SpinTunes 21 Round 1

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1.	Glennny - Crazy Climber 03:16	lyrics
Just like a Harry Lloyd film You consider safety last Is your delusion- you’re Spiderman? I’m sorry I had to ask Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Scale up the building Don’t get caught Scale up the building Watch out for the flower pots Scale up the building Oh so tall Scale up the building Don’t you, don’t you…. Get a grip on an open window Before the lady shuts it You could climb a mountain “Free Solo” Be the first one to the summit Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Scale up the building Avoid the giant ape Scale up the building To your escape Scale up the building They’re an angry group Scale up the building Watch out for the bird poop! You don’t listen to fear The voice in your head is softer If you can survive to the top Go and grab the helicopter Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Crazy Climber Scale up the building Avoid the giant ape Scale up the building To your escape Scale up the building They’re an angry group Scale up the building Watch out for the bird poop! Scale up the building Don’t get caught Scale up the building Watch out for the flower pots Scale up the building Oh so tall Scale up the building Don’t you fall
2.	Hanky Code - The Bends 02:26	lyrics
All day Every day I’m getting dragged down dragged down Dragged down All day ’Til you come around come around Then you lift me up So fast it’s a little insane So fast that it bubbles my brain So fast that gas forms in my veins You give me the bends You give me the bends You lift me so high that I might actually die Yeah, you give me the bends You give me the bends Yeah, you give me the bends Don’t wanna complain ‘cause it’s such good pain Yeah, you give me the bends I sink down Way down To the darkness darkness Way down I stay down Where the sharks is sharks are Then you lift me up So fast I’m startled from the start So fast it fizzies up my heart So fast my heart might burst apart You give me the bends You give me the bends You lift me so high That I might actually die You give me the bends You give me the bends You give me the bends Don’t wanna complain ‘cause it’s such good pain Yeah, you give me the bends
3.	GFS - Vertical Vision 02:36	lyrics
looking up, things are looking up looking up, things are looking up I’m above the water I was drowning in before I’ve sledgehammered my ego and I’ve fallen on my sword I’ve said the lord’s name in vain more times than I can count I’m silencing the questions and I’m strangling the doubt vertical vision I’ve got vertical vision I’m finally the person that I should have been before in my defense, experience was something unexplored if I could tell myself one thing back then that I know now I’d say recognize when you’re wasting time on what you can’t do shit about vertical vision I’ve got vertical vision BRIDGE everything’s psychedelic and I’ve only had one glass of wine I don’t know how to explain it I feel high all the time looking up, things are looking up If I could tell myself one thing back then that I know now I’d say recognize when you’re wasting time on what you can’t do shit about vertical vision I’ve got vertical vision BRIDGE looking up, things are looking up looking up, things are looking up
4.	The Pannacotta Army - Still Coming Up Short 03:10	lyrics
You raise the bar higher and higher When you have half a mind to You are the aim of my desire Nobody can outshine you I’m still coming up short The inadequate sort Is what I am But I'll keep on trying You climb the tree right to the top Without any inhibition I hesitate - wreckless I’m not ‘cause by my own admission I’m still coming up short Life’s more tough than I thought It was going to be But I'll keep trying I’m still coming up short It feels like I ought To deserve something more There’s no silver lining So I’ll keep on trying
5.	Tunes By LJ - Beneath You / Over It 01:51	lyrics
Snow in the road Scrape the ice off the windshield So I can see where to go But I grew up in these streets so I already know Five blocks down from where you used to live You said some things to me I can't forget So beneath you and I'm over it So beneath you and I'm over it Blame it on the altitude Blame it on the mile high city Blame it on the culture here Even though its all the same to me Blame it on monotony Blame it on the icy cold weather Blame it on the alcohol Whatever you need if it makes you feel better So beneath you and I'm over it So beneath you and I'm over it So beneath you and I'm over it So beneath you and I'm over it
6.	Sober - On Penobscot Bay 03:29	lyrics
Evenings in late October When the tide was just right We’d go walk along the breakwater And freeze in the waning light But arm in arm together And turning from the spray If we made it to that lighthouse We knew we’d be ok Hearts full like a sail We’re hauling up everyday Like the boats that fall and rise On Penobscot Bay When the snows come in November And the sun comes up at four We’ll chop wood and play some songs Drink til we’re not sore We’ll go up to Camden harbor And count the lobster pots When the snowbirds have all cleared out With their two-wheel drives and yachts
