If I stepped out of my body, I would break into blossom

Loosen the wire, your time has expired,
the only word left is "goodbye."
In my new dream the light's shining on me;
little needles of sodium unstitch the seams of the sky.

Hold your head higher, the heavenly choir
is settling in for the night,
and where I had friends, I am left with loose ends;
four hours of vision exchanged for four hours of fright.

But enough of "the fight,"
enough "you and I,"
enough of "prevail" or "walk in the light."
While the angels stand by I get high as a kite.
I'm too tired to smile
or know that I'm right.
Am I right?

And all our best-laid plans, well, they crumbled in our hands;
the Progress of Man.
You held in your breath long after projections of death,
you sat in the waiting room rasping and gasped for a fan.

But the audience is tired; we've had enough fire,
we're entering the age now of ice.
And I, feeling older, pull off to the shoulder
and wonder, with my head in my hands, should I call my wife

and say "enough 'you and I,'
enough of 'the fight,'
enough of 'prevail' or 'walk in the light.'
While the angels stand by I get high as a kite.
I'm too tired to smile
or know that I'm right."

And when the spacecraft came down
I was left on the ground.
Will you keep me around,
will you help me survive
after my time?
~"The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion" - Okkervil River


Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth.
Only, I don't know how they got out, dear.
Turn me back into the pet that I was when we met.
I was happier then with no mind-set.

And if you'd 'a took to me like
A gull takes to the wind.
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my tree
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well.

New slang when you notice the stripes, the dirt in your fries.
Hope it's right when you die, old and bony.
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall,
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely.

And if you'd 'a took to me like
A gull takes to the wind.
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my tree
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well.

God speed all the bakers at dawn may they all cut their thumbs,
And bleed into their buns 'till they melt away.

I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find.
Without a trust or flaming fields am I too dumb to refine?
And if you'd 'a took to me like
Well I'd a danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well.
~"New Slang" - The Shins


I drink good coffee every morning
Comes from a place that's far away
And when I'm done I feel like talking
Without you here there is less to say
I don't want you thinking I'm unhappy
What is closer to the truth
That if I lived 'til I was 102
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
I'm no longer moved to drink strong whisky
'Cause I shook the hand of time and I knew
That if I lived 'til I could no longer climb my stairs
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
Your face it dances and it haunts me
Your laughter's still ringing in my ears
I still find pieces of your presence here
Even after all these years
But I don't want you thinking I don't get asked to dinner
'Cause I'm here to say that I sometimes do
Even though I may soon feel the touch of love
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
If I lived 'til I was 102
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
~"I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" - Colin Hay


Hope there's someone who'll take care of me
When I die, Will I go?
Hope there's someone who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold when I'm tired
There's a ghost on the 'rizon
When I go to bed
How can I fall asleep at night
How will I rest my head?
Oh I'm scared of the middle place
Between light and nowhere
I don't want to be the one
Left in there, left in there
There's a man on the 'rizon
Wish that I'd go to bed
If I fall to his feet tonight
Will allow rest my head?
So here's hoping I will not drown
Or paralyze in light
And godsend I don't want to go
To the seal's watershed
Hope there's someone who'll take care of me
When I die, Will I go?
Hope there's someone who'll set my heart free
Nice to hold when I'm tired
~"Hope There's Someone" - Antony and the Johnsons


once upon
and once up high
a dandy dream
what means to die?

Things to come as life goes by
the core of human equation
tetragram present a sign
a sign to save your eyes

(turn around, i'd like to know you)

everywhere and every why
the answer lay beyond the sky
faster than the seven satellites
past on to the place we go to

(i learned to read)

to write to count your primes
and earthly education
Climb the tree of life in hopes to find
The mid-space time dilation

on a mansion world
the roles reverse
A slave becomes the master
on a mansion world
the souls converse
and life moves a little faster
we unify the universe
to arrive in the ever after
on a mansion world
i might like to know you

now and then
it comes to mind
i draw upon along lost time
(so don't ask me why the angels won't cry cause you know what i've already told you)

memories of urantia girls
They race around my brain in swirls
(never ask me why the changes in the sky bring you upwards towards the hole that you go through)

and now you're off your time to die
prepare for the divine invasion
as the spirits rise through out your minds
ascent of the cosmic nations


on a mansion world
the roles reverse
A slave becomes the master
on a mansion world
the souls converse
and life moves a little faster
we unify the universe
to arrive in the ever after
on a mansion world
i might like to know you

you urantia girl
everythings below you

on a mansion world
the roles reverse
A slave becomes the master
on a mansion world
the souls converse
and life moves a little faster
we unify the universe
to arrive in the ever after
on a mansion world
i might like to know you

once upon
and once up high
a dandy dream
what means to die?
~"Mansion World" - Deadsy


I like lyrics. There will probably be more to come.

Saccharin, Caffeine, and Dramamine

Don't see this movie:



Despite what everyone on the Internet (including Roger Ebert) will tell you, it is terrible. If you want to know why, read the really long post I made here.

Hey, I've got nothin' to do today but smile

Okay, put on some headphones and listen to this. I have no idea how it works, but it's amazing. It's something called Holophonic Sound, and it will blown your brain out the back of your skull.

The Age of Reptiles Is Upon Us

Which means the new Showbread album came out today, and you should all go buy it. Or at least listen to the whole thing here. If you run out and buy it this week, then either e-mail the band a picture of the receipt or bring it to a show, you will be "rewarded in a grand way. a very grand way", in the words of the band. Showbread.net for more info. Another incentive to buy it soon is that there are lyric misprints in one of the songs, and the track listing on the back of the case is slightly off. The next pressing of the album will fix those mistakes, which means that you'll have an extra awesome, rare copy if you buy it now.

Also, more people should go see Showbread with me on the 14th of August. It will be a sweet, sweet show.