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Rutinresan
04:49
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Another day at the office
And what an office this is
The view is amazing
As the elevators whizz
Up from the lobby
Too far below to see
Up above the fluffy clouds
And the storm-tossed seven seas
I have to say I’m used to it
Sometimes I forget to look
My head asleep against the glass
Or buried in a book
Seems fitting though as I am tasked
With helping people see
What’s left of God’s green earth
In our memory
A final month-long sentence
This cruise of shopping malls
Of plush and silent carpets
That line the endless halls
And windows that stretch overhead
As high as waterfalls
And show us heaven in her nakedness
All her clothes torn off
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Irrfärden
03:09
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Adrift at sea
Stars blink at me
Distract myself
Visions of hell
Too bad I shop
I drink and drop
Ah there is no path
We have no map
It’s sinking in
The mess we’re in
Stuck forever
All together
Hold my head down
So I don’t drown
Ah there is no way
Through night or day
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Yurgen
02:53
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What am I doing
Where can I go
I can yurg here all night long
Pass out at home
Whatever is coming
It is here
Wherever I’m going
I am here
Where am I going
What do I hope to do
I can stare into the mighty black
Til I turn blue
Why am I running
From what from who
This maze folds back in on itself
Nothing I can do
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Kulterna
06:50
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What is this
Pop-up shrine
Naked flesh
Candlelight
Flickering
I can see
Terror all
Around me
Come closer
Come inside
Give me light
Give me light
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Kalkylen
04:49
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There is life here
But there is no light
You bring the life
And I’ll bring the light
Together yeah together
We will make it shine
All night
Too many rules here
On this ship of fools
We will break the rules
And show up the fools
I got some numbers
And something in mind
I will raise a torch
For your eyes to find
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Spjutet
03:50
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What hope it gave you
What reason to be
You smiled like our child
When you looked at me
Now you are gone
You took our child too
Now I can see
There is no me
Without you
That little one
The sum of our hearts
A weapon from heaven
To fight off the dark
You were the fighter
But it’s you who fell
Now it’s clear
There’s only fear
Without you
How could you do it
What damage of mind
Of course it is dark
And that was the light
How could you trample
The torch we held high
Now forever dark
There is no spark
Without you
This is no needle in the arm
This is no dagger to the heart
This is a spear cast mindlessly long ago
What was its purpose what was its plan
What did it set out to understand
There is no way it ever could have known
The pain that came when it left me
Without you
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Jubiléet
04:43
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Twinkle in starlight
Float in endlessness
Dust the cosmos
Lay me down to rest
Release my jaw
Measure this mandible
Thought word and deed
All floating in dust
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Sarkofagen
00:43
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Will you somehow find a way
Hear what my teeth had to say
Will somebody find a way
Does it matter anyway?
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Lyrans Bild
00:27
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Merlin Ball Vancouver, British Columbia
Merlin Ball draws on many musical atmospheres to create a singular space and mood. Net result: indie-driven stuff that blazes along under sombre skies and brilliant sunrises. How do you talk to someone 10,000 years away? This is Merlin Ball's attempt.
Merlin Ball recommends:
DRIFT Series 1 - Complete
by Underworld
Amazing stuff. It does not get better than Underworld.
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One Cello x 16: Natoma
by Zoe Keating
Got this album a couple years ago and love it. Dreamy, percussive, tuneful.
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The music and experimentation coming out of Hel Audio is exciting and very, very cool. Heard about this particular artist via the 99% Invisible podcast a few years ago. Ok Ikumi is go-to chill music.
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