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