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From One To Whatever
03:01
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Swimming in a sea of numbers
I'm not saying that's bad or good
but some days I nearly go under
they didn't count the way they should
Data by name, and data by nature
The total's the same in any nomenclature
Unity to forever
Just get in at the start
From one to whatever
I'll be playing my part
Focus on the amount
to which you want to progress
'cause incrementing the counter
is all you need for success
I've a suspicion I blundered
in my ambition this year
I upped my goal to a hundred
Let's see if I can get near...
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Vortex
05:24
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Everything you look at seems to be out of true
You don't know how you came to be here
A distant voice keeps shouting something at you
It's not something you wanted to hear
You're in the whirlwind, caught in the vortex
Hang on to something and hope you're thrown clear
It's proving difficult to put into words
the concepts that you struggled to form
in the unease you used to think was absurd
You've ended up inside the eye of the storm
You're in the whirlwind, caught in the vortex
Now you see how badly you were misinformed
The sky's the limit, that's what the teachers used to say
but now you're stuck here in it, and something's taken the ground away
Stop what you're doing and think
You're teetering on the brink
You either swim or you sink
Everything's going black
because you're under attack
but can you get it all back?
Flat-out denial's not what I'd recommend
it's going to give you contusions
There is no return on all the time that you spend
in drawing faulty conclusions
You're in the whirlwind, caught in the vortex
you need more practical solutions
So, I'm assuming you've some sort of a plan;
it's not like you were caught unawares
Before you take that leap out of the frying pan,
don't count on any help from upstairs
You're in the whirlwind, caught in the vortex
You need to look for more than thoughts and prayers
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Focus On What
03:45
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It has taken me a week to notice
I had the wrong date on my watch
My eye for detail clearly lacking practice
My inattention needs to drop a notch
An easy target for the web's distractions
I'm channel surfing in a chain reaction
I've got the where and I've got the who
You've got the when, so that means bully for you
I think the why is where I lose the plot
That being so, I'm going to focus on what
The siren call of all of my devices
Makes it too easy to give in to fun
Cuts all my time into decreasing slices
When I really need to get things done
Turning the power off as a solution
Was not as simple as I thought it looked
For while it reinforced my resolution
There's still my growing stack of unread books...
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Sleep
03:30
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Fan is droning but it's too hot
I should be zoning out, but I'm not
Tried my left side, tried the right
There is no upside, being up all night
Breathe...
Thoughts a mass of apprehension
I'm going deep
The slightest sound gets my attention
Too tired for sleep
Bed's a dissection table, recurring pain
Stumble dejectedly down memory lane
Head is humming, mind is spinning still
Relief's not coming; don't think it ever will
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Someone asked today
how NASA knew which way
to point James Webb to see the oldest stars
They won't take this to heart
but it's not that they were smart
it's 'cause whichever way you look, that's where they are
As a science whiz
You know space is all there is
(if you're not, then this will make you go cross-eyed)
Creation is profound
but it isn't really round
There is no edge, and you can never get outside
No matter where you happen to stand,
whether here or in far Timbuktu
You'll always see the Universe expand
in all directions equally away from you
Space is going to break your brain the way that it unfolds
(and if this don't make you crazy, it's your loss)
Although the Universe is less than 14 billion years old
It's 92 billion light years across
There is no more debate
Big Bang's beaten Steady State
but the one thing that I wish to make quite clear
I do not need a chart
to know the Universe's heart
is wherever you are sitting now, my dear
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Emmanuel, Don't Do It
02:20
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I'm trying to educate people
I'm trying to educate people
Don't you dare
Don't you dare
You know he's going to
You know he's going to
You know he's going to
And he did
Don't choose violence today
Don't choose violence today
Don't you dare
Don't you dare
Every day we go through this
Every day we go through this
You know what, go ahead
You know what, go ahead
Violence is never the answer
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Dude! What was that?
Swamp gas.
And that one?
Owls.
Is there any more coffee?
Should we be answering that?
I never bother, it only encourages them. They'll hang up.
Why is that light flashing?
It does that. Here, give it a whack with this hammer.
Weather balloon?
Weather balloon.
Chinese fire lantern?
Looks like it to me.
They're not expecting us to see anything, are they?
Nope.
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8. |
What Is Not Seen
03:51
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9. |
Wearing Thin
02:12
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This creative restlessness
and shuffling in my seat
is beginning to wear holes
in the floor beneath my feet
My soul is also wearing thin
(not getting enough hugs)
It will not be too long before
I must resort to rugs
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Skip It
04:19
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You're being hypnotised
The beat you're hearing's slowly driving you insane
I'm sure you've recognised
Hitting fast forward simply doesn't work the same
Whichever way you use it
by mp3 or streams
You find you can't refuse it
It's going to haunt your dreams
You used to skim your music
(there's a lot of it about)
But like it or abuse it
You won't be missing out
You don't need an analyst
There's really nothing wrong
This week your daily playlist
is this one and only song
Impossible to flip it,
it's lodged inside your brain
However much you skip it
It's coming round again
Out on your travels
or stuck at home; all you hear is this one tune
Your thoughts unravel
they've been displaced by the hit parade of doom...
