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Chronica

by Johko

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1.
Animal Friend 03:47
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You came running to me when I could not find Just some peace of mind is all I want Saving all of your breath for someone important Suffocating yourself, well good for you Do you need that too That's the one I like 'Cause it seems like you don't even want it Can I please get mine Can I please get mine I am losing control of the messengers They just do what they want, so I give up I can tie up their shoes and they trip and fall I can laugh like a kid, 'cause it's their fault Do you need that too That's the one I like 'Cause it seems like you don't even want it Can I please get mine Can I please get mine Take me out to the beach and I'll be just fine Tell me all that you see out on the pier You're my animal friend and I care for you I can hold all the treats and give you none Do you need that too That's the one I like 'Cause it seems like you don't even want it Can I please get mine Can I please get mine
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Everybody's Facing Trouble 03:39
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I'm gonna take a sip Of this sandy sentimental Sound of second soft serve dip And I chip in what I can afford Before anyone figures it out I'm on chicken shrooms I'm gonna take a nap There's nothing here But there's so much to pack It's just a feline destination And the people in the way Listen to the message Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Oh look the atmosphere It's just a little clear It's frickin' nervous but It's just the telephonic So pass a little chronic Gin into the tonic Relax you'll never find it But now it's electronic Go home (go home) It's not that funny you know It's like a wonder that you made it so far And the deli man can Yes the deli man can The deli man delivers 'Cause the deli man understands Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double So you think you want another scoop Of chocolate frosted minted cherry screamin' dragon You wanna taste that gelatin droop I know it's killing me now But everybody's dying somehow It's just a feeling Oh it's just a feeling It's just a feeling But it feels so real and I just can't I just can't explain How feathers fall apart in the rain Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble Get it got it unhooked on the double Everybody's facing trouble
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Chronica 02:58
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Something something's always keeping me down I can't fight it 'cause I'm feeling around For the message in the bottle cracked open I can't find what I'm looking for So I'm sending all my weathered soldiers down to the shore Chasing my tail Cameras on my trail Rumors on my grave Cracked but I won't cave As long as someone pulls me out my zone There's someone whom I love that I don't know And you're chronically amused And addicted to self-abuse The only one who's watching is you If you believe it well then it's true If you think it well then it's true So many reals and so many rights No kidding that it's hard to choose But the fact is that I'm not okay without choosing you Chasing my tail Cameras on my trail Rumors on my grave Cracked but I won't cave As long as someone pulls me out my zone There's someone whom I love that I don't know And you're chronically amused And addicted to self-abuse The only one who's watching is you And you're chronically amused And addicted to self-abuse The only one who's watching is you
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Schoolyard Love 03:15
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If I let you in here You've got to promise to behave Someone's left a mess And I haven't had a chance To put away the papers, papers Normal as I seem I don't even know What the hell that means Late is only later Than the time on which we agreed I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind if you bury me alive As long as you stay here As long as you stay here As long as you stay And give me more of that schoolyard love Come into my bedroom You can do your homework at my desk But please don't touch the holes in the walls From taking out the staples, staples I've got a lot of books But it's hard for me to finish them to the end I'm in love with the beginnings It's a flaw that I'm working to mend I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind if you bury me alive As long as you stay here As long as you stay here As long as you stay And give me more of that schoolyard love I don't mind I don't mind I don't mind if you bury me alive As long as you stay here As long as you stay here As long as you stay And give me more of that schoolyard love
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Apart 04:32
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What do I do When my mind is all white And my heart is all black And they're fighting I try not to Be somebody else Backseat personality A big responsibility To be in charge of someone else's soul It's hard enough to take care of your own We're drifting apart And you have no clue You think that we're so close But we're so far We're so far apart Don't you ignore The struggles and the troubles We're so thin When we hide away the pain I've never felt like this before Can you imagine Saying that at twenty-six Saying that at forty-six And mop away the blood so so clean It's okay if you don't know what I mean We're drifting apart And you have no clue You think that we're so close But we're so far We're so far apart We're drifting apart And you have no clue You think that we're so close But we're so far apart
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I Am 02:38
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I took a deep breath Listened to the old bray Of my heart I am, I am, I am I am an offering Burning on a stake And the beating drums of the ones Who make me yours to take Are incessant I am a madman Running through the halls Checking every knob I come across Flipping every switch they made for us Such a satisfying touch to flush the pus And for every little itch I get I'll peel back with my bare hands The skin is sore and the body aches I'm brittle and I'm made of glass To the words I'm holding fast Flipping every switch they made for us Such a satisfying touch to flush the pus And for every little itch I get I'll peel back with my bare hands Flipping every switch they made for us Such a satisfying touch to flush the pus And for every little itch I get I'll peel back with my bare hands Flipping every switch they made for us Such a satisfying touch to flush the pus And for every little itch I get I'll peel back with my bare hands
