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Sated
02:05
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Give me something to believe in
Give me something to talk about
Give me something to be sated about
Simmer in the summer
The worst of it has passed us by
In and out the wives tales will be our passersby
You’ve taken a strike
Three times you’re out
Don’t give me that bullshit, I’ve heard those lies
Instigated, correlated, I will be set free
Take away the privileges
Take away all the worries, all the trailing songs
Take away the young voices singing in the woods
Here in my cavern I’ll beg you please not to go
Here in my stately home I’ll stay the course
I’m sated enough for us both
Go and you’ll see
Go and you’ll be
Go and you’ll be free.
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Fault lines
01:53
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Rolling for matters of kindness
Shooting for matters of the heavenly soulless
over on the sunroof
Don’t let ‘em hear you curse
Don’t let ‘em see you fly
Don’t let ‘em, don’t let ‘em, don’t you dare
Thickness, peering through the bushes
Woman, where are you, aren’t we supposed to be
over on the porch side?
Don’t let ‘em hear you speak
Don’t let ‘em see you run
Don’t let ‘em, don’t you dare let ‘em
Don’t you know I’ll die if you do
Riding into the fault lines with you
Don’t let ‘em hear you crawlin’
Don’t let ‘em see you sneakin’
Don’t let ‘em, don’t you dare, I’ll die if you do.
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Vixen
02:32
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Am I ugly to you in this sparse room
Will surviving take a curtain to your throat
Am I willing to tick off on a time clock
Will conniving work with me or against
Am I carving out a heart that sticks to glass
Undulating in the wind that blows on grass
Am I jutting out in chest ache, murderous
Captivated in the curve of your smile
With, without, I take on all these games
The things that once were fun, now frightening
My vixen hiding in a cardboard box
My vixen is a man inchoate with foul detox
I’m holding on to dreams that spit my name
I’m dreaming of games that render us insane
Am I everything you could ever want
Do you hope for things that slave us, blacking stunt.
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Thinning
04:25
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Practice your guitar on the weekends
When no one’s around
Practice your speech for the end of the world
Before we all complain about the noise
I am your tender loving surplus
Give me that at least
Spread me out over pages on which my tale is told
When your body’s reached its end
It’ll take a breath then scurry for the hills
Find a way because it’s needed
Find this passageway ‘cause it’s needed
Find a way because it’s wanted
Find this passageway ‘cause it’s needed.
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Aerial vs. grounded
02:07
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Tell me your secrets
even if they hurt
I’ll be the lock on your door when
the monsters come to drive you away
Once, then twice, you kiss me softly
Three, then four, it’s infinite, it’s curtains for us
Five, then six, we’re in the air now
Eight, then nine, it’s time about time about time
Are you the lifeguard
that saves my life today?
If I drowned would there
even be a purpose?
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Boxed in
02:35
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There’s something not right about this
There’s something insincere
Maybe you’ve crashed on the side of a road
Level it off ‘til there’s flashes and cameras
and stories to tell
I’ve seen you ...
I’ve seen you boxed in
Clap, clap! The maestro is coming alive
I’ve watched the bandstand fury
and conditional nightmares beyond
this simple town
Snap, snap! The water rising you high
I’ve heard the catcall stagnance
of renditions of songs that called you
and snobbed you.
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Wuvv
02:24
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My skin is falling off
Serve it to me on a plate of your choosing
I don’t know what to say in these undeserving times
These undeserving times
My skin is falling off
Make me a reason
Make me a reason
Make me a reason.
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Estuary
03:00
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Dirges reflect on memories
Melodies are expectant
A pregnant gentleman on the rocks
A steward of courteous news
There is nothing I haven’t heard before
and nothing shocks me anymore
Your face is lit beneath the scarred ice
and pinkish illusions flash over and vanish
Type me a letter in Whitney font
You know it’s my favorite
Just a crate of bombs on your front doorstep
Listen to the stars as they vilify
Listen to the energies as they pass on by
Listen to the songs as they purify
Listen to the words as they codify this meaning.
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Point inspiration
02:39
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Deep inside the summer’s hold on us
Dimming like circular patterns
I’m etched into your heartstrings
For the rest of your tapestried life
Run down, mystery
Complex, industry
The winter’s over, gimme a story
One down, undercover
Split mind, classify this
Point of inspiration
Riddled with a disease taking you down
Frightened doesn’t even come close
Dogma is slighted for your family’s sake
Wait until you’re wasted, then tell me a story
Winter is over, gimme a story
One down, undercover
Split mind, classify this
Point of inspiration.
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Glide of astro
02:03
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Here’s the sound of us
Under the lip of the dawn
Here’s the sound of us
Under the humming engine
Give me what it takes
Before it disappears
Give me what it takes
I’m not invincible
though you think I am
Get on top before it’s too late
Given all these chances
Watched by the slender glide of astro
I’m not invisible
though you think I can be.
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Evan Schafer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
My name is Evan Schafer. I am an indie musician with a strong grounding in traditional composition, but the material always has a unique flair. I guarantee not being bored out of your gourd when turning on one of the records. I produce, mix, and engineer everything myself, and have done so since late 2005. ... more
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