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INTRO
00:30
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BOOTY BLAST
05:07
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BUILD YOUR EMPIRE
WITH GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
SUBSIDIZE THE LOST CROP
INFLATED BALLOONS WILL POP
BOOTY BLAST
EMPIRE OF THE INSANE
IT'S ALL BACKWARDS
THE EMPIRE OF BOOTY BLAST
IT'S INSIDE OUT
BOOTY BLAST
BUILD YOUR EMPIRE
WITH BANKSTERS' APPROVAL
FREE MARKETS FOR ME / SOCIALISM FOR YOU
SUBSIDIZE THE LOST CROP
PROTECT THE MACHINE AT ALL COST
RESTRICT THE COMPETITION
BOOTY BLAST
EMPIRE OF THE INSANE
IT'S ALL BACKWARDS
THE EMPIRE OF BOOTY BLAST
IT'S INSIDE OUT
BAIL OUT INCOMPETENCE
MUTE EXPRESSION WITH ZONING LAW
FREE MARKETS FOR US / CORPORATE WELFARE FOR YOU
PAYING LIP SERVICE TO FREEDOM
WHILE WRAPPING YOUR LIPS AROUND AUTHORITARIAN BALLS
EMPIRE OF THE INSANE
IT'S ALL BACKWARDS
THE EMPIRE OF BOOTY BLAST
IT'S INSIDE OUT
BOOTY BLAST
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ENTER THE MIND RIPPER
05:04
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COLLIDE WITH THE EMPIRE
REJECT THEIR PREFERRED CATALYST
DISMANTLE AND REBUILD YOURSELF INTO SOMETHING NEW
ENTER THE MIND RIPPER
SURFACES OF THE ABSTRACT
CALLING FORTH YOUR BEST INTERPRETATION
DISMANTLE AND REBUILD YOURSELF INTO SOMETHING NEW
ENTER THE MIND RIPPER
ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN
THE SUBLIME EJECTS AN INFERIOR MIND
GATHERING THE PIECES OF THE PAST JUST FOR A LAUGH
ILLUSTRATE, EXTRAPOLATE, TRANSLATE
ENTER THE MIND RIPPER
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CASUALTIES OF ART
05:35
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JEFFERSON HAD IT WRONG
THE GOVERNMENT OWNS THE LAND
A PROXY ARMY OF FARMERS
ARE JUST PLACEHOLDERS FOR UNCLE SAM
SMASH YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM
THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE GREAT CALCULATION
CASUALTIES OF ART
TRADITION WILL FLOURISH AND YOU WILL BE CONSUMED
THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD IT WRONG
THE GOVERNMENT IS YOUR FRIEND
LOL
SMASH YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM
THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE GREAT CALCULATION
CASUALTIES OF ART
TRADITION WILL FLOURISH AND YOU WILL BE CONSUMED
CASUALTIES OF ART WILL CREATE THEIR OWN DOOM
IS YOUR LIFE ENHANCED BY THE SYSTEM OR DRAINED?
ASK YOURSELF, IS YOUR LIFE ENHANCED BY THE SYSTEM OR DRAINED?
IT PUNISHES PHYSICAL LABOR TO REWARD THE BUTTON PUSHERS
IT TAKES AWAY YOUR RIGHTS TO BENEFIT THE PAPER CHANGERS
IT ATTACKS THE MINUTIA TO IGNORE THE GRANDIOSE
ASK YOURSELF, IS YOUR LIFE ENHANCED BY THE SYSTEM OR DRAINED?
THIS COLLECTIVIST GOVERNMENT DOESN'T REGULATE CORPORATIONS
ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS
NO, IT REGULATES CITIZENS ON BEHALF OF THE FEW
SMASH YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM
THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE GREAT CALCULATION
IS YOUR LIFE ENHANCED BY THE SYSTEM OR DRAINED?
CASUALTIES OF ART
CASUALTIES OF ART WILL CREATE THEIR OWN DOOM
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5. |
MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE
07:15
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THIS WORLD WON'T LISTEN TO YOUR SMARTNESS
THESE FOOLS WON'T OBEY YOUR COMMANDS
THE HUNGRY WON'T FEED THEMSELVES
WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT
EVERYBODY KNOWS VENEZUELA IS FIRST CLASS
YOU'RE A HIGH FUNCTIONING FRUIT BAT
A HIGH FUNCTIONING FRUIT BAT
HIGH FUNCTIONING TODAY
UNTIL YOUR NEXT PSYCHOTIC BREAK TAKES ALL OF US AWAY
HIGH FUNCTIONING, YOUR BRAIN IS THE BEST
SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE REST
YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE I'LL USE TO WIPE MY ASS
YOU'RE A HIGH FUNCTIONING FRUIT BAT
HIGH FUNCTIONING TODAY
HIGH FUNCTIONING FRUIT BAT
WITH YOUR MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE
MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE
IT'S JUST P.O.C.S IN SPACE
IT'S JUST MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE
YOU'RE A HIGH FUNCTIONING FRUIT BAT
UNTIL YOUR NEXT PSYCHOTIC BREAK TAKES ALL OF US AWAY
HIGH FUNCTIONING- IT'S PERFECT SECURITY
WHEN YOU CONTROL THE SURVEILLANCE STATE
(HYPOCRITE)
SO LIBERAL THAT YOUR PHONE WAS MADE BY CHILD LABORERS IN CHINA
(HYPOCRITE)
SO LIBERAL THAT YOU ARE A PAWN OF BIG AGRICULTURE
(HYPOCRITE)
SUPPORTING OPEN BORDERS SO THOSE MEXICANS CAN'T EARN A FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
(HYPOCRITE)
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RAT BONES
03:54
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“EVEN IF EVOLUTION IS REAL, ANYONE CAPABLE OF LOOKING AROUND AND MAKING AN HONEST OBSERVATION CAN SEE THAT WE EVOLVED FROM RATS AND NOT APES.”
