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GirlEnemy :3
02:32
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the aspect ratio of my eyes
is nothing but the signature of the time
so i'll resize and revise the advice that you've given me
nothing implies i can't have polyphony
i see in 4:3
but without the 4, just "colon 3"
i'm not a metaphor, at least, not officially
cus nothing implies i can't be a simile
scarecrow scare quotes, pointing all their arrows
proper nouns make birdhouses burn down
i could play a melody, that's my specialty
but preferably, let me be your girlenemy
i'm prosodically stressed, and i'm lexically impressed
with your eyes, oh shit, now we're back to this again?
it's just how i am, what was that for?
sorry, i don't know what i'm talking about anymore, um...
dithered gif files and way too many fonts
if i could see the house that this ghost haunts
i'd tell them all the stories and the secrets that i have
but they'd probably go and tell some other guy on their behalf
this miscreant has missed creating her tunes
she's like that noontide, but not as cool
if you wanna be content, then you can't be content
even if it gets you just a little more context
scarecrow scare quotes, pointing all their arrows
proper nouns make birdhouses burn down
i could play a malady, that's my specialty
but preferably, let me be your girlenemy
oh, treat me like a longitude dog
cus i'm a problem that deserves to be solved
a sympathetic, apathetic superstition, i don't get it
your pseudoscientific love
oh, i classically conditioned myself
so please, don't ring my bell
i'm scared of my heart, and i'm scared of the stars
my pseudoscientific hell
scarecrow scare quotes, pointing all their arrows
proper nouns make birdhouses burn down
like a cat and a rat, i don't need to be thorough
this and that, i hope you understand, somehow
i could play a melody, that's my specialty
and i could even yell some profanity
but preferably, i wanna be your girlenemy
alright now, let me be your girlenemy!
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2. |
Touch-Sensitive Lamp
03:04
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i got a brand new light today
in a very enlightening kind of way
it's a lamp that turns on when you touch it
there's nothing else like it on the market
and best of all, i didn't have to pay
it's got three brightness settings of its own
you can place it right down inside your little home
oh, and also, you can turn it off
but why would you need to turn it off?
you sure need some brightness of your own
touch the lamp (bright, brighter, brightest)
(turn it on) with your hand
don't just stand there
touch the lamp
touch the lamp (don't go ahead and)
(turn it off) go to bed
don't just sit there
touch the lamp
don't turn it off for too long every day
because if you do, well, then you'll have to pay (just $49.99)
oh no, don't take the lightbulb out
it's a very special kind of lightbulb, now
don't mind those little bones underneath the shade
this lamp is all you'd ever need (please trust me)
it's very important, can't you see? (please take this from me)
i know, it seems like a sketchy buy
but it's something you will have to try
there's a 12 month satisfaction guarantee
touch the lamp (bright, brighter, brightest)
(turn it on) with your hand
don't just stand there
touch the lamp
touch the lamp (don't go ahead and)
(turn it off)
don't just sit there
touch the lamp
fine, i'll give it to you, just for free
none of this matters anymore to me
i'm desperate to give you this lamp, you see
because this lamp is not what it seems
it's built and managed in the sea
and produced by anglerfish companies
oh, lamp (bright, brighter, brightest)
(turn it on) with your hand
don't just stand there
touch the lamp
touch the lamp (just go ahead and)
(turn it off) don't try to circumvent it
don't just sit there
touch the lamp
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3. |
Doctor Doctorate
01:19
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i'm doctor doctorate
won't need to ponderate
don't need to moderately moderate my sponsorship
i'm not intolerant, i'm barely a conglomerate
no need to doctor it
i'm doctor doctorate
and when i say "doctor doctorate"
i mean that's my real name
my full name is henry doctor doctorate
but henry is a silly name, so i don't go by it
doctoring my doctor doctorate doctor doctorate
i'm not a real doctor, but i am a real doctorate
i wonder how many times i can rhyme doctorate with it
i just broke the cycle
dammit
i'm doctor doctorate
won't need to ponderate
don't need to moderately moderate my sponsorship
i'm not intolerant, i'm barely a conglomerate
no need to doctor it
i'm doctor doctorate
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4. |
I've Been... Nicknamed!
