1. |
Glass Man
05:28
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Let's bubble-wrap the world
So no one gets hurt
You're a glass man with a hammer
I'm under her nails
I'm over the moon
It floats above your head
As a wall of white covering your eyes
Why so unkind?
Let's knock him down a notch
And make his buddies watch
My dignity's restored
So why am I so bored?
It floats above your head
As a wall of white covering your eyes
Why so unkind?
We move in packs of strangers
And avoid each other's gaze
Trying hard to interface with the outside
Then we return to our screens
Entertainment will appease
When the loneliness is too much
And it's always too much
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2. |
Just Alright
04:22
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These stray strands
Strewn across the covers
Are evidence
Of your presence here my lover
Yet it feels like waking from a dream
Your ring finger
Wrapped in tin and phosphor
And trace amounts
Of my toxic lead behaviour
But you made me better
And it's not been an easy year
Without you Emily
Although I'm getting by,
I'm getting by in spite
I'm just alright
I'm just alright
But that is not enough
I'd rather be spectacular
Like we are when we unite
To think it started
With us dancing on the ceiling
To this day I don't know
What in me you found appealing
But you must have known what we could be
In some parallel universe
We never make it to this verse
And that's a very sad thought indeed
If that night you had not been out on a bender
Or a fight that we had took a turn for the worse
Then it might not have turned out so perfectly
And it's not been an easy year
Without you Emily
Although I'm getting by,
I'm getting by in spite
I'm just alright
I'm just alright
But that is not enough
I'd rather be spectacular
Like we are when we unite
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3. |
Scroll Away
03:57
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Scroll your life into oblivion
Easy, linear, and imposed
Tailored for your self-proclaimed identity
And a growing feeling of inadequacy
For your viewing pleasure
Embrace the age of information
From the comfort of your toilet seat
Change the world with all your cognitive biases
Because you're so affected by what is happening overseas
For your viewing pleasure
Just one more swipe
Just one more swipe
Just one more swipe
Just one more swipe
Just one more swipe
Just one more swipe
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4. |
The Finish Line
04:41
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Faces in the dark
Staring as I crystallise
Why won't they avert their eyes?
Try not to cause a scene
Make believe everything is fine
Keep an eye on the finish line
A knot is growing from in between my lungs
The cracks are showing
I'm locked in, I can't run
I'm feeling misanthropic
My vision telescopic
Focused on all the details
That are guaranteed to make me feel sick
Fuck the carrot, I choose the stick
To beat my self-pitying with
Don't know what exit to pick
Why must my brain be so fixated on this topic?
Can't justify this panic
Isn't this a bit dramatic?
Probably, or maybe my protections aren't quite so hermetic
As I thought
Can't believe I bought
Into the illusion of rational thought
Being the only friend that I have got
How disappointing
These human feelings
My blood is boiling
My pulse is racing
My mind escaping
Everything but myself
It's terrifying
We're not what we could be
I tried breathing deep
But nothing is helping
I should get more sleep
I should be succeeding
I don't know anything
Don't give me any decisions
Would you please stop asking me
To defend my opinions
Can't you see this is not the time?
Right now I'm focused on surviving, wading through this crowd
How disappointing
These human feelings
My blood is boiling
My pulse is racing
My mind escaping
Everything but myself
It's terrifying
We're not what we could be
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mirror::box UK
mirror::box is the brainchild of Milo de Rauglaudre, a French-born artist and
technologist.
Oscillating between existential dread and euphoric mania, the sounds convey a taste for heart-sinking beauty
and a fascination for the unexpected through intricate lyricism and playful instrumentation.
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