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by Brown Paper Bags

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1.
Existential Lullaby 01:21
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I don’t know Sure is fun to think about though I can’t say Could it be I was born to be this way
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Escape 03:28
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Everybody's thinking bout what they're gonna say Not everybody's saying what they're thinking bout I want out Can I get an escape If not for the day I'd take even an hour or two Hey, can you give me a break I've been slaving away Ever since I was 22 Everybody's thinking bout what they're gonna say How to say it how to play it how to spin it their way Not everybody's saying what they're thinking bout Me some reason, I prefer to shout I want out Can I get an escape If not for the day I'd take even an hour or two Hey, can you give me a break I've been slaving away Ever since I was 22
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I Am 03:16
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I dress More or less the same My friends Still call me by my name I guess The scene hasn't changed Is it the way I look at it? Or did I finally slip? I am Walking hand in hand With my pineal gland You can't understand until you know Can't say until you go Can't say Cosmic choirs I can hear Singing right between my ears Call calmly to appreciate my years Let go of all that fear Let go of all that fear Smoking DMT Is a fine pass time if you ask me So blind but now I see the start The fabric torn apart Life is like a work of art Cosmic choirs I can hear Singing right between my ears Call calmly to appreciate my years Let go of all that fear Let go of all that fear I'm the same I'm someone else Since I forgot about myself Humming along with humanity Just a leaf on a tree This incarnation of a being This moment and the song I sing I am
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Acoustic Kool Aid Test 02:50
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Feeling kinda funny drinking electric kool aid I got off the bus but man I wish I woulda stayed Now all the lights are flaring up like some grand arcade And barriers are breaking down inside of my brain Thinking too much on collective subconsciousness Creeping neath the speakers wondering if I even exist It started with a dance and it ended with a kiss She asked me I ever had the pleasure of meeting her friend Sid No one seems to know us as we roll on by Sunglasses hiding my bloodshot eyes Going to the party even though it’s a school night I’m feeling kinda strange at the same time kinda alright The room explodes all life exposed inside No one seems to notice as we roll on by Somebody somewhere must surely know I’m High Getting chills from my toes to my third eye Brand new, newly decalcified Bye bye normal life hello new light You’ve arrived right on time The road unwinds and paths intertwine Parallel lines divide with time They meet back on the other side Trip of a lifetime
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XodaraparadoX 04:23
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East and West South and North Best and Worst Less and More Looks a lil greener On the other side Looks a lil greener On the other side Dark and Light Bright and Dim Day and Night Her and Him Look a lil closer There's two sides to the coin Look a lil closer There's two sides to every story Summer and Winter Spring and Fall Come and Go None and All One and All Look a lil closer There's nothing to see Look a lil closer Nothing is everything Damned if ya don't Damned if ya do Livin lil lives in our own catch 22s Livin lil lives in our catch 22s
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Something, Something, Something 02:33
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Got stoned Went to the cemetery Getting by But it's cash and carry Life can get a little scary Every once in a while Got home Put on Tom and Jerry Getting high But I'm not feeling lazy Something Something Something Something Something I forgot Something Something Something Something SomethingI am not Got my own But we still all share it Getting love And I can't help but wear it In a smile and some cheesy words I try to avoid Whenever I heard others say them I'd get annoyed But that was when I was man I'm back to being a boy WooHoo Something Something Something Something Something I forgot Something Something Something Something Something I am not Something Something Something Something Something I forget Something Something Something Something hasn’t happened yet Got some That's enough for me Getting more No I still can't see How we're ever ever ever Gonna get over the greed And how does want always wins out over need? How can I expect anyone else to see Like me?
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Headed Home 03:54
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I sat silhouette under a red street light Close to daylight on my motor bike And my weight wasn’t enough to make the signal change So I sat for a single minute and thought about my day But all I really wanted to do was go straight And it threw me into such a miniature fit of rage That someone else had control over decisions I make And the time spent there waiting for the light to change shades I can’t remember how long I’ve been this way I don’t believe in god like that but I’ve got faith in fate I’ve been trying to learn patience but I’m afraid it’ll have to wait When I get home I’m gonna roll myself a joint It’s been a long day of work and I’m a tired, tired boy This bag I got don’t cost me but a coin But then again it’s not hard to think ya man, what’s the point It’s such a waste of money Aw but money’s such a waste Of our time And our taste Of the priceless things we chase Of our simple lives and all of our ambition The light turns green and I’m back to heading north On an empty street and so on and so forth And as I turn on my blinker I wonder who it is I’m signaling to But I’m too distracted to care, cus my day is almost through
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After 03:40
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Was it a dream What does it mean Could I have seen the things I think I’ve seen Bright bursts of light Stranger than sight Spin infinitely in my body my mind What did I find? Deeper ya go More that you know Limitless as my fingertips the world is mine to mold (molt?) Such a sight to behold To be held When all the walls fell Once you’ve returned What have you learned It’s okay if you can’t put it into words Now that ya know Where will it go Seems these questions never cease to burn Feel the wheels turn
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Existential Lullaby 03:14
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I don’t know Sure is fun to think about though I can’t say Feels like I was born to be this way i can't quit Didn't even have to try to write this Just keeps pouring out my mouth Once tried to turn it on now I Can't keep it from coming it out How is life? Livin back in black and white I miss my ignorant bliss Oh Awareness What is worse What good is any gift if it ain't Just at least a little bit cursed Where's it go I don't know I don’t know I don’t know

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released September 17, 2017

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