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Paradigm in Time (I)

by Paradigm in Time

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1.
lyrics: Demigods, mingle! But disguise yourselves and wait for the orange explosion. Oh, no! It's time! Pink and purple petals fell from the sky like raining hell Found an ax inside a taxi took me to a carousel A young lady, supposedly plagued with delusional thoughts, who often speculates the validity of creation myths, is stepping outside right now somewhere in the universe to partake in a solitary adventure for fresh air And as she now ventures through the belly of the sunset, she's reminded of just how long she's longed to do this: for a total of years, more numerous than you're old, to get out again. For she's reached a stage in her immortal life where the world no longer bores her, and in return the world has rewarded her with its thrills. So let's follow her again and again, and time after time She is our lucky charm Our lucky being, our guiding star, but we may take it all from her and keep it to ourselves or she may take it all back from us and keep it to herself Or, might we share in peace our wealth? Where would you like to go? Where would you like to go? Where would you like to go? Where would you like to go? "Where would you like to go, madam?" "What, sir?" I said, "Where would you like to go, madam?" "Well, sir, my confusion has given me a headache, and the sunny day has made me faint." "I'll take you to the carousel." "But why not the fountain, sir?" "Sir, why is there an ax in this taxi?" A goddess dressed in a gown of sunset and clouds Hops off the earth and exposes it to the cosmic darkness "I'll find you again!" the goddess yells to the driver, and laughs. She had been spying on him "But he's a murderer!" I yelled. When the truth is that it is I who loves... Oh, but how often must I frame whom she adores?
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Enlargening Thing, I can't go anywhere without you, who are my night sky you better hold on to Fate's example. I feel the sun can you still feel my hand? do you still understand me? On the ground, a sparrow shot with the arrow we so often talk about in fact, I shot it myself and I know enough now to know what's mine and what's yours I confide in what I can hide inside of The liver must die sometime The Giver tries but can't keep all he buys Oh, my god, please help me Please stop me before I try I will try, I will try, I will! I can't think of a single thing that I would do with it. It is a piece of rubbish, and it is useless and it doesn't matter to me, and it doesn't matter to anyone. So what I would like you to do is to go running, to go out running as fast as you can, on a plane, on a cliff, and throw it into the sea, like the fool!
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And now I want another clue and now I see another one And now I want another clue and now I see another two And now I want another clue and now I see another three and now I....ooh! I got tired of walkin', so I ran Far out of sight, it got out of hand But I did it, oh, I did it anyway. I was in a rocket due to land Or was I just in a rock band? And I never knew when? But too-da-loo Deuteronomy! I got a copy of the carbon copy But it’s blowin’ in the wind now And I may never see it again But I haven’t lost the keys to my coffin yet Bleh! Say the word! Spread the word! I wanna spread optimism on bread But I burnt my buttered toast In the oven again I need another one, man, yeah! The difficulties of my dreams could be dead But for a dollar a piece You’d bet I’d better beware You’d bet I’d better be…. You’d bet I’d better see it. There’s the moon in the starry lane, yeah Diamonds, indigo, and gray, yeah, oh Better wish on a star, yeah, oh Better wish from afar, yeah, ya-oh I’ll be like a fairy in the rain, yeah Gettin’ all dewy in my brain, yeah Hey, gay, radiate a safe insanity I’ll wear Christmas all around my neck I’ll be independent excellence, uh-huh Your firestorm is blazin’ in your soul I will finally be yours and that Is enough to give me a heart attack Then I’ll follow, I will follow you To your room. Where's my home? Where's my heart go? Apple pie, I want a country side And a city wide Don’t wanna know the faces A wanton and a vagabond, a nomad and a roamer all need a home I need a home, ya know? So I’m steppin' out in a couple of seconds And I’m goin' on a ride I won’t be back ever, No, I won’t be back, bye. So if you wanna, ya better come along— We don’t have much time The conductor will tell tales along the way but it's mostly just for the ride. So bag it up, move it out Bag it up, and move it out And hurry...it's here! This train, speeding up the tracks Where is it going? Does it ever stop? It's running! It's running! This train is runnin' At a billion miles an hour See it flyin’ down the tracks Its flyin down the tracks Not going back, not going back We’re goin’ down We’re goin away! I'm burning! Like a phoenix, like a phoenix Like a phoenix, like a phoenix traiblazin' Findin' its own way Like a river Blazin through the forest field It’s hot, hot, hot, and it’s It’s goin’ so fast It’s never gonna slow down How long will this last? You'd better beware, you better beware you'd better steer clear 'Cause it’s comin' around, it’s comin' back around It’s fallin', it’s fallin', and it’s starting to, come down It’s sleek It’s mean and it's fallin' to the ground And it's fierce and it gleams and it's comin' back down You’d better beware You better be scared You better You better you better! Nananananananananananananananananananananananan-na-na I have lost all contact with my head There’s better sense in the papers I haven’t read And I’m allowed to talk back to the dead You can’t say you said I told you so this time, my friend And I’d rather be lock-ocked and loaded With a good illusion to shoot into you Than to live all alone in my own little world And call it my home, my home Where's my home? Where's my home? I'm all right You know I'm feelin' fine Although I'm short on time I'll be okay, I'll make it. Where's my home? Where's my home? Where's my home? Where's my heart go? I am but a fairy in the rain It would break my crystal heart To be your friend would be the most heavenly thing
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Trapped in an enigma of ice And a gelatinous black substance called night Beholding stars I've got on my slippers I hold my lantern Clutch my robe Squint my eyes to see The indigo flows into me Pupils first And my mind fills up With euphoric understanding It communicates eloquently I understand it perfectly Whenever it speaks Though I can barely find my own throat to say thank you in the dark there is no shallow end of the pool And no life guard For those who cannot find one inside themselves. And no one to comfort me while I'm here There's only a means to drown And a small flame On a wick in a candle In a lantern in my hand Just an arm's length away. There is no one who can save me here I am alone, alone.