7.	Phlub - Straight to Hell 04:37	lyrics
I got a rap sheet for miles; my reputation is vile I'm robbing you blind while I'm cracking a smile I'll launder that money, I'll counterfeit bills I only visit my mother just to take all her pills I've lied and I've cheated, I've done what I've needed To satisfy the demon that resides inside my heart My soul's filled with hating and the devil is waiting Cause I'm going straight to hell Going down down down Going straight to hell Going down down down My things are all stolen, my car is hotwired And if you're hearing the sirens I started that fire I'm a cold blooded killer, I'm murder for hire I once shot a man just to watch him expire Now the judge and the jury say I'm fucked in the head I'm a menace to others, I'm better off dead And the devil's already reserved me a bed Cause I'm going straight to hell Going down down down Going straight to hell Going down down down
8.	Jealous Brother - Climbing the Fascist Ladder 03:42	lyrics
You're climbing the fascist ladder How high can you ascend? The authoritarian banner, You're waving it high in the wind Another rung, insanity's steps A mad man's approval, or bend to his threats You're climbing the fascist ladder You're climbing the fascist ladder How high are you willing to go? The dictator's loyal inner circle, Is it up high, or is it down below? Another rung, insanity's steps Loyal to one and fuck all the rest You're climbing the fascist ladder (Solo) (Key Change) You're climbing the fascist ladder To the truth it never bends Never admit to your misdeeds There's only us against them Another rung, insanity's steps Loyal to one and fuck all the rest How do you think this story ends? You're climbing the fascist ladder (Key change) You're climbing the fascist ladder How far will be your fall The lies and the alienation Claims all proven false Another rung, insanity's steps Collapsing beneath the weight of your neglect A sigh of relief from those you've oppressed You're climbing the fascist ladder (key changing)
9.	Stacking Theory - One More Love Song 02:43	lyrics
did you ever think you’d need to hear one more love song? you and me together sisyphean is this our swan song or one more love song? we wake up open our silver throats shoulder the load and hold on to hope we’re pushing the same weight up the same hill i love you still up the same hill we’re pushing the same weight up the same hill we’re pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing every day with you I get to hear one more love song climbing up the hill with you my dear hand in hand and one more love song baby
10.	Ominous Ride - Vertigo 02:19	lyrics
High on the rooftops Careless steps and nothing to fear And it seems that the trail is gone Slip from the tightrope Hanging and not wanting to fall As I drink up the vertigo And where is my head if it’s not in the clouds I want to come down, want to come down And it seems that going to let go Down on the stage And I cannot see who’s pulling the strings But I guess it’s irrelevant Dance in the lighthouse Waving other ships to move on As I reach for my medicine And where are my feet if they’re not on the ground I want to come down, want to come down And it seems that I want to let go… So it seems this stint is ending here Long lamenting ladders disappeared Now my only way back home is to fall It will take some time to find my way Chances are I shall return someday To swim in the fray of vertigo
11.	The Popped Hearts - You're Getting High, I'm Getting Down 01:39	lyrics
Chronic case: affluenza Doing lines off grandma’s credenza Flew a bit too close to the sun Had a bit too much of the wrong kinda fun You’re getting high I’m getting down Guyville on the dancefloor, flip it run it back I asked, what’s your favorite track You said Never Meant You meant Never Said American Speedball got you messed up in the head You’re getting high I’m getting down You try to tempt me But I know the score Cause you know that I don't do that shit anymore You’re getting high I’m getting down
12.	Jim Tyrrell - A Hole In The Rain 03:18	lyrics
You know I, I don’t know why I’d ever go outside On a day like this But there they are, out stopping cars In my front yard, in their Safety vests They’ve been out there since November Just chipping the road away And as best I can remember They haven’t missed a day It don’t seem fair, someone somewhere Decided they’re going to work today Nobody knows Why they’re digging a hole in the rain Digging down down down down When I came down, to this little town I thought I’d found a quiet place But as I begin to settle in Here I am again, right back in the race So I’m looking out the window Thinking that was me back then Digging my own holes not long ago And watching them fill back in It don’t seem right, to be forced to fight All day and night against my fate Nobody knows Why they’re digging a hole in the rain Nobody knows Why they’re digging a hole in the rain Digging down down down down
13.	nightingale's fiddle - Ballad of Susie Ann 02:13	lyrics
