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Non​-​Sequitur

by Slow Robot

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1.
A Clean Path 02:44
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A song We've written ourselves Rearrange The words To say something beautiful I know it sounds strange We are Alone (and so) We are All one We'd like For just one minute To know that we're on the right… Follow A clean path through the night (Can we ever) (Sense the heartbeat) (Find an answer) (To the question) (We all know it's) (Somewhere inside) (All we have to) (Do is listen) A place We've fashioned ourselves Rearrange The world To nurture compassion I know it sounds strange We are Alone (and so) We are All one We'd like For just one minute To know that we're on the right… Follow A clean path through the night
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Lens 03:41
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Inside, inside's …A lens Filters what's outside Transcends Coupling the out to the in Where could we even begin? Feed me your energy I want to feel it all Pulsing in the aether Twisting spirals in freefall Outside, outside's Pretend It's all anything anyone Believes projecting their own sins Feed me your energy I want to feel it all Pulsing in the aether Twisting spirals in freefall Outside, outside's Pretend It's all anything anyone Believes protecting their own sins Outside, inside The lens Existing everywhere We can We can
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Safe Words PSA 02:50
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Listen, friend The safe word can't be 'stop' And the safe word can't be 'no' You didn't know? It's not safe It's not safe Listen, friend The safe word can't be 'stop' And the safe word can't be 'go' You didn't know? It's not safe It's not safe All these Options Take care What you choose Don't want to ruin it Finish too early Not done Not even close Listen, friend The safe word can't be 'stop' And the safe word can't be 'hon' Cause, listen, friend The safe word can't be stopped If it's said, you've gotta end the fun All these Options Take care What you choose Could be the end Of a fun time
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Can I Sleep? 04:16
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Zs, Zs, everywhere, but Not a sleep to wink Pieces, pieces everywhere, but I've missed that missing link Listen, you don't know the distance to me I'm telling, you don't know the history It's good to know Good for you to know All these creatures sleep around me, but I can't get that wink Some tortured puzzle mind control, drives A never-ending think Listen, you don't know the distance to me I'm telling, you don't know the history So tired, fleeting feelings The joy escapes I'm telling, you don't know what you see… Awake inside A waking void A walk outside Might do me good Listen, you don't know the distance to me I'm telling, you don't know the history Awake inside A waking void Listen, you don't know the distance to me I'm telling, you don't know the history So tired, fleeting feelings The joy escapes I'm telling, it's not what you see… Can I sleep?
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Cinco de Mayo 03:36
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Licking saltines It's okay Fishing fishies In the spray Existential everything Pretend we don't Know anything (We don't) Know anything At all Quoting philistines Hip hooray. Blistered machines 5th of May Existential everything Pretend we don't Know anything (We don't) Know anything At all Random chances Bring about the Colors brighten Days grow shorter Candles blown out Shadows disappear Goodbye, dear Existential everything Pretend we don't Know anything (We don't) Know anything At all
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Gus 03:01
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He is a nervous wreck He is a princess He is a prince He is a queen and a king He is everything That you need in a man With dirty hands Neuroticism is a benefit for men like Gus Deliver flowers for you, then he's gotta catch a bus Oh, Gus is here He'll take care of All your chores and Pet your ugly doggie too He is what you need He is there when you need On vacation? he'll feed Your stupid cat He is good with your plants He never had a father On vacation? he'll give Your plants some water Cause Gus is the man With the dirtiest hands He's got all the right tools To dispose of the fools You need some wetwork done? Forget Seal Team 6, Cause he's number one Oh, Gus is here He'll take care of All your chores and Pet your dog Ooh. He is a nervous wreck He is a princess He is a prince He is a queen and a king He is everything That you need in a man With dirty hands Took out the pilot, now someone's gotta land the plane Yeah, he'll dust your floors, but then he's gotta catch a train Oh, Gus is here He'll take care of All your chores and Pet that ugly dog of yours
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Quota (Honey-Flavored Glue) 03:04
