1. |
Pardon My Expression
03:05
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It’s been a long time since I left conversation
To the language spoken only by the mind
It’s been a long time since I left moderation
And leave all rationale behind
What you promised means the world if it is true
What I fear is what your saying is nothing new
Is it a tangled time-consuming revelation
That only leads me back to where I’ve been
I’ve tried so many ways to find peace
It never seems to leave where it begins
With hesitation I am pondering your call
For understanding you say that I must surrender all
Pardon my expression
I’ve been here before
Traveled down the same road
Leading to the same place
Been down the same road
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2. |
The Pauper's Walrus
05:09
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He says the transformation
Will only lead to progress
The waking of the new man
The awareness of our own divinity
He says that time has left us
In bondage to mortality
Only sensing realness in our minds
By what we touch and see
Let him lead you on
The pauper’s walrus
To the truth beyond reason
The pauper’s walrus
He says our evolution
Has finally made a pathway
Leading to the answers
We have all been looking for so long
He says our only hindrance is
What we’ve known as possible
Never understanding to see ourselves
We must look beyond
Let him lead you on
The pauper’s walrus
To the truth beyond reason
The pauper’s walrus
He’ll take your blinders off and free you
He knows your past and what's been keeping you enchained
He’ll spin the world round right in front of you
And say that you hold it all right in your hands
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3. |
Take Me Over
04:22
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In the form of a question
He answers me tells me to look inside myself
My gut reaction tells me to flee
But my curiosity says
Take me over, take me out
Take me through the realm
Where there’s no fear there’s no doubt
Like a distant memory
I feel like I've been here before
Scared to go on
But something inside of me is saying
Take me over, take me out
Take me through the realm
Where there’s no fear there’s no doubt
There’s no pain my heart can ache about
There’s no wonder if my next step I will fall
There’s no dread in the vanity of all
There’s no hope cause nothing else is needed
There’s no wants cause nothing is depleted
There’s no walls no boundaries are required
There’s no need it fulfills all desires
He starts to speak
But says words could never express
The only way you'll learn is
What you'll gain through this experience
Take me over, take me out
Take me through the realm
Where there’s no fear there’s no doubt
There's no pain my heart can ache about
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4. |
After All
02:30
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Yesterday I thought all the answers would become evident
Now I wonder if there is any after all
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5. |
Troubled Times
04:01
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There is no peace in staying still
There is no peace in running far
There is no peace is letting go
There is no peace in holding on
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
There is no peace in standing firm
There is no peace in wavering
There is no peace in contemplation
There is no peace in mindlessness
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
Inside I feel like I’m torn in two
No sanctuary is driving me insane
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6. |
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Nothing hopeless has before entered my mind
Now it seems as if it’s all I think of
A sense of desperateness is taking over now
Since what I hoped for I have made
Boy did I trouble the water not to make sense of this
And it seems so hard to make it come together
But if it does now who can separate
It’s disconcerting knowing it’s always been there
When it seems out of place to me
Boy did I trouble the water not to make sense of this
And so what puzzled me has left me here alone
To struggle face to face
And what encompasses me I try to break but cannot flee
What's inside of me I fought against so long
What's the use to even struggle
Disembodied from the start
The soul has no more say
I cannot live without this connection
So forever here far from my intentions
Nowhere close to where I thought I would be
It’s disconcerting knowing it's always been there
When it seems out of place to me
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7. |
What Means The Most
02:34
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Fear of wrong decisions
Contemplating all mistakes
Fear of moving forward
All the wrong steps you could take
Fear of the imagined
Keeps you from the truth
Fear of what's behind
The curtain you may never know
Why do we fear what means the most
Fear of being foolish
Who will watch you when you fall
Fear of dangerous ground
When you step will it dissolve
Fear of being open
To the reality
That will settle your mind
And open up your eyes
Why do we fear what means the most
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8. |
Nothing New
04:20
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Contemplate these circles
That lead me back to you
So many times I’ve left
To return for what is true
Promises of fortune
A peaceful paradise
Are tricks cleverly concealed
And their beauty knows your name
There’s nothing new
The same old tricks the same old lies
What caught my eye was sparkling
It beckoned for my soul
What harm can come from searching
If I maintain control
An apologetic plea
