1. |
Marathon
01:58
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IN AN OTHERWISE ELEGANT NOTHINGNESS
OUR BRAINS ARE BUSY
NOT CONCEIVING NOTHING
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE DON'T BELONG
NO ONE TAUGHT US TO BE WRONG
MAKES US FEEL
LIKE WE'RE IN A MARATHON AND BEYOND
WE'RE A RARE OCCURANCE
DOESN'T MEAN IT MAKES SENSE
WHAT ALTERS INSTANCE?
MAYBE JUST TO EXIST
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE DON'T BELONG
NO ONE TAUGHT US TO BE WRONG
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE DON'T BELONG
NO ONE TAUGHT US TO BE WRONG
MAKES US FEEL
LIKE WE'RE IN A MARATHON AND BEYOND
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2. |
Hatch Laughter
04:27
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IT'S LIKE I'M HUNG UP ON YOU
WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES
THE WHOLE WORLD IS STILL
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WHEN YOU SET ME ON FIRE
WITH A GAZE THAT KILLS
THE WAY YOUR SMILE FORMS
IT HATCHES LAUGHTER
THROUGHOUT MY TASTE BUDS
THE WAY YOUR HAIR IS WARMLY
LAYING TO YOUR LEFT
USHERS RUSHING BLOOD
AND IT'S NOT LOVE
SHE IS SMILING ALL OVER MY MUSCLES
SHE'S TUSSELING MY HEART FROM HERE TO BRUSSELS
MELTING ME DOWN 'TIL I TURN TO A PUDDLE
CATCH MESSES FROM LOVEY STREAMS
I NEED TO PUT MY FEEBLE NEEDS ON A NEEDLE
WRING THEM ALL FREE 'TIL I BLEED DOWN AN EASEL
IT'S LIKE I'M HUNG UP ON YOU
WHEN I'M HEARING YOUR VOICE
MY THROAT GOES CLOSED
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
IT'S LIKE I HAVE NO CHOICE
I FEEL UNCLOTHED
THE WAY YOUR BODY MOVES
THROUGHOUT YOUR WARDROBE
BRUSHES BY MY BONES
THE WAY YOU TALK IN YOUR TONGUE
LEAVES ME DUMBSTRUCK
WITH A FEELING I DON'T KNOW
BUT I WANT TO THOUGH
SHE IS HIDING ALL INSIDE A FUTURE
I'M COVERED UP BY THE FACT THAT I'M NOT HER SUITOR
FELT THIS WAY SO LONG MY LIFE'S IN A LOOPER
SPEAK IN MEANS THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN UNDERSTAND
NOT EVEN ME
EVEN THOUGH I'VE HEARD IT FROM HER HANDS
AND HER WORDS FROM HER BREATH THAT IS SO TANNED
IT'S LIKE I'M HUNG UP ON YOU
WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES
THE WHOLE WORLD'S STILL
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WHEN YOU SET ME ON FIRE
WITH A GAZE THAT KILLS
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3. |
A Few of You
04:19
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A FEW OF ME SHARES INTEREST
IN PRESSING MY CHEST AGAINST
WHAT MADE HER NOT LOVE ME ANYMORE
AFTER THAT WE NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW AND WHERE
TO SAY ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES
WHAT I MISS
AND HOW WE'RE NOT THERE
A REAL FEELING THAT I RECENTLY WROTE
CALLED AND LEFT A NOTE LEAVING ME SO ALONE
IN THE MOST NOTICEABLE OF LONELINESS
I COULD STAND TO TAKE A CLASS
ON EVERTHING I HATE
