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the same way
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leave the old alone
let them settle scores that were there own
issues deep inside their bones
leave well enough alone
let them die with what's inside their heads
or you'll rattle their death beds
you might be alone
when it comes upon you in your bed
you might never know the end
the time might never come
when your thoughts about what's next
will ever come in vogue
we will never know
with any authority
which way or not to heed
they feel the same way you do
but in different ways
they feel the same way you do
but the different ways
were come upon the same way
you would but there's a different way
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these things
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descriptions of beautiful things
you are not the thing you're into
as an artist in this day and the age
you describe the indescribable
you transcribe what people tell you to
you are not the maker of things
these things will not become you
pay attention to who collects your attention
what does it pay these days for your attention
does it matter if it doesn't matter
does it matter if you don't create the matter
you don't create
these things do not become you
these things will never become you
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the they in your life
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they were here before you
they'll be here long after you
they will always have more than you
they make it seem that way
it seems that way
they seem that way
they can make it seem that way
they will always know better
and have another way you should be doing things
have another way you should be seeing things
they don't need an alibi
they're behind the rules they hide behind
behind the rules they hide behind
what else could they be behind
maybe everything that is wrong in your life
and maybe everything that is ruining your life
maybe there's a reason for that alibi
maybe they have never even tried to hide
maybe there has never been a they to find
maybe there's a reason behind
you let them take over and control of your life you can hide behind
you can hide behind
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4. |
the base
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every step we take
another bit will break
every step ahead
sounds like some thing i once read
the kids don't get
the base we set
any hope we had was left
all the good is bastardized
what we loved is stigmatized
all that's left is left behind
we're the only ones who will ever mind
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some thinking about
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i'm thinking about making a list again
i'm taking a turn a familiar turn in an unfortunate turn of events
where's the list i had
i'm thinking on and off
i'm off the topic
i had a subject
what's become the object
or my intention of that list i had
do some more thinking about
all those things you think about
does this thinking turn around
and turn into something you think about
now that i think about
what i think about
i don't think about
turning what i think about
into what i think about
into what i think about
was this thinking about
worth a little more thinking about
do some thinking about
what you only think about
turn your thinking around
do what you had thought about.
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6. |
uncertainty
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uncertainty isn't necessarily
the worst place to be
something is here
something is there
someplace is near
could it be there if i don't stare
take a measurement
will it correlate
well that depends
on what thing you're measuring
is there another axis point
could it be a linguistic point?
for the sake of argument
let's peruse the negativity you peruse
the more precisely you pursue this end
the more it ends
if you never find it
the point when it ends
the point when it ends
the principal has you chasing
a negative end
to a negative end
don't let this end become
a negative end
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7. |
these parts
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falling apart without coming apart
it's a tricky part to make these parts stick
it's possible this part will be on back order
maybe we can can source some new old stock
if we hunt around long enough long enough
or pre order it and hope we can retrofit
it's a tricky part
to make these parts
fit without falling apart
will these parts fit?
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all other asides
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look up you'll find each link that you find connects
another question another question another question
you'll find it out - it's how we connect
two things that have been on your mind and unconnectable
until the time you had the time to put aside
all other asides that wasted time
let's not make this more complicated than it has to be
what's so frustrating
is that everything that means something hasn't got a word
it's so frustrating
it's ok to be in a state of disarray
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against ourselves
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we'll digitally destroy ourselves
we will virtually deplete ourselves
replicate and erase
duplicate and deface
hold on to the first one
and discard the last one
one is real and indicates
the other is commensurate
this is the only time
you should replace yourself
is the fail safe in place
is the back up in it's place
has the plug in been enabled
there is no safeguard against ourselves
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an outline
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monsters inside monsters inside
dramatic turn for the worse
return to normal on the surface
dark undercurrents remain
all of a sudden
turn of events
uncertain outcome
almost return to normal
the whole thing happens again
but with a better subtext
and not who you expected
it's not the one you think it is
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between the seams
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the part of an item
that's not part of the item
the fascination ends
on the inside
the inside isn't seen
that speaks volumes
about the cost and make
about what seems a fake
the maker never touched it
on the inside
is it a part
when it's not part
of what it seems
it only the seams
is it a part
when it's not part
of what it seems
is only between the seams
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on the air
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when speaking in tongues sounds like mother tongue
equations look like perfect cursive
that's perfectly spelled out
it's perfectly relatable
or plausibly deniable
but when the voice inside your head is not from your head
the argument resolved itself without your help
when people on tv seem personally
considerate about your concerns
that's when you should break the fourth wall
or with the fourth estate
realize they don't care about your state
you're nearly in the grave
are your ideas pulled off the air
they're put there to give the air that they care
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13. |
disclaimer
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don protection
wear a helmet at all times
use safety goggles
follow instructions for the most secure experience
these fire drills are made for your protection
please review the exercise directions
plan an escape route and remain inside
wait for emergency workers
do not ingest
do not allow contact with the skin
hold upright and do not expose to flame
use of this product as otherwise directed
may cause seizures
may cause birth defects
may cause illness
may cause death
i think we could use a little thinning out
and i don't mean another exercise
for use by trained personnel only
remove the plastic wrapping before use
for external use only
do not place this electronic equipment in water
not for use while unconscious
keep out of reach of children
do not use outdoors
do not place in direct sunlight
abuse of this product may cause death
do not inhale
do not spray in eyes
do not use
use of this product
as otherwise directed
is prohibited
by local and state laws
and may result
in termination of product warranty
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14. |
the next one
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welcome to the only thing we get
that this is the only one
they keep holding on
and holding on
waiting for the next one
but there is only one
the only one
i'm not saying you should settle
i don't want you to regret
it's ok to be afraid
i am made of fear and fret
every lesson has been given
half of us just will not listen
let me take the last phrase back
most of us will just not listen
most of us will just not listen
most of us will never listen
in the first part there was only one
but there is always one more thing
if you keep holding on
and holding on
waiting for the next one
there is more than one
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