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BB Rabbits
04:29
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Hope and I pray, try to laugh every day, and I just want to play music with my friend.
Oh, baby rabbits are out on my lawn and there's eight of them or at least it seems... cute little things. I think it rained last night but I think that's alright. The ground's a little wet but that's no need to fret, kid.
So grab a flashlight and let's look all night for those little rabbits. Love them to bits. Not like Elmyra Duff cuz that'd be too rough- more like the way Hilary loves Haylie Duff, okay? Yeah. Yeah.
But Chuck's affections lie with Carly Rae Jepsen and I like the Jetsons movie from the 80's.
Now I'm watching cartoons and re-opening old wounds, any good song's a boon and I'm an astronaut chasing space rabbits to the dark side of the moon in the air balloon and Shirley the Loon is another Tiny Toons character. Her. Er.
Chibi Usagi fascinates me. The boy loves Karai. Ninja girl crush. *sigh*. The feeling is palpable, the ceiling is glass and Gene Wilder will crash through it in his glass elevator, flying into space.
And it feels good to play, yes it feels good to play, oh, it feels good to play anything with friends.
Oh, baby rabbits are out on my lawn, yeah out on my lawn, yeah those baby rabbits. Baby Rabbits. Do they want carrots or are they more careless? Or maybe the bunnies are like me and puns are what they enjoy.
Oh, baby rabbits are out on my lawn, yeah out on my lawn, yeah those baby rabbits. Baby Rabbits. Maybe the hares are intergalactic wayfarers? Yeah maybe one's green, if you know what I mean- wouldn't that be neat? Bucky O'Hare.
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Starbirth
02:55
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"It's a beautiful day, Jim. Beautiful. To go outside.
It's a beautiful day- so beautiful. Let's go outside.
The sun is in the sky, we can be angels in the snow.
When the sun is in the sky we can be angels in the snow."
And as we get older we don't have to stop being bolder.
The stars are lullabies, the internet's a black hole.
The stars are lullabies, the internet's a black hole.
We are paper cranes, paper animals. Paper animals.
We are paper cranes, paper animals. Paper animals.
The future might look dark but it's worth another look.
I've never seen the birth of a star but I stood in its light and that's best part. I've never seen the birth of a star but I stood in its light- and that's the best part.
Two suns are in the sky lighting a desert rose.
Three suns, three suns will rise. I sing a sun song.
Numbers are the rainbow in synesthesia.
You said, "Sunday is a Tetris piece. At least that's how it seems to me."
Stars, stars, are they nothing but sparks from Jubilee's hands? She's the best X-man. I've never seen the birth of a star but I've lived in the light and that's the best part. I've never seen the birth of a star but I live in the light and that's the best part. We don't have to see the births of the stars to live in the light... of many different kinds of love.
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I Am Phil Collins
03:38
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Please, Prof. Berger can I go back home today? Today, today, today. Because I miss my boys so much. Please Prof. Berger. I've got wires in every orifice and it's gross- so gross- and I miss my boys so much.
But it takes so much energy to turn it on again. This hospital room's my Alamo but it won't be my last stand. What I need is a hero- maybe Batman or Tarzan. And I forgot the Genesis reference I was supposed to make right there.
And I want to hit something hard again like a drum. But first I've got to duct-tape these drumsticks to my hands. I want my heart to beat strong again like a drum. But first I've got to stand up and be a man.
Oh, please Prof. Berger can I go back home today? Today, today, today. Cuz I miss my boys so much. Please Prof. Berger I'ved got wires in every orifice and it's gross, so gross. I'm like Mojo watching reality TV.
But it takes so much energy to turn it on again. This hospital room's my Alamo- swear it won't be my last stand. I need to be a hero- like the Dark Knight or Tarzan. Still forgot the Genesis reference I was going to make right there.