BUT I WOULDN'T PASS WITH ALL THAT'S ON MY PLATE
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE DRUNK AND BUTTERED
PEEPING WORDS OUT
AND I'M ACTUALLY FUCKING UP
WITH HUGGING THEM
AND SLEEPING IN THEIR MOUTH
A REAL FEELING THAT I RECENTLY WROTE
CALLED AND LEFT A NOTE LEAVING ME SO ALONE
IN THE MOST NOTICEABLE OF LONELINESS
IF I LOVE WHAT I DON'T WANNA REALLY DO
THE DAILY GAMES OF DISTASTE WILL FASTEN ME TO
ME ON A WARM FEBRUARY ACQUIESCE
A FEW OF ME SHARES INTEREST
IN PRESSING MY CHEST AGAINST
WHAT MADE HER NOT LOVE ME ANYMORE
AFTER THAT WE NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW AND WHERE
TO SAY ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES
WHAT I MISS
AND HOW WE'RE NOT THERE
A REAL FEELING THAT I RECENTLY WROTE
CALLED AND LEFT A NOTE LEAVING ME SO ALONE
IN THE MOST NOTICEABLE OF LONELINESS
IF I LOVE WHAT I DON'T WANNA REALLY DO
THE DAILY GAMES OF DISTASTE WILL FASTEN ME TO
ME ON A WARM
ME ON A WARM FEBRUARY ACQUIESCE
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4. |
Time to Feel Familiar
04:47
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ALL OUR NEED IS THE SEED OF BREATH
AND THE REST IT WAITS FOR YOUR DEATH
ALL OUR NEED IS THE SEED OF BREATH
AND THE REST IT WAITS FOR YOUR DEATH
WELL YOU COULDN'T BE ANYWHERE ELSE
AND YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN OR COULD NEVER LOSE
BUT I GUESS I DON'T FEEL LIKE I THOUGHT
I THOUGHT,
I THOUGHT I COULD CLEVERLY CHOOSE
AND I SEE THAT YOUR ENJOYING DEMANDS
LIKE EVERY OTHER DICK AND TOM
WHOSE SKIN'S WELL-TANNED
FEEDING YOUR FEELINGS INTOLERANCE FODDER
IN THE IMAGINARY LAND OF DOLLARS
WELL I COULDN'T BE ANYWHERE ELSE
AND I KNOW YOU KNOW I CAN NEVER WIN
AND I GUESS NOW I FEEL ALL YOU FELT
WHEN YOU FELT,
YOU FELT YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I'D BEEN
AND I SEE WE'RE BOTH ENJOYING REQUESTS
LIKE ALL THE OTHER LOVERS
WHO HAVE ONCE BEEN GUESTS
IN THE OTHER PERSON FOR A MINUTE
IT'S NOT IMAGINARY NOW CAUSE WE'RE IN IT
THEN LET ME SIT UP
TO DRAW A SONG ON MY TO-DO LIST
DRAWING LIPS TO MY TWO LIPS
TO GET BETTER IN TIME
TIME, TIME, TIME
TIME GETS BETTER IN
TIME GETS BETTER AND
THEN LET ME SIT UP
TO SKETCH YOUR BREATH
WHERE I THINK IT SHOULD BE
DRAWING ME CAUSE ALL WE SEE
ISN'T REALLY IN TIME
TIME, TIME, TIME
TIME GETS BETTER IN
TIME GETS BETTER IN TRUTH
ALL OUR NEED IS THE SEED OF BREATH
THE REST IS ALL THAT WE HAVE THAT'S LEFT
ALL I NEED IS THE SEED OF BREATH
THE REST IT WAITS FOR YOUR DEATH
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5. |
Boatpoaching
01:17
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LAST NIGHT I DREAMT OF MY DEATH
RIGHT AFTER CUTTING
ALL OF THE HAIR OFF MY HEAD
IT FELT FITTING BACK THEN
YOU WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE BOATS
WHILE I DIDN'T TRY TO KEEP MY FEET AFLOAT
IT FELT FITTING BACK THEN
