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The Struggle of Men and Animals Against Death and Time

by Syd Lane

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standing below the hill meeting the animals of will will Virgil lead me the straight way ahead will leopards, lions, and she-wolves kill me dead comedy divine
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The more a thing is perfect The more it feels pleasure and pain It is the finest of blades That are easily blunted, bent, or broken I want to make beautiful things even if nobody cares The hottest places in hell Are reserved for those who in great moral crisis Maintain their neutrality And God knows That's not me
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I remain a figure Easily demonized It's easy to look down on A girl with such dark eyes But I don't have dark dreams I am filled with light The black sheep's skin Is shining bright Don't allow yourself to be Easily fooled by charm It's the most charming people Who do the most harm
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Pink Galaxie 05:01
If I were a swan I'd be gone And if I were a train I'd be late If I were a good man I'd talk with you More often than I do If I were asleep I could dream If I were afraid I could hide And if I go insane Please don't put your wires In my brain I could never calm you down I could never turn you around I could never bring you flowers I could never turn you around If I were the moon I'd be cool If I were a rule I would bend If I were a good man I'd understand the space Between friends If I were alone I would cry If I were with you I'd be home and dry And if I go insane Will you still let me Join in with the game I could be there when you're sleeping I could be inside your dreams
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I can see you lying Hear you crying All night long I can hear you sighing And relying On the song Of your own recognition Of what is true I can see you trying You'll come through
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Nothing dignified or wonderful Ever comes from me Lonesome, bittersweet Is there still a real point to this? Standing in an open field Alone I watch the birds in the trees And I wonder why I'm wondering at the sky In the end nothing matters Except laughter, except love Forget your friends Forget your lovers Forget everything We chose the bomb Will there come a day when we define The real meaning of life I try to be nice But they're not making it easier Though the willow stands high They cut her down; they make her cry And they wonder Why this world is going under In the end nothing matters Except laughter, except love Forget your friends Forget your lovers Forget everything We chose the bomb
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Time goes slowly Take a breath You'll find the fault in me Every hour Every minute I think that I'm going to break Don't hold back Just take a shot Then I will do the same Easier than showing weakness I think that I'm going to break Kick me Shove me You don't have to let me in Anything to keep the distance I think that I'm going to break I swear this time will be the last Good intentions gone in shame I could try to do things different I think that I'm going to break
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New York 04:24
I had to leave what I could not control It began with my family And came 'round to my soul The grey skies behind me They taunted and laughed But I kept on moving To much greener grass In New York, such melodies New York, my joie de vivre New York, I'm almost home I was not born on your shores But I'll be yours Through my indifference for people I've been placed outside Their society But that's OK with me Now I live in a ghost world Enclosed in my dreams And imaginings And what I believe In New York, such melodies New York, my joie de vivre New York, I'm almost home I was not born on your shores But I'll be yours
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Motherless 02:00
Don't you know by now little girl? She's never gonna stop She likes feeling on top And causing you misery Mother said "you'd better leave me alone Cause I have come to hate you Don't ask me why I'm only happy when you cry Your eyes are too wild I'll never treat you like my child"
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Waking skies At sunrise Every sunset too Seems to be Bringing me Memories of you Here, and there; Everywhere Scenes that we once knew And they all just recall Memories of you How I wish I could forget those happy yesteryears That have left a rosary of tears Your face beams In my dreams 'Spite of all I do And they all Just recall Memories of you
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Days are over now Seeds have all been plowed False ones fell away And you'll reap what you sow I want to let you know I think it's too late I've cut the ties to your lies And it's a damn shame You were my best friend But nothing of the flesh Can last forever It is a concept I refused to understand Still, it's the end And what was the point? Create more pain upon pain That's all. I learned nothing from you Except to expect that Most people aren't true

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As always, this music is best listened to with headphones in a candlelit room

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released November 7, 2019

Written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Syd Lane

except Memories Of You written by The Ink Spots
And Pink Galaxie which contains parts from If by Pink Floyd, and Flowers by Galaxie 500

Cover art cropped from Men and Animals Struggling Against Death & Father Time by David Vinckboons 1576–1633

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Syd Lane Woodstock, New York

Nature's patient, sleepless Eremite.

I live in a cabin in the Catskills where I record music in my home studio.

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