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1. |
Blink
05:45
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BLINK
so tough
do you think you've seen enough
of all the ways
we keep erasing every day
we need a song
that everyone can sing along
just like the one
where the boss said we were born to run
blink once if you can hear me
blink twice if you can see me
blink three times if you wanna walk out
blink four times if you wanna crawl
blink five times if you wanna stay
and watch it all just fade away
and so we're here
and we're waiting for the dust to clear
out in the field
where they gather up and burn the yield
who thought it wise
to try and see it all through jaded eyes
it's like a curse
the way they keep the world in reverse
blink once if you can hear me
blink twice if you can see me
blink three times if you wanna walk out
blink four times if you wanna crawl
blink five times if you wanna stay
and watch it all just fade away
alive
we sent the needle into overdrive
we heard them cry
from the iris of the dragon's eye
falling out
above a whimper and beyond a shout
we felt it there
when were were drunk and falling down the stairs
blink once if you can hear me
blink twice if you can see me
blink three times if you wanna walk out
blink four times if you wanna crawl
blink five times if you wanna stay
and watch it all just fade away
-2/4/10
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2. |
Echelon
05:02
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ECHELON
wake up and smell the coffee in your veins
stakes up! it's time to move on to the outer rim
where there's no one there who knows that you're to blame
do you suppose you saw all that you came to see?
do you suppose you can still recognize the sign?
did you suppose you'd end up at the foot of me
for the millionth time?
and sure enough, here does the sun refuse to shine
we're sittin' down among the leaves, the air is still but there's a breeze
and sure enough, here there is nowhere left to climb
we lost our place, there's a footprint on your face
do you suppose you saw all that you came to see?
did you suppose you'd get ahead of me?
do you suppose you could just reinvent the scenes
of your 97th dream?
wake up, look your reflection in the eye
it's taking up all the space left in your mind
to shatter once and then just pass you by
do you suppose you said all that you meant to say?
do you suppose we saw your mountain for the trees?
do you suppose we understood you anyway
when you were on your knees?
and sure enough, here does the sun refuse to shine
we're sittin' down among the leaves, the air is still but there's a breeze
and sure enough, here there is nowhere left to climb
we lost our place, there's a footprint on your face
do you suppose you said all that you meant to say?
did you suppose we'd leave them lying in the way?
do you suppose you could just reinvent the day
before the sky turned grey?
wake up and chase the movement on your tongue
the day cuts just like a steely blade
we're on the run til we find method in the madness that we made
do you suppose you saw all that you came to see?
did you suppose you'd end up at the foot of me?
do you suppose you saw the mountain for the trees?
do you suppose you saw all that you came to see
when you were on your knees?
and sure enough, here does the sun refuse to shine
we're sittin' down among the leaves, the air is still but there's a breeze
and sure enough, here there is nowhere left to climb
we lost our place
-2/4/11
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3. |
Hurricane Jane And Ida
03:45
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HURRICANE JANE AND IDA
hurricane jane and ida go walking in the rain
sad songs are the only reminders of the pain
they felt when their shadows collided with my
train of thought, we'd rather not walk out
hurricane jane and ida revolve around the
circus scene where the shadow dissolves
into the light, so bright, like a cannon exploding
we feel it right now
hurricane jane said to ida, "i don't know
when the time will be right, just to let it all go
to see the light, it could be a trick or a trap
we gotta dish it out and take it like that, yeah
hurricane jane and ida, said "i do" in the storm
while the ravens circled around their bag of thorns
that they saved for the warning bell
we knew it all so well
and ida makes a dash for the meadow sea
now she can see, now she can see
and ida like a spider spins a web for all to see
but lets it be
and hurricane jane says "you've made a mess of me"
hurricane jane and ida just sat there on the porch
in the dark while the fire was raging far below
and they smiled at the children on the sidewalk
who stopped and said hello, who are you, yo
hurricane jane and ida go drifting like a good idea
through the weight of the dream, the topic shifts
from the good to an impossible scene
oh how we heard them cry out
and ida makes a dash for the meadow sea
now she can see, now she can see
and ida like a spider spins a web for all to see
but lets it be
and hurricane jane says "you've made a mess of me"
hurricane jane and ida go walking in the rain
sad songs are the only reminders....
