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Antimony
03:59
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ANTIMONY
Antimony - oh you make me beautiful
Antimony - but you're no good
I wanna paint you on my face like a Pharaoh
Because you're givin' me the magic power in my eyes
And you're actin' on me all the while
Antimony - oh you got some toxic properties - Antimony
When Old King Nebuchadnezzar got done with his Hanging Gardens
He said "Let's paint this whole damn palace yellow! Antimony yellow"
Turns out you drove him mad tho'
Yeah. Soon old king was sleepin' in the fields
Eating the grasses with the oxen
You were noxious all along
So it ain't just me and Nefertiti
No. Pharaoh's Black Kohl, Mad King's Yellow
Shoot off sparks like a tiger in the sky
No good for money cause you don't hold up
But you got the royal power of the Horus Eye
To the alchemist you were almost gold
Jezebel's mascara - Newton's aphrodisiac
Why did Mozart die? Because he took too many Antimony fever pills
Are you gonna cure?
Are you gonna cause my ills?
Toxic makeup - toxic medicine - really ain't nowhere you haven't been
And you're actin on me all the while
Antimony - you got your inky fingers on me and I can't get free - Antimony
I wanna paint you on my face like a Pharaoh
Cause you're givin' me the magic power in my eyes
Oh and you're actin' on me all the while
Actin' on me all the while
Antimony
7/7/17
© Stephanie Browning
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Thunder
03:26
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THUNDER
I was standing in the desert
I was praying for the rain
I saw you gather in the distance
Come to sweep across my plain
You don't even know and yet you
Devastate me with your undeniable ways
I never had a choice!
My feet went right out from under
There never was a moment when I could have said no to you
'Cause you come like thunder
Suddenly the sky fell silent
All my hair stood up on end
You've taken over my horizon
I feel you rumbling on my skin
You don't even know and yet you
Devastate me with your undeniable ways
I never had a choice!
My feet went right out from under
There never was a moment when I could have said no to you
'Cause you can't say no to the thunder
I know you never meant to harm me
The lightning doesn't hate the mountainside
Yet when it strikes the fire starts
And there's no telling who gets out alive
You come like thunder
Taking me by storm
You left the desert blooming
You don't even know and yet you
Devastate me with your undeniable ways
I never had a choice!
My feet went right out from under
There never was a moment when I could have said no to your thunder
5/29/17
© Stephanie Browning
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Canyon
04:20
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CANYON
We're closer than we've ever been
Gotta get it done, gonna get it done
We're working for the big idea
He says "Let me hear you call, let me hear you call
The echo of your voices - will echo to the future."
He says "Let me hear you call, let me hear you call!
They can hear you in the future."
You got to buy in to the big idea - Closer than we've ever been
You got to buy in to the big idea - We're gonna build a canyon
He says "Let me hear you call, let me hear you call
Echo of your voices - will echo to the future.
Let me hear you call, let me hear you call!
They can hear you in the future!"
We got to buy in to the big idea - Closer than we've ever been
Got to buy in to the big idea - We're gonna build a canyon
With this river
Then we're gonna dam that river, Then we're gonna flood that canyon
Then we're gonna get our power back, get our power back
We're gonna build a canyon
With this river
"Wait! All is not lost." she said, "We have seeds in the ground.
All is not lost!" she said, "You've got it the wrong way round.
And I ain't leavin' 'cause this is my home.
And you ain't never gonna get your power back, Get your power back!
No you ain't gonna build no canyon
Oh oh oh oh oh With this river!"
And he said "Gather up the children, get 'em in the wagons
Take what you need cause we ain't comin back again."
And she said "No!" I'm not buying in to your big idea!
Can you hear me call? Can you hear me call?
Can you hear me in the future?
I'm not buying in to your big idea.
Can you hear me call? Can you hear me call?
5/1/17 © Stephanie Browning
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Dread
05:47
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DREAD
As I heard his footsteps
Coming down the corridor
I knew it was not good news
I would not like what he had to tell me
And yet I have no choice - no voice
I want to turn over this table
I want to break through that door
But I can't kick my way out of this description of me
So I sit quietly instead
While in my head
What am I now?
What am I now?
What am I now?
Still waiting in the room for the man
With the clipboard to come down the corridor
I hear his feet. I have such hope
I know it is unfounded
He will say - if I can stay
Where will I go? What will I do?
How will I pay my debts?
