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1. |
The Fool
00:15
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2. |
The Magician
03:28
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In the morning,
An old man on a carpet cleaner
Will clear the wreck we've made
I can hardly imagine
The silence and the peace
The union jobs
Oh my god
There's too much death metal here for me
I miss the harmonies and singing in the street
Give me coca-cola, leave me be
The party starts to turn into a tyranny
As fear starts to permeate the energy
Give me coca-cola, leave me be
On the dance floor,
I see someone who I hoped
I wouldn't have to see
There's too much to say
Then too quickly to convey
It all pours out of me
Like, "This is the pocket universe
Where all our suicide attempts failed, baby
Everything was meant to go this way
Take me home, I'm too fucked up"
There's too much death metal here for me
I miss the harmonies and singing in the street
Give me coca-cola, leave me be
The party starts to turn into a tyranny
As fear starts to permeate the energy
Give me coca-cola, leave me be
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3. |
The High Priestess
04:49
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Broke the rules my body set for me
But let’s just keep that between us,
Adeline
First time that we met was on the beach
By then I’d been fasting for a week
You’re a lonely vision in a dream
Opened up new possibilities
To break the rules my body set for me
But let’s just keep that between us,
Adeline
Adeline, O Adeline
Adeline,
Is there something wrong with me?
Is there something I can change?
I’d love to change myself today
Adeline,
Are you listening to me?
Is there something I can change?
I kind of hate myself today
O Adeline
Pretty girls with ribbons in their hair
Avert my eyes and try hard not to stare
The looking fills me with a deep despair
But so does just pretending not to care
They’re everything that I would like to be
So self-assured and full of certainty
But you’re the one I tell my dirty dreams,
So let’s just keep that between us,
Adeline
Oh painted woman,
Oh perfect painted woman,
On the wall, could you
Show me all your secrets
So I could be as pretty as you?
O Adeline,
Is there something wrong with me?
Is there something I can change?
I’d love to change myself today
Adeline,
Are you listening to me?
Is there something I can change?
I kind of hate myself today
O Adeline
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4. |
The Empress
02:26
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Always
In your eyes
A new phase
Something I cannot trace
Milky liquid gold
All the years you had to go away
I'd hopelessly
Devote
Every time words start to come to me
They wrap around
My throat
Put into an exile
Held up at the last mile
So little left to go
All the years you had to go away
I'd hopelessly
Devote
Every time words start to come to me
They wrap around
My throat
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5. |
The Emperor
03:37
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Mr. Histrionics is back again
He went left, he went right,
Now he's back again
And he doesn't know where he stands
I see Marcus Aurelius lying dead
With his head on a pike
And a sign that said,
"I don't make long term plans.
And for my enemies,
Those I love most,
Once you discover me
I will become a ghost"
I'd love to see you fuckers try to stop me now
And I don't really get why no one likes when I'm around
Mr. Histrionics is nice again
Til the fire comes back to his eyes and then
It all comes spilling out
He loves you with all his heart, he says
Til the ego trip kicks off again
And he's off to a running start
Away from you, my dear, he's
Screaming it out
He doesn't want love, he wants
A title bout
Leave him alone,
Before he gets his hooks in
And I can tell
You from experience
It can't go well
So heed my word
If you know what's good for you
I'd love to see you fuckers try to stop me now
And I don't really get why no one likes when I'm around
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6. |
The Hierophant
00:34
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7. |
The Lovers
06:24
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Kenny and Ibushi were grapplers
Struggling in the Indies
Kenny'd never forget that face
Once he was hit with the Phoenix Splash
Competition turns to allegiance
And surpassing logic or reason
By 2011, they were right there on the path
To the big time
We're better off together
To New Japan
The big time
To bottom cards of title fights
Tonight,
There's gonna be a bloodbath
But you and me were meant to be here
Struggling side by side
Tonight
We're gonna learn about each other
In the ring, where boundaries collapse
The Golden Lovers rise
Only held the belt for a minute,
But they were determined to win it
Their star shone so bright as Ibushi signed with New Japan
Kenny couldn't make it in majors
After pulling handful of favours
Found himself a new boy
To try to get another chance
In the Bullet Club
I'm gonna be the bad guy
Forever
In the Bullet Club
I'm gonna be so bad
Before you know it my boys
Will choke and pepper spray you
Drag you, humiliate you,
You'll never work again
Tonight
There's gonna be a bloodbath
There's solidarity in numbers,
We both know it well
Tonight,
Me and all my new friends
Are gonna take you beyond the mat
And into the flames of hell
Kenny is the champ now,
He holds the world under his thumb
And Ibushi's been on a losing streak
Ever since his lover broke his heart
Bullet Club will finish the job,
But Kenny just can't do it
The moment comes to pull the trigger
But it just tears him apart
I miss you
But I'm not allowed to say it
To a loser
I miss you
I'll see you at the finals
Somewhere in my dreams
I'm up against the ropes
But you end the cycle,
Take me in your arms
Tonight,
There's gonna be a bloodbath
It's good to see you old friend,
Though we're so much more than that
Tonight,
There will be no more vengeance
We changed the world like we said we would
Now the Lovers will rise again
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8. |
The Chariot
00:45
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We were driving headlong into a brick wall.
