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Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava

by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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1.
Mycelium 07:35
Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium… I ain’t a bald primate That tongue does not relate Man is done The ape is dead Lungs of the planet on a golden thread I ain’t debating I’m a mushroom, ok I spread like lava Rise like bread Currency of decay Amongst my kin, I extend acidic salutations Exhale the dust of seasons Inhale the breath of civilisations I grip with devils fingers and stroke the green curtain We, the thoughtful element Dumb rock Unthinking ocean Network of the wood Tannin of the evening Synapse of the bush I disappear amongst my kin Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium… Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium… I ain’t a bald primate That tongue does not relate in any way Man is done The ape is dead Lungs of the planet on a golden thread I ain’t debating now I’m a mushroom, ok I spread like lava Rise like bread Paralysed agaric fungus Fed back into the, the bourgeoisie What the hell is happening to me? Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium… Paralysed agaric fungus Toadstool dome grown humongous Stomach knots and purple skin Mirrored faces doubling Bursting beams of hopping rabbits Organs bleed with sucking maggots Metallic teeth Ancient Goblet Increase the dosage with a droplet Blackened gold beneath the surface Dark horse undermining and amorphous Fed back into the bourgeoisie What the hell is happening to me? Spore filled breath I’ll spread myself over the forest floor and infest the elk Feasting on decay and sprouting anew I’ll make my biome part of mycelium Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium. Mycelium…
2.
Ice V 10:15
Ice V. Ice V. Ice V… Ganymede princess with the tongue of death She smells what the wind says with the lava forked pincers Ganymede princess with a lungless chest With her tongues forked pincers she smells what the people says Ice V. Ice V. Ice V… Monoclinic Crystalline Spears of death shoot down the line Autocratic and quantised Land mine meteorite Lost in transit Obliteration Disconnected correlations Lucky 7 Ace of spades Double down Checkmate Ice V. Ice V. Ice V… Ain’t getting out of here alive Ice V has arrived Pimple puss Crop circle pit Oozing out of crevices Sentient toadstool throne Crooked sceptre Alien bone Frosted pistol Loaded spite Shooting rays of frozen light Feel the doom of flashing flood Crimson clouds are raining blood Will we survive Ice V? Ice V. Ice V. Ice V… Queen of ice Suffice to say Engulfing all in crystal dismay Freezing whims as the sun dims The pressure tearing limb from limb Earth born cities stripped away as the ice queen hypnotically sways Queen of ice Suffice to say Engulfing all in crystal dismay Ice V. Ice V. Ice V… Ain’t getting out of here alive Ice V has arrived
3.
Magma 09:06
Magma Fire bagwan The all, the one and the none Lifts rock Makes stuff The sleeping hawk The ticking clock Hair of child Skin of bone Gift of flesh Exchanged for a burn I’m a drill I drown the earth Tectonic romance Infinite rebirth Magma Essence oozing Molten rock Moving fluorescence Melting all within its presence Forever creeping luminescence Destroying to invent Magma god ever present I live in debt I bathe in glow Subterranean web Infest the soul Flying arcs come bearing gifts Praise the return of GI Joe Brewing beneath The magma shifts Heavenly bird Luscious cargo Digging deep Burying gifts for the molten god that sits beneath our feet Great abyss Offerings burn in the pit We console Reminisce for the molten god that sits He’ll accept those that commit if we dance in the shit Magma Subterranean tsar The scimitar and the neutron star Makes from ether Basalt weaver Obsidian cleaver Make believer A rumble A smile A red tongue Oesophagus A greeting A portal Auto-cremate Immortal Magma Fire bagwan The all, the one and the none Lifts rock Makes stuff The sleeping hawk The ticking clock Hair of child Skin of bone Gift of flesh Exchanged for a burn I’m a drill I drown the earth Tectonic romance Infinite rebirth Magma Essence oozing Molten rock Moving fluorescence Melting all within its presence Forever creeping luminescence Destroying to invent Magma god ever present I live in debt I bathe in glow Subterranean web Infest the soul Flying arcs come bearing gifts Praise the return of GI Joe Brewing beneath The magma shifts Heavenly bird luscious cargo Digging deep Burying gifts for the molten god that sits beneath our feet Great abyss Offerings burn in the pit We console Reminisce for the molten god that sits He’ll accept those that commit if we dance in the magma Subterranean tsar The scimitar and the neutron star Makes from ether Basalt weaver Obsidian cleaver Make believer
4.
Lava 06:41
Death Smells like boiled eggs Death A hot stove glowing red Lava Sticky like peanut butter Lava The ultimate stonecutter Anointed in the bubbling lake Charring lungs asphyxiate Unlike quicksand it’s instant Devours whole No longer existent Pumice rain engulfs A mushroom cloud brings tumult Remains are shells Rain won’t quell Earth is hell Burning flesh and melting skin I submit to the molten king The messiah deep below Give my essence to the afterglow There I’ll speak to the magma lord And bathe in the warmth of the red fjord Past this life of green meadows Lava afterlife in charred plateaus The volcano is death The lava is death Death is life The lava is life The serpent is death The serpent is death The serpent is life The serpent is life The head is death The tail is death The head is life The tail is life The volcano is death The lava is death Death is life The lava is life The volcano is death Death Lava Death
