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Promotional Devotional
03:59
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my grandmother died of her own incompetence
and my grandfather died by her hand
but in retrospect it might have been providence
they wouldn't feel safe in a changing land
i wish that everything would pause
just for a week or a fortnight
giving me the chance to adjust
to a too-fast and ever-changing life
conquer your own heart
and close off the painful parts
know that you aren't under obligation
cast over in thought
and exercise a healing plot
know that you aren't under observation
my relatives are with me while i am wading in
and i tremble with the ghost
ignoring an end is easier than stating it
i am an ungracious host
and i am destroying every vestige
i must do this to grow
and though i may lose many memories
all of the important facts i know
cast off your overcoat
and hand over your notes
i will censor you for accuracy
'cause i know motivation
but distracted by your phrasing
i write down your foremost tendencies
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share your whip-its with me
in a kiss i taste your teeth
your lips speaking decrees, oh
i love you prenuptially
hold my frame by the spine
make me feel small and sublime
the table all set to dine
and the spider crawl right on time
why should i carry the cross
lay my burden on the street
watch my family accost
the suspect they suspected was me
kill your visions with flame
fold your hands whisper my name
unfinished without a frame
and i find it difficult to refrain
i am slow to act
when the moment starts to refract
my memories detract
from your newfound sense of tact
why would i do this for you
wander off into the road
hear the sirens, see the red and the blue
who's not in the know
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Obsidian
02:20
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Song For Alex Trebeck
02:10
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you spent four years studying philosophy
before jumping to radio broadcasting
and you made it to the hall of fame on your voice
but your face also registered as reassuring
and your words were never pressuring
as you outlined the rules of the game
and the players' choice
you taught me to grow
it's unexpected in a game show
i saw you on the news and my heart broke
'cause you taught me to think
clearly and concisely
any time you gave a clue or spoke
you poured all your poise and all your grace
into a run-of-the-mill trivia game
and i bet winnings tax above fifty percent
but money pales next to prestige
you give yourself to your disease
and johnny gilbert will miss you, i bet
you interested me in knowing things and learning
you are the bob ross of random fact
and you'll be taken soon
by one of god's young goons
and i feel that i have been caught in the act
i'm sorry about your pancreas, alex trebeck
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I'll Be Right Here
03:33
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The Deal is Off, Howard
01:43
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Terrordactyl
02:46
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The I In Irony Brinnon, Washington
Tapeworm King,
the Wrong Daniel Johnston and his buddies and brothers and stuff- don’t mind the noise
interludes
3603169464 or
dcjohnston@willamette.edu if you wanna do music shit I’ll play anywhere my friend just lmk 🍓
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