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Passages

by Chalk Dinosaur

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I was feeling like living dead Only static up in my head All I wanted was to hang out in my bed. I was searching for a light A way out of this plight And all I knew was something was not right. As I drove further on down the street I was feeling my soul retreat But I kept on driving further into black. It was tearing me apart My head versus my heart And all I wanted was to find some peace. Then my brain got stuck in park As I fumbled on through the dark Looking for anything that would get me back in gear. In the absence of a tide A self perpetuated slide Took a hold and tried its best to keep me down. Just listen to yourself 'Cause nobody else can know you like you do. Be honest with yourself 'Cause nobody else could ever know the feelings that you do. Don't ignore the thoughts that fill your head. I took refuge in the pen And put that pen onto the page And thought that maybe I could write my way out of my cage. And the things I dare not say Or I tried to ignore away Started taking shape like sculpture from the clay. When I read my thoughts out loud Well the sun broke through the clouds I could feel that monkey jump right off my back. And the answer was plain to see It was right out there for me I guess it was just too obvious to be. Just listen to yourself 'Cause nobody else can know you like you do. Be honest with yourself 'Cause nobody else could ever know the feelings that you do. Don't ignore the thoughts that fill your head.
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Intuition 07:42
It's clear to me now That I've got to listen And pay close attention To my intuition. Seldom it's wrong But it's subtle and soft It's a feeling that I just can't write off. Messages are there to find Hidden sometimes just behind The static of a cluttered mind Jammed with stresses of the grind. It's so easy but so hard to find The joker in your cards But pull it from the deck and see How much sense it makes for me. Put your trust in me. I can't ignore That something inside I just know I better do What it tells me to. I've got to believe I've got to listen And pay close attention To my intuition Messages are there to find Hidden sometimes just behind The static of a cluttered mind Jammed with stresses of the grind. It's so easy but so hard to find The joker in your cards But pull it from the deck and see How much sense it makes for me. Put your trust in me.
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Chasms 06:46
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Dodger or popper. Dodger or popper. I made a bubble And sent it on its way. Will you pop it or get out of the way? What will you do when the bubble goes by? Dodger or popper? I made a big one It's floating down the path. I wanna see how far this bubble flies. What will you do when the bubble goes by? Dodger or Popper? Through close observation We saw there are two kinds of people Dodgers, the people who move out of the way Letting the bubble live. And there are poppers, people who see a bubble and pop it. Dodger or popper? Dodger or popper? What will you do when the bubble goes by? Dodger or popper? Dodger or popper? What will you do when the bubble goes by? Dodger or popper?
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Orion 07:04
I see the belt of Orion (Orion) Within the stars in the sky (In the sky) A crescent moon casts a shadow (the moon) As the night passes by (by) I comb the sky for new meaning (of why we are) And look for signs in the stars (in the stars) I find it hard to believe it (do you believe it?) What it is that we are? Orion, Orion in the sky, Orion. Do you believe it, what it is that we are? Do you believe it, what it is that we are? Do you believe it, what it is that we are? Orion, the stars, the moon, cast a shadow, as the night passes by Do you believe it, what it is that we are? Why are we what it is that we are? Do you believe it?
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True 08:24
I know it's true I know it's true, I do I do, I do, I do, I do What can I do? We are what we feel Because we are We are for real I know it's true I know it's true, I do I do, I do, I do, I do I need a clue Will you help me through Into the summertime When things are fine and true.
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Signal Fire 06:31
Send me a signal fire Out here alone In my mind in my zone Observing every line That unwinds from behind A static wall of buzzing thoughts Making noise and twisting knots As I try to pull the drapes And identify a shape. Send me a signal fire To show me back to shore Send me a signal fire One light I'm sailing toward So bright I can't ignore So strong it heats my core Send me a signal fire To show me back to shore Out here to try What I need to feel alive. I'll quiet all the fuzz And isolate myself because When too much light enters my eye It's too bright and makes me blind All the goodness starts to dry Furthermore when I ask why. Taking a plunge To unfold and expunge Subtracting one by one Until I'm not feeling spun. 'Cause if it's not adding up Strip away and deconstruct 'Till I'm left with just the core And I'll turn it to a forge. Send me a signal fire Send me a signal fire To show me back to shore Send me a signal fire One light I'm sailing toward So bright I can't ignore So strong it heats my core Send me a signal fire To show me back to shore
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Passages 07:01
Living in a question fording rivers of depth unknown. Waiting for a garden from the seeds that I have sown. Passages ablaze where smoke and fire cloud my view On the walls are grabby hands pulling every side of you. Time will hold the answer to inquires of us all. Sharpening in focus toward the end of this great hall. Put us in our places through this cycle we call life. Looking back dissection forms as with a sharpened knife. We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones to know. We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones to know. Corridors of darkness that are littered with ravines. Funny how so often things are not the way they seem. Looking for the truth within this hazy sea of grey. Cautious of diversions that will take you far away. Chasms in the cosmos with a subtle silent pull. Vigilance is focus and the safety of your soul. Tethered to a belt loop as we hurtle through our days. Conscious of the forces in the grass on which we graze. We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones to know. We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones We are the only ones to know. We are the only ones to know. We are the only ones to know. We are the only ones to know. We are the only ones to know.
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Cosmos 05:12

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Passages of life and introspection are winding and dimly lit. When you enter a passage, you don't know where you're going or how to get there until you reach the other side.

In between is a labyrinth of distraction and temptation. Your decisions ripple outward, forming a jagged path that could not have been preconceived.

Our conscious minds don't know where we're going, but our unconscious seems to have a clue. Our gut feelings and intuition are the truest guides we have.

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released June 30, 2014

Mike O'Hallaron: Album cover
Cory Muro: Drums in "True"

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Eclectic music from Pittsburgh, PA.

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