Late Entry

Shatter

posted in 2HTS549 on Oct 06, 2024
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Shattered on the floor
You wanted it much more
Than you knew you did
Hurts you to the core

Lost it all again
And you just can't win
They'll tell you do not try
To get to the top

Dangerous are those
Who don't know what they want
When found they froze
and the dead will haunt

Like the pins falling over
Lucky as a three-leaf clover
you're the one that drove her
out and to another lover

Dangerous are those
Who don't know what they want
When found they froze
and the dead will haunt

orange peel in his drink guy

posted in OHC834 on Oct 03, 2024
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Don't you like your drink with your orange peel
Seems so interesting but its not real
The cadence of the walk and the subject of the talk
Deserving of nothing more than to be mocked

Perfectly groomed and perfectly hollow
Gin up support and they always will follow
Dont't blame the rubes for being this way
Can't blame the dog when it bites you they say

Traveling up to the top
Longer way to fall if caught
Its a game to you, a thrill
Spiking drinks and handing pills

Perfectly groomed and perfectly hollow
Gin up support and they always will follow
Dont't blame the rubes for being this way
Can't blame the dog when it bites you they say

sawdust is the bi-product

posted in 2HTS547 on Sep 22, 2024
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The sawdust is the bi-product
You've arrived here despite your luck
Creating is what you do
I'm not sure what you knew

Barreling toward that frustration
Breaking all my concentration
Born of the mental state
That you are what you create

Glimpse of viral simple life 
Contradiction and the strife
Being online is a strain
Eat it up like Novocain

Chasing dreams that were not to be
Consuming me, totality
Destroying you entirely
You can't say your life is free

Y0UR ANGLE

posted in OHC832 on Sep 19, 2024
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You've got your angle on things

Not aware of the baggage it brings

You're Trying to stand apart

I won't give you my heart


Callousness might be a virtue

Casting doubt on what they knew

You had the best intentions

It got too dark to mention


Carefully I know that I have to watch my flank

Otherwise the tower falls when they pull rank

Telling everyone else they should know better

In your own brother's blood you had him write the letter

tHIS iS mY mANIFESTO

posted in 2HTS546 on Sep 15, 2024
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This is my manifesto
and I create what I do
You can't control the truth
But I'll search for it like a sleuth

Do you like the things you have?
Are you free to get your bag?
Transcend what you knew
You can have if you wanted to

But then when you really tried
You found out they lied
Telling only feeds the pride
Influence is not a free ride

This is your manifesto
Turns out I didn't realize
The words coming out of my mouth
Were from someone I despise

Do you like the things you have?
Are you free to get your bag?
Transcend what you knew
You can have if you wanted to

the lonely middle

posted in OHC831 on Sep 12, 2024
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We're walking the line side by side
Mediation's something they never tried

We're walking the line side by side
Mediation's something they never tried

Basing all of your facts on only half of the scene
Where you came from doesn't determine the dream

Overwhelming power, we give it to the crowd
Darker by the hour, dreadfully so proud

Take back the power back

Don't know who to trust
Sirens bring the hush
Discression's a must
Discression's is a must

Distorted figures all around
Fading its too quick to count
Like a sermon on the mound

Hallowed is the ground that we all walked across
They're all lashing out at the ones who so impure

A bird with a broken heart

posted in OHC830 on Sep 05, 2024
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[Verse]
In the shadow sky so dark
A bird with a broken heart
Sings a tune so torn apart
Whispered secrets in the park

[Chorus]
In a realm of night
Where shadows play
I hear the song
Of birds at bay
Their cries, they weave
A tale so deep

[Verse]
Lift me up, the bird's song's fading
Through the noise, my heart's still aching
Lift me up, the bird's song's fading
Lift me up, my heart's still aching

[Bridge]
Shades of gray inside of me
Oh this heart just won't be free
Dissonant the melody
Find the truth in apathy

[Chorus]
In a realm of night
Where shadows play
I hear the song
Of birds at bay
Their cries, they weave
A tale so deep

[Outro]
Hear the bird's song in the night
Echoes fading out of sight
Memories take to the flight
All the wrongs won't make it right

TheFloppiest0fMemories

posted in 2HTS543 on Aug 25, 2024
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Files fade to gray

Memories slip away

Bit by bit they fray


Photos full of cheer

Now they disappear

Gone year after year


I say save your dreams today

Don't let them decay, don't let them decay


Bit by bit they bust

Change becomes a must


Photos full of cheer

Now they disappear

Gone year after year


I say save your dreams today

Don't let them decay, don't let them decay


ur more like fyre n u kno

posted in OHC828 on Aug 22, 2024
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you're more like fire than you know, down and down we go,
onto the next thing it always seems to be
taking us all over and in between,
farthest shadows cast at night, do we even know what's right?
Fire fire on the wall, ice will bring it down on us all,
don't be sweet and tell me cold, am I here being too bold? 
When we fight and when we flame, can I always ask your name?
When will it be the greatest time to feel, will we always be here making a scene,
 in the fire and in the ice, trapped like we're in the wall like mice,
but is it even right, the bite of the storm and the ice
Late Entry

A wink a blink

posted in 2HTS542 on Aug 18, 2024
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Drowning in the noise
I feel the hum
Controlled by masses
Be so numb

Like A puppet on the strings
A lifeless stage
you're Craving authenticity
you fight to engage

A Wink, a blink of the machine
A subliminal scene, what does it mean
Manipulated, a twisted flame
We're under fire in a burning game

Slipping and falling
Struggling to see
Reality abandoned
Where am I free?
Am I free?