I was supposed to be on Adele's new album, but it never materialized and I'm okay with that. And I think both of the brothers from Oasis are real wankers. But I do enjoy some of their music because it's so Beatle-esque.
Please Prof. Berger can I go back home today? Not tonight, tonight, tonight. Because I miss my boys so much. Please Prof. Berger I've got wires in every orifice and it's gross, so gross. And I miss my boys so much.
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Faerietayl
01:51
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I tried to write many songs and wrote the same song many times. I'll mention lasagna, here's a Mulan reference, and another rhyme.
Phenomenal. Phenomenal. Cowabunga. And radical.
Back then there were streets of rage (it was a rage that never left me) or climbing Mickey's beanstalk. Todays it's stalk a Facebook page.
O Darkwing Duck. O Mega Man. O Robot Duck, Crank 'Model Man'.
"Pretty. Odd. Oh, I can't even," a young princess or prince might say "That we should save a world it seems does not want to be saved."
These magic books. These castle mazes. A longing for another age.
But we can still be amazed.
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Citrine Warbler
03:12
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matte black with a darker tip. wings of archaeopteryx. songs we sing of ancient wings, and songs of melted ones.
hymns heard at sunset. lyrics leaving angels' lips. yellow citrine warbler feathers. a female cardinal is brown.
matte black with a darker tip, feathers of archaeopteryx. songs we sing of ancient wings, and songs of melted ones.
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did I ever tell you in another life I was a fox? well of course you knew cuz you'd been there too- you were there when it all went dark. sometimes things seem so dark. why do sometimes things seem so dark?
nebula bride's ghost's dancing silent on a sunken starship. hears sweet sounds and the night is her gown and she forgets her hardships. two lovers light a fire at midnight in a dark forest. you found a note- it was something that you wrote- it might be your solace.
I don't have to tell you in another life I was a fox. of course you know- you were there too when it all went dark. sometimes things seem so dark. but the wise owl sees in the dark.
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Cuddles
03:49
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my heart is pizza, your heart is...
...black coffee
...iced coffee
pink neon lights
pink neon lights, pink neon lights
my heart is pizza, your heart is...
... a tattoo sleeve
...buried in the leaves
...somewhere I can't see
pink neon lights
pink neon lights, pink neon lights
our hearts are pizza
our hearts are pizza, our hearts are dark poetry.
our hearts are pizza, our hearts are dark poetry.
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Night of the Bat
03:03
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when I'm at a loss for words you should pay attention to what I say with my eyes.
when I'm lost out in the world I might say a prayer. haven't in a while.
every song I sing, every note I can't hit...
every girl is a scientist. every girl's internet famous,
every time I step into the ring, every swing and a miss...
every girl is a registered nurse, every girl likes a bigger purse
second verse is the same as the first, except it's not I'm an astronaut.
and you're never too old to die too young, when it gets to this part maybe I'll just hum *hum*
every song I sing, every note I can't hit
every girl's a scientist. every girl's internet famous,
every time I step into the ring, every swing and a miss...
every girl is a registered nurse, every girl likes a bigger purse
and I am a man and I don't understand.
so I don't even try to pretend.
I am a man- bring good things to an end.
I am a man-turn my back on my friends.
night of the bat, night of the bat, night of the bat...
...birthstone eyes
...hair's on fire
...she's talking to a bike
and I am a man and I don't understand.
so I don't even try to pretend.
I am a man- bring good things to an end.
I am a man- turn my back on my friends.
night of the bat, night of the bat, night of the bat...
...birthstone eyes
...hair's on fire
...she's talking to a bike
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lesser dog-like bat New Jersey
During these trying times James has been playing lots of Super Mario Maker 2/ Animal Crossing/ Donkey Kong Country 2 in
between battles with self-doubt and accepting the hellish nature of the world.
James/and his girlfriend have also been playing with their beloved cats.
Charles has a cat he has most likely not been playing with a lot.
Keanan possibly has been playing with the cat though.
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