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85.9 WSVD 04:32
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One minute till prime time You’re putting money on the ball Your radio starts singing As your clock falls off the wall Melodies unheard by man Chords unrivaled present Rhythmic pulses heartbeat heat No sound less unpleasant Make way for the anchor The voice behind the source Announces good things coming soon Straying from the course Don’t touch that dial! It’s gonna be a while Before you get exhausted from these Cosmic harmonies Don’t touch that dial! You never fail to smile From a constant flow of sound Seldom makes an enemy Gonna freeze the ocean solid tonight Gonna bring you closer to the light Tune in to 85.9 WSVD One minute till prime time The mountain grows in height The peak angles itself toward you As you plunge into the night Neptune plays a neon beam Pluto passes out Mars erupts into the ether And Saturn has no doubt Make way for the emperor He rules with an iron shield Hides himself from the hordes in tow As a cannon clears the field Don’t cease your fire! Let no knights retire! I want to see each one lie in defeat At my own command Don’t cease your fire! Pile the bodies higher Dig holes with the carriages In the searing summer sand Never retreat from impending victory Swing low, sweet conductor of the symphony Tune in to 85.9 WSVD, now!
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Early Morning Breeze 03:12
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Walking in the shade beneath the trees Following the early morning breeze Sweet solace and surreal imagery Open fields and clear skies Right before my very eyes Dew drops fall onto my sleeves No sound but the rustling of the leaves Rising star brings end to night Oh, how the sun at dawn shines so bright Birdsong holds the silent wine As the rotten branches fall in time
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Pamela Penguin and Chester Chicken 02:50
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Pamela Penguin and Chester Chicken Lying awake in the night Wrestling with kids and occupations Trying their best not to fight Thinkin’ ‘bout ways to relieve their stress Somewhere they can get away from domestic mess Calling a sitter, paid by the hour Out of the house until dawn Perched in a nest 20 miles away They got their mojo on Getting their wings wet til they fail to fly Tangled their talons til they’re satisfied Tired but happy they could stretch out their beaks Now it’s back to the family for the rest of the week
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Seditious Gland 01:43
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Shadows of Animals 03:52
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Shadows of animals followed me home that night Chasing footprints of my trail Shadows of animals followed me home that night Caught my shadow by the tail Full moon, lupine Right place, wrong time Attacked, scar bleeds Planting no seeds Full moon, change shape Prey can’t escape Hunting, sensing Pray for ending
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The Idiot Years 02:24
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I wish I could forget the way I used to be Forever to regret adolescent history You know the idiot years, they don’t last too long But if you mess it up, you’re gonna wonder where you went wrong When we throw out our costumes, our games, and our toys And we’re tired of just being young girls and boys But there’s a long long road to the end And we’re gonna feel it When the answers to questions start to make sense But we can’t take it in cause we’re still so dense We think we understand But we couldn’t believe it I wish I could forget all the mistakes I made All the embarrassment, all the ramblings and gasconades You know the idiot years, it’s like they never end A lustrum of regret that one can’t hope to comprehend When we have to keep buying new clothes that don’t fit We’re convinced that the whole damn world’s blown to bits But there’s a long long road to the end And we’re gonna feel it When the questions we’re asked no longer makes sense But we think we know cause we’re still so dense We think we understand But we couldn’t believe it
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Dodged A Bullet 04:07
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It was foggy grey, I could not see much Only silhouettes speaking double Dutch Craned my neck but still, I was out to lunch It’s rude to eavesdrop, but who can resist Felt like a movie, strangers in the mist I think they saw me, put me on a list Did the tall one call to pull it? Fired once but dodged a bullet Now I’m on the run, from these shadow men Hope I got that right, I could check again Escape from the clutch, of a certain end Next time I’ll try to mind my own business Sweat runs down my straining gullet Gun to head but dodged a bullet
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Eight Nights of Ecstasy 02:50
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Eight nights of ecstasy Suddenly takes its toll Passed out naked, writhing on the hotel floor Slowly waking with a moment of clarity Strangers in the beds with their clothing off We should’ve left for the plane an hour ago Too much of a good thing Sex, drugs, and rock and roll Eight nights of ecstasy Suddenly takes its toll The opening band is playing better than us I hope the audience knows our lyrics well We made a change to the setlist that they’re all gonna love We cut the singles cause you’ve heard them before
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We Flew Too Close To The Moon 03:04
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We flew too close to the moon Mid-flight our feathers froze They won’t find our bodies, only Floating soaking clothes All our eggs hatched out of baskets Plunging mach-one into caskets No one told us not to do this Ghosts of daydreams, nightmares come alive
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Blinky 02:14
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I love you more than everybody else
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Storm From a Different Cloud 04:29
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Manhattan, our father’s land Guided by the reaper’s hand Becoming more monster than man A bigger bang, a fatal blow As above and so below You can’t be hurt if you don’t know Titans will buckle at the knees Why do you cry when we say our goodbyes? There’s always tomorrow, let’s call it a night I can’t believe there was a time I didn’t know you When I didn’t have your love inside my heart Nothing but an atom bomb could split us two apart And now the sky fades to grey
12.
Bunker Bed 05:34
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I miss the falling of the dewdrops I miss the whistling in the wind I miss the way the branches bent But now the prairie’s burnt to bits I miss the calming of the twilight I miss the gleaming of the dawn I miss the dotted constellations Everything I’ve known is gone Gone is the howling in the distance Gone is the fluttering of the birds Gone are the endless conversations I’ve forgotten all the words Gone is the love we got to share Gone is the prettiest maiden fair I hope you’re still around But I know by now, you won’t be found And now I’m stuck here in the bunk bed Underground but no one underneath Alone at night, waiting for the sun But I have no one to wait with
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A Close Shave 01:23
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There Used to Be Trees 02:08
