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Houses of the Trolly (2019)

by Blake Starkey

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Goons of the Hive Mind 03:43
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I search for the answer I read ancient texts I take it all in and Return to my breath My days are in darkness And I’m biding my time Once I am sure of my task I will rise Silent whispers ring through the air They echo through the night Causing my despair So cruel and so ugly I want to scream I wish it was a nightmare That I could unsee I travel in dreams Yet I haven’t found rest I used to be haunted By these baphomets I could cry an ocean I must confess But I carry on And I do my best Silent whispers ring through the air They echo through the night Causing my despair So cruel and so ugly I want to scream I wish it was a nightmare That I could unsee Goons of the hive mind Evil’s intertwined In an empty space And it’s hollow like a womb There’s invisible demons And insidious goons They’re soldiers of the devil And they relish my pain And I”m clutching at straws To try and explain Silent whispers ring through the air They echo through the night Causing my despair So cruel and so ugly I want to scream I wish it was a nightmare That I could unsee Goons of the hive mind Evil’s intertwined Goons of the hive mind Evil’s intertwined
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A Twisted Dream 03:46
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Let’s turn it back This nightmare made Memories will never fade Diamond lies that ripped apart Wishes from a twisted heart Shards of truth Like broken glass A twisted dream That never passed Silver threads Upon the ground Lost hopes could not be found A twisted dream To hear the screams Of a million aching men He held himself with rhetoric The nightmare soon began A twisted dream To be supreme To rule a million men He held himself With bold deceit The truth begins to bend Let’s turn it forward This dream’s been made Recollection begins to fade Lucid truth brings a fresh start Wishes that warm the heart Pernicious lies corrode like glass Falsehoods will never pass Old souls are never bound Take a dagger onto this clown A twisted dream To hear the screams Of a million aching men He held himself with rhetoric The nightmare soon began A twisted dream To be supreme To rule a million men He held himself With bold deceit The truth begins to bend Let’s turn it back This nightmare made Memories will never fade Diamond lies that ripped apart Wishes from a twisted heart Shards of truth Like broken glass A twisted dream That never passed Silver threads Upon the ground Lost hopes could not be found A twisted dream To hear the screams Of a million aching men He held himself with rhetoric The nightmare soon began A twisted dream To be supreme To rule a million men He held himself With bold deceit The truth begins to bend
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Rearview Mirror 02:49
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Caught in the fog Of a daydream Another time Caught in between A distant gaze Inspires dread A tiny monster Seeing red Like dirty clothes Let’s wash them clean Unveiling what has been unseen Let’s peer and gaze Right through the veil And catch the wind And tip the scales Looking in my rearview mirror Everything’s so crystal clear Tiny specks on the horizon Burns bright like a tangerine run All the things I’ve grown to fear Pop up in the rearview mirror Played out like another re-run It’s never really that fun Caught in the midst Of a nightmare Another time Another scare A screeching sound Plays in my head It’s building magic Till it’s dead Like fallen angels In despair That turned their backs And didn’t care Let’s burn these bridges Till we find Another place Where we can hide Looking in my rearview mirror Everything’s so crystal clear Tiny specks on the horizon Burns bright like a tangerine run All the things I’ve grown to fear Pops up in the rearview mirror Played out like another re-run It’s never really that fun Build it up And tear it down Till the walls Come crashing down Take the dagger Kill the clown Kings and Queens Have lost their crowns Burn the witch And kill the pope Kill them all So you can cope Set your sails And wear a grin Do it till you Catch the wind
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Lonely Hearts 02:54
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She’s lost count Of the nights She’s spent alone Twirling her drink And waiting by the phone She’s all dressed up But has nowhere to go She’s all hung up on Whether he will show The world turns while She just falls apart Another tale of a Lonely broken heart Been all over the world But she’s always In the same place Been all over Tinder But she’s never been On a date Been all over the world But she’s always In the same place Been all over Tinder But she’s never been On a date She’s lost count of the days She spends alone Twirling her hair While she just sits at home She’s all torn up But she don’t even know She’s hung up On another TV show The world turns While she just falls apart Another tale of a lonely broken heart Been all over the world But she’s always In the same place Been all over Tinder But she’s never been On a date Been all over the world But she’s always In the same place Been all over Tinder But she’s never been On a date Been all over the world But she’s always In the same place Been all over Tinder But she’s never been On a date Been all over the world But she’s always In the same place Been all over Tinder But she’s never been On a date
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Transmute 04:09
