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Synapsis-Existential
05:59
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Existential
There is a sense of despair
In the knowledge of Liberty
There is a safety in thinking
Someone else is in control
Someone else is in control
Eventually the Sun will supernova
And wipe away all evidence
that we were ever here
A fragmented sense of self
Is knowledge’s greatest reward
As one recognizes just how small
And insignificant we are
in the universe
Eventually the Sun will supernova
And wipe away all evidence
that we were ever here
The Milky Way will collide with Andromeda
And all we’ve ever been will disappear
Into oblivion
Does anything I’ve done matter to anyone
Or is it all just to satisfy a self-important Ego
Will anything survive and will anyone care at all
Eventually the Sun will supernova
And wipe away all evidence
that we were ever here
The Milky Way will collide with Andromeda
And all we’ve ever been will disappear
Into oblivion
There is a sense of despair
In the knowledge of Liberty
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2. |
Edge of a Dream
06:18
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Edge Of A Dream
Cast it all away
Rest in peaceful dreams
Cast it all away
Now I know I’m dreaming
I can feel that I’m dreaming but now I’m in control
I emerge into a lucid dream
Powerful, but I’ve got to maintain control
To get to where I want to go
Paralyzed in sleep I leave my body far behind
And visit the endless planes of Heaven
And live 1000 lives on the edge of a dream
I cross the astral barrier
Emerge from the vessel, I’m just a body of light
Going Everywhere i want to go
Well It’s hard to want to go back to those limitations
But there must be some purpose there for me
I’d rather stay here nestled in infinity
And live 1000 lives on the edge of a dream
Passing into weightlessness
I see existence across the spectrum of light
And the vibration of every molecule
They dance before my eyes
But my body calls me back now
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3. |
Blizzard Sandals
06:05
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Blizzard Sandals
How does it feel
To be the one who’s always wrong
Can’t say the words without an
Accompanying song
Show me a way
To get that point across
That may spare your feelings
At a reasonable cost
Reach down into the depths of
Your foul and blackened heart
Search for the remnants of a
Love that you put to the torch
Gather the ashes
You’re a contradiction
Close your eyes when you run
When it snows you put your
Blizzard sandals on
Put your blizzard sandals on
Put your blizzard sandals on
You’re a contradiction
Close your eyes when you run
When it snows you put your
Blizzard sandals on
Put your blizzard sandals on
Put your blizzard sandals on
You can plan your revenge while you binge on the tenderest parts of my heart
Sink your teeth in and smile like you’re doing me a favor with all this pain
Ah…Shame on me for letting the pretty package blind me to the evil inside
There’ll be nothing left of me worth saving when you finish and walk away.
I used to believe that you wanted something more
Now I see that everything comes with a stipulation
You give nothing but your taking everything
I’m not falling…I’m not falling…I’m not falling!
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4. |
Black Box
06:25
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Black Box
My soul went down with the wreckage
To the bottom of the deepest of oceans
Could it ever be recovered
It holds the meaning of everything
Little black box…lost to the depths
And along with it…the secrets of all that I was
Can you see it…sinking to the bottom
I feel more free with every fathom
An empty shell of a vessel
Why does it feel so welcoming
I know I’ll never recover
The realm of soul, hidden, will remain
A Little black box…lost to the depths
And along with it…the secrets of all that is
Of all that was…Of all that could be
Little black box…Are you lost
My soul’s …little black box
Little black box…Are you lost
My soul’s …little black box
Are you lost forever
Damnatio ad bestias (Thrown to the beasts)
Damnatio memoriae (Damnation of memory)
Deos alienos (No other gods)
Conspectu meo (Before me)
What if there really is a god out there somewhere?
A mediocre one at best
Maybe they don’t even know we’re here
If they did would they even care?
Maybe it’s all just an accident
Tripped and fell and made all that we know exists
Experimenting in a Petri dish
And made a universe in there
Maybe they don’t even know we’re here
If they did why would they even care?
What if there really is a god out there somewhere?
Experimenting in a Petri dish
And made a universe in there
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5. |
To Sustain
04:48
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To Sustain
It’s getting closer
Another blow to the head
Your pugilism
It starts to feel like home
Getting better
What would that look like
Tolerate the pain
That’s so hard to sustain
I have my thoughtful prison
You have your cross to bear
A tragic competition
Destination nowhere
So take me out once and for all
(Oh…take…me…out)
And put me out of your misery
(Oh…put…me…out)
I know that I’m not worthy
(So not worthy)
Go and find out what you need
It’s getting closer
That blow to the head
Tolerate the pain
That’s so hard to sustain
(Oh…take…me…out)
(Oh…take…me…out)
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6. |
The Return
06:52
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The Return
(Come and greet him, you must see him, born the king of angels.)
(Hosanna!) (Hosanna!) (Hosanna!) (Hosanna!)
(Come and greet him, you must see him, born the king of angels.)
(Hosanna!) (Hosanna!) (Hosanna!) (Hosanna!)