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There used to be trees here Where did the birds fly when the air could not be taken in? Who is the culprit? Who replaced the clouds with toxic gas released from towers made of Steel and concrete What began as hope and progress over time transforms into Desertification ruined my vacation And now the beach is just another canyon Privatization and deregulation Have left me searching for somebody’s fanion This map is only five years out of date I remember not too long ago when grass was green and sure did grow What happened to the sky? Children born today won’t recognize the sun as anything but folklore Deforestation and gentrification Displaced the least responsible for our demise I wonder if some tycoon on the moon thinks this is what we’re worth
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Veiled 02:45
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How to spot a fascist Easier than it sounds Find them before they put Us all into the ground What do those numbers mean? Not the year they were born What are those jagged lines? Not Beelzebub’s horn We’re not like that We just want a future guaranteed Only for our certain creed I’m not new here You just want a kingdom, martial law Kill with iron eagle claw
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Join the Army 04:05
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I don’t do much All my friends have moved on with their lives Some have fancy cars and houses Some have husbands and wives But someone said I’ll be a hero At no one else’s expense All I have to do is enlist Into the nation’s top defense Don’t you want to make your family proud Don’t you want to keep your country safe Don’t you know there are people who need our help Join the army I’m not one for politics No need for blatant propaganda But the bad guys might blow us up someday So says the chief commander You know what, maybe I can do it Boot camp is a waste of time I put my name on a list To send me straight onto the front lines I shaved every hair off my head And put on my uniform I’ll be waiting in the trenches For the general’s horn I will die for the greater good All they need’s an intervention I will kill for my flag and my people Like my grandpa did in Dresden Join the army today!
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Good 02:55
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I was born to high school sweethearts Mother played the flute in the marching band And Father was a running back on the football team I was raised to speak politely Never told a lie if it bit me back Never let a word I said hurt those I cared for But now I am grown, from the flock I have flown I perceive the world for everything it is Deceit and decay, why do you all betray The promises you made You all changed your names Now you’ll all feel the flames When your time comes You’re all sinners, except for me I was taught as a child Never doubt a word that you’re ever told Your heart is pure and good as gold But times change, after a while Mother changed her mind on the man in black And Father always had a thing for the quarterback But now I am wise, you can see it in my eyes I will not fail like those before me With a head clear of doubt, I begin to shout You all changed your clothes Now you’ll all be exposed When your time comes I’ve been good up to this point Doing everything that I ought to do Never gonna let them make me dye my hair blue I was taught as a child Never doubt a word that you’re ever told My heart is pure and good as gold
18.
Aqua Regia 04:03
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Royal water floods your moat Waters flowers, sinks your boat Loyal soldiers flee as one Drown in acidic ocean Regal shower, raining cloud Final moments draw a crowd Legal order, reigning proud One hopes for a comfy shroud Aqua regia Melts your gold like time-worn candles Dream into another land Estranged from your fellow man Not quite how the movies looked Follow vocals by the rook Dance into the rosy past Armor rusting twice as fast Sandy beaches burn to glass Wake up on the dying grass
19.
House of Words 02:58
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Holed up in heaven with a week at my feet I seek language to the bitter end The story’s incomplete without a character arc A new plane to transcend Slip on a puddle made of angel’s breath Falling quickly to my second death Onto a house of words The march of time with its diamond baton Blows out every speaker The ballpoint pen gripped tight in my hand Draws a daydream on a sneaker Laces tied to a lizard’s throat How cruel an action, should’ve left a note But not a cry was heard
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Move Forward 02:45
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Into the spotlight Everybody’s waiting for you Up on the tightrope Make your move First step forward Don’t look below One wrong position Down you go I will catch you Into the midnight Nobody’s waiting for you Down on the corner Make your move First step forward Don’t look around One wrong decision On the ground
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Existence in G 03:30
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And so we find ourselves At the center of the earth Why do we journey endlessly When there’s no guarantee We’ll find what we’re seeking Unless that’s not what matters
22.
The Plastic Forest 04:41
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Turnpike veins of the plastic forest Land development, nothing for us Paying congress sings the chorus Light ablaze the final Laurus Plastic forest stained with blood Coming for us in the mud Beckoning the greater flood Asphalt bones of the plastic forest Big bank bailouts, nothing for us Five star generals sing the chorus Shoot the last Apatosaurus
23.
She Turns to Gold 02:56
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We can go to the Moorestown Mall and go to space in the massage chairs We can go for a walk in the woods and make friends with all the black bears I don’t know what I would do without you No one to join me for a day at the zoo We can swing by South Street if the sky’s clear Whenever we’re together, you turn to gold Keep me warm, from the bitter cold We can go to the record store, and dig in crates til they kick us out We can stay at home, watching movies, on our special cloud I don’t know what I would do without you No one to spend a life with or two Whenever we’re together, you turn to gold Keep me warm, when we’ve gotten old
24.
Mercurian 02:48
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Are you Mercurian? Are you Mercurian? Are your eyes made of ice? Do they grow back once or twice? Are you Mercurian? Are you Mercurian? Are you Mercurian? Do your fingers multiply? Can they fall off, then they fly? Are you Mercurian? Are you Mercurian? Are you Mercurian? When the sun is in the sky We have no hope but to die Are you Mercurian?
25.
You Don't Have A Penny to Worry About 05:16
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You don’t have a penny to worry about For a morning or two, your dream came true You could act like she was there But they came to find, not what they had in mind So they threw you out of their hair Now you’re down and out You can fill the void with photographs and memories You can scour the web for paltry similarities The reaper will return for more Who’s knocking on your door? There’s a woman who loves you more than anything She’ll make the sun shine just to see you smile Your ray of hope when life bites your ass like a crocodile You’re nearly broke, living at home, without a future on your mind Why can’t you grow up, leave your reveries behind Put on a suit and tie until the end of your life