5.
Hell's Itch 13:27
Flick the switch Hell’s itch Derma-glitch Hell’s itch Bewitched Hell’s itch Perpetual twitch Hell’s itch Why, why, why when my nail glides through my epidermis does it feel so joyous? The deeper the cut The thicker the blood Subcutaneous fat feels good like that Dancing beneath my wafer-thin crust Teasing me Taunting me My unquenchable lust If only I could locate this bug Oozing under like a slug I’d slice my skin to get within Lacerate my own linchpin Nominate my next of kin Destroy myself with no chagrin Find the source of this deep remorse Buried deep inside me like a sunken horse Rooted below in the innermost abyss is a fathomless unscratchable itch Shed my skin if need be to suppress the itch for it would fill me with glee Whatever is this persistent yearn to rip off my skin and stop the burn Crawling tender temptations Catacombs beneath layers of hatching eggs Thunder threads Claws enthralled in pitted keratosis Lacerations peeling paper thin Barbecue skin Deeper burying Flick the switch Hell’s itch Derma-glitch Hell’s itch Bewitched Hell’s itch Perpetual twitch Hell’s itch Rising pitch Hell’s itch Latent witch Hell’s itch Grisly stitch Hell’s itch The old adage: Pain is easier to endure than an itch Shed my skin if it need be To suppress the itch would fill me with glee Whatever is this persistent yearning to rip off my skin and stop the burning Crawling tender temptations Catacombs beneath layers of hatching eggs Thunder threads Claws enthralled in pitted keratosis Lacerations peeling paper thin Barbecue skin Deeper burying Flick the switch Hell’s itch Derma-glitch Hell’s itch Bewitched Hell’s itch Perpetual twitch Hell’s itch Let the sun burn Oh, my cells gurn When the skin drips I sing the hell’s itch Deep in the compost Believe that the worm can still see the light Sing the hell’s itch I sleep with the rat who’s kiss has set me free Oh, I sing Oh, I sing the hell’s itch Prick the ceramic Bodily condom be gone Oh, baby please be gone The breeze on my flesh feels so fuckin’ good Look at me now, Helen Yeah, I’m finally red Oh, I’m finally red Why, why, why when my nail glides through my epidermis does it feel so joyous? The deeper the cut The thicker the blood Subcutaneous fat hurts good like that Dancing beneath my wafer-thin crust Teasing me Taunting me My unquenchable lust If only I could locate this bug Oozing under like a slug I’d slice my skin to get within Lacerate my own linchpin Nominate my next of kin Destroy myself with no chagrin Find the source of this deep remorse Buried deep inside me like a sunken horse Rooted below in the innermost abyss is a fathomless unscratchable itch
6.
Iron Lung 09:04
Hey, oh I’m in jail Body failed Now it’s me and my iron lung Wrapped in iron Deathless purgatory Negative pressure Airless breath Wrapped in iron Breathless purgatory Positive pressure Airless death It’s a different kind of cuttlefish Swing and a miss Dancing with my eyes and lips Can’t move my hips Keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish Staying sane and positive Can’t crumble like a biscuit Iron lung. Iron lung. Iron lung… Space shuttle Snail shell Merry go round Conveyor belt The army tank ventilator Mechanical bull respirator Metallic cocoon boredom Bionic boy Pump my organs Centre gravity Planet me Gimme the mushrooms Time to leave Iron lung. Iron lung. Iron lung… Frog breath Steam tent Neck paralysis Frog breath Steam tent Scared precarious Frog breath Steam tent Neck paralysis Congestion in my chest Pins and needles like a voodoo evil Got my doctor baffled Every breath is an uphill battle Frog breath Steam tent Neck paralysis Congestion in my chest Frog breath Steam tent Neck paralysis Frog breath Steam tent Scared precarious Frog breath Steam tent Neck paralysis Sedated death Hey, oh The ship sailed Train derailed Now it’s me and my iron lung Wrapped in iron Deathless purgatory Negative pressure Airless breath Wrapped in iron Breathless purgatory Positive pressure Airless death It’s a different kind of cuttlefish Swing and a miss Dancing with my eyes and lips Can’t move my hips Gotta keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish I’m staying sane and positive Can’t crumble like a biscuit Iron lung. Iron lung. Iron lung… Cylindrical prison Newly arisen Chained to a giant paper weight Pain abates yet darkness permeates Wallows my toes Burdens my chest My brain is pressed with an iron chest Iron lung. Iron lung. Iron lung…
7.
Gliese 710 07:48
Melt the ice Reheat the dead Terraform the planet Compress the lungs Eat the mushroom Cool the lava Watch the new star dance upon the night sky Fly my pretty silver lining Wishful thinking Strike defiant Send your prayers for Gliese 710 Locked and loaded Death descends Alien figures stumble sickly as their planet bakes Constellations crumble quickly On the horizon; cosmic waves Shooting stars rain upon a distant planet Hadron colliding Forked lightning Melting the cake’s icing Fragmentation New permutations Needlepoint mutilations Stick the fork in the powerpoint to be perturbed by revelations Freeze the water Kill the living Bake the planet Suffocate the lungs Grow the mushroom Feed the volcano Watch the new star dance upon the night sky Boil the water Bury the dead Destroy the planet Collapse the lungs Disintegrate the mushroom Join the volcano Be a cloud of gas upon the night sky

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Recorded by Stu Mackenzie
Mixed by Stu Mackenzie
Produced by Stu Mackenzie
Mastered by Joe Carra
Performed by King Gizz on Wurrundjeri land

Cover art and layout by Jason Galea

Special thanks to Nico Wilson

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released October 7, 2022

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