A Wink, a blink of the machine
A subliminal scene, what does it mean
Manipulated, a twisted flame
We're under fire in a burning game

Fingers Trace the Morning Light

posted in OHC827 on Aug 15, 2024
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Fingers trace the morning light
Fleeting moments, captured sight
distant Days and vacant nights
Open mouths where whispers fight

Bodies made of dust and stars
Nothing ever seemed so far

Heartbeats sound over the bay
Life's a maze one fleeting day

Mystery in every breath
Balancing on edge of death
Physical and da spirit mesh
Life in moments flesh to flesh

Bodies made of dust and stars
Nothing ever seemed so far

Fingers trace the morning light
Fleeting moments, captured sight
distant Days and vacant nights
Open mouths where whispers fight

Heartbeats sound over the bay
Life's a maze one fleeting day
Sunrise angers twilight's face
You should vanish, give me space
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Mirrors shattered, reflections skewed
A maze of truths, a twisted view
Worlds colliding, realities clash
Lost in the echoes, a fractured flash

Multiple choices, divergent paths
A tapestry woven, scattered aftermath
Questioning existence, a mind's domain
Searching for answers, in the endless rain

Parallel timelines, overlapping space
A quantum leap, a mind's own race
Reality bending, like a twisted art
Lost in the chaos, a broken heart

Multiple choices, divergent paths
A tapestry woven, with scattered aftermaths
Questioning existence, a mind's domain
Searching for answers, in the endless rain

Can we reconcile, these fractured spheres
Or are we forever trapped, in doubt and fears
A cosmic puzzle, with missing pieces
Seeking unity, in these fractured deceits

Bad Birthday

posted in OHC826 on Aug 08, 2024
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Feel the years slipping fast
Counting moments that won't last
Candles flicker on my cake
One more breath I got to take

Eyes are fading shadows close
Footsteps echo where they froze

Time it never stops to wait
Counting down to meet my fate
Every heartbeat echoes clear
Living life despite the fear

Dreams of parties colored bright
Dancing under city lights
Waking up it fades away
Empty room on my birthday

Just Want to be with you

Blowing out the flame
Not the same old game
Feeling kinda tame
Life just has no frame

Bad Birthday
Bad Birthday

Time it never stops to wait
Counting down to meet my fate
Every heartbeat echoes clear
Living life despite the fear

The Fallen Angel's Halo

posted in 2HTS540 on Aug 04, 2024
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Broken dreams on this road
Carry on heavy load
Heart so tired veins slowed
But the light never showed

Broken dreams on this road
Carry on heavy load
Heart so tired veins slowed
But the light never showed

Fallen angel where’s my halo
Thoughts are tangled in sorrow flow
Searching skies high and low
Just a trace in moonlight's glow

Flying high then fallen low
Lost my wings just to let go
Into night moon's soft glow
Halo gone shadows grow

Can I rise from this mess
Find my wings escape this stress
Let the light heal caress
Be the angel to confess
Now I see a spark bright
Fading black turning white

Fallen angel where’s my halo
Thoughts are tangled in sorrow flow
Searching skies high and low
Just a trace in moonlight's glow

Flying high then fallen low
Lost my wings just to let go
Into night moon's soft glow
Halo gone shadows grow

A Fallen Giant

posted in OHC825 on Aug 01, 2024
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vocals are kinda a vibe and many parts are improvised and i'm too tired to transcribe them tonight so here's just the chorus -

Once so proud and, now it leans so still,
Nature’s touch has crushed its will,
Roots deep in shadowed past,
Each moment, too sweet to last
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Oh In the glow of the screenlight
Faces trapped in tiny frames
Echo voices through the silence
We're all here but not the same

Questions hanging in the air
Answers lost within the void
Connection fails to hold us close
Its the emptiness we can't avoid

Boh
And the questions with no replies

Hold on to the ether dream
In this fragile cyber stream
I see you afar
You are my fading star

Headphones cut the noise
But still a hollow voice
You're frail and shy
Lay still in endless sky

Boh
And the questions with no replies

Hold on to the ether dream
In this fragile cyber stream
I see you afar
You are my fading star

Headphones cut the noise
But still a hollow voice
You're frail and shy
Lay still in endless sky

No One Back Home

posted in 2HTS535 on Jun 30, 2024
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(Verse 1)
 Dust devils dance on the cracked asphalt, stars like pinpricks in the dome Main Street stretches, silent vigil, a single flickering streetlight's glow
The hollowness aches in my chest, a constant echo in the night
Staring at these weathered houses, no welcome light to guide me right

(Chorus)
There's  no one back home, no familiar face
Just empty echoes in this forgotten place
These fields whisper promises of simpler days
But leave me yearning for a different maze

(Verse 2)
Fireflies flicker like dying embers, casting shadows soft and frail
Crickets sing a lullaby of longing, a story whispered on the pale
The hollowness aches in my chest, a constant echo in the night
Staring at these weathered houses, no welcome light to guide me right

(Chorus)
There's  no one back home, no familiar face
Just empty echoes in this forgotten place
These fields whisper promises of simpler days
But leave me yearning for a different maze

(Outro)
There's no one back home
Not one soul
There's no one back home to tell you...

A cactus blooms...

posted in 2HTS533 on Jun 16, 2024
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A cactus blooms, a defiant spark, in the desert of wasted time
A silent plea, a fading mark, a reminder in its prime

Yesterday's a phantom, lost in the haze of the blue screen's glow
Where did the moments vanish? Does time even seem to flow?

