1. |
With Clairvoyance
03:07
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WE ARM OURSELVES WITH CLAIRVOYANCE (Shirk)
A shadow passes over the beer soaked boy
He's at the midnight movies
Wishing he was unaware
You know a roller-rink once stood here?
And then in 1985 it slid into the ocean
And now we arm ourselves
with clairvoyance
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2. |
Eucalyptus Trees
04:28
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EUCALYPTUS TREES(Shirk)
We took those watches apart
Couldn't put them back together again
and the hardest part
I would do it again
And the eucalyptus trees went up
like Roman Candles they went
bop-bop-bop-ba-ba-la-la-da
And when things went dark
and you lost most of your friends
And the hardest part
I would do it again
(ch)
And you stayed up all night
Couldn't say exactly where'd you been
And the hardest part
I would do it again
And the eucalyptus trees went up
like Roman Candles they went
bop-bop-bop-ba-ba-la-la-da
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3. |
Purple Moon
01:38
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PURPLE MOON (Shirk)
Can you feel time stretching out?
In quantum waves
I am bound for the deep end
My eyes emit twin beams of light
I will jump that fence
I am bound for a Ghost Ship
And the Constellation Cygnus will rise.
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4. |
California Demons
03:38
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CALIFORNIA DEMONS (Shirk)
I can say that I have been everywhere
On astral plane, I've got this feeling in my chest
Now I can't stop the rush of blood,
The feeling that I'm feeling
California, California Demons
I can feel the sand and spray,
And the salt that's in my hair
Can you hear me sing
With a voice that it's your head?
Now I can't see the line between
what I see and what I'm hearing
California, California Demons
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5. |
Old Magic
01:41
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OLD MAGIC(Shirk)
It's old
Old magic
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6. |
The Time Worm
03:01
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THE TIME WORM (Shirk)
I'm gonna read your mind
Gonna break on thru the surface
Of our respective lives
And confirm the existence of the
Time Worm
We found a castle in vines
Found Quantum's sister as she
Broke the stands of lights
In respectful distance of the
Time Worm
And now all the events rhyme
We sing the old songs as they're spoken
Look in the dark you'll find
Past and present interwoven
Time worm.
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WIZARD ISLAND IS WATCHING (Shirk)
There was a bonfire in the forest
Sparks settled like fireflies
You went to space just like a tourist
The lake was watching with its' eyes.
Wizard Island is watching.
Yeah.
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8. |
McMurdo Station
04:46
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McMURDO STATION (Shirk)
I haven't been outside all day
McMurdo Station's a shadow watching me
Compass, air-lock, blue-relays
A sci-fi structure in the winter lighting
I am here alive on the Coast
The Psychic Tollbooth takes a toll
And with thought bubbles
I'm watching you as you are watching me
From the Zenith a laser ray
You're shimmering as you walk beside me
Phosphene stars in cargo bay
The tape unspools we watch the reel unwinding
Here I am dressed up like a ghost
The Psychic Tollbooth takes a toll
Now my suit mic's live
I'm watching you as you are watching me
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9. |
Mars, 1981
04:14
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MARS, 1981(Shirk)
Get outta the way, I
Am the man from the Omnitron
For the rest of the day, I
Will float through the signal lines that I
I keep alive
While I – in mid-descent – I see
Apollo 32
And I
I can see in the dark, I can see a pale dot
I see you
And in multiple ways I
Harmonize to the Robot Songs
And in gravity waves, I'll
Look into a spectrum full of light
A field of stars in my eyes
While I send a postcard …
...Mars, 1981
And I
I can see in the dark, I can see a pale dot
I see you.
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10. |
Blood Red
04:12
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BLOOD RED(Shirk)
Speak in tongues and sing a love song
To the Light Bringer
All around us we can barely see ourselves
In the light that is only growing dimmer
Hear the words as they tumble out our mouths
There is a war, a wall between us
Outside overhead, a full moon beaming in
Blood Red
Speak in tongues and sing a love song
To the Light Bringer
Dance in circles in black robes dressed like owls
Lines in salt that are only growing thinner
In the quietest room inside the house
There is a war, a wall between us
Outside overhead, a full moon beaming in
Blood Red
(When the night, the night is shining thru
I'll be out there walking
Walking in the moon light
When the night, the night is shining thru
I'll be out there walking
Walking next to you)
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11. |
At the Kool-Aid Mansion
03:29
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AT THE KOOL-AID MANSION (Shirk)
Isn't there an anvil I could throw them?
Oh, how I've met no sympatheurs
In the middle of an earthquake I felt so low-down
Swimming pool water on my hardwood floors
At the Kool-Aid Mansion
I hear the soothing sound of a siren
I listen to the noise as I try to sleep
I'll drop the car keys off and keep going
The world revolves repeatedly around and around
At the Kool-Aid Mansion
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12. |
The Ephemeron Man
03:07
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THE EPHEMERON MAN (Shirk)
I am the man from Ephemeron
Gonna wait until it's dark
And then I find my way back home again
I had the clue that you forgot
I have the puzzle piece that's lost
Come on and meet me
Where the Möbius Strip begins
Sometimes I feel like laying down
Sometimes I feel like I'm freaking out
Well, I was born in a haunted house
Boo
Well, if you lose something along the way
If you hear the same thing every day
If you wanna keep perspective
You've got keep on walkin' on
I am the man from Ephemeron.
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13. |
The Pendulum Song
01:48
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PENDULUM SONG (Shirk)
Oh, I know it's not over
The pendulum swings.
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(GREETINGS FROM) MOUNT TERROR (Shirk)
Greetings from the hallowed halls
Of Mount Terror
With a mask made out of whale bone
Catch the oar in a frozen tide
This is the place they'll never find you
This is the place where you can hide
Greetings from the hallowed halls
Of Mount Terror
This is the place where they can'ts find you
This is the place where you can cry
This is the world of masks and terror
Watch time turn into ice
Greetings from the hallowed halls
Of Mount Terror
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CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER (Shirk)
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Richard Shirk Oakland, California
Before you agree that streaming music killed the cult band, consider the strange tales told by Oakland musician Richard Shirk. Sounding like college radio at one a.m. circa 1982, Shirk’s concise, and vivid songs have one foot firmly planted in the realm of the 3 minute (or less) indie single and the other in a used bookshop somewhere in the Midwest browsing through vintage Bradbury paperbacks. ... more
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