02:55
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monikered again, i know it's not a disguise
cus it's just not right! i don't want these eyes
and nothing comes that close to being that terrified
i'm not that fine! i know that i've been...
nicknamed! that's not what i meant
i mean, why do you call me what you think without my consent?
i've been nicknamed! that's not who i am
you think you're just so funny after you invent it!
meet me in the soundstage, cus i'm making this show
but it's just not right! and you've noticed, i know
my fate is either die and be known by that title
or stay alive! remaining so idle
cus i've been... nicknamed! that's not what i meant
i mean, why don't you call me what i think, is that not your intent?
have i been nicknamed? that's not who you are
and you think you're just so clever when you call from far away!
hey! you've just met me
this is not a thing they'd let me do to you
i know it's not your style, but you know
at this point, i think i've said i don't enjoy you
hey! you've just met me
this is not a thing they'd let me say
i say, that this is not a thing that you should call me
i think i've made it clear, the impact
i don't enjoy the fact...
that i've been... nicknamed! that's not what i meant
i mean, why do you call me what you think without my consent?
i've been nicknamed! that's not who i am
you think you're just so funny after you invent my...
nickname! is that what you meant?
i mean, why don't you call me what i think, is that not your intent?
have i been nicknamed? that's not who you are
and you think you're just so clever when you call my name from so so far away!
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5. |
(Sort of) Ambidextrous
02:59
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i don't know how many weeks it's been
probably not that many, though
anything goes while all the speculation grows
usually i'm feeling sort of contentious
we speak to eachother simultaneously
but it's not that interesting to me
no, maxwell, you can't misconstrue
nothing worth love isn't askew
do do-do do do
and i don't have anything else to do
"i could understand their song
but they don't seem to play along
it's fine, nothing matters
if the writing's always scattered
i could understand their song
but they don't seem to play along
it's fine, nothing matters
if the writing's always scattered"
i reckon, do they know i'm like this?
this tune has got me feeling righteous
i'm a layperson, i don't know these things
like considering looking at this dumbass downswing
usually i'm feeling sort of ambidextrous
low-polygonal, poly-olley-amorous
oxen free, way oh, switch-hitter
she said, "that's not ambisinister!"
and so, i said, "bad-hi"
contraction: "bi" but not like "bye"
cus god b w ye, separate words, alright
do do-do do do
and i don't have anything else to say
"i could understand their song
but they don't seem to play along
it's fine, nothing matters
if the writing's always scattered
i could understand their song
but they don't seem to play along
it's fine, nothing matters
if the writing's always scattered"
they could understand my song
but no one seems to play along
it's fine, nothing matters
if the writing's always scattered
they could understand my song
but no one seems to play along
it's fine, nothing matters
if the writing's scattered every time
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it's like presque vu
it's not coming thru
lethologica, i'm lethally lethargic
blocking out all of the text on all my overdues
i can't live without
but i can't live throughout
i think it's funny when the wikipedia articles
use paintings somewhat related to the topics they narrate about
i can't go to bed now
i'll miss out on all of these things
like reading all about how worms move around
i could write a song about these
i'd say this is draining, but
it's more like i'm already drained
what i'm seeing won't make sense in a couple of hours
for a couple of days, i remain
was i still awake?
for the total day?
i'd say that i'm "tired," but
"put the i before the e," they say
the moon is an odd ball
it's kinda like a planet, but small
i was reading about it earlier, i know
i wonder if it's even a thing
i'd say that it's waning, but
it's more like it's already waned
what i'm saying won't make sense in a couple of minutes
for a couple of hours, i remain
you, go to bed, come on
why are you still awake now?
you could be dead, you should
go a whole different way, now
you, comprehend, because
i know you'd undertake now
you, go to bed, come on
why are you still awake now?
is it a daydream if it's 2am?
cus i can't seem to arrive to rem
or a quiescence, an odd adventure in lo-fi
lullabies don't seem to help me
was i wide awake?
for the total day?
i'd say that i'm "tired," but
a kip to kip, approaching this
blacking out the text of my somnolence
30 to 33, it's 3:03
i'm going to sleep, but more belatedly
was i wide awake?
for the total day?
i'd say that i'm "tired," but...