Static's hold on time unknown
Burnt out soul forever shown
Chasing ghosts, forever fall
Lost in echoes, no time's call

Static's hold on time unknown
Burnt out soul forever shown
Chasing ghosts, forever fall
Lost in echoes, no time's call

Late Entry

The Messenger, The Harbinger

posted in 2HTS532 on Jun 09, 2024
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A tremor runs through the hollow earth
A premonition of a world with no rebirth
Fractured cities, empires turned to ash
This world's a ticking clock, counting down its final crash, its final crash

Fractured signals pierce the static mind
A constant feedback loop, we leave reality behind

I am the messenger
I am the messenger

Tangled in the wires, a truth we cannot untwine
A world on autopilot, sleepwalking through its decline

Static whispers in the dead of night
A voice that crawls from the fringes of light
Carrying burdens, a soul etched with scars
The weight of the world on these calloused stars

Fractured signals pierce the static mind
A constant feedback loop, we leave reality behind
Tangled in the wires, a truth we cannot untwine
A world on autopilot, sleepwalking through its decline
Late Entry

The Depths

posted in OHC817 on Jun 06, 2024
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Danger lurks around every corner
Unseen forces under every stone
We’re so small compared to what lives here
Though fear may linger, the flame burns on and on and on 2


Unseen treasures, in this hidden room
Secrets echo in the endless gloom
Pressure builds, a suffocating tomb
We're small in this passage, but knowledge fuels our doom.

Downward we spiral, where shadows reside
A crushing weight, with nowhere to hide
Our vessel a beacon, a light we confide
Pushing onward, with mysteries to be untied.

Unseen treasures, in this hidden room
Secrets echo in the endless gloom
Pressure builds, a suffocating tomb
We're small in this passage, but knowledge fuels our doom.

Sand and Stone

posted in OHC816 on May 30, 2024
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Ripped from the mountain, a jagged embrace
Granite and slate, a primal disgrace
Rough and raw, a monument to time
But the sculptor's touch, a violence sublime

Shedding its edges, the fury unleashed
A gemstone reborn, a power released

Once a fortress, now smooth and refined

Sand and stone, a relentless attack
Sand and stone, a relentless attack
Sand and stone, a relentless attack

Fuckin Potential

posted in OHC814 on May 16, 2024
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I don't really make TOO many dnb tracks but been feeling a little uninspired lately so I wanted to switch it up. I dont know what it is, but somehow I always manage to come up with something for a compo (this does not always happen when I sit down to make music).

Basically I wanted some kind of eerie loop to start with and then kind of make dnb on top of that so I grabbed Heavyocity Symphonic Destruction Loop Designer and found a few eerie orchestral loops in there, then I used my Launchpad in note mode (phrygian scale) to improvise some bass lines over that. I already had an idea in my head of what I wanted the drums to be like so I just quickly programmed those. I had an instrument rack set up with a ton of different bass sounds, mapped so that different velocities would trigger different bass samples, so I used that to create the drop bass by just varying the velocity to change the sample and messing with a few simple parameters. I basically just created 2 variations of the drop bass line. Then I just kind of turned on and off the other layers to create the sense of progression in the drop. Lastly I added a few fills, an amen break, and that was about it.

Painted Faces

posted in 2HTS523 on Apr 07, 2024
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A perfect image, Concealing flaws, with colors bright, hiding behind a mask, is that too much to ask?

But beneath the facade, who do we see?
A reflection of truth, or who we want to be?

A facade or what we want to see
A reflection or what we want to be


Makeup on, the world's a stage,
A performance, a never-ending rage.
Covering scars, But does it hide the real you?

Underneath, are we truly known
Or are we lost in the mask we've grown
So let's embrace our flaws and our scars
for they make up a part of who we are

Concealing flaws, with colors bright,
But underneath, is it all just a plight?
A perfect image, Concealing flaws, with colors bright, behind the mask, is that too much to ask?

Makeup on, the world's a stage,
A performance, a never-ending rage.
Covering scars, But does it hide the real you?

Underneath, are we truly known
Or are we lost in the mask we've grown
So let's embrace our flaws and our scars
for they make up a part of who we are
Late Entry

Polaroid's Grain

posted in 2HTS521 on Mar 24, 2024
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Whoops I uploaded a bad bounce.. can I have a do-over? for no apparent reason the drop bass and lead are tuned way down, argh.. This is probably what I get for assigning the tuning to a global macro.
fixed bounce here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5slbpv5zhyez5pce6773e/Polaroid-s-Grain.mp3?rlkey=iz971upyw0hizqxxnxhjcjemt&dl=011

Electric Currents

posted in 2HTS519 on Mar 10, 2024
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crack of lightening a thunderous sound
feeling the fire underground
raging currents flow though my veins
unleashing a power that can't be tamed

currents running deep setting me on fire
every note hitting hard taking me higher
in this electric pulse I'm alive and free
lost in the rhythm is my XTC

Love is Blind

posted in OHC803 on Feb 29, 2024
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Everything was played in live, and it was arranged live as well. Using my 'octatrack scenes' bitwig template/controller mapping/puredata patch. I will have to do a video on this at some point, it is very cool. I don't think I've ever recorded an arrangement live and was not compelled to edit it after. The melody strikes me as familiar but I can't place it. No sooner did I type that, I realized it reminds me of Stitches by Orgy. Do you agree?

Monster Dust

posted in 2HTS517 on Feb 25, 2024
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In the twisted alleys of our minds,
Monsters of our own design.
In the mirror, we see the truth,
The monster within, so uncouth.

