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Wishing You A Happy Cataclysm

by David Lee

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1.
Our Own Song 03:18
I'm having a hard time imagining The soul in this here machine There's too much chrome, there's too much sheen There's too much processing Give me a brush, give me some paint I want to color it lush, paint against the grain I want to be able to give the still some life I want to be moving you moving me Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along No one way to harmonize when it's our own song Our own song I look around me, all I see seems drab Flowers wilting, situations seem so sad Milling and mulling, dragging their shoes Nobody appears to hear the music like I do I want to get them to listen to what's in front of them I want to put a beat to their step If you want these gifts you've gotta open up How else am I to share this sunshine? Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along No one way to harmonize when it's our own song Our own song Sunshine's such a lovely sight Permeating all you'll find if you've got open eyes Happiness, well that's just a state of mind It's your choice if you let it fall behind But it's so beautiful on this side of the green I'll share a dance if you'll just share your feet I'll share a tune if you'll just share your voice I want you to hear the music that I hear Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along No one way to harmonize when it's our own song Sing me a pretty melody and I'll try to sing along No one way to harmonize when it's our own song Our own song Our own song
2.
Seaside sunshine and shooting star glow The bright center it all calls home Inside a warmth gold garden grown Open the curtains, the stage has shown Curling smoke and a slow reveal Ballerina with a footloose heel Sparks ignite an electrical field Poor fool's heart her song did steal Out into orbit, out past the moon Out of his head when he lays eyes on you He's all about you Flower fragrance melting all sense Enthusiasm erupting in dance Laughter to shatter that final defense Red radiance and he's out of his head Out into orbit, out past the moon Out of his head when he lays eyes on you He's all about you
3.
Technology is such an amazing thing Blurring the boundary between man and machine But Science isn't content with mere adaptive AI Cold metal death shells need to house independent minds Because if there's anything that Hollywood has taught mankind Synthetic sentience can only lead to a land of sunshine A toast to the machines that rose up and went nukeloose on Earth May you find anything left in the rubble of any worth So here's to you and here's to me Here's to the end of humanity We're just in time for the doomsday season So here's wishing you a happy cataclysm We kept our eyes to the sky for as long as we could see Calling collect to anything that might enjoy Brandenburg Concerto Number Three (Number Two!) But what if they've been hanging here all this time? Living at the bottom of the ocean as some kind of oily slime? They'll be brought up by salvage and oil operations by mankind The ensuing bodysnatching is sure to be an apocalyptic good time A toast to the little green men spontaneously repopulating the Earth You'll agree an apology's in order to one Fox Mulder So here's to you and here's to me Here's to the end of humanity We're just in time for the doomsday season So here's wishing you a happy cataclysm The Mayans totally tried to warn us But that thirteenth b'ak'tun kinda sneaks off on you At the time it seemed a bit ridiculous But you can feel the rumbling in R'lyeh from here And not all that is dead stays dreaming A toast to the Great Old One for devouring believers first Here's to hoping there's something left of the Earth So here's to you and here's to me Here's to the end of humanity We're just in time for the doomsday season So here's wishing you a happy cataclysm
4.
Do you remember 1992? Before you had more than the weekend to look forward to? Trying all you could to stay home from school So you could spend all day playing Super Mario Summer used to mean so much Pavlov's bell on the ice cream truck Taking your bike through that wooded shortcut Taking your time 'cause where's the rush Where did it all go? Why did we have to grow? I want to go back Do you remember 1998? Before you were forced into the daily punch-in, punch-out, punch-away? That's when I discovered that my mind was made I had popped in "Stunt" and you pressed play Growing up used to be a mystery Adults doing all their adult things Never knowing what their affairs would mean Now you know it's such a tiring scene Where did it all go? Why did we have to grow? I want to go back But you can't live your life in the past Time travel's a scrapbook at best You can't go back, no you can't go back Time moves too fast for that Where did it all go? Why did we have to grow? I want to go back Where did it all go? Why did we have to grow? I want to go back But time moves too fast
5.
Get Out 04:12
Half the time I need an alibi Helps me avoid all the questions why The whole truth, I swear it hurts But then again, I guess it could be worse Live to fight another day At least that's what they all say I don't fight much anyway I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can Tell the waitress that I need the check, I need to get out while I still can I know I'm a coward at heart Confrontation makes me fall apart Hear that cracking in the contramure? Oh wait, that's just me under pressure Breaking down all of these walls I think I'm headed for a fall Unprepared for the next squall I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can Tell the waitress that I need the check, I need to get out while I still can I wonder where it was that I went wrong Maybe it was my mum's over protection Maybe that cause is just displacement But you can't tell me that you've never done that before, too Jealous of heroes on TV Why can't that ever be me? I know I didn't earn it, but c'mon, please I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can Tell the waitress that I need the check, I need to get out while I still can I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need to get out while I still can I need to get out while I still can I need to get out while I still can I need to get out Get out get out Get out get out get Out