YOU MADE UP MY MIND FOR ME,
ALL TO YOURSELF
DON'T HOLD ME HIGH OVER ANYONE ELSE
YOU MADE UP MY MIND FOR ME,
IT'S OVER, OH WELL
DON'T HOLD ME HIGH WITHOUT YOUR HELP
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6. |
Call Me Cause You Can
03:38
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THERE'S AN EARLIER RESOLVE
SO TAKE YOUR EFFORTS OFF
CAUSE WE'RE TUSSELING WITH RUCKUSES
THAT'S BECOME OF US
TINY BITS OF MATTER YAWN
IN OUR ACT OF AWE
BLEW IT IN THE ROOM AROUND
SO WE FEEL IT WHILE IT'S WARM
THERE'S AN EARLIER RESOLVE
SO TAKE YOUR EFFORTS OFF
PUT YOURSELF INTO MY CENSOR
NOW YOU CALL ME JUST CAUSE YOU CAN
AND I'M KEEN ON YOUR PALMS
IF A LITTLE'S WHAT YOUR AFTER
IT'S TRUE THAT A CHANGE
WILL LACE ALL US EXTRA SMALL
IT'S IN THE WAY WE DON'T CARE
WE'VE GOT A FORGET-ME-NOT
FEAR OF MISSING OUT ON THOUGHT
ON THOUGHT
THERE'S AN EARLIER RESOLVE
SO TAKE YOUR EFFORTS OFF
IN AN OTHERWISE UNIFORM
NOTHINGNESS WE'RE IN
WHEN YOU CARRY ZERO MOODS
I LOVE HOW YOUR GAZE IS NEW
THERE'S AN EARLIER RESOLVE
SO TAKE YOUR EFFORTS OFF
PUT YOURSELF INTO MY CENSOR
NOW YOU CALL ME JUST CAUSE YOU CAN
AND I'M KEEN ON YOUR PALMS
IF A LITTLE'S WHAT YOUR AFTER
IT'S TRUE THAT A CHANGE
WILL LACE ALL US EXTRA SMALL
IT'S IN THE WAY WE DON'T CARE
WE'VE GOT A FORGET-ME-NOT
FEAR OF MISSING OUT ON THOUGHT
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WE SPENT ALL DAY WRITING,
RIDING THE BUS AND WEEPING
NEXT TO STRANGE PEOPLE SLEEPING
STREAMING MUSIC THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD
ENTIRE YEARS EBBING IN AND OUT OF OUR EARS
WE SPENT ALL DAY WRITING,
RIDING THE BUS AND WEEPING
NEXT TO STRANGE PEOPLE SLEEPING
STREAMING MUSIC THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD
ENTIRE YEARS EBBING IN AND OUT OF OUR EARS
AND I DON'T MEAN TO BOTTLE
AND SELL SUN RAYS
BUT I THINK IT COMES DOWN
TO BALANCE AND GAZE
WITH OR WITHOUT A PILL
OVER THERE I LIKE THE CROOKED ONE ON THE HILL
I DIED NATURALLY LAST NIGHT
AND I STILL CANNOT SLEEP
HOW ABOUT THAT AFTERLIFE
DOENS'T THAT SOUND NICE
CAN YOU FIND THE HUMAN
IN EVERYONE'S EYES
I DIED NATURALLY LAST NIGHT
AND I STILL CANNOT SLEEP
HOW ABOUT THAT AFTERLIFE
DOENS'T THAT SOUND NICE
CAN YOU FIND THE HUMAN
IN EVERYONE'S EYES
AND GROWING AROUND THE GRAVITY
FORGETTING MORE LIGHT
REELING UP THE TRUNKS OF
MY SUNKEN MIND
AND SO WE WERE SAND ON THE BEACH
WE LEFT OUR TENTS IN THE CAR
AND DECIDED TO SLEEP
AND HOW WE GROW OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S HERE NOW
AND EVERYTIME I HEAR THOSE BIRDS CHIRP
I'M TAKEN BACK TO THE DAYS OF MOSAIC'S WORTH
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE BELONG
WHERE'S THE WHEREABOUTS OF A FUTURE TENSE
AND WHEN DO WE THINK
WHAT'S THE POINT OF IT ALL
WE'RE ONLY ALONE
FOR WHAT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE
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8. |