So let the monsters dance in the night,
In the darkness, we find our light.
For in the depths of our despair, we must,
Embrace the darkness, become the monster dust.
Late Entry

Explorrah

posted in OHC797 on Jan 18, 2024
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tried something different with the producer tag, put it toward the beginning. most of y'all will miss it :D

I blink my eyes

posted in 2HTS506 on Dec 10, 2023
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In these clothes unchanged for days,
I wander through the ghostly haze.
A pale reflection in the window's light,
Haunted halls, a lonely night.

The Sun crumbles back, shadows cast,
Burning dreams, a painful contrast.

In the web of lies, your gaze entwined,
Eyelashes whisper, a twisted find.
A blink, a betrayal, a dagger's sheath,
In your lashes, a venomous wreath.

In the golden hour, where shadows clash,
Your eyelashes, a gilded betrayal's flash.
A blink, a deceit, a treacherous play,
In your lashes, love turns astray.

Golden lashes, a deceitful grace,
In your eyes, a traitor's embrace.
Blink by blink, a love undone,
In this moment, betrayal won.

The Sun crumbles back, shadows cast,
Burning dreams, a painful contrast.

and I, I blink my eyes, my vision blurs
In this moment, you won me over

Floor Falling Out

posted in 2HTS504 on Nov 26, 2023
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Lyrics:

Verse:
Panic attacks at the break of day,
Burying the dead without a say.
A different version of life, universe laid,
Parallel realms, where paths are swayed.

Meet me where the lines blur tonight,
4 a.m., can't sleep, chasing the light.
You were my defense, through thick and thin,
But now the we're gonna let the staring contest begin.

Chorus:
How did we let it crumble, to dust?
Love slipping away turned into rust.
Should've been feeling, now we are numb
Floor falling out and now we are done

side note: Weird buzzing in this project in the intro, spent way too long trying to figure out what the cause was, did not find it. If you notice, its not in the outro so its weird. I'll find it eventually, if I go back to this song anyway.

A Premonition/Open Gate

posted in 2HTS503 on Nov 19, 2023
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A beating heart.
Echoes resonate.
Shadows cast upon the walls of fate, a premonition/open gate.

In the crimson reverie of a prophetic sight,
A vision unfolds, painted in the night.

In the palette of dreams, where futures bleed,
Crimson reverie, prophecies heed.
In the space between heartbeats, gravity,
In the weaver's hands, destiny.

A serenade of sight in silent air,
A melody of foresight, beyond compare,
A serenade of sight in silent air,
A melody of foresight, beyond compare,

Through the veiled mist of what's to be,
A glimpse ahead, an unseen sea,
Destiny unfolds in a cosmic rhyme,
In the realm of precognition, transcending time.

A serenade of sight in silent air,
A melody of foresight, beyond compare,
In the silence of the midnight air,
Visions dance, beyond compare,
A tapestry of fate, woven.
Whispers of all the chance you take
Late Entry

The Ruins

posted in 2HTS499 on Oct 22, 2023
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These shattered dreams are haunting me
In the ruins of my mind, you're all I see
A friendship once so strong, now torn apart
I'm wandering through the wreckage of a broken heart

In the ruins of our dreams, I'll rise again
From the fragments of our past, we'll find the strength
To mend the bonds that time has torn apart
Rebuild the world we've lost, from these shattered dreams

In the ruins of our dreams, I'll rise again
From the fragments of our past, we'll find the strength
To mend the bonds that time has torn apart
Rebuild the world we've lost, where do we start?
Late Entry

In This Hostage Situation

posted in 2HTS495 on Sep 24, 2023
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Let's Go

We're hostages of circumstance, trapped in this despair,
Invisible chains, we wear the weight we cannot bear,
In the heart of this crisis, we'll hold on tight,

In this hostage situation, through the darkest night.
In the heart of this crisis, we'll hold on tight,

We're hostages of circumstance, trapped in this despair,
Invisible chains, we bear the weight we cannot bear,

(this has been a nukage production)

With Valor

posted in 2HTS494 on Sep 17, 2023
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The Silent heroes walk among us all day,
Unnoticed by the world, they find their way,
They'll lend a helping hand, without demand,

Whispers of destiny, lead them on the way,
Unknowing sacrifice, they'll face the fray,

These inner demons, they won't let me be,
But I'll fight the darkness, set my spirit free,
In the shadows of my mind, I'll find my way,
Through the darkest night, I'll see light of day.

Silent heroes, they'll light the dark,
Unseen sacrifice, leave their mark,
In the name of kindness, they'll play their part,
Silent heroes, with generous heart.

They'll carry a burden, not of their own,
Innocence lost, a seed is sown.

These inner demons, they won't let me be,
But I'll fight the darkness, set my spirit free,
In the shadows of my mind, I'll find my way,
Through the darkest night, I'll see light of day.

Innocence in their eyes, they play the game,
Unaware of the world's cruel aim,
They'll carry a burden, not of their own,
Innocence lost

In the realm of steel and sky, a fearless soul takes flight.

With valor, they will navigate the unknown,
Unveiling dreams in skies they'll call their own,
With valor, they will navigate the unknown,
Unveiling dreams in skies they'll call their own,

Don't Go

posted in OHC779 on Sep 14, 2023
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I haven't sung in about a month until this week, but im back now, feels good.
I turned the master down thinking it was probably wayy too loud but apparently i fuckeed that up and now its very quiet, so make sure to turn up your volume i guess


Lyrics:

I looked within, found a world to explore,
An inner revolution, knocking on my door.
The power's inside me, it's time to take control,

The mirror ends up showing a face that I hardly recognize,
Selfishness to selfless, I can look me in the eyes
Don't Go

Bridges burned to ashes, in a moment's thoughtless flame,
But I've learned the art of healing, and I'll never be the same.