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If I Were a Rag 04:07
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If I were a used up dusty old rag I'd throw it away in a paper bag A frayed piece of cloth Stained and torn apart No dirge or lamentation for this shag Every fiber soaked with sweat The drops of aggregate regret The stench is in the stitch And I would throw it in a ditch This fabric made of holes And unpaid debt No thread that has escaped abuse No square inch of any use In this devil's handkerchief No doubt it would unravel if You somehow tried to use it as a noose But if maybe in the sun it dried And met another face that cried A tear without a shoulder Or a confidant beholder Crusted stiffness could be vivified If I were a used up dusty old rag I'd throw it away in a paper bag A frayed piece of cloth Stained and torn apart No dirge or lamentation for this shag
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Real Romance 04:20
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What happened to real romance Indie film vibe romance Philosophy getting the best of us What happened to feeling right Believing in choices made Scrutiny getting the best of us What happened to real romance Face-to-face romance Loneliness getting the best of us I'm spending my days I'm spending my luck I'm spending my youth I'm spending too much I'm losing my way And I'm losing touch What happened to being who you are What happened to feeling what you feel Psychology getting the best of us What happened to saying what you think What happened to doing what you want Society getting the best of us What happened to real romance Laughing like fools romance Differences getting the best of us What happened to keeping trust Taking the risk for us Cowardice getting the best of us What happened to real romance Don't even think romance Anxieties getting the best of us I'm spending my days I'm spending my luck I'm spending my youth I'm spending too much I'm losing my way And I'm losing touch What happened to being who you are What happened to feeling what you feel Psychology getting the best of us What happened to saying what you think What happened to doing what you want Society getting the best of us
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Cadavera's Waltz 02:54
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To dance with a lady who comes in a box Signed and delivered to a house on a hill Where nobody lives But you have been waiting for her And the packaging opens with ease She looks like a lovely disease And her stitches are sewn with such delicate threads She seems so alive in the way that she's dead She takes your heart by surprise And she suddenly opens her eyes She jumps from her stand As she snatches your hand Chilling your blood till you're as lifeless as her It's the waltz Cadavera's waltz It's the waltz Cadavera's waltz Shrink-wrapped and put on display Your pupils are gone and your cheeks have turned gray You're a nightmare for all who come near But phantoms have nothing to fear Plastic to plastic your bodies entwine You leave your old psyche behind You're a killer whose noose has been tied And the victim your unblushing bride She takes your heart by surprise And she suddenly opens her eyes She jumps from her stand As she snatches your hand Chilling your blood till you're as lifeless as her It's the waltz Cadavera's waltz It's the waltz Cadavera's waltz Oh the deeds have been done in the dark Oh the deeds have been done in the dark my brothers The deeds have been done in the dark The deeds have been done in the dark my brothers
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Phantom 03:39
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The phantom floats I'm like a child he's my balloon He's always there Saliva on my neck I should not look That's how he gets inside your head I try my best But as soon as I forget It's icy cold It's a feeling that I like I'm not aware of problems in my life And I can't breathe But it's okay it's all the same It's turned to sludge The blood that's in my veins I'm very pleased I'm gone and I can't complain There's just one thing Can't understand or start to explain Well I have won And all the things I want are mine But I've become A loser in my mind
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4th of July 04:31
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It's the fourth of July And the cobwebs in my mind Are clearing out The sun is coming through Face is pink doesn't blink Doesn't care what you think Doesn't change all his plans When the rain comes down And the birds and the trees They are so good to me Honestly I'd rather be Someone so naturally Inclined to smile Happy style Will you stay with me awhile Doesn't make that much sense But it's enough for me And when the silence grows It's hard not to think of those Unmentionables But no way you're getting into my Fourth of July And the feels they don't stay They melt into eternal gray Makes you wonder why We work this way Maybe this, maybe that A brand new, car a pillbox hat A murky stat, a little chat That sails to 2 AM A shot of rum, I feel so dumb We had a pretty decent run But did you know when I go home That I still suck on my thumb Worry me, oh worry why Show me clear blue summer skies On this fourth of July No more thoughts of goodbyes And when the silence grows It's hard not to think of those Unmentionables But no way you're getting into my Fourth of July A shallow pool, a deep blue pit A made-to-order retrofit With just a face you can Never tell which one it is And in fact even if For many years you've known of them If you don't dig you won't find A single jelly bean A fleeting smile, a quick high five So much more than a scuba dive 'Cause when your tank is out of gas You know you've messed up bad My dear old friend, take it from me I've scaled up and down the centuries Apart from you, apart from me There's not much else to see And when the silence grows It's hard not to think of those Unmentionables But no way you're getting into my Fourth of July

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released April 5, 2019

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