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1.
The dripping tap won’t be turned off by the suits in charge of the world and our futures hanging on by a thread with our heads in the sand. The dripping tap won’t be turned off by the gods up above us. Big sky country. That we never hear from in these times of our dying needs. A familiar sound ignored. The compartmentalised thoughts. In the back corner of the drawer. That drip, drip on the floor. Don’t get drowned. Heed that sound. Left the tap on. Swamping out of the sink. Left the tap on. Agua flowin’ in. Left the tap on. Blankets over my skin. Left the tap on. Wish I learnt how to swim. Left the tap on. Swamping out of the sink. Left the tap on. Agua flowin’ in. Left the tap on. Blankets over my skin. Left the tap on. Wish I learnt how to swim. The dripping tap won’t be turned off by the suits in charge of the world and our futures hanging on by a thread with our heads in the sand. Drip, drip from the tap don’t slip. Drip, drip from the tap don’t slip on the drip. Everybody’s on the same orbit. When they get old and moronic. Get complacent and get bored. That drip, drip on the floor. Don’t get drowned. Heed that sound. Left the tap on. Swamping out of the sink. Left the tap on. Agua flowin’ in. Left the tap on. Blankets over my skin. Left the tap on. Wish I learnt how to swim. The dripping tap won’t be turned off by the suits in charge of the world and our futures hanging on by a thread with our heads in the sand. The dripping tap won’t be turned off by the gods up above us. Big sky country. That we never hear from in these times of our dying needs.
2.
Look past the dying trees, beyond waterless seas, atop the horizon, adjacent to the sun. I give my word that it’s there - magenta mountain What do you mean, you can’t see it? My life must be a dream - a living fantasy Disappeared in hot air - magenta mountain I don’t believe you Your eyes deceive you Better check yourself in The mirage is creeping outwards from your dream Can’t you see you’ve gone insane? I packed my bags and my swag for the road Followed the bows of the ancient railroads Need to rendezvous where clouds can’t misconstrue I’m certain it is real - magenta mountain You will say I’m crazy I will go on my way ‘cos it’s what I need I’d cross a thousand seas just to prove I’m not mad Magenta mountain Magenta mountain It’s you again Yeah I thought I saw a statue blink and a bird with no head Land on a golden thread I rub my eyes What am I saying? There’s nothing there Magenta mountain. Magenta mountain. It’s my sanctuary, that I wanna be chasing every chance I get. Don’t wanna be left. Never not making it there. What was confusing is now seducing Imagination is a powerful thing I see a flash of purple stone closing in Magenta mountain. Magenta mountain. It’s my sanctuary, that I wanna be chasing every chance I get. Don’t wanna be left. Never not making it there. I am tectonic I am megalithic My spit runs mauve I am the mountain of which you dream I see you now behind the lens looking back at me Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo… We fell through a dream across clouds of glue Anamnesis crashing through Magenta mountain Magenta mountain Magenta mountain Magenta mountain
3.
Kepler-22b 03:12
Nerdy kid at school with astral thoughts. Wanted to be an astronaut so I could be alone in space. Get away. Dreamt of Kepler-22b. That’s the place for me. Didn’t get the grades to be a NASA astronaut. Couldn’t knuckle down or focus on my schoolwork. I became a ghetto engineer making shit out of glass to refract the light from distant stars. Then I built a telescope. So big. Pointed it at Kepler-22b. That’s the place for me. Good for ya Obsession is good for ya Good for ya Obsession is good for ya Can you guess the first thing I seen on Kepler-22b? A telescope pointing back at me. On Kepler-22b. A telescope pointing back at me. On Kepler-22b. A telescope pointing back at me. Good for ya Obsession is good for ya Good for ya Obsession is good for ya Good for ya Obsession is good for ya Good for ya Obsession is good for ya
4.