Echoes of mistakes, haunting dreams
Tearing walls, it seems
Every step takes me Closer to the day

The mirror ends up showing a face that I hardly recognize,
Selfishness to selfless, I can look me in the eyes
Don't Go
Don't Go
Don't Go

Echoes of mistakes, haunting dreams
Tearing walls, it seems
Every step takes me Closer to the day

The mirror ends up showing a face that I hardly recognize,
Selfishness to selfless, I can look me in the eyes
The mirror ends up showing a face that I hardly recognize,
Selfishness to selfless, I can look me in the eyes
Don't Go
Don't Go
Don't Go

Moolrieh

posted in 2HTS491 on Aug 27, 2023
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Sampled a tune I co-produced for the band Relic Hearts and made a thing

Blame Ozone AI if its too loud and clipped- i have ear fatigue and i cant tell that kind of thing rn

Pareidolia

posted in OHC776 on Aug 24, 2023
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I sampled this song I just released this other day and kind of beat juggled and FX'd the crap out of it to get something different. Kind of a proof of concept for a potential beat juggling performance.

Birthmark

posted in 2HTS486 on Jul 23, 2023
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You tell a story of where I've been,
A testament to the battles I've seen,
You're etched in my soul, a mark of grace,
A reminder of the challenges I face.

As the years pass, you remain unchanged,
A symbol of the person I became,
With every scar, you grow in meaning,
A reminder that I'm always dreaming.

I'm always dreaming, always dreaming

Birthmark, you're a part of me,
As the years pass, you remain unchanged,
A symbol of the person I became,
With every scar, you grow in meaning,
A constant reminder that I am always dreaming.

The World is Burning

posted in OHC771 on Jul 20, 2023
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mostly a session view jam, with very minor edits after live arranging it. shreddage hydra / addictive drums / eurobass 2 / archetype gojira / ample metal hellrazer + guitar rig 6 for clean guitar, damage 1 for cinematic drums,. spire for intro bass synth., ozone for mastering. also its based on a melody /progression from my 3rd and yet unleased album

Late Entry

A Fashion Statement

posted in 2HTS485 on Jul 16, 2023
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I thread the needle, pull the fabric tight

Hoping the perfect fold will make everything right

I thread the needle, pull the fabric tight

Hoping the perfect fold will make everything right

But the seams unravel, exposing my fears

A fashion statement can't wipe away the tears

I thread the needle, pull the fabric tight

Hoping the perfect fold will make everything right

But the seams unravel, exposing my fears

A fashion statement can't wipe away the tears

Snake Eggs

posted in OHC770 on Jul 13, 2023
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Their tongues slither, weaving tales of deceit,
But I see through their venomous feat,
Distant memories of their twisted dance,
A warning to all, a deceptive trance.

Within the darkness, hope takes its form,
Snake eggs glisten, amidst the storm,
A reminder of the miracles unseen,
In the darkest corners, life shall convene.

Their tongues slither, weaving tales of deceit,
But I see through their venomous feat,
Distant memories of their twisted dance,
A warning to all, a deceptive trance.

The scent of lies permeates the air,
As illusions breed, we become ensnared,
But I'll carve my own name, break free from the mold,
In this world of serpents, I will stay bold.

Within the darkness, hope takes its form,
Snake eggs glisten, amidst the storm,
A reminder of the miracles unseen,
In the darkest corners, life shall convene.

Hairpin turns and winding roads...

posted in 2HTS484 on Jul 09, 2023
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I'm racing against the clock, seconds slip away
Feeling the pressure, I can't afford to delay
Hairpin turns and winding roads
Amidst the doubts, my fire still glows
Destined to conquer, not destined to fail

I yearn for something more, to break this chain
Empty and drained, but the journey's not in vain
I'll find the strength, to push through the strain
to push through the strain
to push through the strain

I'm racing against the clock
I'm racing against the clock

And I'm
Running
out of
time,
the minutes slip away
But I
won't surrender,
I'll
fight
through
the gray
In
this
emptiness
Running out of time

Gemini

posted in OHC769 on Jul 06, 2023
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In the depths of duality, a Gemini I roam,
Two sides of the same coin, a heart with split-tone.
A battle rages on the inside, the push and pull of our fate,
A constant contradiction, a never-ending state.

In this eternal struggle, I'll find my destined way,
Embracing contradictions, with every breath I sway.
Late Entry

Sage of the Ages

posted in 2HTS483 on Jul 02, 2023
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Oh, the Sage of ages, in your wisdom I confide

Unlock the doors of perception, where truth and beauty reside

In the silence of the mind, the Sage's voice will ring

Revealing hidden treasures, as I spread my wings

Oh, Sage of the Ages Teach me how to be wise

In the tapestry of life Let me see beyond the lies

It's time to eject from this charade

posted in 2HTS482 on Jun 25, 2023
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Verse 1:
Counting down the moments, as we plunge into the void
Entangled in the chaos, our existence destroyed
We're sick and tired, drowning in the dreams we've let decay
Chorus:
Now we're on a track, forgotten and astray
Sacrificing ourselves, what's it we're meant to pay?
Now we're on a track, forgotten and astray
It's time to eject from this charade
Verse 2:
Ejector seat, propel me through the sky
Leave behind the wreckage, spread my wings and fly
Breaking free from the chains that held me down
Launch me into the air
Chorus:
Now we're on a track, forgotten and astray
Sacrificing ourselves, what's it we're meant to pay?
Now we're on a track, forgotten and astray
It's time to eject from this charade

