Vansire - Halcyon Age

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[Verse 1]        
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It's one hazy panoply
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Recount this halcyon age
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I turn to Anthony
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When he turned to Karleinz and Cage


[Verse 2]
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But no one's really there
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Does that mean it's done in vain
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If no one really cares
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I'm back to acting strange


[Pre-chorus]
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Like Daniel Johnston in Texas
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At some point in the eighties
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Passing out his cassettes with
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The j-card that he drew oh did he ever expect it
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I guess it's just what happens when the music's a respite
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The world is so appalling and you come to detest it


[Chorus]   
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And you could say that I was nervous then
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Fairly awkward now
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Leave the speakers loud
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When you feel self doubt
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If there's any chance
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That we'd still hang out
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We could detail dreams
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While we stare at passing clouds


[Verse 3]
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Those modal masterworks
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Atonal oeuvres it seems
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When I ask afterwards
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All message lost inbetween
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The shifting aperture
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Depicting sun-soaked scenes
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I guess they resonate


[Pre-chorus]
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That's Universal Consciousness
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Take two of Ascension
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The Shape of Jazz to Come and
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Laurie Spiegel's inventions
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O'Rourke or Zorn and Oliveros all deserve mention
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You're dancing in a room and no one's paying attention


[Chorus]
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Addressing my reception with a focused eye
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To the passing clouds
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I'll be there for you
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When you're feeling down
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Any given day
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You can find me 'round
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In a despondent way
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In a study best called brown


[Outro]
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