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Airport
03:08
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When we arrived at the airport
chased by slow trains,
you said you’d never forget
the pleasure and the pain
When you gave a report
of the coming of the rain
you said you’d never
let my loss be your gain
In the ashes on the streets
where we were born
you used to be a stranger to me
in name and form
And as we realise our motives
being together like this
like brother and sister
we regret our kiss
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Pleasure Center
05:15
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Pleasure center
Pleasure center
Secret stairway leading down to a cave
Got a coded invitation from a special friend
Must be one of these rooms where my love lays
patiently awaiting our holiday
I wanna stop, don’t wanna stop our love, our love
Pleasure center
Pleasure center
Life-like avatar
I’ll never know what you feel
never reveal who you truly are
makes our love more real
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3. |
Quarantined
04:26
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I’m suffocated by
the air that’s holding up the sky
Never learned to fly
I’m left with outlines of a plan
Must be a million miles
to the nearest food supply
and things that beautify
I look for breadcrumbs in the sand
you can look but you can’t touch
you’re free to dream
but you’re never in the scene
oh, always on the outside looking in
they never say a thing
you may want but you can’t have
you’re quarantined
yeah you’re never on the team
oh, always on the outside looking in
and they’ll never hear you sing
All along the great divide
insults pull the fishing lines
into the endless night
the only market in the land
And as the years go by
agents close the gaps inside
I asked too much of life
the time has come to pay the tab
you can look but you can’t touch
you’re free to dream
but you’re never in the scene
oh, always on the outside looking in
they never say a thing
you may want but you can’t have
you’re quarantined
yeah you’re never on the team
oh, always on the outside looking in
and they’ll never hear you sing
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4. |
Captain's Log
03:46
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Sonny take a chance
Ah, the clock is ticking, fall in line
That’s all I ask of you
The last ship is leaving for Centauri tonight
Settle up with San
the chips you bargained for must stay behind
all the wetware too
The price will be heavy if they take us alive
They say the city’s green and bright
there’s nonstop entertainment on all decks
space enough to truly unwind
I’ll take a penthouse in the clouds
a better view of how it all connects
I’ll rent a kite and float in bliss above the city lights
In a daze we board the pod
our only hope is playing cards with fate
let the bipeds take the hit
San will be caught up in a heated debate
Then the body starts to rot
at a much accelerated pace
It’s painful I’ll admit
We will be laughing as we make our escape
They say the city’s green and bright
there’s nonstop entertainment on all decks
space enough to truly unwind
I’ll take a penthouse in the clouds
a better view of how it all connects
I’ll rent a kite and float in bliss above the city lights
Year after year I’ve been in command
a way of life
no one understands
The gift of sight
the power of light
I’d throw it away
for a head in the sand
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5. |
Invisible Man
04:59
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Change can be good
there’s time to think in the car while we wait
the house aside, I’m glad we’re out of the woods
Shame about the pool
and lessons learned but applied way too late
The marble trays are gone and I am the fool
Who will I be tomorrow?
Here come the Halcyon days
Invisible man he still gets paid to wait
backstage as the audience screams
Has he changed at all
Does he still reign supreme
Is he still afraid?
I park the car, get a room at the Omni
to get it off my back
Yes I’ll be here for a while
call the front desk if you need me
I sign my name in the book of the lonely
I need a plan of attack
Find a point between the eyes
the mirror never lies
never lies
New lease on life
the phrase is old but I feel young and lean
a coat of paint and off we go in the night
Who will I be tomorrow?
God moves in mysterious ways
Invisible man he still gets paid to wait
backstage as the audience screams
Has he changed at all
Does he still reign supreme
Is he still afraid?
I park the car, get a room at the Omni
to get it off my back
Yes I’ll be here for a while
call the front desk if you need me
I sign my name in the book of the lonely
then it’s time for a snack
Find a point between the eyes
the mirror never lies
never lies
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Lasertown
03:54
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Let’s just agree to disagree
Nothing ever ends at the end of the line
Dr. 1 said to Dr. 2
who do we know that can do what we do
so take this box to sublevel 3
Why don’t you step outside while we still have time
Patients come and patients go
all you can do is just stick with what you know
All across the nation flew
numberless flags for me and you
red and blue, all ablaze with the passion of our art
sell your livestock and purify your black hearts
All aboard the great canoe
all kinds of people rest renewed
dreams aside, water can reveal a kind of truth
Let your hair grow and get in line for T group
Meanwhile back in Lasertown
the diatomic war is coming to an end
they’ve burned the shells and they’ve cut the tubes
but time is the word and there’s still so much to do
Get in line for T group
Don’t forget to water the root
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I drift to see the earth
I’m not coming down
I’ve found something out of the blue
I’m chasing a mood
I’m longing to be tuned
to the wavelength of tides
maybe I had some kind of wife
in some other life
Drifter in the night
As mirror to man
earth draws a line
in the sand
I’m looking at the sun
from Lagrange 1
Heaven hold me tight in your arms
and make me a star
I drift to see the world
I’m not coming down
I’ve found something out of the blue
I’m chasing a truth
Drifter in the night
As mirror to man
earth draws a line
in the sand
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8. |
Night Falls
04:31
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Night falls on the terrace tiles
A black robe, glass of wine, here’s our idol enshrined
Foam can be shaped
like animals in a cage
true to fantasy
The water is clear
there’s nothing to fear in here
This time she takes it slow
she’s got nowhere to be
midnight comes and midnight goes
Waylaid by the power of dreams
the good life took a turn though centered it seemed
The streets called her name
walk on ‘til you shed your shame
and deposit it with me
Johnny was fun
and he was the only one
Beware the henchman’s arms
trying to cop a feel
and seal your doom with grace and charm
She waits for Johnny to return
as the wild wind blows every day
She will be ready when they call
she’s worked it all out with everyone concerned
Face marked by the distance it keeps
the old look gone to rest like a queen in her sleep
Time is a thief
whose mission is now complete
She’s lived to see it all
With nothing to lose
she enters the blue caboose
in search of pioneers
beyond the urban sprawl
headed for a new frontier
She thinks of Johnny driving south
and the cold wellspring of romance
A spark within to light the sky
as she disappears, relieved without a doubt
She thinks of Johnny driving south
and the cold wellspring of romance
A spark within to light the sky
as she disappears behind a wall of clouds
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9. |
Waiting For A Ride
04:15
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There’s someone at your door
who is he
has he been here before
You can be assured
I’m always by your side
I’m waiting patiently for a ride
Waiting, waiting for a ride
My turn has come at last
my one chance
to make a pass
I break through the glass
I’ll only be a while
I’m dancing quietly with my bride
Waiting, waiting for a ride
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Adrian Knight Brooklyn, New York
Adrian Knight (b. 1987, Uppsala, Sweden) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, and an active member of several groups, including Blue Jazz TV, Private Elevators, and Synthetic Love Dream. His works are published by Project Schott New York. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. ... more
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