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Mangoes (Vision II)
12:40
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'Dreambuilding
In a golden field
Casting
The foundation
To gateway
Of ecstasy
A portal
Brilliant
Like a thousand suns
Within this sphere
Aspire
To be the chosen one
Divine
Divine
This moment is mine
And forces combine
Enchanting my mind
Enlighten my mind
Through space and time
Oh meditation unwind
Send 'Ri' up my spine
Now awake
Levitate
In the astral once more
Doors opened
So explore
The channel
As she swells...
And like an ant
Upon a leaf
Sailing towards the East
Towards a land of growing towers
Where shrines propel their powers
Greeted by smiling statues
Oh where the elders take refuge
In crystalized caverns
Sounds from chimes
Erecting heavens
Let go...
Manifest, within the West
Where the woods never rest
And city lights steal your breath
In the twilight of
Sandy evening wind
Crack a bottle
Take a spin
Upon a horse
We're off again
To the Northern
Hemisphere...
Where ice only grows
And flightless birds
Are to and fro
And a polar bear
Waves at me...
Ad the cold
Leaves the mouth
Another travel
Towards the South
Where the jungle fever
Generates
Where joy forever grows
And nectar forever flows
The times
And alignment
They drive
Us here
The waves
Of the spirits
See bthrough
All despair
The blessings
Are most high
The malaise
Is so low
The confection
Of life
Set the fruit
Aglow
All will watch
All will sow
All will ponder
The journey
Thus spake the pilgrim
Concludes the tale
As the man goes
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Mangoes Pt. II
08:33
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Withdrawal from
The vast lunar sphere
The blueprint of my mind
Forged within, conceived elsewhere
Dilapidated shadows
Remnants of formless harbingers
Idle glaring, stagnant pulse
Already, the organ and choir deliver
They linger before the naked eye
Only visible , by effect
Waiting for blessings to oblige
Are they ready yet?
Dilemma of dispersal and aging
Oh, union of hope and despair
This position, this prison, this life
Puts me down, so I long, for the sphere
Didn't want it
Now I need it
Could've saw it
Now I see it
If I doubt it
Still believe it
If I taunt it
Will I beat it?
I won't fight it
Though I feel it
I oppose it
Yet I greet it
Like to hide it
But I weep it
My insanity
I shall feed it
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There I was
Open field
Opened arms
All eyes see
There I went
In the cave
A shunned soul
(That) none can save
There I laid
In the tomb
And He sat next to
Opened womb
Brought on nightshade
(Some may bloom)
We aligned with
Silver moon
Silver cutlery
Candled glass
Reconnect with
Ancient past
My ascension
Rising fast
Chains are broken
Freed at last
In your circles
Out of sight
There's no need for
Wolves to bite
Forced convictions
In your sphere
Once before you
Yet, never was there
Exploration
Forged both sides
Gateways lowered
As worlds collide
Broken whispers
Faces brew
Discontented
Points of view
Dancing secrets
Of the night
Daytime phoenix
Taken flight
Hylic preachers of
Wrong from right
Absolutely uncertain
Of your light
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I see through the mist
Left by your absence
It's astounding aura
Perfumed by the memories
Of your laughter
Of your smile
The mask of your sorrows
You hide here every night
Every day is filled
With signs and trails
Mind carved arrows
To where your heart ignites
I see your message
In dreams
In the hill tops
In the narrow trees
I see your secrets
In the fire
In the starlight
Lunar beams
And they say to me
Your essence was unseen
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Submerged (Interlude)
04:59
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Throughout the space
Where love combusts
All that was felt
Rejection, hindered lust
Given a heart
For you to aid
Screeching in the sun
Brought to my crusade
How lonesome
And impure
Felt the facade of joy
Was a sacred cure
No more concern
That which is of you
Has bloomed in the urn
(Neglect has been earned)
[Chorus]
In the cold cave
I bask in the dark
Misanthromantic
Elegy from the heart
Now that hope is gone
I set sail
On a quest forlorn
Upon the waters
I sail again
Within the undercurrent
Regret lives again
As I glance
Into the blue depths
Solitude invites me
A staircase erects
My paradise lays here
The realms of the dark
Yet gratitude lingers
Debris from the heart
Like a vine of longing
Which suffocates me
With the blade of disdain
I cut myself free
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"Hey.
I've been sitting
Contemplating all the time
About the things we did
To cross each others lines
And how poetic you are
Like bottled wine
Such is a mystery
That lingers in my mind
My Heart & Soul distilled
For something so fine
Could've made a melody
To bump & grind
But it was too dark outside
To see the signs
Yeah.