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I don't know about you But I enjoy flavored glue And on the plane There's not much to do but Taste and sniff Sniff and taste Using the stuff to adhere things Seems like a waste Why do you look at me like that? Don't look at me that way It's not normal Your eyes are upside-down It's not normal You don't know about me But you enjoy sitting under this tree And on the plane There's not much to do but Think and wish Wish and think Where's that damn flight attendant, Look like you need a drink Why do you look at me like that? Don't look at me that way It's not normal Your eyes are upside-down It's not normal Don't look at me like that It's not normal Your eyes are upside-down
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Babies With Rabies 05:03
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This lullaby of yours This mummified old corpse Somehow rots but never dies This lullaby of yours This mummified old corpse Somehow dead but it revives It always needs a drink This desiccated corpse Subsists on vinegar and wine (And us) Picked at my sea scabs with their fingernails They ate our brains and our entrails We went to war against the parasites But we were no match for their appetites Beats me, baby They're eating babies Seems a little much to me (But that's the world we live in these days) Beats me, baby They've all got rabies Seems a little strange to me (That's just the world we live in these days) This lullaby of ours This mummified old corpse Somehow rots but never dies It always needs a drink This desiccated corpse It's already… Gait's unsteady Foggy thoughts Abound Mind is fading Feel like pacing Circle, circle 'Round Stomach rumbling Not for pizza I don't want a slice No spaghetti Noodles, though, 'cause Brains are what I'd like We went to war against the parasites But we were no match for their appetites And now I'm hungry for a different meal You're running from me now You're running from me now Beats me, baby They're eating babies Seems a little much to me (But that's the world we live in these days) Beats me, baby They're giving rabies Seems a little much to me (That's just the world we live in these days) Groan (zombie sounds) Groan (and zombie noises too) Groan (zombie sounds) Groan (and zombie noises too) Beats me, baby They're eating babies Seems a little much to me (But that's the world we live in these days) Beats me, baby They've all got rabies Seems a little strange to me (That's just the world we live in these days)
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Moonphase Getaway 02:52
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Waxing, waning Solar flares on the moon Phase gyrating Holograms We're on shrooms Shivers, shaking Cold as life in the void Whithered, wasting Cultivate a good noise We can find a way To get to the moon There, we'll build a place We're in phase with, too We can dig a hole there Underground Build our own kingdom Until the rest come around We can save us If we just take a chance Stop complaining Put on our comfy pants Or just keep going Bitch about what we've got Anxious, worn-down How is this what we want? We can find a way To get to the moon There, we'll build a place We're in phase with, too We can dig a hole there Underground Build our own kingdom Until the rest come around Just follow us to the moon Take some peace of mind to the skies We'll float on up in a rainbow balloon Watch the earth go round, And the sunrise
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i aM nOT tHE oNLY oNE wITH pROBLEMS 04:48
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Ease up on all the stuff you think you know I'm not the only one with problems Maybe you're an expert But I guess you're not You think you just might be But trust in you is shot Give up on everything you thing you think you know I'm not the only one with problems You've sure got a chip there On that ol' shoulder I'm not the only one with problems You think you're the mister Like some record holder, but I'm not the only one with problems Ease up on everything you've ever "known" Because you don't know shit Just like everyone doesn't Give up on everything you think you are Not on life, but maybe just ease back on being a dick A little bit Ease up on everything Your teeth are so jacked It's hard to take you seriously Anyway

about

Non-Sequitur was written as part of the 2023 RPM Challenge (write and record an entire 10-song album in the month of February).

I prompted friends for song ideas, which ended up being the basis for more than half of the tracks. I ended up with some interesting lyrics I never would have come up with on my own, even if I didn't quite take them exactly where my friends had intended.

Being in such a time-crunch, attention to detail flew pretty much straight out the window, and a lot of stuff that would normally end up on the proverbial cutting room floor got developed. The result is some of the strongest music I've come up with, and perhaps some of the weakest--but either way, it was worth it.

Hope you enjoy!

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released March 1, 2023

slow.robot; Tammy Kershner; Donna Disilvestro-Young; LM; Kyle Winters; Andrea Buczkowski; Bee Dee

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