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9. |
Strength
03:56
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Ready, able,
Under the table
Here I am baby,
Waiting for you
Break the surface
And start me struggling
Hold my head
Til the water starts bubbling
Gladiators in the arena's
All I see whenever I see ya
Beat me down, baby, 'til I break
I can't even imagine the strength it takes
For you
To come around and show your face
Knowing who's around
Because who'd
Really care coming home black and blue
Barely out alive
Oh no!
When that shock hits through my bones,
I really wished I would've spent the night alone!
But it'll never ever stop
And since then I can't know peace
So if you want a real love baby,
You better toughen up,
Because I've never had the strength to say no
If what I want's real love baby,
I better toughen up,
Because I don't know if that's what I want
You
Wear that smirk around like steel-toed boots
Both suit you well
I knew
That when we re-met the whole point'd be moot
Reset the spell
But then,
It's clear
We're both just human after all,
But what fun,
What fun would that be?
So if you want a real love baby,
You better toughen up,
Because I've never had the strength to say no
If what I want's real love baby,
I better toughen up,
Because I don't know if that's what I want
Ready, able,
Under the table
Here I am baby,
Waiting for you
Break the surface
And start me struggling
Hold my head
Til the water starts bubbling
Gladiators in the arena's
All I see whenever I see ya
Beat me down, baby, 'til I break
I can't even imagine the strength it takes
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10. |
The Hermit
04:19
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I know
Exactly what I'm doing wrong
You really didn't have to go
Explain it to me like I'm dumb
I'm done
With the million gazing eyes
With the coverage on all sides
And everything is no fun
I tried to reason with you
But nothing ever came of that
No bother,
I don't miss you,
I'm lying on my back
The machines begin to whir into life
And every cog starts choking on its husband or wife
And the cameras start to operate to see the designs
Of the maintenance of those deemed productive lives
Well, don't be dense, baby it's easy to see
That the surveillance apparatus has it out for me
Outside my door I'm executed summarily
By a white van that's been parked across the street
The cops will capture me immediately
And try me for my shitty personality
All my friends watching from the stand will agree
That the verdict was harsh, but fair, albeit messy
I can never hurt no one again
And I'll never have to hear the sob story again
As long as I can lie here in my bed
As long as I can lie here in my bed
And when the earth around you caved in,
Did you have a place to fall?
And when the sun ceased rising,
Did you see the stars?
The visions dancing in your mind
Of wasted space and wasted time
In the end, you're never right
Sweet oblivion remains
Just out of touch and out of place
You'll be glad you took the space
The barriers between us fall
And when you step into the sun,
You'll be part of everyone
In a pool of endless waste,
The deepest fear you'll ever face
Soon we all will know your name
I know
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11. |
Wheel of Fortune
02:43
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(Ursula LeGuin: Coming of Age in Karhide)
You cross earth now,
You cross the water now,
You cross the ice now,
And the exulting ending
As we came into the centerfall
Together
We have crossed the ice,
Into the hearthplace,
Into life,
Bringing life,
In the act of creation, praise!
It's been nearly fifty years,
And I have to admit
I do not recall everyone
From my first kemmer;
Karrid, Arrad, Hama and Gehardar,
Old Tubanny, the most exquisitely skillful lover as a male I ever knew—
I met him often in later kemmers—
and Berre, my golden fish,
with whom I ended up in drowsy,
peaceful, blissful lovemaking
in front of the great hearth
till we both fell asleep.
