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Re: “You Are Officially Excited (Part Two): MFNW Announces Lineup”
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Re: “Sing Karaoke for PDX Pop Now!”
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The Upheaval On Titan
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loaded knife cuts like ice sharpened crystal water blade permafrost
cryovolcanic ore mind from the acid cave beyond the methane sea
enemies lie in wait no heat reaches this far into space black mist
rises battle has begun frozen shards rending the sky icy moons ammonia
vapor plumes cryomagma tectonic glacier movement crushing the fortress
wall cold kingdom has been breeched
frost in the wind gathers on the sails
empire will fall when orbits decay all will melt methane seas
will blaze loaded knife cuts like ice sharpened crystal water blade
permafrost cryovolcanic ore mind from the acid cave beyond the methane
sea
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Metal Brain II
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Silent chamber in a black fortress dark technology from far beyond
cylinders and cells hydraulic cortex corroded axons iron intellect
metal brain awareness of alienation relentless solitude desolate
delusions sinister longing sudden motion desperate for victims chaotic
journey random teleportation transversing the void endless galaxies
warping through millennia searching finding seven billion brains ready
for harvest flee chase bind the minds merciless mind mechanism with
telepathic tentacles serpentine ventriloquists with wires to the sky
ingesting nerves absorbing thoughts expanding control no escape
defiling souls destroying a world absorbing thoughts defile destroy
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Upon a Throne of Teeth
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Chisel the jaw dig in the flesh extract the root your wisdom is mine
chisel the jaw dig in the flesh extract the root your wisdom is mine
high atop an icy peak is where I'll build my throne of teeth
constellation of stars we seek obscured from those beneath
constellation of stars we seek obscured from those beneath pull your
teeth inscribed incisor inscribed incisor inscribed incisor the symbol
the key open the gate cosmic eternity cosmic eternity cosmic eternity
chisel the jaw dig in the flesh extract the root your wisdom is mine
chisel the jaw dig in the flesh extract the root your wisdom is mine
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Zero Dimensions
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Use dark science to describe a point in space with infinite mass with
zero dimensions use the forbidden art to bring its existence no light
can penetrate no light can escape spheres of dark matter anti-proton
nucleus collapse
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Eyes into Ashes
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staring at the sun until it no longer rises eyes into ashes accept the
light directly into my brain focus the beam on the back of my skull
send it down my spine burn the inverted symbols on the bottom of my
heart tracing the nerves back ill wear my lungs on my sleeve lungs on
my sleeve lungs on my sleeve eyes into ashes eyes into ashes lungs on
my sleeve eyes into ashes lungs on sleeve ashes lungs on my sleeve
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Consorting with Loathsome Beasts
(lyrics based on the poem Throne of Deformity)
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Drawn upward, into mountains cold with rain
and forest, into narrow clefts of stone,
upward from convention, cities, pain
of loss--I sought to be alone.
And there in secret caves I found a throne
constructed for a body strangely shaped--
not manlike, not God's making. I escaped.
I wandered then into a valley, green
with life, yet sickly somehow too--
I heard the scrabbling of things unseen
Breathed alien air, saw poison in the dew.
I thought to flee, but yearned to stay there too.
And then the night took hold, and all around
the beast-things came up writhing from the ground.
They were the image of the form I'd seen
Reflected in that throne; not dead
But horridly alive, slime-blackened, lean
with hunger for my aching flesh. I bled
where pale claws scratched me. Tasting me, they led
my witless form back to that mountain cave--
before their empty throne, made me their slave.
And time has flowed, and altered me in flowing:
for as the months or centuries went darkly by,
my torment and delight each moment growing,
My man's form died. But I will never die!
My shape may not be comely to the eye,
You'd see it in the night and know despair--
But now it fits, in every vile detail, that chair.
Re: “The Hush is Hushed by "The Man"”
Old Town did have a vibrant all-ages artistic venue back in the 90's. First the X-Ray and then it reformulated as Thee O. Things were legit legally. The Fire Marshall would sometimes stop by when there were bigger shows, but their only concern was the # of people inside and worked with the space to keep things going. Sadly, rents in that part of town (and the rest of town) made it nearly economically impossible to run a fully-legit, all-ages, no alcohol space. Especially one that could its staff.
What we REALLY need is the city to give a non-profit, youthcentric organization a legit space and a budget to really get stuff going. Portland is running out of people with the dough to throw down into an all-ages space that will eventually get shut down either by outside forces, or lack of $$$.
Re: “StumpClub Does It (For the Kids)”
But seriously, great great show to celebrate the release of a great great compilation CD. Lots of great Portland standbys like 31 Knots, AGSFB and Panther and great displays of fresh talent like Teeath, Magic Johnson and Purple Rhinestone Eagle.
Re: “StumpClub Does It (For the Kids)”
People want to take your "extra" A and want to insert an extraneous "H" into our band name. People need to back the "F" off and come up with their own band name.
Re: “This Week's Mercury Music Section”
Um, so when are you dropping off the Genesis?
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