“WE EVOLVED FROM RATS? OK. I GOTTA HEAR THIS!”
“WE SHARE FEW BEHAVIORS WITH APES. WE DON'T LIVE IN TREES, FOR EXAMPLE. WE NEST ON THE GROUND. WE ARE NOT NATURALLY STATIONARY EITHER.”
“THAT'S A PRETTY BIG STRETCH.”
“OK.TAKE SCAVENGING, FOR EXAMPLE- AN APE DOESN'T SCAVENGE FOR FLESH BUT BOTH RATS AND HUMANS DO. HUMANS LITERALLY THRIVE ON THE GROUND UP PIECES OF DEAD ANIMALS. A RAT WILL ALSO EAT A DEAD ANIMAL.”
“PRIMATES WILL OCCASIONALLY EAT A DEAD ANIMAL TOO. SO I'M NOT REALLY CONVINCED. IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?”
“WELL, CAN AN APE LEAVE ITS CLIMATE? NO! THAT'S WHY AT THE ZOO THEY PUT THEM AWAY FOR THE NIGHT WHEN IT GETS COLD. YET, HUMANS HAVE SCATTERED ACROSS THE GLOBE, IN EVERY CLIMATE... INTENTIONALLY. AND GUESS WHICH ANIMAL CAME WITH US TO EVERY CONTINENT AND EVERY CLIMATE?”
“SO YOU THINK WE EVOLVED FROM RODENTS?”
“I COULD ONLY MAKE OBSERVATIONS BASED ON WHAT I'M SEEING.”
“WELL WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SCIENTIFIC THINKERS, RIGHT? BUT COME ON, HUMANS EVOLVED FROM RATS?”
“THINK ABOUT THIS- IF THEY WANT TO MAKE NEW MEDICINES FOR HUMANS WHO DO THEY TEST IT ON? LAB RATS! PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON GENETICALLY WITH RATS AND RODENTS THAN APES. AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL US. THAT'S THE BIG CONSPIRACY. THE BIGGEST COVER-UP OF OUR TIMES. SCIENTISTS MESSED UP YEARS AGO AND RATHER THAN ADMIT THEY MADE A MISTAKE, THEY ARE HIDING THAT HUMANS CAME FROM THE RODENT FAMILY.”
“THERE ARE A LOT OF HUMANS THAT LOOK LIKE RATS.”
“THEY ARE THE RAT PROTOTYPES. WE EVEN HAVE ALL KINDS OF WORDS THAT COMPARE HUMANS TO RODENTS. LIKE SOMEBODY “RATTING” YOU OUT.”
“NOW THIS I GOT TO HEAR!”
“I MEAN, WE SHARE EVERY BEHAVIOR YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH RATS.”
“I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. IF WE NEED TO HAVE THE BASIC RULES OF APES WHIPPED INTO US BY PARENTS, EDUCATION, CULTURE, TV AND STUFF... HOW MUCH LIKE APES CAN WE REALLY BE?”
“WELL, NOBODY IS LISTENING SO I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT...”
“HOLY CRAP DUDE. RAT EVOLUTION WOULD EXPLAIN A LOT!”
