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Desire

by mrmoth

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1.
Protected 03:58
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First one defines the floor Drive a nail down through its core Then one opens wide the eye Set to watch over and abide Direct the eye to watch below Over all that comes and goes Trace a crescent above the gap Present its shadow and then collapse In one hand affix the blade From the other a fork is made Not to kill for wrath nor greed Nor to cut what flesh would bleed Below the earth, anchor to its roots Tap the earth where the water shoots Let all know where it erects What bares its mark, it will protect Beat the bracken and give chase Drive these cowards into the light Gather the offenders one by one And put them in a single line
2.
The End of the Road 04:11
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When all the effort’s spent Whether safe in hand or lost In desire’s wake We still know not its cost Where do you go from the end of the road? Somebody tell me because I don’t know For what can one even seek When everything’s been seen? For what can a heart still beat When it’s forgot what joy means? Where do you go from the end of the road? Somebody tell me because I don’t know This is a warning Where do you go from the end of the road? Somebody tell me because I don’t know
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Gone Down 04:04
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I’m gone down on my misery I’m gone down on the old ennui Oh girl, you laugh But it’s taken over me I’m gone down on monotony I’m gone down on my apathy Sweet girl, that smile It’s the only light that I still see Gone on the turbulent tide Gone with our ephemeral time Gone into a withering blue I’m going, going, gone Down on you Though I’m bound to a purity I’m unwound by your certainty So sure you know I wish I had your clarity I’m coming round to your therapy I could drown in the remedy The key you turn You’re unlocking me from an eternity Gone on the turbulent tide Gone with our ephemeral time Gone into a withering blue I’m going, going, gone Down on you See how position Implies dominion Don’t confuse this For your command It’s my elective Not my submission Whether I kneel Or make my stand
4.
Call on Your Stars 04:01
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Sifting back through the photographs All safely kept hidden away Affirmations of the momentary For when the memory fades Words abandoned in absentia Set adrift on an open wind Never gone yet intangible And so the longing begins With a set of copper keys Scratched and ever golden green Into dusty cabinet corners Words writ and never seen Spells sought and so retrieved And stitched into the seams Seeing eyes cannot perceive The sentiments spoke in dreams Call on your stars Throw your dreams into space Let them fall where they must Sing to your... Cutting losses from the plot Resolved that one should walk away The small voices intercede And so destiny waits Transmitting to the clouds Our private prayers on sleepless nights Everything is in its place And yet nothing is right Now we’re trapping time in amber To preserve the ever after Concealed by abrasion And sealed within the matter Twisting wires, tearing teeth Turning tongues take reprieve Tempting time to give one leave To tell a truth no one believes Call on your stars Throw your dreams into space Let them fall where they must Sing to your fates Calling all gleaming lights Echoes spun into night Speaking ill, damning each Missing yet, heaving east Always runs, tethers sliced Inside grown, hacking ice Never gone, singing out Failing that, loving yes Call on your stars Throw your dreams into space Let them fall where they must Sing to your...
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Autonomy 03:38
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Can a prayer be an act of treason? Would the loyal even dream of freedom? And if it’s all the same How true is the faith that is beaten away? Here I am, despite best efforts Trapped beneath the word “forever” Below my breath are whispered shouts Daring the words to fall out of my mouth No grudges for the dispossessed Due regard to the truth confessed No dispensation, no victims here Only the need to make it clear Caught between my hope and reason Where the best laid plans get eaten I must escape or be destroyed So dare we go now, leaping into the void? Jump off the precipice Destroy the edifice Take back authority and Reclaim autonomy Blinded by the light of a new day As the morning fog burns away Finally now, I’m given to know It’s well past time to simply let it go But the truth demands my action Was simpler when just abstraction Close your eyes, inhale and speak Spit out the words before you get too weak No concessions to give it time No qualifiers for your state of mind There’s no need to account for tears It’s the hardest push just getting here Speak your truth and follow through Reach the end you’ve been coming to As your feet find the solid ground You learn it’s not such a long way down Jump off the precipice Destroy the edifice Take back authority and Reclaim autonomy
6.
Metropolitan 04:27
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Your wide eyes trace the lights Strung throughout the city grid They belie a heat inside That goes unnoticed here Cutting through the cannabis breeze Buried under the gutter trash Dirty feet from asphalt streets Tread over forgotten fear A quiet mind proves too rare One learns to filter one’s dismay Moments rage, then soon allay Like steam after the dirty rain The concrete doesn’t love you The wind pushes you away No one appears to see you here Yet here is where you mean to stay Such things you dare to do Never would’ve occurred to you All born and so consumed By the normal you’ve adapted to The things you left behind Are someone else’s life To have stayed and slowed died Never even crossed your mind Once upon a time You dreamt of today Now you live in wishes You once made Where is the before For this ever after? Could you find it now Would it even matter? You can’t see the stars here Because you live among them What could shine brighter Given all you’ve done
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Shark Eyes 04:05
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Just here, your host All gone, almost Forethought, intent Failing, absent Offers regrets Urges: Beset Instincts dissent Impulse: constant Dominion is declining As the visceral ascends I’ve gone shark eyes The senses are aberrant Where the higher mind pretends I’ve gone shark eyes My reflection is confirming What my deepest fears contend I’ve gone shark eyes Despite my best efforts I am programmed to an end I’ve gone shark eyes Inside, Impaired Vacant, dead stare Compelled, they thirst Engaged, headfirst Tangled, they twist Intent, persist Manic, unceased Only released Dominion is declining As the visceral ascends I’ve gone shark eyes The senses are aberrant Where the higher mind pretends I’ve gone shark eyes My reflection is confirming What my deepest fears contend I’ve gone shark eyes Despite my best efforts I am programmed to an end I’ve gone shark eyes
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And Now the Reckoning 04:12
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Perversion of ecology Foul predator, vain and trivial Conceited, assume supremacy So offensive, vile and venial The apex of animalia Impertinent, defiled, impudent Cries in the wilderness Once articulate, but growing desperate Hubris over biology Ever-dominant, never cognizant Fucking into infinity Angry, virulent, empowered, dissonant Primate of faux divinity Falsely generous, fearful, treacherous Species homosapia Only smart enough to be dangerous All the life you leave debased Each species driven into extinction Your legacy of such pointless waste Written large for your fragile ego The sky defiled, mountains defaced As your cities slide into the ocean We bid “goodnight” to the human race Now all the world is full of you
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Desire 04:43
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What pursuit befits man best? In which endeavor ought he invest? What offers him delight? What whets his appetite? Is there one such thing? With hungry and such weary hands he Seeks respite that suits his fancy For what is he to yearn? Being one that so discerns? I know just the thing Neither contented by rye nor rum Nor emboldened with the iron of guns I’d take my solace Or what you’d call it In my one true thing Legitimized by neither legends nor gods Too well-seen behind their facades I’ll take my measure Take it at my pleasure And it is quite the thing The naked charms of those who fascinate Bewitching hearts until blood radiates Esteem betrayed by those we can’t acquire Our most essential is defined by desire Heartsick lovers, so lucid and bright Bring your lustful, starving appetites For those who captivate Whom I anticipate Desire’s the ideal thing

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released October 25, 2019

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mrmoth Ashland, Ohio

mrmoth is the solo musical project of fine artist Michael Bird and various collaborators. Begun in 1996, mrmoth has since released five albums with a unique blend of electronics and traditional instrumentation, resulting in an eclectic catalog that visits experimental, textural soundscapes, pop dance tracks, and anthemic rock songs. ... more

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