1. |
The Edge
04:07
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The Edge of regret is the dread of complacency
The ledge of neglect is the bridge of respect and the span of monstrosity
The Edge of regret is the dread of complacency
The ledge of neglect is the bridge of respect and the span of monstrosity
You got things on your chest and feel the need to confess, does that imply mediocrity?
No! No! No!
The Edge of regret is the dread of complacency
When disbelief is suspended and you neighbourhood’s upended
- That’s the work of some democracy
The edge of regret respects the lack of competency
The edge of respect is the fear of malignancy
The ledge of neglect is that bridge of respect and the span of monstrosity
You got things on your chest and feel the need to confess, does that imply mediocrity?
No! No! No!
The Edge of regret is the dread of complacency
There’s two ways to regress astride the blade of regret
- That’s the height of pomposity!
The edge of regret respects the lack of competency
There’s two ways to repress that hollow strain in your chest
- There’s no room for animosity!
The Edge of regret is the dread of complacency
No! No! No!
The Edge of regret is the dread of complacency
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2. |
Japanese Blind
03:32
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I’m nicely obscured from what’s going on
I abuse this news to fuel my life as a troll
My ADD really doesn’t add up
It’s a ruse to confuse whatever control
I once had.
Does a click really, really help someone?
Can a click really help to even the score?
Am I wasting time even thinking of this?
I find it hard enough dealing with my own biz.
It's cold outside…..
Damn these Hypercriticizing eyes, bless this hypercritical Soul
Bless these Hypercriticizing eyes, damn this hypercritical Soul
Does it make just a Jot of difference
If I choose to Do or defer preference?
Cos you know what can be done now
Could be, put off until
Tomorrow! Or whenever
Tomorrow! Or whenever
You could go down the lane of memories lost
Only showing its face in some random post
But constantly ticking inside
Is a bomb that’s timed
To Blow……
Blow
I tried
Oh God I really tried
But you see
I am genetically predisposed
I’m predisposed
I’m predisposed!
I’m predisposed….
To be a moron
A jabbering Clown
But a fixture
Like some Japanese Blind
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3. |
Iconoclasm
03:48
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….Clasm, Iconoclasm…
….Clasm, Iconoclasm, I…
The Vandals, the Vandals have it, they wanna grab it, hack slash and douse it in flames
….Clasm, Iconoclasm…I, I…
Is Creation, in the ether? Can you feel her? When it is lost, is it gone?
….Clasm, Iconoclasm…I, I…
It’s the process that’s all important
And it’s for certain
There is no evidence of that
….Clasm, Iconoclasm…I, I, I
….Clasm, Iconoclasm, I…
I can feel it, like sweaty sinews, strain-mark like tattoos,
The breakthrough is imminent
….Clasm, Iconoclasm…I, I, I
….Clasm, Iconoclasm, I,I…
Now the Vandals, those Vandals have it, they wanna grab it, hack slash and douse it in flames
….Clasm, Iconoclasm…I, I, I
….Clasm, Iconoclasm, I,I,I…
So what’s left now? Distant memories, disintegrating; It’s not what is left but what’s not!
….Clasm, Iconoclasm…I, I, I
….Clasm………………………………..(END)
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4. |
That's the Easy Way
03:17
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Looking for an easy way, an easy way through the mire (Mark)
Trying to find an easier way, though it may fail to inspire
No Problem, listen for a guiding hand, (Dave/God)
As it whistles past your face,
Slapping you hard in the cheek,
What a sobbing, disgrace…
Seeking out a much harder way, (Mark)
Will the results be more pleasing?
A rockier stonier harder way,
A product of uptight breeding
No problem, reach out for the millstone of reason. (Dave/God)
Tie it roughly around your neck
Let if sway there another season,
Don’t …Touch….Lest…you….
Regret
This Watching tying, harder way… (Mark)
I’ll eventually feel alright
Though it may lack the power to inspire (Dave)
This easier way helps me pretend that its bright
This aching, breaking raspier way, (Mark)
That’s lasting through the night
I can zone out not look not listen not learn, (Dave)
I can leave, breeze, choose to believe
Or just plain be a jerk
I’m getting to a place with this, (Mark)
A place I thought I’d never be,
A roomy earthy Fetid space,
But there’s beauty there it’s plain to see
No problem, (Dave/God)
Look out into the space,
See the race begin to cease,
Opt out momentarily,
Then, come back,
And be…
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5. |
Winsome Stream
03:53
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There was once, In a day
Where I left Anyway
What a Dunce, In my way
When I went
By the Winsome
Stream
What a Dunce
In my way
When I went
By the Winsome….
Jackals
Flying Squirrels overhead
Something’s amiss
Who’s that there dead?
