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Original Voice
03:22
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Original Voice
sometimes it’s hard to put sentences together
or simply a pair of words
it’s tough to stop the malaprops and repeating all those
stories that you’ve heard
this is the sound of you phoning it in
gotta get your head right before you call again
there’s always that turn of phrase that dizzy joy
bringing back your original voice
you used to be the clever-comeback-queen
it’s coming out mean are you wandering
the enchanted woods of obscurity
for the security of no being head or seen
this is the sound of you phoning it in
gotta get your head straight before you try again
there’s always that turn of phrase that giddy joy
bringing back your original voice
it’s hard to get a word in
it can become a burden
trying to prove you’re certain
how can you sing with all this perfume
hanging in the air in nostalgia’s homesick room
and who can salvage what can’t be preserved
you’re not doing yourself favors being so reserved
this is the sound of you phoning it in
gotta get your head right before you call again
there’s always that turn of phrase that dizzy joy
bringing back your original voice
there’s something more than your original voice
bringing back your original voice
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2. |
Bunnies and Unicorns
03:22
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Bunnies and Unicorns
all of the daily dangerous dragons
lurking in secret in station wagons
whiskery werewolves watching you from the roof
there’s no proof that’s credible
still you should try to be less edible
bunnies and unicorns won’t save you now
can’t you see they’re locked in mortal combat
it’s so funny that you’re having doubts
you never have the time for giving out a shout
speaking of zombies you’re taking precautions
but there’s no vacation from devastation
they’re lurking on facebook liking your brain pan
they can eat it before the dawn the undead are never logging off
bunnies and unicorns won’t save you now
can’t you see they’re locked in mortal combat
it’s so funny that you’re having doubts
you never have the time for giving out a shout
the scariest monsters are not giant lobsters
vampire crocasaurus
the hardest things to ignore are in your head
bunnies and unicorns won’t save you now
can’t you see they’re locked in mortal combat
Ii’s so funny that you’re having doubts
you never have the time for giving out a shout
bunnies and unicorns won’t save you now
save you save you save you
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3. |
Satellites and Saints
03:16
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Satellites and Saints
innocence is no defense when I know better
a million circumstances have no laws or letters
I wanna weave a tapestry to impress you my angel
instead I make every thread a total tangle
umbrellas spinning down the street
pilgrims walk with weary feet
chrome and steel and peeling paint
the satellites and all the saints
it gets so bright it makes a sound I defy the stars
they only go so far and then they just come back down
if I’d known what I know now would it be the same
would it ever explain satellites and saints
omniscience is no defense I’m only learning
there’s an infinite regression and the mirror is turning
and space is curving that car is swerving
and doe a deer is on her knees there’s no time for eulogies
here lie the bones the sun will bleach traffic lights and endless stream
that gets so bright it makes a sound I defy the stars
they only go so far and then they just come back down
if I’d known what I know now would it be the same
would it ever explain satellites and saints
satellites and saints
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4. |
Escape Velocity
03:53
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Escape Velocity
the scenery is slipping past
it’s shooting down out of your grasp
towards mountains of the underworld
with heroes who never uncurl
they can’t go back now they have reached
their escape velocity
the bullies take what they can squeeze
from the mild flocks of the meek
they’re slumbering so perfectly
they never count one single sheep
they can’t go back now they have reached
their escape velocity
disfigured stars worlds of lament
the fields and streams a monument
to all the tears left un-cried
‘til Orphueus is with his bride
She can’t go back
now she has reached
her escape velocity
he can’t go back
now she has reached
his escape velocity
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5. |
Capsule Crush
02:29
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Capsule Crush
biceps launch a thousand ships
fantasize about those lips
when morning comes the smile slips
the zenith of your passion slips
capsule crush I’m in a rush
messages will self destruct
in colors of first blush
impression you cannot trust
listening because you must
there’s no escaping
capsule crush
capsule crush
eyelashes fan the air
making currents making dares
hormones go off like bombs
you can only be so strong
capsule crush I’m in a rush
messages will self destruct
in colors of first blush
impression you cannot trust
listening because you must
there’s no escaping
capsule crush
capsule crush
antidotes are time-released
so take a breath before you speak
you might regret your sexual peak
you might be on a lucky streak
capsule crush I’m in a rush
messages will self destruct
in colors of first blush
impression you cannot trust
listening because you must
there’s no escaping
capsule crush
capsule crush
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6. |