Where Thunder Roars

posted in OHC766 on Jun 15, 2023
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In the darkness I wonder alone
In the storm, no shelter to call my own
Converse with the storm, dance in the rain
Where do my fears go when they face the hurricane?
A thousand lives touched by electric might
I reach for the heavens, where thunder roars
I reach for the heavens, where thunder roars
In the darkness I wonder alone
In the storm, no shelter to call my own
Embracing solitude, lightning in my veins
A sense of control, amidst thunder's reign
A thousand lives touched by electric might
A thousand lives touched by electric might
I reach for the heavens, where thunder roars
I reach for the heavens, where thunder roars

The Photo Album

posted in OHC763 on May 25, 2023
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How are you?
I don't know what you want me to do
Other than find the pictures that took us to a different time

The photo album is a chronicle of pain
Every picture stained, but I won't refrain

Torn edges, a glimpse of the past
The haunting shadows will forever last
Torn edges, a glimpse of the past
The haunting shadows will forever last

In the depths of my shattered past
Lies a world that just won't fade
A worn-out photo album,
memories of the life that I've betrayed

The photo album is a chronicle of pain
Every picture stained, but I won't refrain

Torn edges, a glimpse of the past
The haunting shadows will forever last
Torn edges, a glimpse of the past
The haunting shadows will forever last

Every Step Drags Me Down

posted in 2HTS474 on Apr 30, 2023
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I'm lost in this quicksand of despair
Trapped in a world that's not fair
I'm sinking fast, can't seem to break free
From this darkness that's
Always consuming me

I'm trapped in this quicksand
And I Can't seem to find solid ground
I'm trapped in this quicksand
Every step just drags me down

Every Step Drags Me Downnnnnnnnnnnnn
Every Step Drags Me Downnnnnnnnnnnnn
Every Step Drags Me Downnnnnnnnnnnnn
Every Step Drags Me Downnnnnnnnnnnnn

EV RY STEP DRAGS ME DOWN
EV RY STEP DRAGS ME DOWN
EV RY STEP DRAGS ME DOWN
EV RY STEP DRAGS ME DOWN
Late Entry

Worn and Frayed

posted in 2HTS470 on Apr 02, 2023
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Every time that you are near

my starts to race I can feel the tension building

like a storm about to break

every cut every tear reminds me of the pain that I cannot assuage

when its torn like a page



I won't be beaten, I won't give in

The fabric of my soul, I'll make it spin

The tapestry of memories woven with pain

But I'll make something, something that will remain



I'll take the peices of life worn and frayed

and turn them into something that will never fade

Bomb Defusal Manual

posted in 2HTS468 on Mar 19, 2023
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I'm standing here, exposed and raw
My heart is beating out of my chest
I'm reaching out, searching for a sign
That you can see the hurt inside my mind

Don't underestimate the pain I feel
I need you to understand me
The darkness and the light within me

I want you to break me open
And see the secrets that I hide
I want to feel your touch

Like a Minesweeper game
Full of hidden bombs and mines
Navigate the terrain
Trying to uncover what's inside

I want you to sweep me clean
And see the secrets that I hide
I want to feel your touch
Like a bomb defused inside

I want you to break me open
And see the secrets that I hide
I want to feel your touch

I'm the last man on the earth

posted in 2HTS467 on Mar 12, 2023
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Lyrics:

Can't seem to shake this feeling
Its been here all along
A heavy weight upon my chest
a never ending song

I try to push it down inside
But it's always there to find
A constant reminder of pain that's left behind

(Pain that's left behind)

I'm the last man in the earth
A lonely existence to bear
I find a silent world around me
No one is left to share
the memories of what used to be
And it haunts my every step
I search for sign of life but I only find more emptiness

And I try to push it down inside
But it's always there to find
A constant reminder of pain that's left behind

(Pain that's left behind)

Eerie

posted in OHC751 on Mar 02, 2023
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Using my latest setup involving Octatrack, Bitwig and Max 8. I basically mapped a bunch of modulators in Bitwig in a similar fashion to scenes in Octatrack, and I am using the scene controls in Octatrack to control Bitwig via a patch I created in Max 8. Fun stuff. Basically thats what gives it the kind of live / kind of programmed kind of sound I guess? I'm planning on improving this system to where I can hopefully do a whole live set with it, maybe possibly with a little live looping over top. One can dream.

Acid Crystals

posted in OHC750 on Feb 23, 2023
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So I've had an Octatrack since 2012, an APC40 since 2010 and I rarely use them. Well tonight I used them for a hybrid hardware/sofware jam. So its not my usual fare but it was pretty fun. Here's how it works:

Octatrack for midi sequencing
APC40 faders mapped to macros in Bitwig
All sounds are built-in bitwig instruments/effects
Only 3 tracks - Drums, Bass, Lead

Basically I wanted to simulate the scenes in Octatrack, but do it in a way that could have the perfect recall of a DAW, so I used the macros in bitwig to modulate various parameters across all 3 tracks. Each fader represents a 'scene' in the elektron sense of it.

It was a totally different workflow than anything I've ever done, and since it was all midi, everything is perfectly recorded unlike a usual hardware jam where it's all audio. The downside is that I spent most of the time mapping the modulators in Bitwig and much less time actually using the Octatrack.

Memories of the Locker Room

posted in 2HTS464 on Feb 19, 2023
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You haunt me like a ghost, I can't shake you off
Your voice echoes in my mind, my heart feels so lost
I see you in every shadow, every locker room we shared
I'm trying to move on, but you're holding me back, I'm scared

Just a memory, fading out
Those times in the locker room

Can you feel me calling out?
In the echoes of your heart
Just a memory, fading out
But I can't seem (to restart)

Can you feel me calling out?
In the echoes of your heart
Just a memory, fading out
But I can't seem (to restart)

Can you feel me calling out?
Can you feel me calling out?
Can you feel me calling out?
Can you feel me calling out?

