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Red Lantern
01:38
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Keep it clean
Keep it quiet
Keep it real and don’t deny it
Keep it fresh
Keep it brief
Keep it just beyond belief
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Keep it in between the lines
Where your red lantern shines
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Keep it back
Keep it here
Keep it for another year
Keep it moist
Keep it dry
Keep it down, but raise it high
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Keep it in between the lines
Where your red lantern shines
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Mind Wipe
02:43
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We’re having a mind wipe . . .
An empty head
A really empty head
Is really pretty good
When it’s not as good as dead
When there’s nothing to be said
When there’s nothing in your head
An empty mind
A really empty mind
Is really pretty blank
And it isn’t hard to find
When there’s nothing to be said
Cuz there’s nothing in your head
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Know nothing
No, you don’t know
How to walk or talk or crawl
You don’t know anything at all
Because of the mind wipe
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An empty page
A really empty page
Is really pretty sad
And it’s really all the rage
When there’s nothing on the screen
And there’s nothing in your dreams
An empty slate
A really empty slate
Is really not so rare
And it’s really pretty great
When there’s nothing in your dreams
Cuz there’s nothing on the screen
Know nothing
No, you don’t know
How to walk or talk or crawl
You don’t know anything at all
Because of the mind wipe
We’re having a mind wipe . . .
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So Inclined
06:57
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Lattices splatter
And shatter apart
Balances matter
But wait for the clatter
As the stacks collapse
The fact unpacks its heart
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You can leave it for tomorrow
When you’ve read my mind
You can see it on the ceiling
If you’re so inclined
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You can leave it for tomorrow
When you’ve read my mind
You can see it on the ceiling
If you’re so inclined
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Access Denied
03:06
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Can you prove you’re not a robot?
Click all the boxes with traffic lights
You must agree to all terms and conditions
Purchase not authorized on this device
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Access denied because you didn’t pass the test
You can continue as a guest
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Checkout is simple when you join our network
Somebody wants to connect with you
Cardmember presales for an exclusive offer
Open the app and add it to the queue
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Access denied because you didn’t pass the test
You can continue as a guest
Access denied because you didn’t pass the test
You can continue as a guest
Can you prove you’re not a robot?
Access denied
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Organic Panic
02:48
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Another Tragic Chorus
03:24
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With tongue of flame and tooth of light
It crawls into your ear at night
The fated path before us
Another tragic chorus
It lurks and broods behind your eyes
It never does anything by surprise
Another tear cried for us
Another tragic chorus
In scarlet cloak and mask of gold
Its lamentations will unfold
It’s here again to bore us
Another tragic chorus
A barrier so porous
To mourn the dinosaur, us
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The Special Pillow Hoboken, New Jersey
For the past two decades, The Special Pillow have operated from the margins of the marginal, creating a distinctive string- driven sound—a heady brew encompassing concise ’60s-flavored pop gems, dreamy psychedelic reveries, and a propulsive drive redolent of the antipodean indie acts of the ‘80s. ... more
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