I don't want to watch the world burn
The pendulum sways; days spent waiting my turn
The despair lingers on, and what's fair might be wrong
It comes in waves and it never stays for long

They just want to watch the world burn
Stay stuck in their ways and pay no concern
The swiftness in which they take everything away
and make their way through life is not okay


"Fluoride Stare"

Saw you there with your fluoride stare
Algorithmic indecision
The simulation cackles back, I do declare
Slip the chip into the incision

Cost of living
Cost a killing
Resort to stealing
To keep a ceiling

Standing there with your fluoride stare
Greasy thumb print swipe for screen time spent
The world's on fire, you pretend to care
Like and subscribe for mindless content

Hallelujah
What's it to ya
Shatter the fourth wall
And see right through ya


"Galactic Door"

Grey blue
Fade into
Stay true
Let it play through
A sinewave shines through bamboo blinds
We find ourselves lost in time

Face down
In space town
We made no sound
And stood our ground
Each time getting farther
Like a rock skipping on water

Galactic door counteracts
Four AM and can't relax
Melt into the morning dew
Abraxas, I am here with you

Dark now, sundown
The sinewave settles over town
Each time falling faster
Being yanked into disaster

A kite tied to heart strings
It burns and it stings
Watch it break away
It'll be gone with the day


"N.O. More Sunrises"

The empty promises that fill this city
Keep making the sunrise look less pretty
When you've been through as many of them
You might not see the sunrise again

This whole town is aloof and has been
You may never find the truth or light within
But those ain't my problems, solve 'em yourself
Or we'll put you back on the shelf

Running towards fame like a moth to a flame

We built this city on jazz and petty crime
Sat back and watched it crumble a second time
We built this city on the triggerman
And I'm tired of always being the bigger man

Your preacher dad ain't gonna save you again
You're clad in creature fads and gone insane
When the sky opens up and pours your sin out
You'll dry up like a town in a drought


"Guided Away"

It takes everything I have to keep holding on
Hanging by a thread; dreading dawn
Hang my head in shame, it's always the same
Don't worry, I can handle it
I will take the blame

Don't remember me at my worst
We knew it was a bad idea from the first
Don't remember me at my worst
We knew it was a bad idea

Longing for a glimmering skyline
Lost in a pocket of space
Shuttle me home to be left alone
Far away from this place

I'll see you in a thousand weeks
I'll see you in a fever dream

Guided away


"Rave '22"

The fog sprawled out across neon blue
The drugs felt good cause I did them with you
When the sun comes up we'll be different beings
But in this k-hole where I lay, it's warm and comforting
When it wears away, I'll be astray and wandering

We shapeshifted right up the walls
Manipulated frequencies by default
Defied the laws of time and space
But I can't forget the look that was on your face
Luck be had, our memory won't erase

Not gonna go to the rave
Need to stay inside and behave
Not gonna buzz around the beehive
What's the point of trudging 'round a past life

Three acid gels straight down the hatch
It'll be twelve hours before we collapse
You pressed your lips against mine at last
I knew in that moment that we had to own it
Before low serotonin became the opponent


"Treehouse"

If we took everything
Of which we do not own
And donated it all to ya'll
Would you invite us inside your home

If we knew the address
Because we asked a punk
Could we sit at your table then
Or would you leave us in a funk

In the end, the punx become capitalists
Gun totin', gavel strokin' imperialists
Play by their rules, or get played like a fool
Face down in the gravel with blood on your lips.

If you came from New England
To get a cheap degree
And open up a local venue
Just to gate keep a scene

Perhaps you moved from Oakland
And brought down all your shame
To run a crusty DIY space
And delegate the blame

Scream it until your jaw unlatches
Until another one dispatches


"Pushover Moon"

Bad habits die hard
And feel good going down
In the greater scheme of things
What's another night on the town

My teeth fell out of my head
Childhood friends left me for dead
When that big star in the sky falls
I know that's when those habits will call:

"Come with us again once more.
Promise just this one time, sure."
It'll all be over soon.
When that big star says, "pushover moon."

Situations unfold
Are packaged up to be retold
Time elapse, adrenaline crash
It hits you right in the soul

Moments we lose control
Mornings we're incomplete
Empty cups, cigarette butts
Release me back to the streets

"Ripple"

Everything after all
Comes crashing away
The cycle reappears
And then dissipates

Coordinates intertwined
Through a ripple in time
The synchronistic clang
Of morning seeps from fang

If nothing matters at all
Then cast it away
Recycle all your fears
Alchemize your pain

Coordinates intertwined
Through a ripple in time
The synchronistic clang
Of morning seeps from fang