-5/13/10
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4. |
Dissolve
03:49
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DISSOLVE
tailspin, lost in the dream again
feeling the weight of the wind
steering away from the bend
we run ever so close to the sun
we're breathing but under the gun
we're doing it now that it's done
and so it goes, we're moving along
and we're taking it out on these songs
we all mean well sometimes
we're padding it out with these lines
we're overwhelmed
slow flight, we're dizzy from all of these heights
we're binding ourselves to the night
we're blinding ourselves to the light
to take it or to swallow our pride or spit
we smoulder before we are lit
we're shaking it up a bit
and so it goes, we're moving along
and we're righting the blurs and the wrongs
we all can't see sometimes
but we've had it with all of these signs
along the highway
we're crazier than these times
allow
low rise, missing the point for the prize
pressing along with the flies
the last of the winter skies
we fall down, we're taking it out and around
and listening for the sound
of a fist or a sudden mound
and so it goes, we're moving along
and we muddle it up to seem strong
we fuck it up sometimes
and fess to the last of these crimes
we shake the dust of doubt
and rely on our wits to get out
of this maze
-2/24/12
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5. |
Slender
04:08
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SLENDER
there've been times when i wanted to fall down
there've been times when i thought i was all out
there've been times when i thought it was all so long ago
then i saw it was just a reflection
of another bad dream in the garden
it took me back, for a second, i thought i was all alone
but at the edge of the fog was an angel
she'd been standing there all of the time
at the edge of the fog was an angel
i can't bear to break this slender line
there've been times when i hid in the shadows
there've been times when i took it for something else
there've been times when i thought i was on some other road
then i heard that voice in the wild wind
talking like a ghost but i knew it was not then
another deal with the devil before i had to go
but at the edge of the fog was an angel
she'd been standing there all of the time
at the edge of the fog was an angel
i can't bear to break this slender line
there've been times when i dreamt of a way in
there've been times when i sang of the fire scars
there've been times when i shook it off and just let it go
then i knew it was all in my head
some rag-tag poet with his hand in my pot of gold
i took him out and i left him dead on the side of the road
but at the edge of the fog was an angel
she'd been standing there all of the time
at the edge of the fog was an angel
i can't bear to break this slender line
-2/8/13
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6. |
d.i.y.
04:02
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d.i.y.
d.i.y. from the back of my mind
i can see the world i sing about
when i'm here at home
i can never feel alone
it's that love i can not live without
my songs are my children
not just the ones i'm willing
to share with the world
my songs are my children
not just the ones i'm willing
to share with you now
d.i.y. from the back of my mind
another one has come and gone
it sounds a lot like this
and a little like that
sometimes it goes on and on
my songs are my children
not just the ones i'm willing
to share with the world
my songs are my children
not just the ones i'm willing
to share with you now
d.i.y. from the back of my mind
i think about it all the time
all i do is grin and i do it all again
so proud to say it's all mine
my songs are my children
not just the ones i'm willing
to share with the world
my songs are my children
not just the ones i'm willing
to share with you now
i sing about the world
i sing about the little ones
i sing about the fire
i sing about love
i sing about the war
i sing about the peace
i sing about the follies of man
and everything we all need
and i'll sing about you
-2/24/14
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7. |
Our Time To Shine
04:34
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OUR TIME TO SHINE
the rain it missed us, on and on
straight into a groovy kind of weather
out the window, down the line
no looking back, we're terrified and smiling
it ain't no thing, we grew our wings
and we learned to sing a happy kind of song
this kind of life can bring us everything
from sweat to swing to anything, so long
i heard the angel bargain, leave his mark
on that old man from down the road
t'was nothing new i guess but when it's mine
i want the rest of what i'm owed
i don't care, at least i'm there
i'm screaming in the front row of the show
knockin' off the beggars in the way
this way just ain't the way to go
this is our time
our time to shine
shine like the gold in the hands of the mother sun
shine like the crest of a wave before it's all done
shine like the eyes of the greatest love we've ever known
shine like a rolling stone
the message from beyond the fold
it read you better never damp the fire
that's burning in my soul