I return from where I came
Now every course I travel down
The ends always the same
There’s nothing new
The same old tricks the same old lies
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9. |
Talk About The Sea
03:10
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I wonder if the way I think is right at all
Or if it’s just the way I think it should be
I wonder if the answer is as simple
As I think it is or is there simply not one at all
And we talk about the sea
The way that it greets us
The waves are like its arms
Reaching out to destroy or save us
Hopefully I think I got it figured out
But honestly you think you know the answer too
It's hard to tell what's right or wrong
When preconceptions
Cloud the light that wants so hard to shine on through
And we talk about the sea
The way that it greets us
The waves are like its arms
Reaching out to destroy or save us
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10. |
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Disappointment
Disillusion
Misconception
Misdirection
As he goes down the marches sound upon the sea
The current pushes him so far away
He goes far from where he’s supposed to be
Sink Down to the Bottom of the Sea
Once he climbed now he sinks to the sea
Watching the waves smash to pieces
The wrecked ships against the coral reefs
He goes down in an aquatic incarceration he is captured
With the ones he tried to set free
As he goes down the marches sound upon the sea
The current pushes him so far away
He goes far from where he’s supposed to be
Sink Down to the Bottom of the Sea
As he breathes in the air escapes his lungs
Thinking how he could have been so sure to do what he has done
He starts to think oh how we have one chance
Is the answer so obvious
Or did he bother just not to see
Is it so obvious
Sink Down to the Bottom of the Sea
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11. |
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There is no peace in staying still
There is no peace in running far
There is no peace is letting go
There is no peace in holding on
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
There is no peace in standing firm
There is no peace in wavering
There is no peace in contemplation
There is no peace in mindlessness
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
Inside I feel like I’m torn in two
No sanctuary is driving me insane
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12. |
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I’ve been lost drifting in the open
Waiting for the next breeze to carry me away
I’ve been set adrift on the ocean
Whichever way the wind blows it's my course they decide
Will I ever be happy
It’s my course they decide
Settled in the fact that I have no choice
I see in the distance the place I wish to be
Washed away by the crashing waters
All my hopes of being all my dreams
Will I ever be happy
Will I ever be content
Will I ever find peace
It’s my course they decide
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13. |
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Once you think it’s been collected
The truth becomes elusive
Confounding even wise men
Choosing its own way
By which it's revealed
In irony it is concealed
Evading every trap laid
Once in the palm of my hand
It all begins to slip away
Contemplating thoughts of ancients
Who grappled with the questions
That only bring confusion
Looking for the clues
To what it's about
Once it's within we soon are without
Any sense of understanding
Once in the palm of my hand it all begins to slip away
And the meaning seems to disappear
Once we think it’s been made clear in our minds
When we stand upon the words we speak
They once again become weak in our mouths
To be enlightened then in the dark
Once all-consuming now not a spark
Of former revelation
Once in the palm of my hand it all begins to slip away
Trying to conjure up the meaning
Through mindless repetition
Of words that once transcended
Always in a flux
We try and pin it down
Saying that it's here
When is really surrounds
All our thoughts and expectations
Once in the palm of my hand it all begins to slip away
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14. |
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There is no peace in staying still
There is no peace in running far
There is no peace is letting go
There is no peace in holding on
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
There is no peace in standing firm
There is no peace in wavering
There is no peace in contemplation
There is no peace in mindlessness
I’ll make the most of these troubled times
I’ll learn so much from these troubled times
Inside I feel like I’m torn in two
No sanctuary is driving me insane
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15. |
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Tiny creatures scale the bottom of the ocean floor
Men dressed in frog suits with knives and lights ready to explore
They say it's amazing the wonders that they see below
But you won’t see me dressed in rubber ready to go
I do better on the shore
What hope has a drowning man
A smart man knows where not to go
There is no fear in being wise
Don’t jump in what you do not know
Impending disaster
It’s wise to stay somewhere far away
I’ll keep my distance
From where my life might not be safe
I do better on the shore
A thousand pairs of glowing eyes scare me when I look below
Not knowing what will be revealed is reason enough for me not to go
I am so safe here why ever should I want to leave
The security of standing firm
To the relative safety of the deep
I do better on the shore
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16. |