If you’re living by the sword, you’ll die by it as well.
You can’t prevent this. It only goes one way.
Remember what I’ve said, hold it close within your hearts.
I told you that it has to be this way. It has to be this way.
Oh, precious one, I’m dying
But never fear cause this isn’t the end
Soon I’ll be back on a throne way up high
And, someday, you’ll be there by my side
Heaven awaits all the sick and the lonely
An eternity of peace, and free of pain
I can’t wait just to show you around
There’re so many things I want to show you
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?
O Death, where are your thorns?
O Sheol, where is your sting? (Hosea 13-14)
I go away now to prepare a place
For you and all who believe in me
Though I die, it is not the end of me
I’ll come back again
Patiently await my return
My child, you must know, my power must stay
Hidden in the shadows until the day
Until the day…I return
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Vishnu Dreams the Universe
Rest your eyes in peaceful sleep
you dreamer of the universe.
Don’t dare you wake…and so unmake
all that is or ever was.
Lord Vishnu you dream and it becomes
(Rest peacefully on the back of the serpent of time)
Floating endlessly on the ocean of cosmic consciousness.
When, finally, you wake
this cycle of creation will have ended
(And another begun. Lord Vishnu dream on)
Om Namah Shivaya we must say…we must say
As lord Vishnu starts to wake…Starts to wake
And all creation is unmade
Don’t let the nightmare draw you to wake
Rest your head in the coils of the snake
Please Lord Vishnu don’t you open you eyes
It that selfish to wish for?
It’s alright…if the dream is over
But, for now lord Vishnu, rest your eyes in peaceful sleep you dreamer of the universe.
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya
Rest your eyes in peaceful sleep
you dreamer of the universe.
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8. |
Unclean
02:55
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Unclean
Oh I’m unclean
A leper cast away
To die here alone
in misery
No hope for me
Cause they all believe
this ugliness is me
Please take me down
To the river’s edge
Hold me under
Till the cleansing comes
Or let me drift away
Don’t let me live like this
No not Another day
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9. |
Crop Circles
02:47
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Crop Circles
Caution: This recording most definitely contains backward masking.
(Johnny Grey speaking in reverse, because aliens can do cool stuff like that: I’m not saying it’s aliens, but it’s aliens. Oh yes…it’s aliens)
Oh, Here comes Johnny Grey
Just like so many other days
He’s in my head
He says don’t be afraid
Whispers it in my brain
The only way he can speak anything
Come on…let’s fly high…you must come with me…be my pet …or be destroyed …with the rest
There is no choice…all this will end…when the rest of us arrive
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10. |
Song of Orpheus
04:27
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Song of Orpheus
Sing out oh Siren
Put the sailors to sleep
I’ll be right here waiting
And this time you won’t escape
I am Orpheus
(Who are you Orpheus)
My mother was a muse
(That means nothing to us)
And this time your fate is sealed
I sing a powerful song
(We hear)
Not even you can overpower
(We’ll see)
You’ll pay for all the sailors you’ve destroyed
Cause I will sing it strong
(Give it your best)
Apollo’s lyre will be playing a song
(What?)
Now my Argonauts will finish you
And we will sail away from this place
(You’re not going anywhere)
So you should prepare to meet your fate
I am Orpheus
(We see you Orpheus)
My mother was a muse
(Take your chances and see)
Prepare to meet your fate
(Come…oh come…closer…nothing here to fear…we just want to touch you)
(We…must go…closer…nothing there to fear…they just want to...they just want to...)
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11. |
Transmigration
09:34
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Transmigration
Will I ever get it right in 1000 lifetimes?
I’ll be back again, cause this one’s been no better
Learning to let go of all that binds me here
I know I must atone for all the pain I’ve caused
And in so many forms
Great Wheel of Return, shape me now into a more beautiful piece of gold
I must bear the needful consequences of all that’s come before
Here I stand…on the motionless foundations of eternity.
In the depths of sleep, I see the true face of myself.
Hey, I’m back again (Holding onto nothing)
Hey, I never left (There is no you)
In the days up ahead, I’ve got to make up for wasted time
(Farming Karmic gardens)
The self cannot be pierced with steel or burned into a cinder.
Superconsciousness awaits on the far side of the senses.
Hey, I’m back again (Holding onto nothing)
Hay, I’m everything
Take a ride…into another life
Poured out like water from one vessel to the next
Come on take a ride
Come on take a ride…into another life
Take a ride. Take a ride. Take a ride!
Moving away…from all of it
Drifting into…everything…everything
Outside of time…Outside of space
Nothing that separates…Everything
I am everything…
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PRAGMA Charleston, West Virginia
PRAGMA is Terry McGee & Dennis Farrar.
All instrumentation and composition by Terry &
Dennis
All lyrics written by Terry McGee
Mixed by Terry McGee, Big Geek Entertainment Studios
PRAGMA 2 & PRAGMA 3
Mastered by Grammy Winning Producer, Harold Larue
All artwork for all 3 albums by Shayne Hiles
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