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7. |
THROW IT AWAY
03:24
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WHEN YOU'VE GOT BILLS TO PAY
WHAT'S A LITTLE TOXIC SPRAY
THROW IT AWAY
WHEN YOU'VE GOT MOUTHS TO FEED
WHO CARES WHERE IT GOES
THROW IT AWAY
AND IF LIFE DOWNSTREAM ERODES
SHH. NOBODY NEEDS TO KNOW
THROW IT AWAY
BABY TURTLES CAN GO CHOKE ON PLASTIC
WHILE YOU PRETEND TO NOT NOTICE IT
THROW IT AWAY
SO TAKE THE WHEEL OF YOUR NEXT MONEY PIT
AND PAY THE FEE TO SOME PEDO IN CONNECTICUT
THROW IT AWAY
BUT WHEN YOU COME UP A DOLLAR SHORT
THEY'LL DEMAND YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY
AND LOOK THE OTHER WAY
WHILE THE RIVER KILLERS ROAM FREE
THROW IT AWAY
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DEVASTATION OVERLOAD
04:09
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ASYMMETRICAL TUMBLEWEED ROLLING BY
WITH EACH BRANCH LIKE FINGERS
THAT EXTEND TO THE BACK OF THE MIND
EVERYTHING GROWING INTO ITS LARGEST EXPRESSION
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
DEVASTATION OVERLOAD
EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE CARRYING THE SAME POTENTIAL ENERGY
THE SAPLINGS OF THE WILD ORCHARD SPEAK
FROM SEEDS CARRIED BY WINGED MESSENGERS
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
DEVASTATION OVERLOAD
ARRIVING FROM ALL ANGLES
GEOMETRICAL BUT IMBALANCED
COMPLETELY RANDOM
NATURAL SELECTION
YOU CAN NO LONGER BE THE HARD LESSONS OF IMPERFECTION
AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
DEVASTATION OVERLOAD
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A SPIRITUAL WAR HAS BEGUN
THEY WANT TO CONTROL YOU
WITH TECHNOLOGY FROM THE FUTURE
THEY ARE GLANCING BACK
AT THE WAVES EMITTED FROM YOUR MIND
THEY WILL NOT LET YOU SPEAK IN A PSYCHIC WAR
THE PSYCHIC WAR FOR INNER SPACE
YOU GIVE AWAY YOUR THOUGHTS
SWIPED FROM YOUR BRAIN
THEY WILL NOT LET YOU SPEAK IN A PSYCHIC WAR
THE PSYCHIC WAR FOR INNER SPACE
INNER SPACE
SO WRITE A SONG SO GOOD, SO DEEP
WITH SO MANY LAYERS
THAT EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CANNOT COMPREHEND
SOMETHING SO CLEVER, SO PURE
THAT IT GOES TO THE VERY CENTER OF THEIR NUMERICAL CORE
AND IMPLODES THE SYSTEM FROM WITHIN
THE PSYCHIC WAR FOR INNER SPACE
INNER SPACE
KNOW THE AI DOES HAVE A WEAKNESS
AND HIS NAME IS THE CAVE MAN
TRUE ANIMAL SPIRIT CANNOT BE DEFEATED BY THE EVIL TO COME
ART WILL DESTROY CODE
ART. WILL. DESTROY. CODE.
ART WILL DESTROY CODE!
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10. |
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
04:03
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VERBAL FLAME THROWER
A SURPRISE ATTACK
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED SLOW ATTACK
FORMING A CHRYSALIS FROM DEGENERATE STRINGS
TO RISE AGAIN WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS
THE BEAT OF THE PRIMAL STAFF
POUNDING ON THE PAINTED DESERT
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
WITH EVERY STEP FORWARD
ACROSS THE SANDBLASTED WASTELAND
A 360 PANORAMA OF POSSIBILITY
CONNECTING US TO THE UNIVERSAL FILAMENTS
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
THE LEFT BREAST OF AMERICA PARTIALLY EXPOSED
THE CAWING BUZZARDS OF ADVERTISING CIRCLING OVER YOU
FROM JUNK MAIL TO CHARITIES
EVERYONE WANTS A CHUNK OF YOUR FLESH
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER ON THOT PATROL
THE DEPENDENT LAYERS OF TODAY'S FLAVOR
THE DEEPLY SATURATED LIFE OF THE HEIRLOOM VARIETY
EMOTIONAL COMBINATIONS OF COLOR IN THE SKY ENDURE
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
ENDURE THE HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
ON EVERY PLATE OF THE TURTLE'S BACK
WE WALK TOWARDS THE NEW BURNT SCENE
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
SMOKE RINGS INSIDE
WITH FRESH HERBAL INFUSION
IT'S DUTY FREE AND LOVE DELICIOUS
BLASTING OFF- NON-PC RHETORIC
IT'S THE INNER STRUGGLE VERSUS A SOLIDIFIED CONSCIOUSNESS
SPREAD THE SEED OF THE HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
CRACKING THE SHAMAN'S CODE WHILE SITTING AT THE CONTROLS
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
SLIP A HAND UP THE DUSTY PANTIES OF THE MACROVERSE
GET A FIRM TWO-HANDED GRIP ON THE JIGGLY CHEEKS OF TRUTH
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
AN AURA-SCREEN AT THE CENTER OF THE DANDELION
WITH SNAIL-LIKE ANTENNAE PICKING UP VIBRATIONS IN MULTIPLICITY
SPREAD THE SEED OF THE HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
THE SEED CONTAINS THE INFINITE WISDOM
GOD CRINGES AT THE DESECRATION OF HIS MASTERFUL CREATION
WHILE THE HARLOT HEAT SEEKER IS BALLS DEEP IN BBQ SAUCE
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
IN DEFENSIVE ANTICIPATION OF A FEW TORCHED GOWNS
WE WALK TOWARDS THE NEW BURNT SCENE
HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
EMBRACE THE HARLOT HEAT SEEKER
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11. |
OUTRO
03:16
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