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Fading Photographs
05:10
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There’s a place where I used to hide
A fort of unending pride
Back when I was young
Brighter shown the sun
And the courtyard was ever still
With the taste of an evening chill
I played by all the rules
And I never sang the blues
There’s a place where I used to hide
Still helping me decide
Helping me decide
That stars will see you soon regretting half of the choices you’ve made here
And if my memory’s in storage just don’t throw it away
And as the sun may rise to meet your limited expectations
The winter skies will cloud my eyes with empty promise of rain and you’ll…
Never flash me that wanton gaze
Never live for the younger days
Ever closing eyes
But I’ll never say goodbye
You're the rock under which I crawled
Who left me entranced, enthralled
Fading photographs
And nervous aftermath
And this rock under which I crawled
Helped me through it all
Ya helped me through it all
That stars will see you soon regretting half of the choices you’ve made here
And if my memory’s in storage just don’t throw it away
And as the sun may rise to meet your limited expectations
The winter skies will cloud my eyes with empty promise of rain and you
I can’t replace the photographs now collecting dust
The pictures paint a different her, she seems so non-plussed
A tolling of an iron bell echoes in the distance
A constant dim reminder of how I met resistance
From all that within you
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Uninspired
04:13
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Few can dodge the social draft
A trendless gen., a tourist trap
And though it’s fame it makes me laugh
With foreign brain, an autograph
Few can dodge the social draft
A trendless gen., a tourist trap
And though it’s fame it makes me laugh
With frozen brain, an autograph
Helped an artist through a hungry year
Pulled his weight while propaganda steered
Force-fed thoughts until it hurt to bleed
Can’t regret what’s never meant to be
Blank page, never wrong, never right
Lackful search for sorrow
Uninspired, just within my sight
Wait until tomorrow
Can’t explain what’s on my mind, what is mine?
Breeds of violent cultures
Only source of stimulus in my life
Reeks of corporate vultures
Roll it all away
Scraping pavement on a heavy night
Took a beating but I feel alright
Wallet’s emptiness for my own sake
Trickle down into the cups of fate
Blank page, never wrong, never right
Lackful search for sorrow
Uninspired, just within my sight
Wait until tomorrow
Can’t rely what’s on my mind, what is mine?
Breeds of violent cultures
Only source of stimulus in my life
Reeks of corporate vultures
Roll...roll it all away
Few can dodge the social draft
A trendless gen., a tourist trap
And though it’s fame it makes me laugh
With frozen brain, an autograph
Few can dodge the social draft
A trendless gen., a tourist trap
And though it’s fame it makes me laugh
With frozen brain, an autograph
Roll...roll it all away
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In the Zone
01:17
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When all the lights have dimmed
Holding your guilt within
You’ll share the stars with him tonight
Flooded in neon blue
Think what you say is true
But then you leave and I’m denied
I thought by now you’d call
Then again you have it all
Wish you could say the same for me
I used to be so sure
Now I’m sad and insecure
Lay here and assume the worst to be
Out of sight, out of mind
That’s how it feels to me
Can’t seem to write you off like that
Hold on to what we had
Small talk just makes me sad
Guess our love was just a fad after all
Feel love’s eternal sting
For a while the pain made me sing
I don’t expect the phone to ring again
Out of sight, out of mind
That’s how it feels to me
Can’t seem to write you off like that
Just when I began to
Understand what you’re going through
Long silence pushes away
I lie wake in bed
Echo the words you said
Drowned sorrow, at least for today
Today!
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Perpetual Motion
03:04
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Remembering times I used to believe
Perpetual motion once could be
Your logicked mind showed me the way
Lead down to our reality
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Number One Hit
04:32
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Good enough if it meets all the standard rules
Good enough if it brings in a dime
All we need is to spice up the current fools
With vials of attitude and bottles of hype
Fashion has its way of breeding imbeciles
Sends them down a road of trust and abuse
Fashion has its way of breaking pedestals
Revealing the innocence of those we’ve accused
Auf weidersehen to the plastic arts
Who’ve never played such a humble part
When all that matters to songs is the beat
Technical skill is the one amazing feat
Auf weidersehen to creative drive
Auf weidersehen to our ingenuity
Auf weidersehen to the lullabies
Auf weidersehen to our insecurities
Good enough if it meets all the standard rules
Good enough if it brings in a dime
All we need is to spice up the current fools
With vials of attitude and bottles of hype
Fashion has its way of breeding imbeciles
Sends them down a road of trust and abuse
Fashion has its way of breaking pedestals
Revealing the innocence of those we’ve accused
You are here for the moment
Don’t get used to the feel
You’re the ones who are chosen
’Til they cut a new deal
Auf weidersehen to the plastic arts
Who’ve never played such a humble part
When all that matters to songs is the beat
Technical skill is the one amazing feat
Auf weidersehen to creative drive
Auf weidersehen to our ingenuity
Auf weidersehen to the lullabies
Auf weidersehen to our insecurities
She takes the night and turns it to day
She takes the night and she turns it away
She takes the night and turns it to day
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The Quivering Palm Minneapolis, Minnesota
A fusion of indie rock and electronic pop with a hint of madness.
07/21: "Back
Around Again for the First Time" released
12/21: "I'm-a Gonna Get REKT for Christmas" released
01/23: 1st Runner Up Best Int'l Male at the 2022 Radio WIGWAM Awards
03/23: "Perpetual Motion Vol. 1" released
07/23: One To Watch Award in the 2023 Album Writing Club
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