And when we woke we were not women
We were not men
We were not in kemmer
We were very tired young adults.
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12. |
Justice
03:04
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I can’t afford a pot in which to piss
Somehow I thought it’d be better than this
There’s a biblical plague in the air
Inside, outside, it don’t play fair
Come on
Come on
We need a little justice
Toxic clouds pushin through the sky
We all wish we didn’t know why
Ill-gotten gains from industry
Coatin’ your throat and ruin your teeth
Come on
Come on
We need a little justice
Come on
Come on
We need a little justice
There’s no waiting out for a superhero
Cause superheroes are the rich
The same ones who told us things would be better
While they drove us into the ditch
They’re building compounds far away
So they don’t have to deal with what they
Created for the rest of us
But they won’t get the best of us
Come on
Come on
We need a little justice
We’re climbing up the walls of their forts
To come collect what’s mine and what’s yours
Meanwhile, nature laughs and yawns
Sending out angels with flaming swords
Come on
Come on
We need a little justice
Come on
Come on
We need a little justice
There’s no waiting out for a superhero
Cause superheroes are the rich
The same ones who told us things were getting better
While they drove us into the ditch
We need a little justice
We need a little justice
We need a little justice
We need a little justice
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13. |
The Hanged Man
05:55
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I'm gonna make such a show of you
Everyone will remember you
You're such a lovely girl
You are my everything
And when they ask who pulled the string,
You can tell them it was me
It's okay
And when you walk across that stage
You can thank me in your speech
It's okay
I'm gonna make you such a star
You're gonna live out my dreams
I love to watch you as you work
I love to watch you as you change
And when they ask who pulled the string,
You can tell them it was me
It's okay
And when you walk across that stage
You can thank me in your speech
It's okay
You're gonna be Miss USA
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14. |
Death
05:09
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It's okay, it's alright
It was nothing
When you came like a dream
And the touching
Hand of a disaster shook the future
It was empty
Training wheels came off
And we were flying down the high street
All the world was shuttered in and
Colours came in hyper-focus
Blue and green of springtime seething
I'm okay, it's alright
It was nothing
Thought I could have been the one
If that's something
But if it's nothing,
I'll just flip the switch and I'll replace it
To the way things were before our brief vacation
Though I'll say,
Still glad it happened
Though I'll miss your kiss,
Your madness,
Manic on our best friend's mattress
I know I drove you off,
So please just let it go
I'll accept the ending
Before we begin
Like it didn't mean nothing at all
I tend to overdraw
Emotional cards
So I'll accept the ending
Before we begin
Like it didn't mean nothing at all
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15. |
Temperance
01:48
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I know that Jesus Christ will find you in the end,
By the age of 35 I'll be sober or I'll be dead
So when you waltz into that 12-step and you try to make amends
Is there no salvation for my soul?
Lord, fill me up with dark desire
And after tell me it was just a test of will
Frankly, I'm a little pissed
You made me what I am and what I am is this
And is there no salvation for my soul?
I know that Jesus Christ will find me in the end,
By the age of 35 I'll be sober or I'll be dead
So when you waltz into that 12-step and get the filth out of your head
Is there no salvation for my soul?
