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Signs
04:53
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Did we not see this coming
Are we not the disease
Going forth we multiplied
Some freak genetic sneeze
Did we not see this coming
Are we not the concern
Fires to sweep up our messes
Everything under the sun burns
Did we not see this coming
We’re supposed to be stewards
Locusts riots injustice
Our homeless left in sewers
I do not have the answers
You don’t either
Control was never ours
It’s in the ether
It’s solutions are indifferent
We suffer yes we do
Who makes it and who doesn’t
Is not up to me or you
I want to sing a joyful
Noise unto the lord
But not while we are standing
Under this pendulous sword
I am a daddy
I am a son
I am a husband
What have we done
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Today
05:23
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Don’t wanna think about it today
Box it up and push it away
Cuz it’s me with you
And you with me
Hey hey
Gonna shove my head in the clouds
With my feet strong and steady on the ground
Cuz it’s you with me
And me with you
Girl here’s the world
The sky is so blue
The flowers are blooming
And baby so are you
Whatever it takes
Is what I’m gonna do
A perfect quiet corner
Of this perfect world for you
Don’t wanna worry about it not the time
Have to believe everything will be just fine
The morning light
Is more than all right
Gotta take this moment
Fix it in my mind
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Reboot
03:30
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Simple act of love
Starts at home
Quick check of the ego
Breed it in the bones
Those who love you
Eyes on you for guidance
Simple act of love
Simple fact of science
Get so stuck in
The filth of the world
The deepest footprints
The boys and girls
Garages of trash
Entire valleys of shit
With rod and staff
We thrash our way through it
You dreamed to be what now
Before all this began
Be who you must
Reset start again
Shine on who love you
Look to you for light
Let them know you are there
Let them sleep at night
Got so stuck in
The filth of the world
The deepest footprints
The boys and girls
Garages of trash
Entire valleys of shit
With rod and staff
We thrash our way through it
Yeah this is absurd
We are out of options
We are at our best
In the final fight for love
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4. |
Crapshoot
04:49
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Sounds like it is coming for you
Sounds like it is gonna get me too
Oh no
I want back that feeling of control
How to accept maybe it ain’t so
Oh no
Turns out we live and we die
By the same rules that apply
Oh no
To the greater world at large
And it don’t care who you are
Oh no
It gets inside and somehow it goes
All the way round from your head to your toes
Oh no
You might stumble, fall or carry on
Nothing right or nothing wrong
Oh no
When you roll the dice
Will it be sixes or snake eyes
Who knows
I’d written all my plans
On the back of my hand
Uh-oh
And I don’t know what I’d do
If this thing got into you
God no please no
But we cannot hold our breath
So we’re hoping for the best
Oh no
Stay low
Here we go
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Ravine
03:51
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Shivering shadows
Every one of me
How they draw the eye
Until I cannot see
How to connect
These random floating dots
Scratches in my vision
Splashes and spots
Deep in this ravine
I see no way out
I guess the only way
Is either up or down
Not mine to take
Only mine to give
Not mine to lose
Only mine to live
The morning light
Showing me the way
Close my eyes
They’re no help anyway
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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
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Amazing stuff. It does not get better than Underworld.
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One Cello x 16: Natoma
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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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