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11. |
After The Heat
02:11
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Now the heat has gone
I can carry on
Doing the things I want to do
It is such a boon
My guitar strings stay in tune
like they did when they were new
The gently falling rain
made the garden green again
The sky and I no longer blue
I might be staying cool
but I still play the fool
I hope that you can do so too
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12. |
Too Easy To Be Real
03:13
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If you ever worry
It's ability you lack
or you're in a hurry
and you need a backing track
I'll break this gently
but it may come as a shock
All of what you're hearing
is coming straight out of a box
The truth of it is tragic
but I think I should reveal
I'm doing this by magic
It's too easy to be real
The struggle's gone away
that your predecessors faced
Why learn how to play
when you can simply cut and paste?
I tell them playing's fun
but they blink and ask me why
In ten years it'll all be done
by mass-produced AI...
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A Porky Prime Cut
03:12
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Q and A
03:13
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Have you ever?
Once or twice
Would you consider?
If you ask nice
Did you ignore?
Quite a lot
Was that before?
I thought, why not?
Is it true?
I cannot lie
Does he know you?
Never met the guy
Do you recall?
Not offhand
You played hardball?
I'd nothing planned
Did you recognise?
Not from here
They were disguised?
It wasn't clear
Do you know?
I've read the book
Where did they go?
I didn't look
Please answer the question
A simple "yes" or "no" will suffice
Had they been drinking?
We'd had a few
What were they thinking?
That they should sue
Were you still there?
I'd left the scene
You'd gone elsewhere?
I'm staying clean
You paid the bill?
I paid in cash
To Louisville?
I didn't ask
Were you inside?
I took the tour
You thought they lied?
I wasn't sure
Do they still stand?
Not where they were
You've seen firsthand?
It's all a blur
Do you agree?
It's not my call
Who has the key?
I don't know at all
Please answer the question
I shouldn't have to ask you this twice
So that's your story?
It all makes sense
Not allegory?
It's your defence
You jumped the gun?
I didn't choose
You think he won?
I think you'll lose
Was there a mess?
I've seen much worse
Though they confessed?
And Han shot first
You took the heat?
I clean forgot
Can you repeat?
Oh please, let's not
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Doggy Bag
04:31
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I don't think that I can continue
For now I cannot see this through
There's too much goodness on the menu
I bit off more than I could chew
It's not that complicated
I've simply had too much to eat
But if it's kept refrigerated
It becomes tomorrow's unexpected treat
Gonna have to skip the gateau
gustatory humblebrag
Shown up as it isn't so
My appetite's begun to flag
Ditch the extra glass of Bordeaux
Coffee, as I start to sag
Box it all up, good to go
Gonna need a doggy bag
The bill was large enough to make me squint
Put my intestines in a spin
I couldn't face an after-dinner mint
Even if it's wafer thin...
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Dumb
02:35
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Pick any deep conversation
Guess who doesn't belong?
Already claimed dispensation
I think the cat's got my tongue
I've got vocal subsidence
So I'll suffer in silence
Why be a bird
If you cannot take wing?
And why have a voice
if you struggle to sing?
I'm not what you'd call a key player
The least likely team substitute
You'll do better to get a soothsayer
I'm standing here, steadfastly mute
Don't think as you try to persuade me
eventually I will succumb
It's my vocal cords that have betrayed me
I remain quite decisively dumb
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Pursued By Bear
03:47
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He thinks that he's the hero
but he shouldn't have set sail
This Winter is becoming
a most cautionary Tale
Poor Antigonus;
this isn't going to last
Shakespeare's going to kill you off
along with half the cast
You may have noble character; you may be much adored
But be wary of the playwright when the playwright's getting bored
When you're in Bohemia, you'd best be taking care
Lest you make your final exit being followed by a bear
Nor would he have survived if he had made it to his ship
A clown reveals they snuffed it too, then makes a merry quip
There's nothing left to do when cruel fate has seized the reins
but hope that shepherd sticks around to clean up your remains
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18. |
Thanks, But No Thanks
02:16
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The siren weakly calls
to every devotee
With no appeal at all
How can I forestall
becoming its draftee?
The siren weakly calls
Refuse to take the fall
The promised gift is free
With no appeal at all
I'll keep my spinning ball
Upgrades are not for me
The siren weakly calls
You would be appalled
The dangers I foresee
With no appeal at all
You can now install
Windows 11 on this PC
The siren weakly calls
With no appeal at all
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Writing While Hungry
03:16
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I think I've reached an impasse
This thing has got me beat
I know just what the problem is
I really need a bite to eat
It could be pizza or a bag of pancake rolls
Sustenance is needed if my work is to have soul
You're never going to focus while you hear the kitchen's call
Never write while hungry is a lesson for us all
Flatbread and olives
lump of cheddar cheese
And add a glass of red
if you really want to please
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Chris Harris Bristol, UK
I'm still trying to get the music I record to sound like the version I can hear in my head. To do this I've ended up playing every instrument I can get my hands on. These days, I'm closer to "That Sound" than I used to be, but the journey continues.
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