Seems as though
The times are suffocating me
Constricting still
The Undergrowth of Envy
My soul is trapped
Between grief and empathy
Guess that's the price we
Pay for hard earned destinies
I've been falling hard
And crawling on my knees
Washed up ashore
After drowning in the seas
Still I need the Nile
That's flowing to your knees
Just let me dive
And let the steady current be
Waltz on the dancefloor
Of insanity
Perhaps I simply
Like to flirt with fantasies
Perhaps the chance
You wish to give will set you free
Still somehow all I can see
Is de ordeal
If that's the case
I'll ride the tides of clarity
Disappointing events
Shapes reality
And hazy aspirations
Form my canopy
Girl,
Despite the strife and stress
You've placed on me before
Don't know where you live
But I'm knocking at your door
Should I trod in the rain
Or wait some more
I'll be carefree
Skanking on the killing floor
Pay my usual debts
At the liquor store
I only want someone
Like me I can adore
Slow down my heart
When I roll my wings and soar
Spend the night with me
So I can hear you snore
Tropic birds building nests
With mistletoe
Elixirs of the earth
Are plentiful for sure
I think your nectar
Will take me to it's core
Staring through your windows
Windows while your essence pours
A sexy boogie-woogie
Until after four
May your gift be blessed
And rid a thousand foes
Sands of my hourglass
With imprints from your toes
Wanted warmth
You've got the fire & the coals
Don't be so cold
With
My
Soul.
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Witch's Brew
06:02
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Hey girl...
I've been standing afar
Seeping through windows
And doors of lustful fantasies
Preoccupied in your realm
Of blood red lace
The cover of your mystery
The wolf has left his cave
Prowling on your trail
Of herbs and oils
That lather thee
Gloria in your stance
And when you dance
You smoother me
With alchemy
Enchanted by those eyes
The luminous sphere
Of your soul
Has shinned its light on me
Body covered in ash
Even your shadow
Burns with
Seductive heresy
So now, the hound's in your town
Won't be long
Just came to brand
My mark in you
Echoing sounds from your heart
Girl let me spark
The Flame
As you burn wildly too
[Chorus]
That which you conjure inside
Riding my mind
Got me aching
For another view
Howling on the last hour
Baby girl
I'm diving
In the witches' brew
As our fire align
Just in time
We entwine
Beneath the waxing moon
Your pot
Is boiling hot
Girl what you've got
Trickles on me as you ride the broom
And in the starless night
You've taken flight
Traveling to where
No one assumes
Leave me highly convinced
That through your blood
Venus surely does
Reside in you
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(As) I fell asleep
Upon the stars
(And) indeed a saw
A greater cause
The milky way
Provides my help
Detaching from
The asteroid belt
Venus will ride
The broken tide
No need to hide
She's by my side
[Chorus]
How one little miss
Becomes one rainy wish
Microcosms perish
As she conceives monoliths
She came to me
Like a fallen star
And my doubt was near
Cause my strength was far
Fooled around
Outside a bar
And there and then
We declared a war
She wore a dress
Filled with roses
Seductive were
Her peeps and poses
How glorious
I can't focus
(I wanna) Divide the sea
Like Moses
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Imprisonment
Leaves my soul
Trapped in a realm
Structured with toil
Despair, burden
And all Hell could send
The hourglass
Of yearning
Builds sand upon my chest
Waiting in vain
For the soul
To part from the flesh
The treasures
Of potential
Are entombed
Stagnant
Clouds
Of impending doom
An unforeseen
Storm
Appears
Cover my soul
With agony
And all that I fear
Chastisement
Unfolds
All five senses are impaired
No place to go
But the confinement
Many revere
An asperate kingdom
With judgement smeared walls
Clay faces emerge
(And) yes, I've heard all your calls
I've seen through your lies
Misleading, abrupt
For ever your aim
So I don't give a fuck
Light years ahead
Of your fabling words
After all that's been said
You're still a part of the herd
I know someday
All the infants will flee
Filtered viaduct far awakened and freed
If happiness
Can be somewhat achieved
Why then make it
So brittle for me?
Corrosive impulses
All that I breath
Remodeled structure
Of misanthropy
Dire, the realm
Which you trespass
Ravenous ancients
Seep through from the past
Your inflation
Diminished in mass
Allied forces
Awaken in craft
Drowning dreams
Squirmings in fate
I would have
Already passed through the gate
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(As) I fell asleep
Upon the stars
(And) indeed a saw
A greater cause
The milky way
Provides my help
Detaching from
The asteroid belt
Venus will ride
The broken tide
No need to hide
She's by my side
[Chorus]
How one little miss
Becomes one rainy wish
Microcosms perish
As she conceives monoliths
She came to me
Like a fallen star
And my doubt was near
Cause my strength was far
Fooled around
Outside a bar
And there and then
We declared a war
She wore a dress
Filled with roses
Seductive were
Her peeps and poses
How glorious
I can't focus
(I wanna) Divide the sea
Like Moses
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The Phoenix Pt. II
06:33
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Fuck...
All these rasshole lies
All this fucking confusion
I don't even know
Christ
No
I just don't fucking know
Pt. I
Voices
Altered choices
Fractured silence
Whistled noises
Fused
Surface
Senses
Worsen
Abundant
Cursing
Ouroborus
Lurking
Absent
Inspiration
Solvent
Recognition
Flotsam
Drifting
On Illusion
Behold
The recurrence
Of a dysfunctional
Cerebral
Nation...
Pt. II
Near...
Far...
Peace...
War...
Forward...
Behind...
Enmeshed
Brittle hands of time
Expectations
A trap
Salutations
A trap
Hope
A trap
Wounds of a soul
Erects
Parasitic facts
Blackened sun
Sundays are black
Cloak the moon
Stars retract
Father Mars
Mother Venus
Knows pain
Is holiness
The gate is lowered
Yet it's locked
What options can bloom
When you live
To rot
In
Hell...?
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