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Truck Month (alpha)
01:14
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Living in a Dome
01:52
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Living in a dome you can’t leave well enough alone
If I have friends they must be ghosts so I can sleep here in my dome
Living in a cube you want a room with nicer views
You count the squares, you count the rectangles
THE MAN’S THERE IN YOUR CUBE!
It’s a cold stark semi-sphere!
It’s a hard place to call home!
(If your powers are mental / Your angst existential / It’s not accidental that you end up in your own dome)
LIFE, it seems, was never meant to be greater than an IMAGINARY NUMBER of COMPLEX FRIENDS
Nothing’s ever different in my DOME –
because the constant is the square of my PROBLEMS
times the reason why I’m LIVING IN A DOME
Living in a cone when you have problems of your own
The standing waves produce a tone that can be heard inside your cone
Living in a square you wish your friends weren’t really there
You check the sides
You check the corners
There’s circles in your square!!
It’s a harsh geometry
It’s a time-loop plot nightmare
The world’s REPETITIOUS!
I’m not superstitious
But my actions always send me BACK to this SQUARE
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3. |
Nervous Man Music
02:30
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[Think I'm ready to hear the tapes]
Can you rationalize the argument
Can you explain to me how you think you can be cool
When you know your bad habits are still gonna find a way to mess you up
You know your bad habits are still gonna find a way to mess you up
NERVOUS MAN MUSIC INFORMED MY ATTITUDE, CORRUPTED THE POINT OF VIEW
And not a note was ever heard to come from outside the bedroom
NERVOUS MAN MUSIC INFORMED MY POINT OF VIEW, CORRUPTED THE ATTITUDE
Not a note was ever heard to come from outside the bedroom!!
Can you synthesize the influence
Can you find the thing that you think you need to do
When you know that three chords could not be any further from the truth
You know that three chords could not be any further from the truth
NERVOUS MAN MUSIC, IT INVERTED MY ATTITUDE, DISTORTED THE MAGNITUDE
And not a note was ever heard to come from outside the bedroom
NERVOUS MAN MUSIC, IT CORRUPTED MY ATTITUDE, DISTORTED THE MAGNITUDE
Not a note was ever heard to come from outside the bedroom!!
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4. |
Macintosh Tapes
04:04
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MACINTOSH TAPES:
- Don’t stand for nothing
- Won’t wait for no one
- Aren’t where you left them
I NEED:
- A new head inside my brain to crack the password to your mind
- A new man inside my shell to run the shell script of my man
- Some new code inside my head to bring the system back online
- ON MACINTOSH TAPES.
(In a box I was sure I could find if I saw it, was the documentation of a childhood misled
And I don't think I can fake it, 'cause it took so long to make it
And I'll never have that macintosh again)
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CALL ME ON THE PROBLEM PHONE – HANG UP!!
CALLING FROM THE PROBLEM ZONE. SHUT UP!!
Try to get a word in edgewise? SHUT DOWN
Listen to the girl talk church talk truck talk
WHERE THE HELL IS THE WEIRD LIFE. I CAN’T FIND THE WEIRD LIFE. I GOT A:
- Strange brain
- Unusual shoes
- A creepy car
- Weird motivations
BUT I CAN’T FIND THE WEIRD WORLD, WHERE THE HELL IS THE WEIRD WORLD!!
Weeeeird world
GOT TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF THE COUNTRY
GOT TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF THIS PLACE
GOT A FEELING SOMEONE ELSE IS HAVING MORE FUN THAN WE ARE, AND MY LIFE IS RUNNING OUT - IN A FLYOVER STATE
BUT
- All that I know is less than or equal to the truck month
- Every place you can go is surrounded by wide open space
- All that I know, etc.
- Every place you can go is not the place you need to be
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6. |
Economies of Scale
02:34
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ALWAYS HEARD THAT YOU CAN’T LET BRAINS KICK YOUR ASS (‘CAUSE BRAINS WERE A MADE UP CONCEPT)
NO ADVICE IMPARTED TO ME HAS BEEN OF ANY CONSEQUENCE SINCE I BRAINED TOO HARD!
These luxuries were facilitated by economies of scale. Those economies can not be indefinitely sustained. Oh no.
These luxuries, etc. Oh no!
ALL YOUR FAVORITE THINGS FADE FROM EXISTENCE TRY TO GET AHEAD YOU’RE GAMED BY THE SYSTEM AND ALL OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST SAY YOUR BEST IDEA WILL NOT COMPETE WITH OUR ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
These luxuries, etc.
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7. |
Truck Month (beta)
00:44
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TRUCK MONTH, bought and sold
This truck's getting old
[ Nobody ever told me 'bout the savings! Nobody ever told me 'bout the discounts! ]
TRUCK MONTH, get it done
You must sell every one
[ I've never seen a truck before like this one! They never made a truck before like this one! ]
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8. |
Real America
01:45
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That doesn’t happen in Real America ☺
Not in recent memory ☺
That doesn’t happen in Real America ☺
Not since ancient history ☺
IN RECENT MEMORY MY LIFE WAS NOT THAT INTERESTING. I NEVER GOT TO DO ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTION
Welcome to your new room, please enjoy your new room ☺ You cannot escape this state you have created ☺ You cannot escape this zone you have instated ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
That doesn’t happen in Real America ☺
That doesn’t happen in Real America™ © £
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9. |
Linear Narrative
02:09
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(Move Synthesizer across state lines: it's a federal synthesizer crime!)