Refrain: Head up! Let the squall pass you by Head up! Hold close to your mates Head up, and give thanks for the day don’t go Down - down - down - down - the kiss of a breeze at the back of her neck the sun winks his yellow glass eye a whisper of smoke from the butt at her lip Bottoms up and get ready to fly In barely a moment the sky turns to black the water below starts to boil Batten the hatches and brace for the storm Susie Ann never casts for the soil (Refrain) all who have known her will tell you the same, Susie Ann is a fighter and mean She’ll never go down and she’ll never give up cursed a sailor as ever has been The cut of her jib is a little too tight the belly a little too full The light left her eyes many decades ago Years of bitterness taken their toll (Refrain) (instrumental) No one is mourning or waits on the quay No search party counting the days And though the storm surely will very soon pass Alas, Susie Ann so will she Alas, Susie Ann so will she! (refrain)
14.	Siebass - It's Going Down 02:38	lyrics
V1 On a night so hot Steamy ghosts rise up through the dance floor A band so lit they caught fire No better place to prove your desire PCH When you move, I move Our bodies synchronized Hearts pounding on the downbeat I start to realize CH It's going down (on the dance floor, on the dance floor) It's going down (show me your moves) It's going down (on the dance floor, on the dance floor) It's going, it's going, it's going down~ V2 We'll be chillin' right here until I need ya (Ha) We'll be grillin' right here until I feed ya (Ha) We'll be fillin' out the floor and we're gonna dance some more Before the song ends I won't leave ya (Ha, Ha) We going up up, down, down, left and right 30 extra lives not enough for tonight I got the moves like Jagger and your hips don't lie The only way we lose is if we don't try, cuz PCH When you move, I move (keeping time) Our bodies synchronized (tick tock tick tock) Hearts pounding on the downbeat I start to realize CH It's going down (on the dance floor, on the dance floor) It's going down (show me your moves) It's going down (on the dance floor, on the dance floor) It's going, it's going, it's going BR down~ Push the button down on the elevator (down down) Fallin fast through Earth's hottest layers (down down) Sweaty doors open up at the core (down down) Slide out to a molten dance floor [Drop] it's going, it's going, it's going [Ba ba] CH It's going DOOOOWN It's going down (on the dance floor, on the dance floor) It's going down (show me your moves) It's going down (on the dance floor, on the dance floor) It's going, it's going, it's going down~
15.	iveg - Flames Descend 01:30	lyrics
Phone chimes warnings in the morning Fires on the mountainside Scent of burnt mesquite [kiawe] Smoke stings my throat and eyes Tears trickling down my cheeks Dark pillars blowing Flames descend through fields of golden grass Kihei driving in the evening Glow up Kaiwahine Street Neighbors staring at the mountain Blaze so high just out of reach Tears trickling down my cheeks Dark pillars blowing Flames descend through fields of golden grass Highway’s blocked at Maala’ea Eastern sky glows through the trees Evacuation orders - grab a bag and leave My upstairs neighbor says Lahaina’s burning We never knew Flames descend, flames descend Flames descend, flames descend
16.	Governing Dynamics - Downfall 03:53	lyrics
Gonna plot my downfall in chalk and slate Colorless irony any one can appreciate Retreating light of a pale moon on ascent There's a swelling need to fight this dwelling discontent From the summit to the ditch From the neck up to the boots A steady descending pitch From the grave down to the roots With one hand on the wall of a hall of clanging clocks And hanging twisted keys that never knew their fated locks Gonna plot my downfall how'd you'd least expect it No I can't be tricked, but I could be tempted From the summit to the ditch From the neck up to the boots A steady descending pitch From the grave down to the roots To the payoff from the stake All the faces, who stuck around From the giving to the take I'm laughing all the way down I realize I can't count on My own safeties to light up and shut me down Fumble the uptake when the stakes are unclear Tumble these questions Into my nightmares Gonna plot my downfall... From the summit to the ditch From the neck up to the boots A steady descending pitch From the grave down to the roots To the payoff from the stake all the faces, who stuck around from the giving to the take I'm laughing all the way down Laughing all the way down Laughing all the way I'm laughing all the way down Crying, screaming how far now? I'm laughing all the way down
17.	Hot Pink Halo - Aim High 03:31	lyrics