Rascals preparing to ambush me
What should I do (Do)?
Run or fear them?
Jackals
Flying Squirrels overhead
Something’s amiss (MISS)
Who’s that there dead?
Rascals preparing to ambush me
What should I do (Do)?
Run or fear
There was once, In a day
Where I left Anyway
What a Dunce, In my way
When I went
By the Winsome
Stream
What a Dunce
In my way
When I went
By the Winsome Stream
There was once, In a day
Where I left Anyway
What a Dunce, In my way (way way way)
When I went
By the Winsome (Stream x 4)
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6. |
Fit In!
04:27
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Fit in!
Establish who you fraternize with,
Once ingratiated,
Then Ritualize it
Rubber stamp it
Externalize it
Initiation is regulation, don’t get over-excited
Homogenize!
Ho Ho
Homogenize!
Homogenize
When two tribes go to war,
You gotta know which side knows your score
You gotta make sure
That everybody knows
Your score….
Fit in!
Establish who you fraternize with,
Once ingratiated,
Then Ritualize it
Rubber stamp it
Externalize it
Initiation is regulation, don’t get over-excited
Homogenize!
Ho Ho
Homogenize!
Homogenize
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Lift that face even up the chase rate
Imitation is regulation.
Social branding not withstanding
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Imitation is regulation.
Fit in!
Establish who you fraternize with,
Once ingratiated,
Then Ritualize it
Rubber stamp it
Externalize it
Initiation is regulation, don’t get over-excited
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7. |
Crazy Suit
03:48
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I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
As a lonely person might do
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
As a lonely person might do
I woke up early and I did put on a crazy suit
No one knew me, No one knew me, No one knew me –
I feared that I would go mad
So I
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
As a lonely person might do
What would you do? X 4
I’d impersonate, an eighties sporting icon.
I’d paint a picture of a butterfly leaving a jar.
With a band playing in the corner
(it was travelling through my hands)
Off-putting sounds from the next room
(I could feel my own breath)
I was travelling, I was travelling, I was travelling
It was travelling through my hands
So I
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
As a lonely person might do
What would you do? X 4
I wore a crazy
I wore a crazy
I wore a crazy suit that I found in a bag
Nobody Knew me, Nobody Knew me, Nobody Knew me –
I could do whatever I pleased
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
I wandered Lonely,
As a lonely person might do
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8. |
People's Habits
03:48
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Let’s be Honest.
Let’s be Honest.
Lest we be – Lying thus far
Lest we be – Lying thus far
The things that we hear – barely perceivable
The things that we say – hardly achievable
The things that we see – must be believable
The things that we do – mostly inconceivable
The Yield is it sown?
Is it cardboard that’s growing there?
Opportunity thrown down
It could almost be construed as edible
The yield is it Sold?
Can this product be foisted on Everyone?
Disbelief has been worn down
Grist to the mill of some minister
It could almost be
It could almost be
It could almost be -
Construed as credible
The carrots perception
Is its’ final deception
Let’s feel free – To do as we please
Let’s feel free – To do as we please
It’s your perception that’s needed – illusion protection
Get the dangerous ones weeded – eradicate question
Manifesto impeded – information infection
It’s your cultures not needed – We’ll just use deflection
People’s Habits – weak we’ll grab it
Our star is untouchable
You can fight over crumbs like bugs
Cos that’s what we think of you
Ah yeah, we have you sussed
Hey expendable – who can you trust?
That’s right, that’s right, not your enemies, we’ll get you first
At least the priest he was honest
Until, he lied about touching
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9. |
Sailors Mast
04:13
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The Praised past is falling down
The Hallowed Mast of good ship Sam
The fate of most is hanging now
Trail-Blazers past is haunting them
The Praised past is falling down
The Hallowed Mast of good ship Sam
The fate of most is hanging now
Trail-Blazers past is haunting them
Whaler
To sail off and up and around the world
A stern hand in every port
And the sailor’s Mast will haunt them then
The relegated past of histories won
Is the fate of those who have not won
We row on and on, we deftly try
To bring it back, we don’t know why
Whaler
To sail off and up and around the world
A stern hand in every port
And the sailor’s Mast will haunt them then
The Praised past is falling down
The Hallowed Mast of good ship Sam
The fate of most is hanging now
Trail-Blazers past is haunting them
Whaler
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10. |
Jingle
07:49
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Jam Hades Dublin, Ireland
Dublin 3-piece Jam Hades release their long awaited debut album 'The Edge of Regret' on Zorillapunk Records on the 24th of February 2023. The long and winding road is finally drawing to an opening in the hedge. Down tools, Scuttle through, there might be a few scrapes along the way... ... more
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