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"Gone are the endless conversations, I’ve forgotten all the words"

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released August 11, 2023

Dan Spizuco- vocals (1-3, 5-12, 14-25), synth (1, 2, 4-9, 11, 12, 14-22, 24), organ (1, 7, 10-12, 15, 17, 21, 22, 25), piano (1, 12, 17, 21, 23, 25), electric piano (1, 9-12), drums (1, 3, 4, 7-13, 15-20, 22-25), electric guitar (1-3, 6-25), acoustic guitar (1, 6, 11, 12, 16, 25), bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25), Mellotron (2, 5, 9-11, 14, 15, 17, 19), 12-string acoustic guitar (2, 14, 23), shaker (2, 10, 14, 18, 19), clapping (3, 18), electric grand piano (4, 8), drum machine (5, 9, 15, 21, 24, 25), tambourine (6, 10, 17, 18, 21, 25), bongos (6, 14, 15, 18), clavinet (7, 11, 14), 12-string electric guitar (8, 12, 17, 19, 23), cowbell (8, 10, 17), vocoder (9), claves (10), rototom (10, 18), maracas (14, 15, 18, 25), melodica (16, 18), electronic drums (16, 21), trash cymbal (17, 20), dulcimer guitar (18, 19), temple blocks (21)

Angela Branchek- upright bass (2)
John Boracci- trumpet (3)
Konstantine Apessos- tree (5)
Nick Bsales- bass (8)
Karina Colon- flute (10)
Josh Rubeo- violin (12)
Ben Spizuco- Bass VI (13)
Brad Beaty- drums (15)
Bobby Shock- bass, bass pedals (17)
Oscar Thaler- saxophone (19)
Evan White- bass (22)
Joon Kim- vocals (22)
Cariahbel Azemar- vocals, synth (23)
Claire Ruiz- synth guitar (24)
Alan Dececco- electric guitar (25)

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