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second to none
03:09
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I swear it´s just a bad habit
I swear there’s nothing wrong
I aver I´m a funk
egomaniac like any other punk
a trip to ignoreland looking for fun
for a moment second to none
I swear I´m not a sinner
I swear I got a bad conscience
when I turn around and quit the scene
but it’s nothing really mean
twang me!
a trip to ignoreland looking for fun
for a moment second to none
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the escaper
07:07
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walkin´ upright through terrible conditions
more than one thing insults the eye
a criticaster on any mission
a million changes passing by
the escaper with no way to run
moonraker newsfaker lawbreaker
been there and gone
meanwhile he stares at the sun
absolutely authentic breaks
are licensed not sold to you
the escaper with no way to run
the caretaker remaining numb
meanwhile we stare at the sun
concerned about the last dream standing
you shouldn´t sell them
or give them away
the escaper with no way to run
lawbreaker newsfaker caretaker
been there and gone
meanwhile
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easiness
05:03
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blue hour, moonshower
the world is apparitional
overwhelming presence
unbreachable
plague of locusts, climate change
invading species in my private brain
what if there really was easiness?
like a slight ride in the wilderness
meadows, cows, water flows
and weeds in a row
we’re all in bad need of a good mood track
speeding forward, grooving back
we´re all in bad need of good mood tracks
get brutes and blockheads off our backs
we´re all in bad need
bad spellers rule in language
and in written law
a.i. turns input lies
to matters of course
speed is high, pressure, too
around the corner lurking something new
what if there really was easiness?
like a slight ride in the wilderness
meadows, cows, water flows
and weeds in a row
we’re all in bad need of a good mood track
speeding forward, grooving back
we´re all in bad need of good mood tracks
get brutes and blockheads off our backs
we´re in bad need
this is a good mood track
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4. |
under the radar
04:32
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there´s people queueing up
or should I say human snakes?
on crowded streets and places
each face is a fate
it´s all so voluminous
too much too handle
and forces us
under the radar
all-encompassing bustling
heaviness of meaning
under the radar under the radar
music trickle down
wherever you are
music trickle down
deliveries on night flights
noise is allowed
it´s all so voluminous
too much to handle
and forces us
under the radar
an all-round cotton-pack
of omnipresent phrasing
under the radar
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chillagoe
03:43
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a dead mining factory
at the end of the rail track
beer from the cupboard
and a postman on horseback
caves and campervans
under curling cockatoos
the heat hits the fan
can’t nearly move
balancing rock
beside the beyond
hikey tikey psyche crikey
Chillagoe Walabadori
at the end of the rail track
a postman on horseback
under curling cockatoos
can’t nearly move
balancing rock
beside the beyond
can’t nearly move
beside the beyond
hikey tikey psyche crikey
Chillagoe Walabadori
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slow learner
07:47
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I´m a slow learner digging for time
just to leave it behind
years on the floor trying to walk
a trayful of milk mugs you´re nothing but small
a play of the features simulating a talk
unknown feelings and meanings swamping your thought
you have destinations
the clock is tickin´ so fast
when present turns into past
you want to make it last
another slow learner
another rotating mind
another stone turner
digging for time
to leave it behind
years in relations, profession and pride
drug-and-dream oblivion `till it comes to a slide
experienced obedient it turns out all right
disillusion
the clock is tickin´ to fast
when present turns into past
you want to make it last
another slow learner
unperturbed on his line
still a stone turner
digging for time
to leave it behind
when present turns into past
present is passed
a million recognitions
millisecond delays
a million lonely planets
on a million days
so slow
years like an insect in a milling mass
sense of self lurching around in the dark
desperation
you want to make it last
another slow learner
digging through time
to keep it in mind
another slow burner
digging for time
to keep it in mind
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be in...
00:24
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limbo
04:23
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locked in a second skin
seen from above
a small spot in the lot
close to the start of it
but always apart from it
direction unknown
the body has a mind of its own
be in limbo
boxed in a humdrum scene
real and surreal
truth is concealed
just arose to it
got kind of close to it
direction unknown
the body has a mind of its own
be in limbo
it´s always been hard with it
always a part of it
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brain fog
03:22
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I´m not here
cause I am there
at the same time
everywhere
I´m not here
cause I am there
in the centre of nowhere
everywhere
speed it up
brain fog
love myself
show myself
me myself I
love myself
show myself
me myself I
brain fog
I´m not here
cause I am there
at the same time
everywhere
I´m not there
cause I am here
the place is
not exactly clear
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10. |
la santé et la joie
08:24
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senses working overtime as xtc said
wheelin´ dealin´ dirty mind - so sad so sad
what about the deadline?
gone but not forgotten by those who you knew
there´s only one adoption fittin´ to use
the sun is risin´ up
daybreak comin´ up
la santé et la joie
the bitter end is part of it existence is raw
knowing that it´s coming doesn´t help you at all
what about the deadline?
it´s just a matter of time
la santé et la joie
spirits move spirit grows
nothing more to know
gone but not forgotten by those who you knew
there´s only one adoption fittin´ to use
the bitter end is part of it existence is raw
knowing that it´s coming doesn´t help you at all
the sun is risin´ up,
daybreak comin´ up
la santé et la joie
spirit moves spirit grows
nothing more to know
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let´s get out of here
in another sphere
there is a better world and she is part of it
leaving it for the better
get out of here
in another sphere
there is a better world and she is part of it
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tom yam gai Cologne, Germany
Spirit moves, spirit grows, nothing more to know... "tom yam gai" is an individual sound project from Cologne. Under this moniker all sound is created by Tom Theunissen, including the input and contributions of real and virtual guests. It was set up in late 2020 to create music for films. And turned into a psychedelic song experiment. ... more
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