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I JUST WANNA FLY

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1.
DIRT NAP 02:08
LIFE IS EASIER ON SOLID GROUND UNLIKE THIS QUICKSAND I'M ALWAYS SINKING IN NOW JUST A HAND REACHES OUT AS I HOLD MY BREATH TRYING TO IGNORE THE FACT I'M GONNA DROWN AND MY LUNGS WILL FILL WITH EARTH AND I'LL BE AT PEACE AS I SINK INTO THE DIRT AND I SUPPOSE I WILL DECOMPOSE AND MAKE FOOD FOR THE WORMS AND THE BUGS IT'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE HOLE I'M IN THAT I DUG WITH MY SHOVEL OF INDECISION I WONDER IF I'LL EVER SEE THE SUN AGAIN AS I WALLOW IN THE ROOTS AND THE MUD AND MY LUNGS WILL FILL WITH EARTH AND I'LL BE AT PEACE AS I SINK INTO THE DIRT AND I SUPPOSE I WILL DECOMPOSE AND MAKE FOOD FOR THE WORMS AND THE BUGS AS I WALLOW IN THE ROOTS AND THE MUD MOTHER NATURE WILL FIND USE FOR ME AGAIN FOR ME AGAIN MOTHER NATURE WILL FIND USE FOR ME AGAIN FOR ME AGAIN MOTHER NATURE WILL FIND USE FOR ME AGAIN
2.
MARVIN 01:52
YOUR WORTHLESS SPHERE OBSTRUCTS THE BEAUTY OF VENUS SO I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO BLOW THE EARTH TO BITS MY TRUSTY Q-36 SHOULD DO JUST THE TRICK AND RID THE MILKY WAY OF THIS WASTE OF A PLANET I'M THE COMMANDER OF THE FLYING SAUCER X I'M ON A MISSION TO MAKE THE EARTH VANISH SUCH A WASTE OF SPACE IDIOTIC HUMAN RACE LET'S DISINTEGRATE EARTH TODAY LET'S DISINTEGRATE EARTH TODAY THOSE PESKY EARTHLINGS ALWAYS GETTING IN THE WAY IT'S BEEN 2 MILLENNIA LET'S FINISH THIS TODAY WHY DOES THIS MISSION ALWAYS DRAG ON AND ON I JUST WANT TO SEE THE 3RD PLANET GONE I'M THE COMMANDER OF THE FLYING SAUCER X I'M ON A MISSION TO MAKE THE EARTH VANISH SUCH A WASTE OF SPACE IDIOTIC HUMAN RACE LET'S DISINTEGRATE EARTH TODAY LET'S DISINTEGRATE EARTH TODAY LET'S DISINTEGRATE EARTH TODAY
3.
I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER DIE THAT YOU LIVE TO SEE MANKIND TEAR ITSELF APART I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER DIE THAT LIVE TO SEE THE SUN EXPLODE IN, IN THE SKY YOUR FROZEN BODY WILL DRIFT THROUGH SPACE UNTIL THE END OF TIME OR YOUR MATTERS COMPRESSED IN A BIG BLACK HOLE OR RIPPED APART IN A RIFT OF SPACE-TIME I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER DIE THAT YOU'RE EATEN BY A PACK OF RABID DOGS CHEWING AND GRINDING I HOPE THAT YOU NEVER DIE THAT YOUR PAIN JUST DRAGS ON AND ON UNTIL THE END OF TIME YOUR BODY WILL REGENERATE AS THEY GET THEIR FILL YOUR SUFFERING WILL BE MY GREATEST PLEASURE UNTIL THERE'S NOTHIN LEFT OF YOU NOTHIN LEFT OF YOU
4.