Love more Love deep Love the fight For the peace Find a piece of the place That you trust This city has you by the heart Lève les yeux, On est tous amis ici, On veut tous voir les étoiles Aim high Brush the rust off Take a leap And build a staircase To the sky You can do it If you work with the wind Cut the cord, refuse to die You can do it You can do it You can do it You just gotta aim high Like this Like that Like for like For a change Find that change in the streets That you love This city sings inside your blood Nous brillons tous ici, Nous voulons lever Les yeux et voir nos amis Aim high Brush the rust off Take a leap And build a staircase To the sky You can do it If you work with the wind Cut the cord, refuse to die You can do it You can do it You can do it You just gotta aim high What doesn’t bend breaks What doesn’t bend breaks What doesn’t bend breaks What doesn’t bend breaks We’re all gears in the same machine Just trying to figure out what it all means If we just sit here eating cake We’ll never see the path that the boomerang takes Aim high Brush the rust off Take a leap And build a staircase To the sky You can do it If you work with the wind Cut the cord, refuse to die You can do it You can do it You can do it You just gotta aim high Brush the rust off Take a leap And build a staircase To the sky You can do it If you work with the wind Cut the cord, refuse to die You can do it You can do it You can do it You just gotta aim high
18.	The Dutch Widows - Above It All 03:17	lyrics
High above it all, I rise up in the face of violence Are we not gold? Are we not bold? Are we not patient anymore? Is this fine? Tearing each other’s egos with endless jibes When magnets attract their molecules kinda collide That’s not like us, we’re polarised not in love Crouch down hold your tongue no sound, this is not who to be High above it all, I rise up in the face of violence Are we not gold? Are we not bold? Are we not patient anymore? And the saddest thing of all is to meet your wall of silence Are we not gold? Are we not old? Isn’t this beneath us after all? And just breathe Relax and feel your shoulders start to ease Tension causes stress/performance anxiety It’s a long road to crawl to find me up here And now crouch down hold your tongue no sound, this is not who to be High above it all, I rise up in the face of violence Are we not gold? Are we not bold? Are we not patient anymore? And the saddest thing of all is to meet your wall of silence Are we not gold? Are we not old? Isn’t this beneath us after all? Hold the line Thresholds are crossed in error Don’t need to read the signs Think that’s enough for me High above it all, I rise up in the face of violence Are we not gold? Are we not bold? Are we not patient anymore? And the saddest thing of all is to meet your wall of silence Are we not gold? Are we not old? Isn’t this beneath us after all?
19.	Pigfarmer Jr - Nowhere To Go But Down 03:47	lyrics
We take another drink from the bottle We've been going all damn day The waitress wants to cut us off when We both say we're doing okay When it's time to be heading I see you reaching for your keys We both knew you shouldn't be driving But I stand and watch you leave When you're sitting on top of the world There's nowhere to go but down It's a joy to learn to fly Until you hit the ground And I didn't want to be the reason why You can't fly So I flag down a taxi Start to make my way on home Then I hear a commotion Try to text you on my phone Something's wrong I hear sirens I'm heading to the emergency room The doctors are busy so now I'm waiting Hoping to hear something soon When you're sitting on top of the world There's nowhere to go but down It's a joy to learn to fly Until you hit the ground And I didn't want to be the reason why You can't fly When you're sitting on top of the world There's nowhere to go but down It's a joy to learn to fly Until you hit the ground And I didn't want to be the reason why You can't fly
20.	Cavedwellers - Z-Axis 03:24	lyrics
Verse One To the left, to the right, side to side is very Exy Going forth, coming back your “why?” is also very wily All around the compass rose where you’re going no one knows You go up and down, the mood swings come around so EZ Pre-Chorus Give it the college try and step up Given your knowledge, what were you thinking of? Chorus When you increase your Y You just justify farther away goodbyes. If you’re down with holding it over me You’re going to have to increase your Z Verse Two We've had a rough little patch, but there's no reason for your distance if you’ve got my back, then backing up is inconsistent If you’re down on the ground, You’ve got no Z If you’re nosy you know, not to see me If the pine is too knotty, don’t use that tree Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge With some vertical articulation You climbed the look out to lookout for me You’ve been encumbered with your speculation. You’re with A Bee above emerging Seas Double Chorus
21.	chewmeupspitmeout - i was just the gravity 02:37	lyrics
I was just the ballast Weighing you down A burden to you Bound to the ground You slashed all the ropes Untethered yourself Up into the sky Found somebody else I was the gravity Pulling you down Now you're just a revenant A revery Sent by my conscience To torment me A vision of guilt Driven by shame Made up of regret And shouldered blame I was just the gravity Pulling you down You saw through me The sky beckoned So you just float away I was just the gravity Always pulling you down I was just the gravity Always pulling you down I was just the gravity Always pulling you down I was just the gravity Always pulling you down
