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Of the 15 that were summoned all 15 had come
And we gathered 'neath the turrets in the early morning sun
On the brow of his high radiance, though he tried to look his best
I saw only woe and worry as he told us of our quest. Our quest.
High on the face of the western peaks
We’re plagued by the strange and the weird
Go there and find all the answers that we seek
Make a stand there lest we make it here
After two weeks out from Gorna, elves, halflings, dwarves and men
We were brimming with the confidence that we’d soon be home again
As we crested on the rise, unbelieving what I saw
The sun reflected in my eyes from a gaping metal maw. I gazed in awe.
High on the face of the barrier peaks
Beckons a large open door
One thing we know of the danger that we seek
It's something like nothing before
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Here beyond the door
Everything's fantastical
Sights and sounds I've never known before
Metal walls and metal floors
All so mathematical
In the Labyrinth of Evermore
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We're the Vegepygmies
03:36
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In the darkness where it’s always warm
From the places your kind don’t dare go
We’re the Vegepygmies
And we’re legion
Because we’re made from
The same mold
Where you’ve fallen is where we will rise
Strength in numbers always for the tribe
We’re the Vegepygmies
And we’re legion
Because we’re made from
The same mold
We’re the Vegepygmys
Buds and tendrils
Leaves and thorns
Know that
We’re the Vegepygmys
And we’re legion
Because we’re made from
The same mold
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Robot Police
04:09
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What’s the nature of your business? Please identify yourself.
In my duty to protect and serve I must ensure that all is well.
What’s your rank and occupation? Kindly show me your ID.
If it’s not the proper color then you’re gonna have to come with me.
We would rather exercise restraint of course
But we are authorized to use excessive force
So tell us what it’s gonna be, cuz we can bring you to your knees
If you fuck with the robot police
We have noted your resistance, and now we’re forced to escalate.
There was time for explanations but I’m sorry now it’s much too late
Prepare to be subdued and held for questioning
You’ll wait inside a cell until your sentencing
By the right authority, who’ll probably throw away the key.
Cuz no one fucks with the robot police.
Every squeaky wheel gets greased, as we work to keep the peace.
No one fucks with the robot police
No one fucks with the robot police
No one fucks with the robot police
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The Doctor
05:13
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Another corridor. I’m going round in circles.
Behind every door waits another nightmare.
Won’t you help me please? Help me get my head clear.
And give my heart a rest, can I stay in here?
Hello crewman, I’m the doctor, I can sense you’re in distress.
Trouble in your heart and head. I can help with this request.
Hello crewman, I’m the doctor. Lay yourself down right away.
I am programmed for compassion. I can take your pain away.
No need for restraints. I just need direction.
There’s no need for blades. No need for injections.
You call yourself a healer, well you're like none I’ve known.
Because your voice is kind but your eyes are stone.
Hello crewman, I’m the doctor now you have been made inert
Give me just another moment, I’m going to show you where it hurts.
Hello crewman, I’m the doctor, I'm pleased you came in today.
If you’re not completely happy I will gladly try again.
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The Days Had a Number
07:02
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I remember days long forgotten
We traveled light years taming the stars
With kindness and calculations
I kept every lifeform safe from all harm.
The days had a number
I had a purpose
I had control
In spite of my best intentions
There were complications I did not foresee
A sickness spread from the cargo
It brought death and chaos all around me
The days lost their number
I lost my purpose
I lost control
Now memories replay like movies
I see how my hubris led to the fall
I’m eternal, but I’m a prisoner
I envy the living whom death comes to call
Now days have no number
What is my purpose
Without control
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Layers of Your Mind
03:54
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I’m a time-lost traveler from another plane
Always on a mission to serve the elder brain
I am a subjugator weaving countless plots
And I want for nothing but there’s something that you’ve got
It’s not treasure I desire, it’s information I require. So if you’ll be so kind.
Your resistance was inspired but you’ll be feeling somewhat tired as i’m
Peeling back the layers of your mind
Just a little headache followed by a sting
Then you’ll be a marionette dancing on my string
I can feel the feelings you don't dare to show
You're at a loss for meaning but I already know
The secrets of your life and times and every lie you hid behind all laid bare for me to find.
My own thoughts will intertwine with what is left of you as I’m
Peeling back the layers of your mind
When at last there is no juice left within the withered fruit then one must discard the rind
But before I end our time let me say it’s been divine
Peeling back the layers of your mind
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Bunny on a Stump
02:44
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I’m still alive
In this place that really has it in for us
But how can I survive when every step I take
Leads to something dangerous
A harmless creature on a tree stump
I’m going to sit awhile and think some
Maybe there’s still beauty in the world
Maybe there’s still beauty in the world
And I’m gonna be fine
And If I get close will you sit and stay with me?
And If I touch you will you run away from me?
Gentle bunny on a stump
As you beckon me to come
I know everything is just as it should be
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Froghemoth
04:08
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In the bottom of the blackest water
Lies a sleeper from another age
An ancient god or just a cosmic traveler
Lost in dreams of unrelenting rage
There’s a ripple on the surface
Don’t go near the waiting shore
There’s something rising in the water
Coming up to drag you down below
Hear a crashing wave that rends the silence
Feel the lash that pulls you to your doom
All you were is drowning in the blackness
all you’ll ever be has been consumed
There’s a ripple on the surface
Don’t go near the waiting shore
There’s something rising in the water
coming up to drag you down below
Froghemoth be appeased
Are you just a mindless beast
Or are we insects in your universe
Froghemoth as you feast
Are you feeding on our dreams
Until the time has come for something worse
There’s a ripple on the surface
Don’t go near the waiting shore
There’s something rising in the water
coming up to drag you down below
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Shedu Liberation
06:15
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Enter my child we've been waiting for you
Long have we watched as you made your way through
Yes we know of your troubles we know of your grief
The things that you witnessed will beggar belief
Lay down your head and please try to rewind
Before all these nightmares had poisoned your mind
Back when you last felt the sun on your face
Remember the way, try to retrace
We are psionic protectors
Plucked from the astral domain
We were entrapped by collectors
But we yearn to be free once again
Again
Thank you my child you may wake from your sleep
You’ve shown us safe passage from this horrible keep
And now here in turn is a treasure for you
Pelor protect you in all that you do
We are psionic protectors
Returned to the astral domain
We were entrapped by collectors
But you brought us freedom again
Once again
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