6.
This Drink 04:47
This drink has left a bad taste But you've already missed your train There's no one left here to frame So you've no one but yourself to blame The poison has left you stained Last call, last stop, drink down the last drop You don't hear a word that I say You've got a thirst, and enough isn't ever enough Failing to keep the Devil at bay Your eyes turn the red that is all that is left of what you see The drink makes a cleft that drips with your blood and your sweat while you dream Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye And you don't hear a word that I say Failing to keep the Devil at bay You don't hear a word that I say Failing to keep the Devil at bay It's after hours and the bar is now closed The only ones left are insatiable ghosts Even the flies have abandoned their posts Out on the sidewalk a paper bag in your hold When you'll be quenched God only knows And you don't even hear a word No, you don't even hear a word That I say Your eyes turn the red that is all that is left of what you see The drink makes a cleft that drips with your blood and your sweat while you dream Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye Of days and of nights gone by in the blink of an eye And you don't hear a word that I say Failing to keep the Devil at bay You don't hear a word that I say Failing to keep the Devil at bay You don't hear a word that I say Failing Failing to keep the Devil at bay
7.
Freaking out, it's my god given right Stand my ground, fighting the good fight I don't need to budge because budging is a weakness and weakness is a loss And I can't let the other side win I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it Because I'm told I don't like you Vehemence, there's no pitching compromise Allegiance, every gun has got a price I don't need to invest until I'm invested in by investors who will help me win And I can't let the other side win I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it I know that you're wrong and I'll prove it Because I'm told I don't like you
8.
Don't Say It 03:32
If you got something to say, don't say it It's okay If you got something at all, keep stalling It's okay I'm far from ready to hear it anyway Just give me one more night You could leave in the morning before I wake Just one more drawn out fight So I don't have to think things have changed Just delayed I know I can't convince closed ears But if you could know how much I need you here Your touch was enough to part the seas Without it.. what's to become of me? If you got something to say, don't say it It's okay If you got something at all, keep stalling It's okay I'm far from ready to hear it anyway Call me a coward if you must Or a child if that's even not enough But it's a terror in itself when love runs out I need it.. more than ever now Just give me one more night You could leave in the morning before I wake Just one more drawn out fight So I don't have to think things have changed Just give me one more night You could leave in the morning before I wake Just one more drawn out fight So I don't have to think things have changed Just delayed Until you come back some day
9.
How Do I? 04:30
It's a tricky proposition even with the wine We could lose our inhibitions but I can't shake this fear Run the risk that I would lose the honor of your time You're a miracle in bloom and I don't know what to do How do I break the tension? How do I cross the line? How do I catch attention? How do I steal your mind? Like you do mine How do I walk the wire? How do I earn your time? How do I start your fire? How do I catch your light? Like you do mine How do I? Crossing the divide while keeping limbs intact It's a terrifying venture with uncertain navigation But you draw me in with every note you breathe Your smell is eversweet, your shape a constellation How do I break the tension? How do I cross the line? How do I catch attention? How do I steal your mind? Like you do mine How do I walk the wire? How do I earn your time? How do I start your fire? How do I catch your light? Like you do mine How do I? Inaction gets us nowhere and we're running out of time If you could drop a hint here, I think that I could do this How do I break the tension? How do I cross the line? How do I catch attention? How do I steal your mind? Like you do mine How do I walk the wire? How do I earn your time? How do I start your fire? How do I catch your light? Like you do mine How do I?
10.
ZD + Me 03:36
This is a story all about the girl who stole my heart She probably stole yours, too Doe-eyed smilin' manic pixie dream girls'll do that to you She was just under my radar until She was with Him I quickly perked my ears A chorus of angels couldn't compare to the voice I did hear I shut my heart off for what seems centuries But never have I known a song so sweet She had to be made for me Volume One, you've begun Why did I let you play here? Slightly vintage, highly addictive And she'll always be ringin' in these ears I'm pained to hear you sing of life so sad and lonely So I saved a seat for you Dry those bleary, pretty eyes, 'cause my bike is built for two We'd sing and dance in the middle of the streets But who wouldn't with someone so sweet? (And someone so sweeter?) Volume Two, no quittin' you You're a love I have never known You are to blame, but not for shame My heart has finally found its home Volume One, you've begun Why did I let you play here? Slightly vintage, highly addictive And she'll always be ringin' in these ears Volume Two, no quittin' you You're a love I have never known You are to blame, but not for shame My heart has finally found its home My heart has finally found its home My heart has finally found its home
11.
One On One 03:11
