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Henry Bemis

from Time Enough at Last by Ghost Machines

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lyrics

Maybe I should listen to my own advice instead of
standing on the shoulder of a sleeping giant
but some days I feel like a phoenix rising
colliding with a gasoline halo tornado
waiting to explode, no slo-mo
fuck, I'm stuck in a bi-polar plunge
spinning black blaze of glory
caught somewhere between the pages of this story
a memento mori purgatory
but that ol' song and dance has got me feeling winded
wishin' it was simple
jump ship, its sink or swim shit
head for any port for direction
make a decision -
give up the ghost, get a new life and live it

Cross the rubicon, keep calm and carry on
trust fall crestfallen, landslide into a landfill
this is my life still - same as it ever was
watching the days go by like clouds in the sky
Like I'm still looking for a way out, an escape route
I need a strategy to better me, to break free of
apathy's chains holding me back in daydreams
life becomes stereo surround sound
remixed and remastered in piss and vinegar
I'm still here, motherfucker - I never left

I just buried myself alive
but not because I wanted to die
I just needed a place to grow
and to rediscover my own skin
that I was stretching too thin
over bones that rustle like paper in the wind
and I was dizzy from the spin
when my reflection started battles
I couldn't win
my given options - give up/give in
and move on again
I'm tired

I traded my confessionals for subtext
so find me between the lines perfecting rhymes
perplexed and vexed - what's next?
it's a heat seeking missile
but i've gotten cold
should've known all that glitter was fool's gold
but miss me with that
misery loves company
frustrated incorporated profit sharing
I've gone soul searching for asylum
marching in like a lion
trying to enjoy the silence
but no man is an island
so I guess it's back to square one
I'll keep beating the drum
like a dead horse in the sun

Pleased to meet you
I'm Henry Bemis
pissing in the wind

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from Time Enough at Last, released October 1, 2021

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Ghost Machines Kenosha, Wisconsin

Ghost Machines is an alternative hip hop group from Kenosha, Wisconsin. Their music blends many genres including trip hop and jazz with subtle goth and classical overtones.

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