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16. |
The Devil
11:26
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I did everything you told me to
I waited in the cold for you
I fed myself to wolves for you
And still I loved you
And still I loved you
I took off all my clothes for you
I modeled and I posed for you
Even when it wasn't true
I'd still believe you
I'd still believe you
My friend
I tried so hard, my friend
To obfuscate, pretend
That there was nothing wrong
I was
So virtuous and clean
So selfless and pristine
That part of me is gone
So even though I love you I can't live like this
I cannot bear the crucifix
Although I know how much it hurts to be
Through these clouds I will collapse
Heaven or hell, I will be trapped
But for this precious moment I am free
You built this little home for me
And you filled my head with fantasy
And you ignore all my most desperate pleas
So I will love you
So I will love you
You gave me purpose, made me strong
But you taught what I'd been all along
Now I shout my wretched prayer against the throng
I cannot need you
I cannot need you
My friend
I cannot comprehend
The degree or the depth
Of your majestic glory
My eyes
Are burned out of my skull
I know I have fallen
I intend to keep falling
So even though I love you I can't live like this
I cannot bear the crucifix
Although I know how much it hurts to be
Through these clouds I will collapse
Heaven or hell, I will be trapped
But for this precious moment I am free
They say hell is just a place outside the light of God
Where the darkness is so thick that you cannot see, and none can see you
I believe it is true
Hell is a midwinter night
Hell is a barely exchanging words in a supermarket
Hell is getting everything you want
Hell is knowing you were in the wrong
Hell is the bartender who knows too much
Hell is continuous, righteous self-worship
Hell is no right option
Hell is endless isolation
And here in this viscous pit
I will learn to be king
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17. |
The Tower
04:14
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Our lady of infinite self-reproach
Approaches the stage
With a gun in her hand and a grin on her face
Underneath the lights that blind and bake
She has arrived here to proclaim
I will never be born
This thing which cannot be
Your beauty unfulfilled
Resides inside of me
You long for one to hold you
You will come undone
With me, your hope dies screaming
All your days to come
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You do it because you're desperate,
your body can barely take it,
we break until we're broken
I'm dying, I'm waiting on you
keep yourself indoors
fight it off if you have to
hide beneath the floorboards
shut it out, knock it down
ripping it off like a bandaid
bruises and broken skin
take it in, stare it down,
it's something to feel good about
you can't even say it, to the
streets, without breaking
i'm tired of watching you
get so estranged
Your misery has made you mean
In another week you'll split your seams
At the point where vicarious fantasy
Becomes real
You won't feel it
So encase yourself in plastic
Entomb yourself in wiring
Until it feels like you've earned the right to live
Enmesh yourself in roleplay
Let yourself fall away
Give it more than you have to give
You do it because there's nothing
Else to do in the city
That doesn't involve the people you can't even look in the eyes anymore
You look for a sanctuary
But those you find all seem too risky
Their structures seem tenuous
All of their frameworks end up laid bare before
The gaze of an anhedonic
You just see yourself beyond it
Every new place just an air of mistakes
To avoid that you've made before
And I don't know how to take it
Each time I thought you were breaking
You work it out,
But it's so hard to be certain now
So please just come out with me
To the little place on the well-lit street
Where we used to go to sit and eat
Underneath
The ice sheet
Taking the risk of caring
Of being overbearing
Until the proof crystallizes into doubt
Before you know it, the moment
You always denied you wanted
Is coming and I hope you won't let it down
Drowning in starlight
Rendered ecstatic
By overwhelming inspiration
No two moments
Same as the others
Did you think
You'd just go back and feel that way again?
I hope you like it
If I told you I'm psychic
Would you really know me?
Would you really know me?
Be there forever
Encased in amber
On walks in the summer
Dreaming made up lover
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19. |
The Moon
05:32
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My baby is a hurricane
Moving down towards the water
My baby is the door closing
At the end of The Godfather
My baby is the flashbang they throw in
Before they kick down your door
My baby is a fine-edged blade
And I couldn’t love her more
And never again
Will I fumble around in the dark
Never again
Will I find myself bored
My baby is an anglerfish
A hidden horror of the ocean
My baby is a wrecking ball
In an unrelenting motion
Against irony and mediocrity,
Sinners and sacred alike
My baby is a black hole
Full of incomprehensible light
And never again,
Can I say I know for sure
Never again,
Will I sate my thirst for more
My baby is the moon
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20. |
The Sun
01:12
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21. |
Judgement
04:06
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Waking up on the cold concrete of the dance floor
On the day after the day you were set free
Pounding headache and everybody's calling you
And calling each other, saying "Where could she be?"
You're gonna have to change today
If you're gonna be a different way
And if it's not today,
Then you're done
Waking up with an empty bottle of sleeping pills
And a cig you ashed out on your arm
Leonard Cohen lyrics scratched out in your notebook
With the addendum "I'm so sorry, Mom"
So rip your insides out,
Show me what we're working with
I'm a dog,
You're a slob,
You're a wreck,
I'm a prick
But I have no time to ruminate on the checkered past
Ever since I learned that God's just a hangover that lasts
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22. |
The World
01:20
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Ravine Angel Calgary, Alberta
aoife makes solo music under this name
and previously as model trains (modeltrains.bandcamp.com)
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