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Perched Like A Parasite
03:25
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I folded the paper
I finished my coffee
I listened to my watch tick
I was done with the TV
I was done with the valley
I wanted to walk out with my palms down
I prayed for an answer
In the shape of a scorecard
Within arms reach of my armchair
I needed a vision
A point of direction
Some assistance to get things started
Gotta get things moving
Into regions of reason
Speckled and soft
Bitter from the first bite
Like a legion of leeches
It was bitter from the first bite
I am perched like a parasite
On the back of a cynic’s bite
I explode like a broken bulb
Without grace and without warning
I am perched like a parasite
I explode without warning
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Bela's Device
03:05
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Shake Out Your Shirt
03:08
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At the far end of the folding table
You sat sniffling
Then came the yelling
I could see you saw at your legs
Form over function
It was worse than friction at a formal function
Stripped of tension, apprehension
(I want to shake out your shirt)
I’m anxious
Stripped of tension, apprehension
(I want to shake out your shirt)
I’m eager
I won’t pay, no I won’t pay
For something so weak and stale
That’s tucked away in corners
Against a sky-stretched canvas of bandits
Tearing at the angel’s share is pointless
It’s pointless
At the near side of the swiveling chair
You stood shuffling
Then came the scratching
Why do you choose to chew on your words?
Punctuation over purpose
It was worse than a purchase at a penny circus
I want to shake out your shirt
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Thinner Than Thin
11:44
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With the gestures of a jester
You’re posted atop the lepers
In an imitated pose
It doesn’t quite match your posture
I wish they’d put you out to pasture
Limb dangling limb
Thinner than thin
You’ve got no ribs
No bones to speak of
A satin pig in satin pants
A swine’s image of romance
Remembered and rendered again
A muddy ape in a muddy pen
Which one is you?
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Edsel Washington, D.C.
Edsel was a rock/post-hardcore band from Washington, DC. The group originally formed in 1988 and broke up in 1997, having
released four full-length albums, numerous 7" singles and an EP.
Associated acts include SAVAK, Obits, Chisel, Fort Knox Five, Girls Against Boys, New Wet Kojak, Piper Cub, and Thunderball.
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