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nevermind religion we've got other fields to plow
the jury's in the bleachers, and the magician's back in town
watch out kindly citizens they say the moon will fall
it'll smash this town to smithereens and then who you gonna call?

Here comes that old occult feeling
we're raising the dead, we're raising the dead

call to order secret cults, their intent still unknown
to those who reside within its ranks and to those who walk alone
I know that you know I know what other only feel
let's lock in some locket and bury it at sea

Here comes that old occult feeling
we're raising the dead, we're raising the dead

may I interrupt this dance?
are you shattered for the storm?
Have you braced for boys gone wild
can you convince me we're alive?
well, that's a lot of pressure to pin down on the world
Here's an introductory class on thinning the herd

We are what we say we are
we are what we say we are

Just read my rights
in the cadence we agreed on
crush every pill
wrap me in love
dig all the holes
try not to deceive your mind

it's hard to start again
in the shadow of malediction
rename the moons
tune up the bike
bust through the door
don't forget what's at stake

try this instead
i'll be here forever in weekly increments

what's behind the words
you've selected for me this evening
sing no regret
light up the board
open your heart
don’t forget not to die

Let's punch up the storylines
we'll show up covered in brine
yes, we come from the ocean you see that, we said so
we're all dressed up for someone to come home

try this instead
i'll be here forever in weekly increments

Hey alright, we're cherry picking days till we die
we're building shapes unknown to the eye
we're breathing life into the meteor skies
and I can't even sing

hey alright, can you believe we escaped alive?
Here honey, get into this disguise
they're gonna try and tell us doors have closed
but I say fuck that noise

i'm doing ok I guess
I'll walk with a limp but I'll try to hide it
i'll show up to your party with bandages on
covering every part of my head but my eyes
you'll see me
don't worry
you'll see me
don't worry

Hey alright, I figured out how to sleep through the night
I told you no more revenge but I might
We’ll reinstate some classic spells from the zone
Now let’s destroy this poem

Cuz there's a lotta people saying
that I got no skin in the game
but they're wrong

Knock me in the head, make it good, lay me out, save my life
Trust me, it’s for real, shoot a flare, leave a message in the night
This life ain’t nothing but liquor in a room with firearms
Honey, it’s shame, clear your head, I turned off all the alarms

Do you have romantic courage?
Do you have romantic courage?

I’m responsible for edits that removed this line right here
It used to be a truth but it’s something no one wants to hear

If I had romantic courage
If I had a powerful way
(then you could)
Haunt Your Own House
& Make Your Own Movie
If you had romantic courage
If you had a powerful way

Do you have romantic courage?
Do you have a powerful way?
Do you have romantic courage?

You’ve been selected to participate
In a survey about this call
You can press 3 to get on with it
Or smash the phone into the wall
Cuz when times get rough
We can always choose the good ol’ fight or flight
& this informal polling call is just another way to pass the night
We used to live like a Two-Part Tribe
Now we’re struggling to pass by
We used to shout names at the dawn
If you recall this please press one
If you recall this please press one

& if you’re all alone when the shit goes down
You can always press the star key to see if I’m around
But I probably won’t be around
Because the world tends to swallow us whole
& I’d rather risk oblivion
Then wait around to play some phony role
I’m losing track of who hates who
I’m an exception to the rule
I think somebody’s coming around who’s gonna tell us the truth

Is everybody wasting your time?
I stand corrected

If you feel like your mother please drop to your knees
we've been waiting for something to stun us for weeks
don't fuck with love
and then here's part II
don't fall apart

i've been watching home movies trying to stamp out the doubt
I play loops of you sleeping til I figure it out
it's a strict concentration that's required of me
to pinpoint the moment when the dream starts to dream

we came to paint the myths of lead guitarists
but the memory attacks us from all sides
watch as the nurse doles out the antibiotics
and the sun drips down mountain sides

Have you ever done something evil?

Meet my wife
we’re as thick as thieves
we’ve been up for days
now we’re on our knees

Watch your back
we’re not alone
we’re coming to
in a domestic zone
in a domestic zone

Let’s slow down
this violent pace
put the tv on
watch a famous face

Watch your back
we’re not alone
we’re coming to
in a domestic zone
in a domestic zone

Tap the phone
break the locks
curse this house
stop the clocks

Watch your back
we’re not alone
we’re coming to
in a domestic zone
in a domestic zone

First impressions first
I command it
The feel of a star map
Flat in your hand
Cuz nobody knows what
you are feeling
cuz nobody’s psychic
unless that’s a lie

My most insistent dream
Who can name it?
easy to be wanted
But hard to feel loved
Here comes some jokers
looking for answers
on questions of freedom
I’ll just decline

The rest is up to us
Laying flatly
On some gentle incline
Near some parade
It’s a national anthem
But I can’t place the country
on questions of freedom
I’ll just decline

Pick up an old phone and hear the future coming back for you
We’ll turn to golden tape recorded versions of the truth

Everything is on it’s way

Last impressions last
You command it
The feel of a blueprint
Scrolled in your hand
We can’t remember
The way that we got here
Something was uttered
And counties were crossed
Pick up an old phone and hear the future coming back for you
We’ll turn to golden tape recorded versions of the truth

I could pass a polygraph
oh oh oh - -
there's something we forget when we're born
there's something we forget when we're born

Guess which state i'm calling from
it's never what you guess to me
there's free love in the corridor
and no, it's not for charity
i'm putting up with false alarms
because I'm an enthusiast
someone let me my family know when i'm finally through with this

when you think it's gonna stop it just starts again
we're cycling through the possible nows

I could build a monument
oh oh oh
but there's something we forget when we're born

my lawyer calls, the house explodes
some rivers flow eternally
there's dancing girls out in the wings
placed there as a courtesy
take exit 10 off of highway 1 & tell me where you land
i'd mention more specifics but i'm not your biggest fan

you're gorgeous, like a painting, like some outsider art
your eyes askew, your yellow teeth, your arms too far apart
but you take me as I am so I'll never stop appearing
in visions three, in dreams alike, come here my heir apparent

you can stare down the lanes into makeshift frames
I can feel the night just waking up

We could try some ritual
oh oh oh
but there's something we forget when we're born
there's something we forget when we're born

Someone clapped the slate and we all came to sudden life
It's not like anything has really changed
you're a puzzle all in pieces
but there's much more to my thesis
it's my  turn to invent the story as we proceed

would you believe we've got a problem with continuity?
lawyer #2 wears a modern watch
all the extras start complaining
and the lion tamer's waiting
to place the beast high atop the cathedral stairs

i'm the director of this film
but that's useless when it comes to you

6 8 24 we're losing light
someone load the film in the canister
break our hearts bring us back to the valley & plains

I promise to keep this embarassing
I think I'm doing a pretty good job
without filters I proceed through the mob
telling everyone my every single thought
no reservation, hesitation in sight
it's a decent way to drift through the night

take this take land
the words I use in demand
break through the gate and show them why they are wrong
look at these strange days – the brand new sins are fixing to stay
take this take land
let's pray it's not too bland

Divine times on the dotted lines
Phenomenonolgy!

I came to on the floor
There’s others there with you too
Put yourself in a trance
Your automatic writing’s the best
Dim the lights, enter ghost
Somebody give it guitars
And do not what you're told
just tell us what you're going to do!

Divine times on the dotted lines
Phenomenonolgy!