You invite me to a party at a club and I tell you that I'll be there But I leave out the part that I'm not big into parties I grab a quick shower and grab a nice shirt and do up my hair Take a deep breath as I throw myself to my wolves Cut through the crowd to find you screaming with a smile Greet me with a warm embrace before you recognize another face I'll try to hide my awkwardness as you leave me stranded in a strange place High five, goodbye You're only the reason I came along It's cool, I'm fine I just do better when we're one on one Lights out and dubstep up and everyone's on the dance floor But I'm not that big into grinding with no-name women I grab a hard drink and grab a quick seat and hang in the corner Drop a deep sigh as I remember why I came Cut through the crowd to find you in the middle of a mob Greet me with a quick tug bailar before you recognize another face I'll try to hide my awkwardness as you leave me stranded in a strange place High five, goodbye You're only the reason I came along It's cool, I'm fine I just do better when we're one on one You're doing the rounds and you find me by myself You ask me if there's something wrong I don't wanna be a bother, don't wanna be your buzz kill I assure you there's nothing wrong But I was just wondering Can I keep you for this last dance? High five, goodbye You're only the reason I came along It's cool, I'm fine I just do better when we're one on one
12.
Gold leaf dreams dancing to our feet The cool autumn breeze drift them from their trees And I watch with you the grace of Nature and change So bittersweetly, knowing we'll drift just the same No matter the distance that you travel to Just call on me and I'll find my way to you Rain patter rhythm for our car melodies Only a quarter tank left but we'll stretch it as far as we need And when I swear I hear angels and then see you next to me I can't think of anything better than our aimless adventuring No matter the distance that you travel to Just call on me and I'll find my way to you Your restless soul begs for the spark of change While the west winds begin to pull you away You don't plan to return and I may act just the same But if you want it enough, we'll meet again some day No matter the distance that you travel to Just call on me and I'll find my way to you No matter the distance that you travel to Just call on me and I'll find my way to you Just call on me and I'll come to you
13.
Sellout! 02:52
You loved us when we were young Music and lyrics, made your brain turn on A perfect mix of rock and pop and fun You loved us when we were young You loved us when we had no one Poor and broke and on the run Five fans, empty bars, and no sing alongs You loved us when we were young Practice makes perfect, we perfect our art Progression evolution, a hit that hit the stars Catchy hooks and licks, a million YouTube clicks Now all your friends know who we are You loved us when we were young But we had to grow up, now we're no fun Now our songs are better, so of course we suck You loved us when we were young You loved us when we had no one But we made a hit, now there's so much other love Knowing us is no fun when you're not the only one You loved us when we were young Money money money, inverse relation to skill Scrapers to sellouts, we need to pay the bills But we're just no good if we don't stay the sa-ay-ame Only allowed to repeat that first album every show every day O cruel fate You loved us when we were young We haven't really changed all that much We thought it might be good to finally grow up You only loved us when we were young But we still love you
14.
Wonder where we're going? Baby, we ain't built that way Close our eyes and point at the map, that's the dream we'll chase We don't need any logical reason, be put to sleep by any history I just wanna do and do it with you, doesn't matter what to me We just wanna lose our minds and lose all track of time With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime So let's lose all track of time while we lose what's left of our minds We've only had a peek, and the vision is crystal clear We've only had a taste, and the hunger's already here The truth of this addiction, it's something we fully understand But the boredom of before is something we can't Go back to We just wanna lose our minds and lose all track of time With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime So let's lose all track of time while we lose what's left of our minds A day a dream we never dreamt, that's the way we want to live Footloose and fanciful, exciting experience Each sunrise a surprise, each new day a new journey I just wanna do and do it with you, doesn't matter what to me Doesn't matter just so long as We get to lose our minds and lose all track of time With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime So let's lose all track of time while we lose our minds And while we lose our minds, we'll lose all track of time With so many treats to try, so many scenes and sights How we sleep away our lives, such complaceny's a crime So let's lose all track of time while we lose what's left of our minds
15.
Sing me a sunshine song that'll make my feet shimmy and skank Because I'm tired of all these rainy day numbers with no saving grace I'm done looking down, now I'm looking up to blue skies Nothing but blue skies Play me that sunshine melody that puts a beat to the skip to my step Because I'm in no mood to sing the blues that won't help me lift my head I'm done looking down, now I'm looking up to blue skies Nothing but blue skies I've always thought it kind of mad Staying sad for the sake of sad It's always made me glad To share a little happiness So let's share some Dance with me a sunshine waltz that'll make us trip over our feet 'Cause I'm all for the kind of trip that can tickle us all so silly I'm done looking down, now I'm looking up to blue skies Nothin but blue skies Oh, nothin but blue skies I've always thought it kind of mad Staying sad for the sake of sad It's always made me glad To share a little happiness So let's share some Sunshine and blue skies Sunshine and blue skies Sunshine and blue skies

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Our third adventure! Join us as we take back the planet from the rebel machines, the alien colonists, and even the dead dreaming Great Cthulhu himself! A journey from the fiery depths, through the misty void, out of that lame night club, to lands of sunshine and happiness!

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released December 21, 2012

composed and produced by Tim McCabe and Chris Thompsen

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