i cannot vouch for what ain't rolling down the wire
to make through the morning dew
and hold on til the fireflies at night
it's what we want, it's what we got
ain't nothing but the sweetness and the light
this is our time
our time to shine
shine like the gold in the hands of the mother sun
shine like the crest of a wave before it's all done
shine like the eyes of the greatest love we've ever known
shine like a rolling stone
-3/7/14
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8. |
Amen
03:55
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AMEN
down on our luck again
no, it ain't the way it sounds
amen, we're gone
to the blue and the clouds
and to the sun
hand off that map to the gold
that held on for so long
amen, we're gone
we said a prayer
even though we don't believe
in it
sometimes we need
it right there
in front of our eyes
to see it all for real
amen, we're gone
it's taken over
some poetry in motion
amen, we're gone
to the land of the rising tide
we'll breathe in, breathe out
remember that place so far away
no way
amen, we're gone
we closed our eyes
and relied on other senses
to show us how to leave
right then, it was a piece of piss
once we got to it
amen, amen, we're gone
we're flying high again
higher than the moon and sun
amen, we're gone
to the end of the puzzle
big and wide out, wide out
just can't forget to come back
til then, amen, we're gone
we flipped it off and
we ran like children off into the light
to steal the big, big prize
no shit, we'll get lost in it
and sing a victory song
amen, we're gone
-3/13/14
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9. |
Everybody In Between
03:50
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EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN
there's you and there's me
and then there's everybody in between
so it goes
when you walk into the room
you feel the fire flicker, fade
the candle lies like all these moments
in your life go flying by
like a wormhole, to the end
it's barricaded at the bend
and we're nowhere close, my friend
but still
there you and there's me
and then there's everybody in between
so it goes
beyond the wall there's nothing but
disaster and joy, do you have the guts
to try and push and shove
to reach the other side
i got mine here in the sand
i'll shake the chains from out my hands
and wait a moment
before i shackle down again
but still
there's you and there's me
and then there's everybody in between
so it goes
i see your light at the end of that funnel
big and wide, yeah, i see it all the time
i'll hold it close and burn it bright
and i'll keep watch along this wild and winding road
another song to bring along
we'll shake 'em off when we get done
and start again, and whistle winds
like this phenomenon, and on
all we need it waiting there
behind the last of all the chairs
and i would meet you there somewhere
but still
there's you and there's me
and then there's everybody in between
so it goes
-november 2013
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10. |
Climb
05:07
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CLIMB
we lie in wait in the corners of this cloud
behind the well of indifference and the wall of mighty proud
there's nothing there but solace and reminders of the day
we walked among them, higher, kicked the stones from out the way
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
take your poison, if you like
don't ever spit it out
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
t'ain't nothing like the serenade
between the winner's shouts
high on the top of the world
is where i'm gonna climb
i see it clear, between the boulders and the rays
it glows just like a thunderclap in the soapy summer haze
it's taking off in circles, count them, somewhere down the line
we'll meet 'em there, perhaps, if we can bother with the time
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
does this elevator take us there
or does it take us further out
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
this silent riot smothers
all the petty anger shouts
high on the top of the world
is where i'm gonna climb
rolling down the road, we thought about the way we changed
the curve and swerve and everything, from the subtle to the strange
there's nothing like the movies in my mind, to pass the time
a cast of thousands celebrate all the love we left behind
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
it's a mighty fucking thing
when we let go of all our doubts
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
the gold, it's in my hands right now
don't try to knock it out
and high on the top of
of what this world is all about
just let us celebrate, appreciate
and laugh and sing it out
and high on the top
of what this world is all about
it's about the love, about the love
that's what it's all about
high on the top of the world
is where i'm gonna climb
-2/2/15
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11. |
Happy Song
03:26
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HAPPY SONG
hello, dear, it's time to move along
just wave as you're picking up to go
we sing our old disaster songs
because they are the only ones we know