[apologies for Another super quiet bounce from me since I switched DAW's and dont know wtf i am doing in bitwig yet and idk how to re-upload a fixed version]

It's the end of an era

posted in 2HTS459 on Jan 15, 2023
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Verse 1:

The neon lights are burning bright

But no one's here to see them shine

The open sign is flickering

But the store's closed for the last time

Chorus:

It's the end of an era

The end of a dream

The open sign is fading

But the memories still gleam

Resilience of the Monolith

posted in 2HTS446 on Oct 16, 2022
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Note: 3rd time I accidentally chopped off the last few seconds of my track... THIS IS A NUKAGE PRODUCTION DESPITE NOT HAVING A PRODUCER TAG KTHX

Lyrics:

It's been a million years since we last saw the sun

We're still standing here

We're the last ones left



I can't say I know what you are but you're important

So big and imposing, but you are still dormant



and I know that you stand

As a testament to hope and resilience



Remind us all that we can overcome

Anything at all

Remind us all that we cannot be stopped

And we stand tall



It's been a million years since we last saw the sun

We're still standing here

We're the last ones left

I can't say I know what you are but you're important

So big and imposing, but you are... A MONOLITH!!!!



Remind us all that we can overcome

Anything at all

Remind us all that we cannot be stopped

And we stand tall



Same Time, Without Me

posted in OHC731 on Oct 13, 2022
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Vocal borrowed from Without Me by Dayseeker
Second compo I bounced incorrectly in the past few weeks, proof that I do not listen to the arrangements until I bounce and upload them. there's a weird drum track in there (before first drop) that should been muted

Needle Search

posted in 2HTS445 on Oct 09, 2022
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Been lookin for you in every single place
Been lookin for you in every single face
But you're like a needle
That I can't find

But you're like a needle
That I can't find

I looked high and low
But you're not there

Maybe I'll go home
And say its not fair

That now I'm lost
I'm never gonna be found
Now I'm lost...

But you're like a needle
That I can't find
But you're like a needle
That I can't find

This has been a NUKAGE production.
Late Entry

Pillow Talk

posted in 2HTS444 on Oct 02, 2022
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I can't keep my eyes open
I can't keep my mind from racing

I just want to drift away
And dream of better days

And I just wanna drift away
Not think of all the fuckin nights
and all the fuckin fights

And I just wanna drift away
The racing of my fuckin mind
All the fuckin time

When I'm falling asleep with you
I only fall asleep with you
And dream of better days
When I'm lying next to you
?????????

Worries of my day
Wanna drift away
Worries of my life
Wanna grab a knife

Can't keep my eyes open
Can't kee my mind from racing

My mind is spinning and I'm feeling tired
I just want to dream of better days

Plane Crash

posted in OHC727 on Sep 15, 2022
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As the plane starts to descend

The panic sets in

The screams the echo the cabin

As the plane starts going down

I can feel it all around me

The fear is in the air

I'm trapped in this nightmare

Falling through the air

People dying all around me

There's blood everywhere

And I all I can do is pray because

Life isn't fair

And comes to a short end

the water pressure is mounting

posted in OHC724 on Aug 25, 2022
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I can feel it coming

The pressure is mounting

I know that it's time To let go



no easy answer

we're an enigma

I'm left here wondering

Where to go



Maybe one day we'll understand

Maybe one day we'll see the light

maybe we'll create solutions to our problems



as the ground gives way

I'm falling I'm falling

the world comes tumbling down

I'm falling I'm falling

Two Beings Lost

posted in OHC721 on Aug 04, 2022
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You're in a place

that i can't comprehend

Can't see your face 

So far away, that I can't understand


Two beings lost

We were together yet alone

lost, so far away

It chilled us to the bone


The Free For All

posted in OHC720 on Jul 28, 2022
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can't keep me controlled

im am free

Won't do what I'm told

I live my life


Don't hold back, no rules

Just let me go

I'm can do what I want to  do


You can have the world, and you can have the sea

But I don't want them, just leave me be

The Windshield

posted in OHC719 on Jul 21, 2022
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I can see the people through the glass
And everything you've built is coming detached
But it's growing and it growing
they're not going away

It's like looking through a cracked mirror
on judgement day

We drive, We drive, The windshield is breaking apart
we lose control and we're going off the cliff tonight

You're So Exact

posted in 2HTS433 on Jul 17, 2022
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I can't believe 

How much that we've 

Crossed paths, and I --

I realize you are the key to life   


You help me make sense of it all

I used to think that you were a tool  

you have my secrets and they wont escape

You help me make sense of it all

I won't forget you when you fall


You are the key

To my success

But you're filled 

With my regrets

But I always come back

You're always so exact

Late Entry

S U M M M E R H E A T

posted in 2HTS432 on Jul 10, 2022
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Can't take the heat
Everyone's Gonna melt away
All I can do is lay
In the summer heat

I try to stay cool
And make it through
as the sun beats down
on me

the the the sunlight
the the the sunlight
the the the sunlight

All I can feel
all the dirty sweat rushing down my brow
my skin is burning red now

I try to stay cool
And make it through
as the sun beats down
on me

Life goes on

posted in 2HTS426 on May 29, 2022
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Traveling somewhere
Could be anywhere
There′s a coldness in the air
But I don't care
We drift deeper
Life goes on
We drift deeper
Into the sound

