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Rice Pilaf Haus
02:23
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Rabbit skipping, jumping into the sun
Cope with phasing in the river run
Pool is green, lagoon electric blue
All the forests that I once knew
Charging chemicals, extraction white
Feel the heat flow in the icy night
Trees are stomping and the air is thick
Man is hiking with supportive stick
Life inside a man named Klaus
I'm going down to the Pilaf Haus
Passing ketchup down the leeward isle
Feel the ocean wrap in wayward style
Laps like dogs in Wonderland so cruel
Heed the tidings of the tide of yule
Holding out for the election man
You know I try to do the worst I can
Pearls in harvest like a nest of bird
All I want to know is what you heard
Life inside a man named Klaus
I'm heading down to the Pilaf Haus
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2. |
Flawless Takeoff
05:13
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Birds and people, no one’s mean in a dream
Rocketman, saves the day, we’re ok
Superman past his prime, who needs crime
Wears his pack, can’t be seen, he’s so clean
Flying through the air, no one knows where
Someday you’ll see, there’s no one like me.
The smile returns but nobody learns
That I’m all you’ll ever be.
Clouds and pigeons in my face, sharing space
No need for planes, it’s a little cold, so I’m told
Life is so simple, why you gotta ruin everything?
For once, I am king.
Supermodels in love with me, don’t you see?
Flawless takeoff, yet again, will it end?
Check it baby!
You better believe it!
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3. |
Kenjocketty
03:07
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Well I was keeping track of time
and I was feeling like a lime
As I was musing by the fire
Lightning struck the telephone wire
Lake side tell me why
Why don't you go to sleep?
Running all night long
Bob always played that song
The food weren't so good
Cups, and brooms of wood
and I said
Lake side tell me why
Why don't you go to sleep?
I've been waiting for you
but you don't seem to appear
We were living like we should
You know we've got it good
Staying up so long
with omelettes at the fire
Lake side tell me why
Why don't you go to sleep?
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4. |
Dottie I
03:50
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Remember the times? All the things we shared?
Just you and me, the perfect pair
But now that’s all gone, you’re movin’ out
I’m left alone, to sit here and pout
I know there’s a guy behind all your lies.
A man who needs to plant his seeds in you...
Dottie don’t go, give me a clue
Tell me his name, I love you too!
Soon you will see, I’ll have my revenge
Take all your things, just leave Gamehendge
At first I wasn’t sure, maybe it was all in my head
Then I found his bowtie; mine have never come in red.
Dottie…
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5. |
Mr. Milkman
04:44
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I swear I’ll have the money soon
Come back tomorrow anytime after noon
This is great, I’ll start the quiche
We’ll have some fun, put on this leash
I’m not wearing any pants oh dear
Why would mamma think I’m queer?
Oh…
Milkman is this a dream?
I’ll buy a gallon of your cream
If you tell me it’s not a dream
Isn’t this the best time you’ve ever had?
It reminds me of the time I found my dad
In the sandbox without his shoes
Drinking a beer and singing the blues
Oh…
Now I notice
Life’s just a tease
The man who walks alone
Walks with ease
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6. |
The Soviet Blackout
02:47
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Sleeping in a Soviet base
Launching like Sputnik into space
Rocking like a hurricane
Spewing forth detritus on my way
Lights go down
Eyes roll round
Shape the maroon
My spectacles in tune--alright!
Wondering by Caldera Lake
The cowboys tied to a stake
I'll set forth your precedent
Give back the feelings that you've sent
Lights go down
Eyes roll round
It's no longer you
but a wigwam in the dew
I love you too
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7. |
March To The Sea
03:03
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It was life in the forest
Don't tell me
Remember the first time
Come down to the front line
Babies crying psalm
The life back home is real
So special
Trudging through the salt marsh
I was only a boy
It wasn't a crime
Feel your life slipping by
As the days goes dry
When you think you cry
Step off the train track
It's no use to you now
Tin soldiers in pursuit
I'm on my way
Stepping through the fields of years
You remind me
Call me to tell me
You have forgot me
The mind is funny sometimes
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8. |
Sandalabra
03:15
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Truckers say he has no face
No footprints for us to trace
He owns a shop but cannot spare
A single dime for bus fare
His arms are long his nose is wide
He's not photogenic trust me I’ve tried
Sandalabra, runnin free
Is he you? Could it be me.
