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Unthinkable Arcs of Oscillation

by Nicholas Webber

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Find the code word Beneath the Crystal Waves Light dances in the water; What music Moonglow makes! A million dollar statue Boards an urgent flight afar Priceless counterfeit paintings, Normal reactions, stolen car Is there something that You're not telling me? Take the train to Paris, And catch a cab in Rome If you ever feel lonely, Dream of a place called home.
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I bet you thought The rope snapped I bet you thought The water was real How does it feel? We're all trying To get away Dive in and dodge The bullets; escape How does it feel? It sure feels real I bet you thought You'd be a hero I bet you thought You'd save the day I bet you thought You had nothing to lose, But you lost everything Get away, Swim away! Washed up in the shallows, So far from the gallows Get away, Swim away! Do you feel safe? I'd do anything For recognition; To settle my self-glorifying Disposition Based my value on the Standards of men; Oh, if I could do it All over again! And if it's my life I'm looking to save, I'll take that sentiment To the grave Do you feel safe?
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Phase 01:23
Somnolent Drizzly days, Stuck in this Transitional phase Saved for tomorrow What I put off today A slave to the safe Transitional phase Excuses, Excuses If I'm honest with myself, The truth is: The moment I've been waiting for Just passed as I Glanced at the clock
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Void 03:10
I've been fighting myself And he won't give in; Ignorant defiance in his Sinister grin, and my Iron will has been Coated in rust My unrest is the product of Absence of trust He's got my voice And he looks like me, but he's the Full embodiment of what I Don't wanna be I took an uppercut Right to the chin, but To my feet I rise; I won't let him win I wanna be at peace, But there's a void inside Nothing on Earth Could ever satisfy I put my trust In all I could see, But I couldn't see I can't depend on me An imposter's on the loose And his name is Pride; In the cold recesses of our Souls he hides He's been sitting on the Throne of my heart, He's a wretched tyrant; the whole kingdom's Falling apart Walk up to the mirror, Look him right in the eye It's high time I gave myself A piece of my mind This conflict of interest, This division of soul, Ensures that, on my own, I'll never be whole
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"Hello there, sleepy hometown Friend, it's been a while You really haven't changed much," I observed with a smile The mountains are as picturesque As ever before And nostalgia is a welcome guest At my door The same old trees have Brand new leaves, And the road has been Repaved Three coats of paint Eventually fade with the days Time, it seems, has Sprouted wings, So catch this moment In a jar In this fleeting reverie, I see that It's been beautiful so far I came back here to witness The effects of time firsthand Calendars and clocks don't make it Any easier to understand Because the present touches eternity And the present is passing by We've all got to decide What to do with our time Shared a sip of coffee With a kindly local gent; He wore a crown of splendor And his aching back was bent I said, "I blinked, and now it's all gone," And at this, his worn eyes lit With a sagely grin, he said, "Kid, you don't know the half of it."
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Epiphany 04:32
Staring at a wall, Waiting for a change My molecules to disassemble, My conscience to rearrange A pebble to fall from heaven; Perturb this placid pond Make ripples into motion Before the verve is gone Forgive me God, I'm falling apart I'm falling apart, Oh God The birds, You fed them The lilies, You gave them clothes Yet somehow, I still find it so hard To be still and know Why is this rest so elusive? I worry far too much, it's true The peace that's so painfully absent in me Can only be found in You It's clear to me now, You're the perfection I sought You're so very good, and I'm. Just. Not.

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"Encompassed in a luminous cloud, of which he was now merely the fiery heart, without material substance, he swung through unthinkable arcs of oscillation, like a vast pendulum. Then all at once, with terrible suddenness, the light about him shot upward with the noise of a loud splash; a frightful roaring was in his ears, and all was cold and dark."

-Ambrose Bierce

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released July 7, 2015

All songs composed, written, performed, and produced by Nicholas Webber.

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