Blameless and Sky Blue
03:59
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Blameless and Sky Blue
fingerprints and snowflakes kaleidoscopes of landscapes
shadows in the hollows of the hills
mass-produced chartreuses purple bruises
battles in a bottle of red pills
blameless and sky blue
the colors of the sunset crayons and alphabets
melted on the surface of the moon
a universe of swatches to paint the faces of watches
with more minutes between midnight and noon
blameless and sky blue
all those bronze statues of horses
say so long Captain Tortoiseshell
red flags and microbes
the angels sweep down in white robes
they must’ve misunderstood
blameless and sky blue
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7. |
Goofed Up on Hopballs
03:13
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Goofed up on Hopballs
I’m floating with the clouds gazing at the scenery
I shouldn’t operate heavy machinery in this state
people mow their lawns they are ignoring me
I’m up so far three hundred stories high
hey doc look at the clock
it’s been so long but when it’s gone
I’ll miss it anyway hey hey hey
I didn’t mean to put my keys in the microwave
I had a dream about bunnies and unicorns saving me
the side effects include on occasion
a sudden shift of political persuasion and cuvad
hey doc look at the clock
it’s been so long but when it’s gone
I’ll miss it anyway hey hey hey
I couldn’t run fast enough
I couldn’t climb high enough
I couldn’t sing loud enough
I float above the couch like unanswered questions
a pharmaceutical Rip Van Winkle (rumplestilstskin)
hey doc look at the clock
it’s been so long but when it’s gone
hey doc look at the clock
it’s been so long
I’ll miss it anyway hey hey hey
I’ll miss it miss it miss it miss it
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California Stop
03:16
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California stop
I’m freaking out waiting at the light
where saber-tooth tigers were petrified
disaster likes to whisper: “psych”!
and who really knows him
except in fractions and when you’re distracted
it’s every girl for herself
the bubble’s gonna pop
there’s only time for a California stop
California stop
California stop
I’m freaking out on snowflake requiem
H20 unobtainium
disaster’s vexed when I don’t text
and why don’t we skip the next 1906
let the silicon chips fall
it’s every girl for herself you can’t find a cop
to make arrests for a California stop
California stop
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9. |
Someone Else's Sound
04:51
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Someone Else’s Sound
why are my arguments jettisoned from the craft
laid out lifeless on this funeral raft
in the engine room they’re stoking machinery
and making waves and changing the scenery
conflicting frequencies
are always battling
you’d think that sympathy could win
sirens cover up your mouth
did we already drown
in someone else’s sound
is there a star to steer a steed
of a sister vessel foundering
I used to give demonstrations
but the captain laughed at my navigation
conflicting frequencies
are always battling
you’d think that sympathy could win
sirens cover up your mouth
did we already drown
in someone else’s sound
it’s been said
there are two kinds of people in the world
the ones who say there are two kinds of people
and the ones who say
how could I possibly know
sirens cover up your mouth
did we already drown
in someone else’s sound
and you’d think that sympathy could win
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10. |
Plenty of Proof
02:35
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Plenty of Proof
I wouldn’t wanna be a woman of too few words
I might leave out one of those important clues
like the sound of the ice cubes against your glass
the color of the sky when five Canada geese fly by
and what’s a haiku among friends like me and you
there’s plenty of proof
I wouldn’t wanna miss out on the drama
of the continents slowly drifting
the fireflies telegraph diatribes to the traffic lights
and what’s a haiku among friends like me and you
there’s plenty of proof
I wouldn’t wanna be a woman of too many words
that just leads to questions about the extinction of the dinosaurs
and recipes
remember when we met
all those years go by and I’m so ridiculously green
and what’s a haiku among friends like me and you
there’s plenty of proof
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11. |
Lucky
04:44
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Lucky
I talk with a crack in my voice
sometimes I’m caught
when you’re free to rejoice
I watch the congregation
my cup is raised to the wrong occasion
lucky I’m not tall
I won’t have so far to fall
I’m late for all my appointments
Except my date with disappointment
I’m great at all the wrong moves
Oh I can’t wait to shout it from the roof
lucky I can take
credit for my best mistakes
when I’m done
with just one second to sum this up
when the train whistle beckons
for sleep wearily earned
to float upstream to the stars to yearn
lucky they’re not high
I won’t have so far to fly
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Goggy Oakland, California
"An art-pop mix of sly songcraft and production savvy"
--Alan Haber
Goggy is the
side-project of keyboardist/
singer-sonwriter Margrit Eichler (of the bay area trio, True Margrit). in the studio Goggy is just Margrit tinkering away, until her cats Luc and Freddi purr approval. But onstage Goggy is Margrit, Nick O'Connor (of Sweet Peaches) and Pam Delgado (of Blame Sally).
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