WHY-O-WHY 02:41
I KNOW THE SOUND OF AN EMPTY CHAMBER YOU PULL THE TRIGGER BUT NOTHIN COMES OUT I KNOW THE SOUND OF AN EMPTY PROMISE HANGING STALE IN THE AIR OF DOUBT IT'S LIKE THE SOUND OF A RAGING OCEAN THE UNDERTOW TRIES TO PULL YOU DOWN LEFT GASPING LIKE A FISH OUTTA WATER YOU FUCKING FLAIL TRYING NOT TO DROWN WHY O WHY DO I EVEN TRY EVERYTHING ALWAYS JUST FALLS APART IT CAN'T BE SO, JUST LET IT GO IT'S NEVER EVEN WORTH THE EFFORT I KNOW THE TASTE OF ROTTEN FAILURE THE PUTRID FLAVOR NEVER LEAVES MOUTH I KNOW THE SOUND OF AN EMPTY PROMISE HANGING STALE IN THE AIR OF DOUBT IT'S LIKE THE SOUND OF A RAGING OCEAN THE UNDERTOW TRIES TO PULL YOU DOWN LEFT GASPING LIKE A FISH OUTTA WATER YOU FUCKING FLAIL TRYING NOT TO DROWN WHY O WHY DO I EVEN TRY EVERYTHING ALWAYS JUST FALLS APART IT CAN'T BE SO, JUST LET IT GO IT'S NEVER EVEN WORTH THE EFFORT WORTH THE EFFORT
5.
CURSE-B-GONE 02:15
POWERS ARE JUST COMING TO THE SURFACE STILL NOT SURE JUST HOW TO CONTROL THIS EVEN WHEN INTENTIONS ARE PURE IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL WITH YOUR WORDS YOU'LL BE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO CHANGE THINGS BACK CURSE B GONE FOR WHEN YOU TURN YOUR DATE INTO A TOADSTOOL CURSE B GONE OR YOU ACCIDENTALLY FREEZE YOUR ENTIRE HIGHSCHOOL FOR WHEN YOUR SPELL DIDN'T GO QUITE AS PLANNED THERE'S ONE POTION YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE AT HAND CURSE B GONE I'M STILL LEARNING HOW TO DO THIS A YOUNG WITCH IN TRAINING LEARNING HOW TO FOCUS POSITIVE INTENT WHILE TRYING TO BALANCE EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THIS MAGICAL CHAOS WHEN SPELL WORK BECOMES A MESS YOU BETTER THANK, THANK GODDESS FOR CURSE B GONE FOR WHEN YOU TURN YOUR DATE INTO A TOADSTOOL CURSE B GONE OR YOU ACCIDENTALLY FREEZE YOUR ENTIRE HIGHSCHOOL FOR WHEN YOUR SPELL DIDN'T GO QUITE AS PLANNED THERE'S ONE POTION YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE AT HAND CURSE B GONE
6.
DOWN AT GABES EVERY MONDAY NIGHT FROM 10 TO CLOSE YOU COULD BE ON THE MIC SING YOUR FAVORITE SONG WHILE YOU READ IT ON THE SCREEN IT'S THE HOTTEST NEW CRAZE ON THE SCENE FILLS UP FAST BETTER SIGN UP QUICK SO MUCH FUN IT'LL MAKE YOU SICK JUST GRAB THE MIC AND GO AND SING IT LOUD AND PROUD SING IT JUST LIKE NO ONE'S AROUND YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE IT'S ALWAYS SUPER SICK YEA IT'S ALWAYS RAD SO BRING ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR MOM AND DAD TO SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE COME ON DOWN AND SIGN YOUR NAME AND SING WHATEVER YOU WANNA SING DON'T BE JUDGMENTAL WE'RE HERE FOR FUN] KARAOKE GOOD TIMES FOR EVERYONE YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THE ONE AND ONLY SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE IT'S ALWAYS SUPER SICK YEA IT'S ALWAYS RAD SO BRING ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR MOM AND DAD TO SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE YOU CAN SING ANYTHING AS LONG AS IT'S ON YOUTUBE YOU CAN SING ANYTHING YOU WANT YOU CAN SING ANYTHING AS LONG AS IT'S ON YOUTUBE YOU CAN SING ANYTHING YOU WANT ANYTHING YOU WANT SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE ANYTHING YOU WANT SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE ANYTHING YOU WANT SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE ANYTHING YOU WANT SAY ANYTHING KARAOKE ANYTHING YOU WANT
7.
POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP ONE DAY IT JUST KINDA HAPPENED HE HEARD THAT NASTY BEAT AND EVER SINCE HE HEARD IT JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP FROM THE VERY EARLY MORNING CROWS CACKLE DOWN THE STREET JACKS ALREADY GOIN JUST BOPPIN TO THAT BEAT POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP THAT BOY IS SUPERFLUID KINETIC ENERGY BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER THE BOY POGOS WHEN HE EATS POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP POGOS IN HIS SLEEP, YEAH JACK POGOS IN HIS SLEEP
8.
NASA 01:24
ONE DAY IN 1995 THOSE DORKS AT NASA THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO RECREATE THE WORKS OF PETER N. WITT AND GET A BUNCH OF SPIDERS FUCKING LIT LET'S GIVE EM GRASS GIVE EM CAFFINE LET'S GIVE EM ACID AND PHOTOGRAPH THE WEB STRUCTURES BEFORE AND AFTER LET'S BLOW THEIR LITTLE SPIDER MINDS WITH SOME PSYCHOACTIVE SHIT LET EM BUILD THEIR TWISTED WEBS JUST FOR OUR PLEASURE ACID LED TO UNIFORMITY CHAOS ENSUED WHEN EXPOSED TO CAFFINE THE MORE TOXIC THE CHEMICAL THE MORE THE WEB DEFORMED LET'S ALL JUST HOPE NO SPIDERS WERE HARMED LET'S GIVE EM GRASS GIVE EM CAFFINE LET'S GIVE EM ACID AND PHOTOGRAPH THE WEB STRUCTURES BEFORE AND AFTER LET'S BLOW THEIR LITTLE SPIDER MINDS WITH SOME PSYCHOACTIVE SHIT LET EM BUILD THEIR TWISTED WEBS JUST FOR OUR PLEASURE
9.
GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR BACK TO THE CITY THAT I'M FROM EVERY MUSCLES TENSE FEELS LIKE A GRAVEYARD FOR EACH MILE MARKER THAT I PASS LOOKS A TOMBSTONE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS WE ENTER TOWN, MY STOMACH'S SINKING DOWN I CAN'T HELP BUT FROWN YEA, WE JUST GOT HERE BUT CAN WE PLEASE GO HOME IF I DON'T GOTTA I'D RATHER NOT IF I DON'T GOTTA I'D RATHER NOT NO MORE NOSTALGIA JUST A ROTTEN FEELING IN MY GUT IF I DON'T GOTTA I'D RATHER NOT NO MORE NOSTALGIA JUST A ROTTEN FEELING IN MY GUT GOING 80 MILES AN HOUR MAYBE MORE MAYBE A LOT EVERY MUSCLES TENSE STILL GOT ME WORKED UP BACK TO THE PLACE I CALL HOME I HOPE DES MOINES EXPLODES LEAVING A CRATER IN THE GROUND IF I DON'T GOTTA I'D RATHER NOT NO MORE NOSTALGIA JUST A ROTTEN FEELING IN MY GUT IF I DON'T GOTTA I'D RATHER NOT NO MORE NOSTALGIA JUST A ROTTEN FEELING IN MY GUT
10.