Gaia 05:11
I I am the one I am the none I am nobody I am no one I am god I am you I am me I am Gaia Giant body parasite Gaia lives while others die I I am the two I am you too I am the stream I am wind I am rain I am photon I am wave I am Gaia Gaia sees Gaia breathes Gaia’s needs Incomplete Gaia bequeaths Dirt is deceased Gaia dies No one sees I am Gaia Gaia
5.
Ambergris 04:27
Breathing heavy candles Cut a face from a smile Preserve the torch; its imperative So douse some fuel on the fire Some dogs get whale eye Got a nose for that sea spice I wish that I had strength like that Dominion over my chemistry Didn’t you know? The camel’s out of water The dog sweat on the seat Had me slippin’ like a creep Haven’t you heard? They worked out double standards Apply only to me Finally, it’s working Ambergris Sculpting confidence with chimney smoke Record my weight in kidney stones CFC’s gnaw at my intellect Colour coding my lymph nodes Anthropomorphise everything Use my blowhole like a microphone Every night I dream that you will see The harpoon that I’ve grown to need Apropos, The camel’s out of water The dog sweat on the seat Had me slippin’ like a creep Ergo, I worked out double standards Apply only to me Finally, it’s working Ambergris
6.
Who’s this Sadie Sorceress? Let me tell you bout this 80s lady named Sadie She’s wild like a witch. She’s more fly than quidditch. Smoking winnies and drinking tinnies and glenfiddich. She’s a roller blader skating. Masquerading. Squabble and gobble. Eats blood and trouble. Meddles in the metal in it. She flies a handbag freak flag Dragon scale knapsack Fur a pelt of mastodon Brings it on as carry on Sharp like parmesan Living non-partisan Leviathan cardigan Elegant artisan Concealing her identity as an evil entity. Anti-sanctity in a vastity quantity Nightshade bringing death commander Have a gander - oleander Poisonous like buttercups She’s dressing up to fuck shit up. Hello love. How are ya? Sadie Sorceress. Sadie Sorceress. Sadie Sorceress. Snapping necks with her broomstick getting tortuous. The pagan shaman sorceress Cackling. Bat shit Nonconformist. Moles on her nose so enormous The public they can’t ignore it. Pitchforks banging on her door They wanna throw her overboard to see if she floats or sinks into the floor. There she goes bobbing on the surface as the peasants and servants start to yell “hooray, sell her to the circus”. But she’s had enough of playing it down and playing it dumb. She’s dropping bombs on this human scum. Ain’t no thing as collateral damage in this supernatural planet with a habit of getting savage Making sacrifices for the paradise of perdition, the trials and tribulations for the forbidden religion. Sadie Sorceress. Sadie Sorceress. Sadie Sorceress. Snapping necks with her broomstick getting tortuous. The most dangerous, debaucherous, Sadie sorceress
7.
Evilest Man 07:38
Evilest man I have no choice but to ignore the voices in the newspaper I feel so sad from what I see Misinformation around me I have no faith in what I read The tabloids and the TV screen I see it just as clear as the high definition images Don’t wanna scare inaction into you, but what you read you will turn into Pull up your socks or become a fox Do you wanna be just like the evilest man? Murdochian How very long must his arms be to span the distance he can reach? To make all our four corners square We’re in his conservative lair I wonder if he knows this song... Probably read it before it was done He probably hacked my phone I’ll change the locks when I get home Don’t wanna scare inaction into you, but what you read you will turn into Pull up your socks or become a fox Do you wanna be just like the evilest man? Murdochian I have no choice but to ignore the voices in the newspaper I feel so sad from what I see Misinformation around me I have no faith in what I read The tabloids and the TV screen I see it just as clear as the high definition images How very long must his arms be to span the distance he can reach? To make all our four corners square We’re in his conservative lair I wonder if he knows this song... Probably read it before it was done He probably hacked my phone I’ll change the locks when I get home Evilest man. Evilest man. Evilest man...
8.