22.	Braylee Pierce - Dig Deep 05:09	lyrics
Whispered so silent That mind of mine it yields Plagued by the faded photos My stolen youth appears It sings Dig deeper Dig deeper Dig deeper Dig deeper Buried deep below plains That cold dark mine she looms Black invasive veins of coal That weighed me down too soon (Chorus) I try to run and flee the field The wind and storms that keep me here No matter if I’ve cleared the hills It drags me deep below the darkened surface (Chorus) Feeling safe inside my tomb A fate I find is sealed And still I hear the whisper call My name it cried revealed (Chorus) As I climb and I crawl From the pits of my hell That I can not give up If I slip and I fall The coal crunching down With my hands holding Strong as I dig And I dig And I dig And I dig My way out As I dig
23.	Mandrake - Volume 02:15	lyrics
[yall call this a verse right?] the song of your dreams, played so loudly in the streets the people around, are so much louder than they should be i wonder how you're so damn loud yet unaware about who's around gotta wonder why you set the volume so. god. DAMN. [chorus] HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH!!! keep it doooooooooooooooow!! (funny bleepy interlude) [i honestly dont really care what you call it, im calling it steve.] the song of your dreams, plays even in my deep sleep theres so much around, i cant keep up with anything i wonder how you're able to sound so optimistic yet so down gotta wonder why you made your voice so. GOD. D A M N. [chorus] LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUD!!!! keep it dooooooooooooooown!! why's the volume HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH? keep it dooooooooooooooooown!!!!!!!!!!! CAN YA TURN IT DOWN ALREADY!? JESUS CHRIST-
24.	Berkeley Social Scene - Atop the Sutro Tower 03:11	lyrics
Got a place on Noe and Ford in the fabulous Castro district colorful people and automatons in the neighborhood, you can't resist it The mechanoids just need to plugin They don’t mind the smaller “living” space Just like the clones they reboot alone They’re so clean and devoid of nearly any waste I climb atop the Sutro Tower (You don’t know if you’ll get caught) Imagining what the future is down there ( rainbows and robots) A working class of Benders and R2s Are residing only two doors down They keep us safe and fix everything Life is better since they came around Enjoyed the view from Sutro Tower (Rainbows and Robots) I watched fruition of that future down there (Rainbows and Robots) I spy a market with some fruit so ripe! (mangos and kumquats) I plan my life for the city tonight ( Tacos and the Noc Noc) Optimis and some leather boys Share a painted lady on a tiny lot All the droids never get annoyed With all the drama that the town has got Tolerance and Technology (rainbows and robots) Happy People living with machines (rainbows and robots) Atop the tower, I dream these things (rainbows and Robots) Why did we fear a robot uprising? (don’t know, forgot)
25.	Boffo Yux Dudes - EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) 03:06	lyrics
EDL by Boffo Yux Dudes (Entry descent and landing) It’s a hard road, you need to persevere If you ever want to get from there to here There will be highs - there will be lows Hardships and freedom, laughter and woes A million things that must go right Millions of miles across the night Decent descent when we finally go down Making sure in the dust we don’t drown (chorus) On a journey up - Drive high and true Into the clouds - Past skies of blue Through the darkness - cruise the expanse A cosmic trip- a miraculous dance Time to slow down – just give me a brake A degree of degrees, just make no mistakes Slim to none for any error Counting 7 minutes of blackout terror Chutes are open and heat shields away! Radar confirms we might see a new day On a distant sphere, in a different place A different rotation as we spin through space On a journey up - Drive high and true Into the clouds - Past skies of blue Through the darkness - about the expanse A cosmic trip- a miraculous dance Sky Crane is dropping us to the ground Wheels almost touching now gravity bound The rockets land us with a fiery kiss We’ve made the leap, we feel the bliss Checking all systems and breathing a sigh Time to call home to say I’ve arrived Another planet, another ground Scream for joy without making a sound On a journey up - Drive high and true Into the clouds - Past skies of blue Through the darkness - about the expanse A cosmic trip- a miraculous dance
26.	Brain Weasels - Root To Rise (Overdrive) 02:30	lyrics