We drift deeper into the song
Life goes on
A red carpet rolls along
Feeling strong
So bring it on, so bring it on
So bring it on, so bring it on

We Drove All Night

posted in OHC711 on May 26, 2022
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We drove all night to find the place that was our own

And when we couldnt find a place to keep that secret

It wasn't a big deal at all


I won't be held hostage from this feeling of regret

we won't be held in this place in doubt

and we come, we're coming for you


Sneaky Speculum

posted in 2HTS422 on May 01, 2022
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Lyrics:

Snee Key Speck You Lum (Sneaky Speculum)

Snee Key Speck You Lum (Sneaky Speculum)

Snee Key Speck You Lum (Sneaky Speculum)

Snee Key Speck You Lum (Sneaky Speculum)



Late Entry

Pretty Heart of Glass

posted in 2HTS397 on Nov 07, 2021
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Theme: Pretty Glass

Been trying to create these song routines that I can play 'mpc style' on drum pads and this was kind of an experiment in doing that, plus obviously trying to incorporate my theme. So I typed 'glass song' into youtube and sampled the song that came up first.

Late Entry

Samurai Champloo

posted in 2HTS384 on Aug 08, 2021
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Blade wielding psychos came to my town

I told them to leave but they wouldn't leave

Until some other guy with a sword

Came and chopped them in half

Blood gushing out everywhere

I don't think I was prepared

Covering my face from his guts that were displaced

All over the ground

The Devil Blew Up My Computer

posted in OHC666 on Jul 15, 2021
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Eh... it's a long story. I made this tune on a stock version of ableton with a stock version of spire and nothing else because that's all I had on my only working laptop.. In about 30 minutes. Because I couldn't find my laptop charger and that's how long my battery lasted.


But it's all about the journey, not the destination, right my mates?

Late Entry

Raze the Barn

posted in 2HTS378 on Jun 27, 2021
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Lyrics:


Verse:

Blocking blasts, wooden shields

Tables, chairs all the things you

build with your hands

And I take it all and I take it all


Trees cut down

all the things that make you frown

when we couldn't find our own

way to be in this place


Chorus:

I know I made a promise

To the next of kin

He destroyed that building even when we were within

I know I made a choice

To bear it all and grin

He destroyed that building even when we were within 

I want to eat it

posted in OHC659 on May 27, 2021
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Not a usual compo for me, but I wanted to practice using my new-and-improved live looping setup and record some bad lyrics, so here you go. I also had to fix my max for live patch during the hour because it was doing weird stuff. Not entirely sure if this is a nukage production or not.

Stars Lead Us

posted in 2HTS335 on Aug 30, 2020
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Lyrics:

We met as travelers, following the only path we knew 

The forces rising kept us from the roads we knew were  true  

Raise your eyes to the sky, stars lead us to the land where we say goodbye 

Raise your eyes to the sky, stars lead us to the land where we say goodbye

Pain Killer

posted in 2HTS323 on Jun 07, 2020
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you don't have will to fight your fights

so we end up having another  sleepless night

 

retreating into yourself doesn't stop the pain 

repeating all the pictures doesn't stop your shame 

 

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling the waves crashing down

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling like you're gonna drown 

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling the waves crashing down

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling like you're gonna drown 

 

retreating into yourself doesn't stop the pain 

repeating all the pictures doesn't stop your shame 

 

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling the waves crashing down

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling like you're gonna drown 

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling the waves crashing down

pain killler, it won't, it won't stop you from feeling like you're gonna drown 

I Can Hear the Crickets

posted in 2HTS321 on May 24, 2020
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Lyrics:

You're so quiet, why don't you speak your mind

I can hear the crickets, and it's not just in my mind

You never say what you mean anymore

They say I gotta cut you out, and that I gotta lock the door

You're gonna find out what it's like to be on your own 

To be all alone, all alone

You're gonna find out what it's like to be on your own 

All all alone, all alone

Hidden Fruit

posted in 2HTS280 on Aug 11, 2019
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Traveling fast
Fast to the bottom
Traveling fast
Fast to the bottom
Keep the pace, do not waste
Efforts to lead us to safety

Will we find the hidden fruit
Buried deep below
Will this be for our freedom
When we all could know

Collection Addiction

posted in 2HTS279 on Aug 04, 2019
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It's a modular system
Danish toy engineers
Of success they're a victim
Keepin kids busy for years

Collection
Addition

When will it end
these sets keep on coming
i can't keep up
they're so damn expensive

Collection
Addition

Jump off the bridge

posted in 2HTS173 on Jul 23, 2017
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Let’s jump off the bridge together
never mind the weather
or that we said we’d never
betray each other

Let’s jump off the bridge together
never mind the weather
or that we said we’d never
Treat each other
like this
with a twist
you’re so pissed
you never been kissed
I made a list
you know the gist
all the reasons why
I’m pounding my fists

Everything forms itself

posted in WHC18 on Feb 25, 2017
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I kind of flipped this challenge and decided to make every single sound in the song, including all of the drums, risers, impacts, synths from my a recording of my voice. There are some regular vocal chops here as well. I recorded a youtube video of how I made most of these sounds.. I started over today and made a new idea out of these sounds, and this is it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxtdPQMMoX4

Rust (Oxidation)

posted in 2HTS147 on Jan 22, 2017
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lyrics
(something like this anyway)

rust it fucking sucks
it ruins my car and takes the value down
rust it fucking sucks
it ruins my car and takes the value down

rust
oxidation
rust
oxidation

Pride

posted in 2HTS62 on Jun 14, 2015
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Lyrics:
This is my life
Gonna hold my head high
Gonna live it with pride
'Til the day that I die