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From the widest of the vast, blue rivers to the highest of the mountains, stooping and ancient, to the darkest of the storm clouds and the brightest of the moonbeams, may we find together all what we seek. a momentary paradise My dear little boy, I've got a picnic basket with all your dreams inside, so hide within this home and join me, let's sit down alone for this place is our space in time upon a black peridot it seems that we can scry into lands unknown. to a temporary sanctuary but don't go running too fast or I'll not catch up to you And don't look at me like that! you know exactly what I mean! And don't forget: that we are paupers, and we will no harm, that we are merely in search of our lost, rogue steed. For we must sell to them our vagrancy and once done, don't forget! that we must satisfy their prying minds For they will wonder how the Darkness has not yet taken us if we are truly who we say we are For simple minds believe in unbelievable things but never The Unbelievable we'll be in a lazy Elysium I know that you are tired and that it is late but just this once we must endure, and once we do we'll celebrate, at long last, with a home of our own, and sleep and fuel. Don't you want to go out? to go on? to stand up? to stay strong? to grow old? to stay young? keep movin' on keep movin' on
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'Twas on a day that felt like all of the seasons... smells like it's about to rain the sky has become gray again the trees and their leaves and their branches and burls the squawking of birds and the breeze going in and out of my lungs. it follows me it calls to me and I know that I can't simply wait on the day to arrive or a moment for life to unfold it's a ghost, the ghost of my past coming at last to bring me back to where I came from he's here for me I'm back to see all the things that he wants this time from me, oh from me but let me tell you the story--it's merely the truth of the time the drizzle got me soaking never knew what it could do when I was there, and you were there for you too it's the way of nature, in the light of day, bringing me away it's the time of new beginnings, it's the time for new beginnings I don't have to say it anymore 'cause I believe in it wholeheartedly for I decided to fight, to lean on me to walk a brand new mile with well-rested feet. and now I know that now it's time to believe in me more now it's time to believe in you and now it's time to do what I do best and that is... I've got my magick, I've got my magick I've got my ears turned up and now I'm ready to go I'm ready to go yes I'm ready, I'm ready to go.
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Poured River 02:47
Oh, my buddy, I miss you Oh, my buddy, I miss you I walk alone in the sparse side of the forest And I wonder what makes you smile Oh, what's worth your while Whooo! I miss you. But carry on, I live on, I love on Said I live on, I Iove on, carry on Oh, my buddy, I miss you So whatcha gonna do? oh, I miss you! oh, my dear love Oh, my dear.
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Oh, me, oh, my, can I come too? I've got 25 cents in my pocket and I've got you. No one knows why I've tried to fly to the moon But it's most to do with the fact that you once flew with this loon. Ooh, and we can call this The Light Song and I'll--I'll sing along We can make it there if we try And we can go as far as a great eagle flies. Oh I know a small caterpillar lady who lives there on the moon and she keeps the wind in tune. Whenever I go to play with her she sings a lullaby to make the sun rise. Oh, I saw a crane by the lagoon and it spoke to me out loud oh, as cranes do and I can't keep on crying oh, it's time for me to take a swim out to sea. To see all the things that could be and what has become of me. Take a swim out to sea To see all the things that have become of the world The world and me There comes a time In everybody's life When all of the sun dials seem to be in the same position. And that's all right There's no time better than the right time. Oh, why, oh, why, oh why can't I find a soul like yours anywhere else but here? And am I gonna have to leave you in the blue skies on your own? And I can't decide where to go And as I walk, now I know That it's just a simple game We all must play And that's fine as long as you stay (on my team).
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I wish for your safety And I wish for your love But nobody can save me And no-one can show you the way Into your own heart. Let me knock on the door You will see all of your Effervescence Just pretend you know... Don’t forget who you are And don’t forget who you were It’s important to teach your heart And, It’s necessary to keep your close friends close And keep them safe, and they should do the same No one is exempt, for the fitness is for us all! The greatest health that Nature can bring us is Love.

about

This is a collection of all standalone singles (non-albums and non-EPs) that have been released under Paradigm in Time since its inception. This album will grow over time with each new single that is not meant to be released on an album.

Whereas the Anachronous Album contains songs released 10 years or more after they were written, the "Paradigm in Time" album is a catch-all archive for work that was released during a time in which each song was still relevant to itself, or released within the same decade or "generation" that it was written.

This album represents the first formal manifestation of using the color black as "track art;" meaning that the track has no track art at all. As of 2020, only albums and EPs will have a single, cover art image.

all singles (non album songs) will be represented with the color BLACK,
and all studio cover songs will be represented with the color WHITE. This is an artistic decision only, and has no internet meaning other than to be thought of as anti-track art, as creating such art for every Paradigm in Time song is arbitrary, and would not be included if representative images were not required per Bandcamp's aesthetic.

I hope you enjoy this "never-ending" body of work!

credits

released August 19, 2020

all songs created by Lauren D. Cain.

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