the sky is the limit for self improvement but I'm struggling to maintain vertical movement gravity is a force of nature and my mind over matter isn't doing any favors center myself for root to rise i ground my feet and close my eyes manifest that i will thrive and do my best in overdrive little white light at the base of my spine it will grow just give it time my intentions too will climb pick the fruit off of the vine stretch my body to new heights release the tension from my life meditate and concentrate sharp and focused like a knife with my shoulders back and my head held high just fade to black before the sun rises the sky is the limit for self improvement but I'm struggling to maintain vertical movement gravity is a force of nature and my mind over matter isn't doing any favors center myself for root to rise i ground my feet and close my eyes manifest that i will thrive and do my best in overdrive with my shoulders back and my head held high just fade to black before the sun rise with my shoulders back and my head held high just fade to black before the sun rises the sky is the limit for self improvement but I'm struggling to maintain vertical movement gravity is a force of nature and my mind over matter isn't doing any favors center myself for root to rise i ground my feet and close my eyes manifest that i will thrive and do my best in overdrive the sky is the limit for self improvement but I'm struggling to maintain vertical movement gravity is a force of nature and my mind over matter isn't doing any favors center myself for root to rise i ground my feet and close my eyes manifest that i will thrive and do my best in overdrive do my best in overdrive do my best in overdrive do my best in overdrive
27.	Temnere - Into the Darkness 04:20	lyrics
life here is cheap but we like it that way scrap for survival where death could be moments away living on instinct and a piece of old bread reflex: the thin line dividing the living and dead after a bloody war my comrades in combat cant live like before live by the edge of our swords lets draw our blades and ride this day! a mission completed the bounty we'll reap gold for a meal and a flagon of ale at the keep whispers of fortune in a world down below a castle now sunken where only the bravest dare go few in this dim-lit hall can answer this challenge, the clarion call though many before us may fall lets draw our blades and ride this day! down into the darkness i decend, but not alone with our swords in hand ready for battle questing for treasure and gold deep in the ruins of a land thats lost to time with my brothers of war i know that we can survive
28.	Jeff Walker - Solid Ground 03:50	lyrics
V1 She wakes up with an unexpected quiet in her brain Such unfamiliar normalcy catches her off guard Should be a gift, but it’s so terrifyingly mundane What kind of girl lets boredom be even in the cards V2 So far above the fray and looking for a cause One that suits her loftiness, not boring in the least Some existential threat no one else can yet perceive She hungers for disruption in the belly of the beast CH But she’s read Heidegger and Kierkegaard Though it may be hard to tell When she comes down off that high horse Solid ground will break the spell V3 It’s sweltering outside but she’s rallying the troops Gotta stick it to the man and call everyone’s attention To the plight of the oppressed and indignantly protest Against whatever others find much too frivolous to mention CH But she’s read Heidegger and Kierkegaard And though she spurs it on like hell If she comes down off that high horse Solid ground will break the spell BR Boredom is a monster That indiscriminately eats When she offers it her heart It takes her down into the streets Where the sweet seductive lure of such a kick Obscures the cold reality that it’s all a parlor trick CH She’s read Heidegger and Kierkegaard So this may ring a little bell When she comes down off that high horse Solid ground will break the spell
29.	Frédéric Gagné - Slump 02:23	lyrics
Every day I’m struggling with things that make me slouch From reading and writing to napping on my couch It’s not for lack of trying, I’ve tried so hard to make it right And yet I find myself surrendering the fight Any day you’re battling with things that make you slant From grinding and binge-watching to watering your plant Don’t let your habits blind you from your right to get to stand If you don’t want to end up following the trend But after all, in this world, do we truly have a choice Between the times we’re led to hope we’ll set the records straighter It’s time to make us heard, it’s time to raise our voice So we can gather everyone to pull us higher All day they’re tussling with things that make them slack From riding and waiting to munching on a snack It’s not for lack of crying, it seems they’ve made it pretty plain That all these pastimes end up worsening the pain But after all, in this world, do we truly have a choice Between the times we’re led to hope we’ll set the records straighter It’s time to make us heard, it’s time to raise our voice So we can gather everyone to pull us higher My neck, my back, they ache, they hurt There is no way how to revert The stress, the stretch, the curve, the bend It feels like it will never end But after all, in this world, do we truly have a choice Between the times we’re led to hope we’ll set the records straighter It’s time to make us heard, it’s time to raise our voice So we can gather everyone to pull us higher Some day we’ll finally do things to make us slump
30.	Eric Novak - Low Road 03:03	lyrics