The garden goblin. Isn’t this the place for you. Here in the garden we’re safe for now. Behind the tree the garden goblin’s looking at me. At me. At me. What’s that expression upon his face? Doesn’t it look like contempt. Doesn’t he want to let the garden grow like me and you. Grow. What does he want us to comprehend? This garden was never his place. Doesn’t he want to let the garden grow like me and you. Grow. The garden goblin. What doesn’t he want the world to know? The garden goblin. Why doesn’t he want to let it grow? The garden goblin. What doesn’t he want the world to know? The garden goblin. Why doesn’t he want to let it grow? The garden goblin. Grow. Grow. Grow. The garden goblin. Grow. Grow. Grow. Couldn’t he be friendly like the gnome. Wipe that smirk right off his face. Doesn’t he want to let the garden grow like me and you. Isn’t this the place for you. Here in the garden we’re safe for now. Behind the tree the garden goblin’s looking at me. At me. At me. At me.
9.
Go on then, blame it on the weather. Go on then, blame it on the weather. Go on then, blame it on the weather... Gloomy days make you see the downside. Like an arrow straight through the bullseye. K-hole, spiral through space and time. Stimuli, numb your mind. Go on then, blame it on the weather. Go on then, blame it on the weather. Go on then, blame it on the weather... Even if you like pain, life ain’t a sadists game. The devil ain’t your friend - he’s savage. That man on the corner of the street pulled the rug from under your feet. You’re flying now so you’d better stick the landing otherwise you ain’t got a leg to stay standing. Standing on Stay standing. Standing on. Stay standing. Standing on. Stay standing. All alone. Oh no. Go on then, blame it on the weather. Go on then, blame it on the weather. Go on then, blame it on the weather…
10.
Persistence 03:47
Ohh baby I got persistence. Keep pushing like the Ford motor pistons. Ohh baby I got persistence. I’m an automatic transmission. Ohh baby I got persistence. I hold the pole position. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance. No want for gas - I run on love. So cut the brakes. There’s no end of the road. Unfading highway. Pass no cars on the way. So set to cruise. Let’s getaway Let’s drive Drive, drive, drive Let’s drive Drive, drive, drive, drive Ohh baby I got persistence. Keep pushing like the Ford motor pistons. Ohh baby I got persistence. I’m an automatic transmission. Ohh baby I got persistence. I hold the pole position. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance. Yeh I go the distance Yeh I go the distance Yeh I go the distance I think I went too fast. You did. I think the car might crash. It will. I’ll have to pull out the wings and feel the lift underfoot. I’m shaking with fear. Such a crazy idea. Better give it a try. See if this car can fly. Let’s fly Fly, fly, fly Let’s fly Fly, fly, fly, fly I’m flying I’m floating I’m flying I’m floating Ohh baby I got persistence. Keep pushing like the Ford motor pistons. Ohh baby I got persistence. I’m an automatic transmission. Ohh baby I got persistence. I hold the pole position. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance. Ohh baby I got persistence. Yeah I go the distance.
11.
I’m the grim reaper Chimney sweeper Gate keeper Running faster than a cheetah preying on the weaker Got you in my point blank range as I take aim I’m coming at ya like a hurricane You’re a scavenger scratching around for scraps Sipping on cactus Lighting matches Unburied hatchets Waiting for the ultimatum to be handed down from above Never moved a muscle Never gave a fuck If it’s bad for business and the visits from the hellhounds sniffing out stitches for the snitches 
Then there’s gotta be more than justice in discussion for the ones causing the corruption Are you having an existential crisis Time is priceless Can’t advise us Analyse it Break it down into small increments to repent Rotting flesh odorous The grim reaper cashes the cheque Rotting flesh odorous The grim reaper cashes the cheque Heaven sent the silhouette of many wicked men Fearless Reckoning thinking they’re the most powerful they’ve ever been I can’t begin to comprehend the arrogance dwindling inside the kranium Grotesquely tortured the wretchedness Whiplash in the fortress between ya legs Body bags hanging on the hills hoist with a peg as the stench orbits the homestead Rotting flesh odorous The grim reaper cashes the cheque Rotting flesh odorous The grim reaper cashes the cheque Rotting flesh odorous The grim reaper cashes the cheque Rotting flesh odorous The grim reaper came to collect his debt
12.