Blacking Out Sober
03:30
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WELL SHE'S DANCING IN THE KITCHEN
BACKPACK STILL ON
BACKPACK STRAPPED TO THE NAP THAT'S SMITTEN
SINGING A SONG
I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO REACH YOU NOW
THROUGH THE FILTER OF THIS CIGARETTE
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I SAY I VOW
TO NOT BE THE REASON YOU GET UPSET
AND I'M HOPING WE CAN BE CLOSER
I'M BLACKING OUT SOBER
SHE DOESN'T KNOW THE WORDS
THAT ARE COMING FROM HER PHONE
SEE SHE'S DOING THE MOVES TO BLUR
THE FEELINGS I FEEL IN MY BONES
I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO REACH YOU NOW
THROUGH THE FILTER OF THIS CIGARETTE
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I SAY I VOW
TO NOT BE THE REASON YOU GET UPSET
AND I'M HOPING WE CAN BE CLOSER
I'M BLACKING OUT SOBER
I JUST FOLLOWED YOU TO FEEL IT
FEEL YOUR EYES ON THE EVENING
I JUST TALKED TO YOU TO GET IT
GETTIN YOU MIND OFF YOUR FEELINGS
I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO REACH YOU NOW
THROUGH THE FILTER OF THIS CIGARETTE
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I SAY I VOW
TO NOT BE THE REASON YOU GET UPSET
AND I'M HOPING WE CAN BE CLOSER
I'M BLACKING OUT SOBER
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9. |
Souvenir
05:29
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YOU STAY AND YOU WHISPER
"PASS WITH CARE EVERY NOW AND THEN"
AND ALONG THE SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY
CUTTING THROUGH THE OLD GROWTH,
LAUGHING AT ME LAUGHING AT HIGH WAYS
AND THE LITTLE GODS IN OUR HEAD
HELP US OUT
WITH EVERY MOMENT IN PARTICULAR
THAT HAPPENS TO YOU
EVEN ACCIDENTALLY THAT HAPPENS TO
THAT HAPPENS TO YOU
IT RAINED PINK TODAY
AND I MISSED IT
AND I THINK WE ALWAYS FIND A WAY
TO TAKE SOMETHING HOME WITH US
DON'T WE?
DON'T WE?
AND I'M SORRY I FELL ASLEEP ON YOU
AFTER WE WERE DONE
I COLLAPSED IN YOU
SOUVENIR
SOUVENIR
DON'T WE TAKE US HOME
SURELY THE SUFFERING
PLAYS BACK TO THE LACK
OF THE GROWTH YOU SEW
AND I'M FEELING MORE AT HOME
WHEN YOU THINK YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT
MAYBE SOON WE'LL BE SLEEPING
IN OUR MOUTHS
YOU WANT TO MAKE UP VERBS
MEMORIES OF THE MEANINGS
OF WORDS YOU'VE HEARD
IN THE MIDST OF WIDTH AND DEPTH
I PEEL YOUR BREATH AND SEE OUR BIRTH
LAUGHING AT ME
LAUGHING WHEN I OBSERVE
AND I THINK WE ALWAYS FIND A WAY
TO TAKE SOMETHING HOME WITH US
DON'T WE?
DON'T WE?
AND I'M SORRY I FELL ASLEEP ON YOU
AFTER WE WERE DONE
I COLLAPSED IN YOU
SOUVENIR
SOUVENIR
DON'T WE TAKE US HOME
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Ben Dipper Lawrence, Kansas
Ben Dipper is the brain-child of Lawrence, KS based musician and songwriter Ben Snook (Miki Moondrops, In Vivid, Sighs). His new album, Jostle the Tangle, was released in 2022.
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