at night, when we're there we sit and stare
into the belly of storm
we're frozen solid but we're warm
we think of it, what was the cause of it
sometimes we're better when we throw a fit
it took me by surprise, i never thought
we'd ever do it but we did
you picked me up, you gave me all you got
and then we went screaming off the grid
and now we're looking back
this kinda thing, can't do it twice
but why the hell must we climb back into our shells
let's bust it loose and live it all again
if only for the mountains and the wind
all and everything we laid to waste
we'll see again, if for a day
there's nothing like a simple summer taste
so free, yeah, we better stay that way
and still i think about those faces
on the other side, they look at me
and sometimes they're the only ones i see
while i'm here, they're always here
and nothing's gonna change
the road is crystal clear
hello, dear, it's time to move along
just wave as you're picking up to go
we sing our happy song
coz its the only one we know
2/7/15
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12. |
Single Petal Rose
04:04
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SINGLE PETAL ROSE
moon rise, a rose before my eyes
it took me for a spin and set me down again
white lies, collect and canonize
we're gonna find out we're gonna find out
oh, the rose
oh, the rose
don't mind me, i'm just talking to the wall
it's full of shit and stories of you all
don't mind me, i'm just waiting for my moment
in the shade
this light, it's a mighty blinding light
we turn into the wind and do it all again
no fear, just take that ship and steer
until you find it, until you find it
oh, the rose
oh, the rose
don't mind me, i'm just talking to the wall
it's full of shit and stories of you all
don't mind me, i'm just waiting for my moment
in the shade
moon glows on a single petal rose
she sings of new beginnings and of bitter ends
night, shine on the petals still in line
so glad we found it, so glad we found it
oh, the rose
oh, the rose
don't mind me, i'm just talking to the wall
it's full of shit and stories of you all
don't mind me, i'm just waiting for my moment
in the shade
-2/2/16
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13. |
Beyond The Curve
03:01
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BEYOND THE CURVE
spin, spin, like a pinwheel in the wind
all the monkeys got you running
to the wrong side of the bend
settle, for a moment, til you shake it off
and do it all again
skin, skin, it's just a measure of our sin
to choke it for the sake of
throwing back to who-knows-when
shut up, for a moment, think it over
before you do it all again
beyond the veil, it's nothing shocking
beyond the wall, it's what we saw
beyond the grave, they're waiting now
beyond the curve, it's settled now
win, win, it's more than numbers in the wind
to measure all the love
it isn't what but who's your friend
skip it, just this once, you'll see
it's bound to happen to ya once again
beyond the veil, it's nothing shocking
beyond the wall, it's what we saw
beyond the grave, they're waiting now
beyond the curve, it's settled now
bend, bend, or break it up from end to end
and put it back together
just to see where it begins
fuck it, all to hell, we're giving up
before it blows apart again
beyond the veil, it's nothing shocking
beyond the wall, it's what we saw
beyond the grave, they're waiting now
beyond the curve, it's settled now
-10/21/15
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14. |
Cut And Run
05:09
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CUT & RUN
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna think about it
don't stop the world
unless you want 'em creeping in
you can make it real
make it feel
like the deal has been done
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna cut and run
when the light burns out
you better not run
to the scene of the black hole
as it comes undone
whether the sheen or the shadow
all depends on what
we take it to mean
at any given moment
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna think about it
don't stop the world
unless you want 'em creeping in
you can make it real
make it feel
like the deal has been done
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna cut and run
what it is is another way
to say it's so
we break on the waves
we keep on rolling til it's time to go
whether the ebb or the flow
is not for you to know
beyond the web
is another one, so go slow
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna think about it
don't stop the world
unless you want 'em creeping in
you can make it real
make it feel
like the deal has been done
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna cut and run
when the wind blows away
another bitter end
submit to the way
and blink and do it all again
a million and one
tiny moments in the setting sun
a million and one
everybody do the cut and run
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna think about it
don't stop the world
unless you want 'em creeping in
you can make it real
make it feel
like the deal has been done
don't stop the world
if you're only gonna cut and run
don't stop the world...