You take the high road, I'll take the low road and the next time that we meet you can tell me about the view How the skies are changing, and the light How you see the frontier burning in the night But as for me all I can see is the low road bending ahead And as for me the mud and vines leave tattoos on my skin When the new growth comes in, I see, for a moment The grime falls away from the stem And then I tear myself away, look out through the wild And start myself moving again You take the high road, I'll take the low road The next time that we meet, we can catch up with our lives You see the problems and the fights The arc of history bending out of sight But as for me all I can see are the roots that get in my way And as for me, by the skin of my teeth I hold the troubles at bay And if I run out of breath, and stop for a moment The pests rush to the heat of my skin So I gather myself, look up, through the cover And start myself running again If I could I would ease my mind here If I could I would catch my breath You take the high road, I'll take the low road and the next time that we meet you can tell me about the view How the skies are changing, and the light How you see the frontier burning in the night If I could I would ease my mind here If I could I would catch my breath
31.	West Of Vine - Come Up On The Front Porch 02:09	lyrics
Out on the western highway it's hard not to feel alone I was driving up toward salvation, got stuck down outside of San Antonio Bleeding money like a sieve, running out of fucks to give Sure you might save a dollar but that ain’t no way to live You came up onto my front porch When I got home that night Couldn’t say if that dress was waving or swaying But the way it caught the evening light I thought we might just be alright You can read my palm tell me what it means if I ever make it back to New Orleans But stuck up here in Houston I'm slowly drinking all my dreams 15 hours 15 days 15 hundred different ways You said that I stole your heart but it’s not the kind of crime that pays I came up onto your front porch Just like you said I should I can’t quite say just what you’re thinking But I can tell it ain’t no good You know I did the best I could
32.	Bob Barton - American Dream (SHADOW) 02:07	lyrics
All you gotta do is work hard And you can rise up that ladder All you gotta do is try hard And you can rise up But it was just a dream America wake up from your slumber You’re having a dream And it’s time to wake up Land of the free, home of the brave With the highest incarceration rate Not my sense of Justice Not my sense of free Pretty hard to climb up Out of poverty All you gotta do is work hard And you can rise up that ladder All you gotta do is try hard And you can rise up But it was just a dream America wake up from your slumber You’re having a dream And it’s time to wake up Will we get it right can we turn the page Where livin the dream is not a sarcastic phrase Give hard work the praise Like the teachers teachin the youth every day Will we help each other rise up Will we lend a helping hand Instead of fighting each other Because after all we share this land But it was just a dream America it’s your dream But it’s just a dream
33.	Jon Porobil - Frayed Elevator Cable (SHADOW) 04:06	lyrics
I got that call and I was on the first plane South Couldn't speak to the attendant - my heart in my mouth It's just as well going thirsty I'd been thinking about falling off the wagon Now we're in a hotel lobby, weary and sore My brain in a fog, my eyes on the floor The sliding door is stuck open I guess I was supposed to bring her bag in Taking off my foggy glasses Mopping sweat from my wet hair Push the button and I feel us rise But God only knows if we'll ever get there My daughter likes to jump right before we reach the top A millisecond of free fall, she can feel her stomach drop A fun game for a child But I already feel that way too often Taking off my foggy glasses Mopping sweat from my wet hair Push the button and I feel us rise, but- The shake of the car, the creak of the gears Anticipation breaks me out in hives She's bent at the knees, her body in tension For the longest ride of our short lives A ratty hymnal, motes of dust in stained-glass light I picture you with wings; Icarus in flight Taking off my foggy glasses Mopping sweat from my wet hair Push the button and I feel us rise But God only knows if we'll ever get there Mmm, God only knows God only knows If we'll ever get
34.	d667254c-6384-4ff0-8c55-75315906d518 - Rise (SHADOW) 03:11	info
35.	7278584d-ced3-4d64-80c2-972ab564a757 - Floating Away (SHADOW) 04:26	lyrics
i feel like im not there like a ghost feel like im... floating away, floating away, floating away, floating away... i feel so distant from myself i feel like im... floating away, floating away, floating away, floating away...

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Y-Axis: Write and record a song about some kind of vertical position or movement, either literal or metaphorical: up, down, height, depth, rising, falling, tall things, short things, etc.

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released September 5, 2023

Cover art by Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe.

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