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7. |
The Mushroom Showroom
02:56
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i woke up to a call on the phone, and he said
well, nothing, i hadn't even answered it yet
i decided not to answer the call yet again
so nothing could disturb me while i try to forget
you think they'd know you?
they're not often known to
they, in the showroom
aren't even supposed to
so, a few of my magicians are trying to complain
oh buddy, you have no idea what i could obtain
and i think i've lost my mind once again, what a shame
though i recall now, i think i know just who is to blame
i opened up this door and saw myself outside the window
and she said, "it's not the time to try to pretermit the limbo"
you think they'd know you?
they're not often known to
they, in the showroom
aren't even supposed to
the noise i heard was very rough
as if the price was not enough
you think they'd know you?
they're not often known to
they, in the showroom
aren't even supposed to
it's not my style
waiting by the turnstiles
after a while
i won't even know you
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8. |
Plastic Robo Band
01:15
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let's say you're bored yet again
and real music just doesn't shake your hand
well good news! cus we can artifically jam
cus we're the plastic robo band
you can ask to have a song (anytime)
and we'll generate a tune designed for you
it's alright because we're brand new
cus we'll be soullessly singing to you
now we may seem bland, and at times, bad
and we may try to take away your band
but don't worry! there's nothing wrong with a little bit of stealing
if a little bit's a hundred percent (without consent)
you can trust us with your data
your name, your face, and your date of birth
give us your art, or we'll take it with force
cus we're the plastic robo band (it'll get outta hand)
yes, we're the plastic robo band
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9. |
Tintinnabulation!
02:39
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tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulate my useless mind
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulating all the time
i hear them in my right
and i hear them in my left
and there's nothing i can do to quiet down the robot in my head
so i guess i'll have to try to ignore their earshot noise instead
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulate my useless mind
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulating all the time
they're rising up all night
and they make me feel possessed
and i'd listen to the white noise and i'd turn out all the lights
but even then, i'd still hear the ringing in the morning time
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulate my useless mind
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulating all the time
so i'll overcome my shyness
and start calling them tinnitus
as they silently scream my name
they're my anxietic feelings towards my constant thoughts, you see?
tintinnabulation of my fragile insecurity
tintinnAAAAAAbUUUUlAAAAAAtiOOOOOn
tintinnabulate my useless mind
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulation!
tintinnabulating all the tiiiiime
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in the future when time travel's made
i will take myself back to the past
to make sure that that future is gone
and i stay in the present at last
and when i say me, i'm referring to me
but not me, or at least, not the me that you've seen
but it's me in a way only you could explain
with the method of guessing her name
there's bones on the floor, don't know what for
but you realize that you're missing your skeleton
gather them around and place them all down
and realize that you've done it all over again
and when i say we, i mean me, i mean you, i mean we
i mean, who am i saying this to?
could it be a decree of my own idolatry
towards people with the pronoun of you?
there's people on the floor, don't know what for
but you realize that you're missing your self again
stare at them well, and you'll think to yourself
"how the hell did i get in this situation?"
i have a new theory on a way i could seriously
attempt at a query, but i'm feeling bad
so instead, i'll be weary and miserably dreary
and try not to act like i had
say something more, or say something else
become an abstract representation of your self
try a new art style for your own face
and be what you can say
and when i say you, i'm referring to you
and i know that you already knew, it's not new
could it be a decree of my own idolatry
towards people with the pronoun of you?
(we are placed in this contraption)
(no way out and not much action)
(we are minor major sevens)
(no way we could go to heaven)
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