up behind us!
Hides in cupboards, vent,
Sewers, closets, pockets, under rocks,
Don’t look upon it or you’ll go blind!
So back to the news reel,
Bits of slaughter, scams, spam,
Hot war, cold water.
Never shall I sleep amongst the early hours!
Never will tea steep in tepid water!
In response to former inquiries,
Reality check! Yes, I am!
I can take a stand!
I can make some friends!
We can form a band,
That’s Your Thing, Back Again!
Pris the Cryptobotanist, on bass grooves and sine waves!
Raven the Speleologist, on drums flare and percussion!
Knic from Marketing, on keys laugh track and mic!
We studied and questioned, critiqued, adapted,
Encouraged and celebrated, when we wrote
The titular track on the Sun Raze EP,
Sun Raze by Your Thing!
Racked our brains for seamless pop narratives,
Repeat, reframe objectives, hum a bar or two,
To project credibility, drop a name or two,
Beat the pavement, pay your dues!
The project is complete when you join the crew!
Your Thing’s scientist and marketing strategist,
Telling you “Relax!”, we’ll plug in the instruments,
Hone the sound to a lasers edge, do an improv set!
The proof is put to the test, all to get through to you,
Cause Your Thing is the best!
The case is put to rest, with none of its content,
We are content in the knowledge and acknowledge the hardships,
Caroming, looming over our little dinghy,
The opportunity was present to me,
I can study and become a better MC!
I can embrace who I used to be and still say not for me!
Sweep the floor, ask the dirt, “What has become of me!”
Draw the curtains, ask the shade, “For its boundaries!”
The danger and uncertainty were boundless,
For instance, the jalopy sin king in the forest,
Rusting up, in dappled Sun Raze, junked, a husk
For several decades, backseat green with moss,
I am tired, I am exhausted, and this blown out wreck
Hasn’t turned in years …
Have courage, trust your instincts
Listen to your fears,
Turn them over in your mind
Then skip them cross the river
Deliver, a sliver of Your Thing
Sun Raze beams, beats all around you
And you could hear a pin drop,
Like a bad joke told,
Well, nothing avoids
The Mix Down
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Your Thing Christiansburg, Virginia
Knic from Marketing - Keyboards, Samples and Vocals
Pris the Cryptobotanist - Bass, Electronics and Vocals
Raven the Speleologist - Drums
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