You can only choose one universe
You can only pick one day to rehearse
EXTERNAL FACTORS CANNOT INFLUENCE MY TREE OF DECISIONS
YOU ARE ONE SMALL BOX IN MY LINEAR NARRATIVE
ONE SMALL BOX IN THE FLOWCHART OF MY LINEAR NARRATIVE!!
Could have turned out different? [ NO IT COULDN'T ]
Could it turn out the same? [ WELL IT DID ]
There is no universe ! There is no good day to rehearse !!
The bun I break and the cat I wake become my Linear Narrative
The food I taste and the time I waste consume my Linear Narrative
Not gonna tell you! It's classified!
Figure it out with your own damn eyes!
The hemispheres must subdivide!
The intonation is justified!
Can I change my future? [ NO THAT'S STUPID ]
Can I change it today? [ GO TO SLEEP ]
"You know, it's nothing but a continuum of fake experiences, and there they are, to confirm my suspicion:"
STANDIN' IN THE BACK STEALIN' LINES OFF MY LINEAR NARRATIVE
STANDIN' IN THE BACK MAKIN' FLOWCHARTS OF MY LINEAR NARRATIVE
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10. |
Layer of Abstraction
03:29
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I'm not plugged into the PROJECT!!
Feel like a part of the PROBLEM!!
I need somebody who can leverage these assets!
I need somebody who can leverage MY assets!
THERE'S A LAYER OF ABSTRACTION THAT KEEPS THE MIND FROM THINKING
THERE'S A LAYER OF ABSTRACTION THAT KEEPS THE MIND FROM GOING TO SLEEP
It's too much behind a layer of abstaction!
Can't do my work, that's a distraction! (x2)
What are you doing? [ I'm doin' it half-assed. ]
How ya gonna do it? [ I'm gonna do it half-assed. ]
Why don't you do it right? [ It's close enough for government. ]
[ It's close enough for private sector. ]
THERE'S A LAYER OF ABSTRACTION THAT KEEPS THE MIND FROM THINKING
THERE'S A LAYER OF ABSTRACTION THAT KEEPS THE MIND FROM GOING TO SLEEP
COME AND SHIFT MY PARADIGMS, COME AND SHIFT MY PARADIGMS, I'M
WAITING FOR THE COST OF OPPORTUNITY
They told me in business school this would be easy!
They told me in regular school that I was weird
They told me in business school that I was crazy
They told me in regular school to GET OUT.
I GOT THE DETAILS! I GOT THE FACTS!
I got the SPECS that the IMPLEMENTATION lacks
Hardware coming back, software can't relax
"Go to rev B! We'll go to rev B!"
"Put it all behind a layer of abstraction
They can't tell, it's hiding the action!
It's gonna all be a layer of abstraction
Why do real work when you control the action?"
HAVE YOU GOT IT DONE YET? [ I'm gonna do it later ]
WHEN YOU GONNA DO IT? [ I'm gonna do it later ]
WHY DON'T YOU DO IT NOW? [ It's gonna take forever. It's gonna take a long time. ]
THERE'S A LAYER OF ABSTRACTION THAT KEEPS THE MIND FROM THINKING
THERE'S A LAYER OF ABSTRACTION THAT KEEPS THE MIND FROM GOING TO SLEEP
COME AND CHANGE MY AXIOMS, COME AND CHANGE MY AXIOMS
I'M WAITING TO ASSESS THE RISK OF KNOWING YOU
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11. |
Shirt Man (I am Working)
02:53
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I don't understand you Shirt Man. Waa-aaauh
HOW CAN I BE SURE OF YOUR REAL INTENTIONS, SHIRT MAN?
HOW CAN I BE SURE OF YOUR REAL INTENTIONS, SHIRT MAN?
Work in a room.
Got a job.
Got a degree in Shirt Man.
Work in a room.
Live in a box.
A life engineered by Shirt Man.
HOW CAN I BE SURE OF YOUR REAL INTENTIONS, SHIRT MAN?
HOW CAN I BE SURE OF YOUR REAL INTENTIONS, SHIRT MAN?
Superiors SAY that I have RISEN to my LEVEL OF INCOMPETENCE!
Interiors STAY the same COLOUR OF GREY.
& Everything must fall on the ground
[ I AM WORKING ]
EVERYTHING MUST FALL. ON THE GROUND!
[ I AM WORKING ON IT ]
How can I be sure of your real intentions, Shirt Man? (Waa-aaauh, etc)
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12. |
Truck Month (gamma)
01:44
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Every month I've seen has been a Truck Month
& every year has been less than or equal
& I'll never be a small car
& I'll never be a small man
Mucho dinero
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13. |
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IT WAS A FEEL GOOD END OF THE CENTURY: THEY COULDN’T STOP THE OIL PEAK (COULDN’T FIND THE GAS LEAK). MICROWAVES ARE FREEZING AND THE SKY’S COMBUSTING AS THE GRID GOES DOWN.
PANIC AT THE WALMART RIOT IN THE SPRAWL BECAUSE THE CARS WON’T START. MAN ON THE VIEW SCREEN TELLS US ALL WHAT IT MEANS: A FEEL-GOOD END OF THE CENTURY!
IT WAS A FEEL-GOOD END OF THE CENTURY: LOST ALL MY SKULL HEAT, HAD TO MISS THE SHARK WEEK. OPTIMISTS WILL TELL YOU THAT THE WORLD APPROXIMATES A SHIT-GO-ROUND.
NO ONE AT THE TOLL GATE (SYSTEMS ON FAIL SAFE): DRIVE AROUND. BETTER CALL OFF THE TRUCK MONTH: LOOKS LIKE WE’RE HEADED FOR A FEEL GOOD END OF THE CENTURY
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