Presumptuous 04:53
So presumptuous With tongue in cheek So presumptuous Belittle me So presumptuous Falling at your feet So presumptuous Don’t agree with your negativity Eggshell landmine stepping stones Kindred spirits at a crossroads The world we built is on a tilt Bottled up inside and filled with guilt Maybe you’ve got a god complex Missing in action, didn’t even notice Sounds like negligence Featherless, shaking in defence So presumptuous With tongue in cheek So presumptuous Belittle me Sitting duck light bulb revelation We’re losing momentum Blasé, naive sheepishly brazen You’re doing the bare minimum So presumptuous With tongue in cheek So presumptuous Belittle me So presumptuous Falling at your feet So presumptuous Letting go unwillingly So presumptuous With tongue in cheek So presumptuous Belittle me So presumptuous Falling at your feet So presumptuous What’s it gonna take for you to see that Shrug your shoulders No response It’s become a known nuisance You took for granted all our trust And threw it all away So presumptuous
13.
Predator X 03:45
Predator X Predator X Predator X Meet your maker - the gladiator Predator X An undertaker Annihilator Your death comes so slow Attack from below Predator X Predator X Predator X The terminator Turns to vapour Predator X Sleep forever one fathom under See to the beyond Draw the curtains closed Predator X Predator X Predator X Leviathan without a fin Predator X Beast from below Water hero Forever alone Make you a new home Predator X Predator X Predator X The looming raptor Smiling gator Predator X Freak of the deep Scare company Your death comes so slow Attack from below
14.
Red Smoke 04:21
Red smoke. The wools been pulled The dust won’t settle Red smoke The fools still rule The screaming kettles We’re numb to the norm Every year it’s clear that it ain’t gonna disappear It ain’t some passing storm we can hide from Red smoke The wools been pulled The dust won’t settle Red smoke The fools still rule The screaming kettles Not the only ones stuck in a bubble of terror watching them make all the errors Like a kid with a magnifying glass Each summer is getting hotter than the one before Red smoke Go away heatwave You’re all around - north to the south Red smoke Go away heatwave You’re burning down Our leaders are dumbfounded again The answer Plain as day The answer Plain as day Drastic measures must be made before we incinerate Red smoke. The wools been pulled The dust won’t settle Red smoke The fools still rule The screaming kettles Red smoke Go away heatwave You’re all around - north to the south Red smoke Go away heatwave You’re burning down Our leaders are dumbfounded again
15.
Candles 04:34
Candles. Candles. Candles... This little man is too hot to handle Set the funeral on fire with the candles Candles Candles Praying to the gods at the top of the mountain You’d be better throwing all your pennies in a fountain Candles Candles Your business is my business Don’t ask for forgiveness Because time is a vessel and our little boat is leaking Candles. Candles. Candles... This little man is too hot to handle Set the funeral on fire with the candles Candles Candles I know your hands are up but I really can’t stop The sword is sharp so I wanna chop, chop, chop, chop Candles Candles Luck here, matters when walking under ladders Because time is an arrow and our little bow has no strings This little man is too hot to handle Set the funeral on fire with the candles Candles Candles My little heart is cold as a morgue Let the weight of it drop like an iceberg Candles Candles
16.
The Funeral 02:23
The funeral. The funeral. The funeral…

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released April 22, 2022

Artwork and layout by Jason Galea
Mastered by Joseph Carra
Recorded by King Gizz
Mixed by Stu Mackenzie, except Ambergris mixed by Joey Walker
Produced by Stu Mackenzie

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