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Take this lead And turn into gold Rewrite how the story’s been told It’s alchemy Yet plain to see When familiar becomes so alien The lights bring shadows Propelling it further into motion Through the devotion Embrace, transmute Through these open arms Between the buried and me I’ve got a trove of secrets to spill And you know between the magus And I I’ve got some spells That might do you good And you know between the devil And the deep blue We’ll cast ourselves to the wind And you know between the lord And his only son Come feel the infinite love Take these broken wings And all these things that Weigh on your evolving soul You’re getting older And growing cold This wisdom Will make you bold A foggy notion The wheels are already in motion Feel the devotion Embrace, transmute through these open arms Between the buried and me I’ve got a trove of secrets to spill And you know between the magus And I I’ve got some spells That might do you good And you know between the devil And the deep blue We’ll cast ourselves to the wind And you know between the lord And his only son Come feel the infinite love
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Waltzing with Charlie (MacPumpkin cover) 03:02
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Waltzing with Charley, dancing with Charles A slender white figure moves down distant halls Can you keep up with Charles? Can you dance with the dead? He may not be living, but don't be misled His twirling and whirling is not to be matched His secret's kept well, locked up and latched Charley's a gentleman, sweet as can be You'll see us two dancing, Charley and me What a night that it will be What a night for Charley and me It's a shame no one will see For they'll all think I'm crazy That it's all in my head For it's plain as can be-Charley is dead Waltzing with Charley, dancing with Charles In a laboratory, in clinical walls Would you like to see Charles-watch him dance through the night In a medical room in dim fluorescent lights Past the books, and the text, and the charts, and the clock? It should be no surprise-it should come as no shock Charley's a scholar, and graceful is he You'll see us two dancing, Charley and me What a night that it will be What a night for Charley and me It's a shame no one will see For they'll all think I'm crazy That it's all in my head For it's plain as can be-Charley is dead
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Another Holiday 03:35
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What shall I do with this absurdity? Shall I laugh in my older age? Imagination driving me insane The devil toying with my brain I recall a time when things were straight Where I didn’t have to disassociate All those dreams are so far away But this nightmare matrix is here to stay Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday I’m at a loss for the words to say Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday Let’s make a toast to absurdity Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday I’m at a loss for the words to say Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday Let’s make a toast to absurdity I, I don’t mind it at all, I don’t mind it all, I don’t mind it all So leave me alone What shall I do with reality? Shall I dance and sing in my younger age? Apathy is keeping me so sane And the blessed angels are close to me I can’t recall all that much I’ve buried far too much of this stuff All those things that lead me astray I guess I’ll have to accept my fate Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday I’m at a loss for the words to say Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday Let’s make a toast to absurdity Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday I’m at a loss for the words to say Holiday, just like a holiday, another holiday Let’s make a toast to absurdity What shall I do with this absurdity? To make the most of this reality Like the leaves that fall down from the trees Or like the ocean washing over me Washing over me Washing over me
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Truth in the Stars 03:32
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Tell the truth but tell it with a slant Success in circuit lies Too bright for our delight Separate but still connected Unfurling all these lies That block the mind’s eye I don’t mind If it’s all over now I won’t find What I need anyhow I don’t try To understand it well That’s just fine There’s nothing to dispel Tell some lies But tell them with intent Success that lies in truth A life that’s misspent Connected to but always separate Unfurling all these truths Defined as desperate I don’t mind If it’s all over now I won’t find What I need anyhow I don’t try To understand it well That’s just fine There’s nothing to dispel You know you know the truth is in the stars You know you know the truth in the stars You know you know the truth in the stars You know you know the truth in the stars
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Matters Most 04:01
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Nostalgia fades What’d you want me to say? I could cry Disarrayed Where’s the good ole days? Simpler times Feelings fade Every passing day I realize Nothing’s the same Everyone’s insane I’ll close my eyes I recall a time Where things were normal in a way Where the world outside my window Was fun for me to play All those things that I once knew Have turned into a ghost I guess I wrote this song To let you know It matters most The news is fake And the government rapes Your feeble mind They’ll twist your brain And deliver the pain If you deny That they’re batshit insane Driving the crazy train Full of lies Like the pouring rain Washing down my face I’ll close my eyes I recall a time Where things were normal in a way Where the world outside my window Was fun for me to play All those things that I once knew Have turned into a ghost I guess I wrote this song To let you know It matters most I recall a time Where things were normal in a way Where the world outside my window Was fun for me to play All those things that I once knew Have turned into a ghost I guess I wrote this song To let you know It matters most

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released February 3, 2019

Garrett Long and Tristan Heles - The Watermelon Room in Baltimore, MD - Mastering
Blake Starkey - Mixing, Songwriting and Engineering

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