There he goes, burn his house down.
Turn his smile into a frown.
Burn him at the stake!
I’ve eaten some kids, does that mean that I’m a killer?
I have a soul, I like movies with Ben Stiller.
What I’m trying to say is maybe I’m not so bad after all.
Or maybe I’m Paul?
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9. |
Axlotl
10:04
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I am your forsaker
Your words are paper thin
You split the sun
I part the clouds
The heavens sing when I'm alone
Your lips are sin
Mine are pure
You make me think I'll endure
Combat the spirit within
Anoint the pilgrim's skin
Surge forward
Knock the door down
When it snows
I'm all yours
Surge forward, Axlotl
When I'm prone
You're alone
Don't complicate it more
I'm only out to score tonight
Out to score tonight
I don't know how
Someone found out
We've got to get out
Grab all your clothes
Fill up the holds
We've got to leave
Don't complicate it more
We've got to get out that door tonight
We've gotta get out!
The valley glistens in the moonlight
The lake is looming in the night
We'll take our time, watch the lights fade
Leave our burden in the shade
Come with me
There were places in the desert I used to like to be
Places where I felt like I was free
By the big butte mountain where the sand creatures walk
I used to go up and watch the sunset from the plateau
Then one night, long after he had dropped below the mountains
The sun god arose and peeked up from the top of big butte mountain
It was like day again
Eyes blinded, heart swollen
And then the sun god spoke to me
And he said "Kill your master!"
I said "why should I believe you? Maybe you're just a dream"
And he said "Dream this!"
And I looked up at the spirit star
And as I watched
I rose into the air, feeling the flight of my ancestors
as I ascended further into the expanse
Everything was exploding in colossal shapes and textures
The sky moved me
I looked down and then looked up
"Thank you, Sun God!" I said
and then I knew,
I knew everything
EVERYTHING!!!!!!
Please mister, can I have some food?
You know I'll starve to death quite soon
You wouldn't let that happen, would you?
Please mister, can I have some food?
"He's working his way through the country..."
"He shan't return; he's been taken away"
"It's a happy time for us in Raeghull; we spit upon his open grave"
"We spit upon his open grave"
"We spit upon his open grave"
"He's not a monster, but a baby by design"
"He'll sleep eternally below our nation's soil"
"But he will rise once again!"
"He'll take control of our kin! Don't let him fool you, no!"
"You know he's still on the prowl"
Surge forward, knock the door down
Let their blood feed the earth!
Surge forward, Axlotl
Taking back what should be yours
Don't complicate it more
He's only on the throne tonight
Yeah, he's back on the throne tonight
He's on the throne tonight
On the throne tonight
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10. |
The Chatter Tree
03:30
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I'll tickle thy feet If thou picklest my meat
Throw a rind outside on electric street
See the birds of sea on the wing in threes
They chatter aimlessly in the chatter tree
What is behind your leaves?
An icy majesty
Cornucopia of ancient thought
The birds, they speak to me
Cut my hands on electric weir
Scorn derisively with a face of steel
You'll be gone tomorrow, a fleeting glimpse
Scatters shivers 'round me every time I think
Dawn eclipsed the room
And shadows down the hall
Give me time to heal the wound
My army's standing tall
Watch out now, there is no end
Let the curtain fall, let the iron bend
So spaced out in your room at night
"What is wrong?" and "What is right?"
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11. |
Vanderbilt Vamp
13:00
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Mama hold me til I fall asleep
Mama hold me like you used to
Hold me til slumber takes my hand
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Bricklayers Foundation Chicago, Illinois
Starting in 2003 as a high school home recording project in Boston, Adam Cohen-Leadholm and Ross Howard reunited in 2009 in Chicago to again carry the flame for weirdo art pop everywhere. The 'Layers have a knack for unexpected melodies/chords and satisfying pop songs couched in shifting atmospheres. ... more
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