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collage

by Absolute

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    This is a silkscreened CD with full jewel case from the original 300-unit pressing of the album; there are about 40 copies left and they taste like plastic.

    I'll include a handwritten apology note with the package.

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    Also includes a bonus photo album of publicity pics, live performances, and the studio session where we recorded 'collage'; these are the pictures used to create the album's collage artwork.
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1.
Demonstrate Incarcerate The flag will burn with a morbid hate The eyes of dires seal their fate Races end Immortals blend A young boy grips his father's hand A river of blood carves through the land Give it all away Take it day by day My life is yours to live But mine to throw away Problem I Can't deny Can't get away from, can't defeat Until your blood runs through the street Flowing fast Here at last My brainwaves cease to make ends meet Until your blood stops at my feet Give it all away Take it day by day My life is yours to live But mine to throw away
2.
Yellow 02:59
Rise over the water to see my solemn smile Glowing there so idle in my steamboat of denial Knocking on that wood to keep my boat afloat To keep myself alive, yet it's murder that we wrote Wipe my hands clean by shedding fake skin One more win for losers slipping on ice too thin Hey hey hey now we've got the last laugh now Fingers pointing away from us but our lines are here to stay Hey hey hey now we've got the last laugh now Fingers pointing away from us but our lines are here to stay We're only having fun, not doing any harm But now I need a hand turning off my car alarm Hey hey hey now we've got the last laugh now Fingers pointing away from us but our lines are here to stay Hey hey hey now we've got the last laugh now Fingers pointing away from us but our lines are here to stay Knocking on that wood to keep my boat afloat To keep myself alive, yet it's murder that we wrote Wipe my hands clean by shedding fake skin One more win for losers slipping on ice too thin
3.
Who I Am 03:46
Let's play a game, it's called 'charades' But not like the kind that you used to play 'Cause you'll be you and I'll be me for once It's kinda cool that you know the rules But you've played for awhile and I'd like to I'd like to play too Is it my turn soon? The game of Life is quite the same But though we share a name You know it's better if I live my own life 'Cause no one wants to turn into his father 'Cause once you do, you know you're screwed 'Cause then you lose a part of what used to be Used to be, used to be you ...and him too Is it my turn soon? Is it my turn soon? Do your job and guide me Direct my shoulders from behind me Take my hand and walk beside me 'Cause I'm beside myself right now I can never be you Even if it's what you'd like me to do Accept this person standing in front of you 'Cause this is me and it's who I am I'm prayin' to my brothers for mercy I'm hopin' that I have your sympathy I'm clouded and I need an epiphany Someone's got to come and show me the way I'm prayin' to my brothers for mercy I'm hopin' that I have your sympathy I'm clouded and I need an epiphany Someone's got to come and show me the way Is it my turn soon? Is it my turn soon? Do your job and guide me Direct my shoulders from behind me Take my hand and walk beside me 'Cause I'm beside myself right now I can never be you Even if it's what you'd like me to do Accept this person standing in front of you 'Cause this is me and it's who I am I'm prayin' to my brothers for mercy I'm hopin' that I have your sympathy I'm clouded and I need an epiphany Someone's got to come and show me the way I'm prayin' to my brothers for mercy I'm hopin' that I have your sympathy I'm clouded and I need an epiphany Someone's got to come and take me away from this place
4.
Every single day I try to say You...... I've got shit to do without you Get..... Every single day I try to say Get..... Out of my fucking house
5.
On My Way 03:44
I think the time has come for me to go 'Cause you're heart's already gone The way you have a lack of things to say Tells me it' time to be on my way By the daybreak I'm gone 'Cause you won't be here for long Not a long time, no no no By the daybreak I'm gone 'Cause you won't be here for long Not a long time, no no no I'm scared to cry, to cry myself to sleep For fear you'll be there in my dreams But I awake when the daylight comes And I know you won't be there And I come apart at the seams By the daybreak I'm gone 'Cause you won't be here for long Not a long time, no no no By the daybreak I'm gone 'Cause you won't be here for long Not a long time, no no no I'm wide awake and I'm lonely By the daybreak I'm gone 'Cause you won't be here for long Not a long time, no no no By the daybreak I'm gone 'Cause you won't be here for long Not a long time, no no no Wishing we could be here together forever The way we never could Wishing to have you in my arms To keep you safe from harm Feels more tragic than it should
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7.
Mr. Boston 02:51