I never dreamed I could be turned away
I want to turn over this table
I want to break through that door
I want to kick my way out of this description of me
How can I live in this definition of my personality?
So I sit quietly
While in my head
What am I now?
What am I now?
What am I now?
What will become of me, and my family?
What am I now?
Music: 1/25/17 © Dean Jensen
Lyrics: 6/13/17 © Stephanie Browning
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Black Swan
03:55
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BLACK SWAN
I knew it was coming
But I didn't expect it to be so soon
That sudden shower of chaos
Took me by surprise
There it goes I said and there it went
There it goes I said and there it went
First it seemed impossible and then it seemed
Unpreventable and then
Inexplicably
Black Swan
Dispassionate science
Could not have predicted the great unknown
These historical ruptures
Run counter to the facts
There it goes I said and there it went
There it goes I said and there it went
First it seemed impossible and then it seemed
Unpreventable and then
Inexplicably
It was
Black Swan
Is coming
To topple your silly structures
And free you to start again
You're free to start again
There it goes I said and there it went
It came out of nowhere
To overtake and overturn
It's not your fault you'll never learn
Because your knowledge is fragile
You're prisoners of the past
Black Swan
A slow motion dance of elegant destruction
To usher in the new
5/8/2017
© Stephanie Browning
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6. |
Sky Is Falling
03:28
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SKY IS FALLING
The sky is falling
Yeah the sky is falling
The sky is falling.
So what - are you - gonna do?
Well you can cover your head
Or you can go underground
You can pray to your god
Or you can have a party
The sky is falling
Yeah the sky is falling
The sky is falling.
So what - are you - gonna do?
You can stay in your bed
And you can yell at the news
Or you can let it all go
And just come to my party
'Cause I know we're gonna be up all night
Until the sky comes tumblin' down
Cause I don't care if this is my last night
I wanna spend it on top of the world
Guitar solo
The. Sky. Is. Falling.
You can't shoot off to Mars
Or hide under your desk
Shrink Wrap, Duct Tape
Do you feel safe? Doesn't matter baby
But I got a new red dress needs a breakin in
So let the sky come tumblin' down
We're all out of time I'm takin' you for a spin
We're gonna' end up on top of the world.
9/3/17
© Stephanie Browning
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Parlour
05:09
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PARLOUR
Step into my Parlour
Step into the future
Forgetting everything you've ever known before
I promise you won't mind
Leaving everything behind
For what I'll show you
Step into the future
You will find - Everything you need is here
You won't mind letting go
For what I'm about to show you
Forgetting everything you've ever known before
You won't mind - Leaving everything behind
I promise - You won't mind.
Step into my Parlour
You can leave those bags behind
Forgetting everything you've ever known before
I promise you won't mind
You'll learn to love the feeling of letting go
For what I'm about to show you
Part of transcendence is saying goodbye, goodbye
You won't mind letting go
For what I'm about to show you
Forgetting everything you've ever known before
You won't mind - Leaving everything behind
Step into my Parlour.
You can leave those bags behind
You'll find everything you need is here
I promise you won't mind leaving everything behind
For what I'm about to show you
Part of transcendence is saying goodbye
Interlude
Now you can decide - How your eternity will feel
You can just turn out the light - Or you can be devoured
Or you can fly off to Nirvana - Or I can take you to my chamber
Where in the darkness I'll devour you with pleasure for all time
1/5/17
© Stephanie Browning
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Fireworks
04:11
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FIREWORKS
You're not a rat
It's not a maze
Nothing is real
These shallow walls
Can only contain you
If you let them
You're a rat
It's a maze
Think your way out
Don't give up
Don't get mad
Don't get drunk
Get out
Get out
To stay in this imaginary prison
Is just a failure of imagination
Use your power
Forget what you've been told
Reach out with your mind for the thing you want the most
Dream big - Take steps
Ignore your limitations
Picture what you want the most
And reach out your hand to find it
Imagine your path stretching out
One stone at a time
Place your feet
Do not second-guess
Let your answer be Yes
Guard yourself from questions
Don't shoot your fireworks into the ground
When you try to bend the spoon with your mind remember: There is no spoon.
Don't shoot your fireworks into the ground
Don't shoot your fireworks into the ground
3/2/17
© Stephanie Browning
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Tendril Seattle, Washington
A few years back Stephanie and Dean wrote a couple songs together. It was so much fun, we decided to do a bunch more. Turned out to be a great way of processing the present day. We hope these songs help you stay sane too!
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