-6/7/16
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15. |
Workin' The Machine
04:54
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WORKIN' THE MACHINE
what goes up must come down
you better leave your hate on the ground
look at 'em run now
these ivory eyes, they see all sides
charades'll wear you thin
don't take it off
til it's over your head
whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh
don't ya step upon my feet
it's a matter of time
til we pick ourselves clean
whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh
it's a burden just to be
the only one in the world
workin' the machine
the sun goes up, the sun goes down
we're still here countin' the ways
we're gonna wait it out
until we spin again
this kind of rain'll ease the pain
just keep on singing the blues
they've got nothing on you
ain't that the truth
whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh
don't ya know it's all in vain
it's a matter of time
before we do it all again
whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh
it's a burden just to be
the only one in the world
workin' the machine
we all get up, we all get down
next up, do it again
but don't stick around
desire on the run
we're busting loose from our own shoes
to keep on playing the fool
before they make it all true
just look at you
whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh
stepping over, stepping on
it's a matter of time
before the thrill is gone
whoh-oh-oh-oh, whoh-oh-oh-oh
it's a burden just to be
the only one in the world
workin' the machine
8/23/18
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16. |
Between The Goodbyes
03:56
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BETWEEN THE GOODBYES
between the goodbyes is another hill to climb
between the goodbyes is another gear to grind
between the goodbyes is another lonely night
we've set aside
this disposition, i can feel it burn
i'm in these positions but i know i'll never learn
these sad divisions are too much to discern
so we come and go
between the goodbyes is another mess to make
between the goodbyes there's nothing less at stake
between the goodbyes is the dust we'll never shake
so we're holding on
this satisfaction, i can see it shine
these vain reactions, they keep a-coming all the time
they're not so distracting, they barely settle on my mind
it's what i know
between the goodbyes is something kind of weird
between the goodbyes it's going down right here
between the goodbyes i shattered all my fears
just to breathe again
this trepidation, it's nothing new
belief in tepid stations, it's all that we can do
it's nothing like elation, unless elation is askew
we'll never know
between the goodbyes is a sweet hello, my friend
between the goodbyes is a shortcut to the end
between the goodbyes is an answer for a win
between the goodbyes we'll keep going round again
between the goodbyes is something kind of wack
between the goodbyes is the road to shackalack
between the goodbyes is the moment we attack
-1/18/19
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17. |
Chasing Twilight
03:53
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CHASING TWILIGHT
the light coming through the ceiling
open up my eyes, feel it in my soul
and i breathe and roll over awhile and
i greet you, oh so good to meet you
oh my, it's been so long
and so i sing
i'm singing to the light
i'm singing to the night
it's over, here again
and so i'm gonna sing
i'll sing it for you
i'll sing it for you
this time, it covers like a blanket
so precious and so few
these moments here with you
i feel the need to say it here
oh my words, you know it, dear
yeah, i shattered all my fears
i shattered all my fears
and so i sing
i'm singing to the light
i'm singing to the night
it's over, here again
and so i'm gonna sing
i'll sing it for you
i'll sing it for you
right here, we're alone here, on our island
so nice to let it fly
and take it to the wind
it's blowing now
behind the furrow of my brow
and i know the time is now
just to tell you that i love you
and so i sing
i'm singing to the light
i'm singing to the night
it's over, here again
and so i'm gonna sing
i'll sing it for you
i'll sing it for you
and so i sing
to the sun and moon and wind
to what's coming soon, my friend
to the moments that we're here, yeah
and so i sing
to the cats under the stars
to the momentary scars
we feel when we're revealing
and so i sing
to every day and every night
to every moment in the light
oh yeah, it's so astounding
and so i sing
to the joy of all the years
to the moment you appeared
this love is all around
yeah, i sing it for you
-1/24/19
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18. |
Sanctuary Man
04:52
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SANCTUARY MAN
i am a sanctuary man
i never get hung up
on those little things
that tear this world apart
i have a sanctuary plan
so everyone can breathe
coz you know we're all
just human after all
look away
if you don't like what you see
just look away
mind your own
if it's not right in your path
or in your home
tear it down
who's to say the world
is better off your way
just go away
just shut your mouth
before the sheep come to their senses
shut your mouth
open up your mind
and maybe you will see that you've been blind
sing it loud
let the love right in and let it move about
let them in
breathe it in
and relax, it's only life
so breathe it in
there is no time to get
so worked up from drawing all these lines
distract your mind
turn off the fucking news
and live your life
with everyone
-8/10/19
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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia
Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own
label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.
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featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 15, 2024
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featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 27, 2023
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featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 27, 2023
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featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 27, 2023
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