I've found something that takes me away Helping me leave this wretched place It lets me forget reality It helps me find some inner peace I could come back if I wanted But why would I ever, ever do that When all my worries and all my fears They would all come rushing back I hit the bottle and I slip away Deeper and deeper and deeper every day Hitting the bottle and letting go It's the only sacred ritual I know Well I don't know if there's a heaven But I think that this place is close It's a place where nothing matters It's a place where no one really knows When my world is a world of illusion And my thoughts are full of confusion I guess I didn't know Well I guess I've gotta go I hit the bottle and I slip away Deeper and deeper and deeper every day Hitting the bottle and letting go It's the only sacred ritual I know Waiting for the weekend just Another seven days to wait To wait until next weekend 'Til I can hit the bottle 'Til I can hit the bottle again
8.
Head Case 02:28
This summer night Ain't so bright Got a burning in my throat And an itch to fight I'm sleep deprived My mind's depressed Stubborn thoughts refuse to rest Lie to your face Piss on your grave I never liked you anyway Lie to your face Piss on your grave I never liked you anyway Smiling bright Looking tight Pretending everything Will be alright But I know the ropes So I can pull the strings Feel the hell My wrath brings Lie to your face Piss on your grave I never liked you anyway Lie to your face Piss on your grave I never liked you anyway Anyway
9.
Beside Me 02:53
Runnin' down the same road I ran down yesterday Somehow in the end I'm gonna get there a different way Took me half an instant just to see where I'm gonna be tomorrow It hasn't been quite the same in that empty hollow place Ever since I turned around and, from a distance, saw your face I'm filling up I'm pushing out and where you lead I'll let my spirit follow It must've happened so fast 'Cause I've been waiting for you Been waiting for some time now With no one to talk to It must've happened so fast It must've taken so long To get you here beside me And help me sing along now Never before and never ever again to lack Show me how to get away I'll find a way to take me back Finished what I didn't do, what I started long ago Leading down the winding way, the one I never ever took I look back forty times to see the way I used to look But I haven't looked the same way since So I walk to the Delta Take a ride into the place where I see your secret inner light Illuminate and drown the flood and bathe me 'til I'm clean inside Precious Delta wind away and tangle up the Darkness side If you follow me I'll follow you and we'll no longer hide It must've happened so fast 'Cause I've been waiting for you Been waiting for some time now With no one to talk to It must've happened so fast It must've taken so long To get you here beside me And help me sing along now
10.
Dissonant 03:48
Shot from the mouth, the blamers take aim They weed us out, call us dissonant If I am guilty of this crime I have to ask you, are you innocent? Are you innocent? Even Jesus sinned sometimes I doubt that I myself have not Believe in my right to speak my mind And I won't abuse this gift I've got What does it take to tolerate this? An open mind's the place to start, I bet Want to ask me what the message is? I have to ask you, are you ready yet? Are you ready yet? Even Jesus sinned sometimes I doubt that I myself have not Just believe in my right to speak my mind And I won't abuse this gift I've got
11.
Love Sour 04:09
Get out of my face You make me sick A waste of time Watch the clock tick Lack of respect Well fuck you I don't need to respect Shit like you Look forward to the past Knowing love can never last The same old loop once spun the same pathetic rerun Can't figure it out I'm miserable here Drag myself around To hold her near Picking at my skin Her beautiful words I bleed inside Oh, how they hurt Look forward to the past Knowing love can never last The same loop once spun the same pathetic rerun Lack of respect What? fuck you I don't need to respect Shit like you Contradicting mind Who knows more Her beautiful burn Digging at my core Look forward to the past Knowing love can never last The same loop once spun the same pathetic rerun
12.
5:03 03:15
I'm sorry Mr. Boston I'm just a little lost again You've always been my friend Until your crystal shimmer ends But you came through today And helped me find my way The summit of my psyche Is surely Bully Hill Paralyze my inner self and exercise my will The consequence is virtual I'm sure to get my fill I've paid the price so many times But never paid the bill Won't you be my Natty Lite Providing me with lifelong delight The popping of your can is grand You'll always be my righthand man Drink this little toast to you For all the things you've helped me through You carried me up to the top And you'll never see me stop The summit of my psyche Is surely Bully Hill Paralyze my inner self and exercise my will The consequence is virtual I'm sure to get my fill I've paid the price so many times But never took the bill I'm sorry Mr. Liver Nevermind that quiver Cirrhosis has set in And it eats me from within The summit of my psyche Is surely Bully Hill Paralyze my inner self and exercise my will The consequence is virtual I'm sure to get my fill I've paid the price so many times But never took the bill

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Recorded by Will Russel at Electric Wilburland Studios, Newfield, NY

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released August 10, 2000

Marty Dobranski
Kevin Savino-Riker
Eric Laux

All lyrics and music by Absolute except:
Lyrics on 'Mr. Boston' by Ryan Hanlon

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Kevin Savino-Riker Anaheim, California

Hi, I'm a recovering electrical engineer and writer/educator who creates eclectic music on the side. I gig occasionally, I participate in songwriting contests when the mood strikes, and he sometimes speaks in the third person.

He also really believes in bitcoin.

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