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I’ve been lost drifting in the open
Waiting for the next breeze to carry me away
I’ve been left adrift on the ocean
Whichever way the wind blows my course they decide
Will I ever be happy
It’s my course they decide
Settled in the fact that I have no choice
I see in the distance the place I wish to be
Washed away by the crashing waters
All my hopes of being all my dreams
Will I ever be happy
It’s my course they decide
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17. |
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Contemplate these circles
That lead me back to you
So may times I’ve left
To return for what is true
Promises of fortune
A peaceful paradise
Are tricks cleverly concealed
And their beauty knows your name
There’s nothing new
The same old tricks the same old lies
What caught my eye was sparkling
It beckoned for my soul
What harm can come from searching
If I maintain control
An apologetic plea
I return from where I came
Now every course I travel down
The ends always the same
There’s nothing new
The same old tricks the same old lies
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18. |
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I’m the one who lost my inhibitions
I feared nothing when I left the shore
I'm the one who was left wide open
Nothing to hide no cover to employ
Because you can if you want
You can see the other side
You can see the world and get it in perspective
You can know what's going on
You can see what's going down
Do you want to know if the world spins around you
I used to walk your shore
I’m bored with it I’m bored with it
Come on let’s go skinny dippin’
You’re the one who said that my behavior
Just doesn't fit with the things you've learned
You're the one who said that I’m acting foolish
For the younger ones I should be concerned
But the younger ones should know the truth lies down below
They need to be the ones who jump in and find it
The truth will not sit still it seeks a deeper thrill
Its own nature seems to destroy itself
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19. |
Once (1995 4 Track demo)
04:39
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Once you think it’s been collected
The truth becomes elusive
Confounding even wise men
Choosing it's own way
By which it's revealed
In irony it is concealed
Evading every trap laid
Once in the palm of my hand
It all begins to slip away
Contemplating thoughts of ancients
Who grappled with the questions
That only bring confusion
Looking for the clues
To what it's about
Once it's within we soon are without
Any sense of understanding
Once in the palm of my hand it all begins to slip away
And the meaning seems to disappear
Once we think it’s been made clear in our minds
When we stand upon the words we speak
They once again become weak in out mouths
To be enlightened then in the dark
Once all consuming now not a spark
Of former revelation
Once in the palm of my hand it all begins to slip away
Trying to conjure up the meaning
Through mindless repetition
Of words that once transcended
Always in a flux
We try and pin it down
Saying that it's here
When is really surrounds
All our thoughts and expectations
Once in the palm of my hand it all begins to slip away
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20. |
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Nothing hopeless has before entered my mind
Now it seems as if it’s all I think of
A sense of desperateness is taking over now
Since what I hoped for I have made
Boy did I trouble the water not to make sense of this
And it seems so hard to make it come together
But if it does now who can separate
It’s disconcerting knowing it’s always been there
When it seems out of place to me
Boy did I trouble the water not to make sense of this
And so what puzzled me has left me here alone
To struggle face to face
And what encompasses me I try to break but cannot flee
What's inside of me I fought against so long
What's the use to even struggle
Disembodied from the start
The soul has no more say
I cannot live without this connection
So forever here far from my intentions
Nowhere close to where I thought I would be
It’s disconcerting knowing it’s always been there
When it seems out of place to me
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21. |
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Fear of wrong decisions
Contemplating all mistakes
Fear of moving forward
All the wrong steps you could take
Fear of the imagined
Keeps you from the truth
Fear of what's behind
The curtain you may never know
Why do we fear what means the most
Fear of being foolish
Who will watch you when you fall
Fear of dangerous ground
When you step will it dissolve
Fear of being open
To the reality
That will settle your mind
And open up your eyes
Why do we fear what means the most
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22. |
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I wonder if the way I think is right at all
Of if it’s just the way I think it should be
I wonder if the answer is as simple
As I think it is or is there simply not one at all
And we talk about the sea
The way that it greets us
The waves are like it's arms
Reaching out to destroy or save us
Hopefully I think I got it figured out
But honestly you think you know the answer too
It's hard to tell what's right or wrong
When preconceptions
Cloud the light that wants so hard to shine on through
And we talk about the sea
The way that it greets us
The waves are like it's arms
Reaching out to destroy or save us
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Mike Indest New Orleans, Louisiana
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