MR. FLY 03:10
I SEE YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A LITTLE WEB, JUST LIKE ME JUST WRITHING AROUND AND YOU CAN'T, CAN'T GET FREE I'M SORRY MR. FLY, BUT CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M IN, NO POSITION TO HELP GOT PLENTY OF WEBS, SURROUNDING ME MYSELF SOME IN MY MIND AND SOME ARE SURROUNDING WEBS OF ADDICTION AND DESIRE AND PAIN MOST ARE CONSTRICTING BUT SOME ARE MORE PLEASANT UNTIL I SEE THE SPIDER, CRAWLING TOWARDS ME UNTIL I SEE THE SPIDER, CRAWLING TOWARDS ME TO WRAP ME ALL UP INTO A DECOMPOSING LUMP AND SUCK MY INSIDES OUT JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILK SHAKE JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILK SHAKE I SEE YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A LITTLE WEB, JUST LIKE ME JUST WRITHING AROUND AND YOU CAN'T, CAN'T GET FREE I'M SORRY MR. FLY, BUT CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M IN, NO POSITION TO HELP GOT PLENTY OF WEBS, SURROUNDING ME MYSELF ALL TANGLED UP IN THIS STICKY MESS ALL UP IN MY HAIR AND I CAN'T GET NO REST SOME TIMES IT FEELS COMFORTING UNTIL I SEE THE SPIDER, CRAWLING TOWARDS ME UNTIL I SEE THE SPIDER, CRAWLING TOWARDS ME TO WRAP ME ALL UP INTO A DECOMPOSING LUMP AND SUCK MY INSIDES OUT JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILK SHAKE JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILK SHAKE JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILK SHAKE JUST LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILK SHAKE
11.
MY BACK IS FULL OF KNOTS AND IT'S GETTING HARD TO SLEEP I THINK IT'S TIME I RE-EVALUATE THE WAY I THINK, I THINK EVERY BUMPS A BROKEN BONE, EVERY INCH A MILE I THINK IT'S BEEN ELEVEN DAY SINCE I EVEN CRACKED A SMILE CONSTANT WORSE CASE SCENARIOS ALWAYS RACING IN MY MIND I SWEAR ALL OF THIS WORRYING WILL BE MY DEMISE I'VE HAD THIS COUGH FOR WEEKS, SHALLOW GURGLE WHEN I BREATHE SHOOTING PAINS A HEART ATTACK A LIVER DEAD FROM ALL I DRINK PNEUMONIA PARANOIA EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS CATASTROPHIC THINKING MANIFESTING REAL DISEASE CAN YOU HELP ME FIND A BLACK MARKET BRAIN SURGEON TO RE-ROUTE ALL THESE SYNAPSES THAT I HAVE BURNED BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, KNOW THAT ONE THING WILL BE SURE MY FATALISTIC THINKING WILL BE GROWING CANCEROUS AND IN ONE WEEK FROM NOW, I'LL BE SIX FEET UNDERGROUND HERE LIES MR. WORRYWORT MAY HE FIND SOME COMFORT NOW I THINK THIS RASH IS RINGWORM AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK I THINK IT'S TIME I RE-EVALUATE THE WAY I THINK I THINK EVERY SCRATCH IS TETANUS, EVERY CRAMP A FATAL LINK ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN OF CATASTROPHE CONSTANT WORSE CASE SCENARIOS ALWAYS RACING IN MY MIND I SWEAR ALL OF THIS WORRYING WILL BE MY DEMISE I'VE HAD THIS COUGH FOR WEEKS, SHALLOW GURGLE WHEN I BREATHE SHOOTING PAINS A HEART ATTACK A LIVER DEAD FROM ALL I DRINK PNEUMONIA PARANOIA EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS CATASTROPHIC THINKING MANIFESTING REAL DISEASE CAN YOU HELP ME FIND A BLACK MARKET BRAIN SURGEON TO RE-ROUTE ALL THESE SYNAPSES THAT I HAVE BURNED BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, KNOW THAT ONE THING WILL BE SURE MY FATALISTIC THINKING WILL BE GROWING CANCEROUS AND IN ONE WEEK FROM NOW, I'LL BE SIX FEET UNDERGROUND HERE LIES MR. WORRYWORT MAY HE FIND SOME COMFORT NOW

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RECORDED AND MASTERED MAY 2018 BY LUKE TWEEDY
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ALL SONGS WRITTEN AND RECORDED BY THE SPIDER MAGNETS

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