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1. |
Not Aliens
03:12
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see the flashing lights
deep in the night sky
another airplane goes by
see the twinkling stars
and the passing clouds
what's the strange noise?
--
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
--
see the ruins of
some ancient time
another eon goes by
see the artifacts
and the wondrous stones
what's the strange noise?
--
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
--
too much weird stuff
time to wake up
except I'm not asleep
too much weird stuff
it's time to wake up
except I'm not asleep
--
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
I don't know exactly what that could have been
but I don't think it was alien
n o t
aliens
n o t
aliens
n o t
aliens
n o t
aliens
aliens
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2. |
Beneath the Saturn Sun
04:08
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noone flew a rocket
quite the way you did
you'd been a pilot
since you were a scrappy little kid
a framed shot of you
on your daddy's knee
that you gave to me
I don't know how to give it back
--
how many days have I let vanish in the haze
of galactic rules about rocket fuel
and stations far away
how much loss for the place that I have won
ship and crew and cargoes too
beneath the saturn sun
how many days have I let vanish in the haze
of galactic rules about rocket fuel
and stations far away
how much loss for the place that I have won
ship and crew and cargoes too
beneath the saturn sun
--
every once in a great while
when I'm out ten or twelve miles
I'll look and the plans for how to land
handwritten!
no hesitation,
just the glow of concentration
giving way to a sigh and a big smile
now I don't socialize
much at all
the crew mutter darkly in the mess hall
there's a universe out there
and there's one inside
I'd rather have the timeline
where I've nothing left to hide
--
how many days have I let vanish in the haze
of galactic rules about rocket fuel
and stations far away
how much loss for the place that I have won
ship and crew and cargoes too
beneath the saturn sun
I could trust you with my soul
between us everything just flowed
I've made it work but it's not bona fide
without your thoughtful words to guide
me home
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3. |
Rock this Rocketvan
04:43
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No space shuttle for me man
cause I'm gonna get myself a rocketvan
--
I'm gonna fly it at a reasonable pace
Rock this rocketvan cause I'm in outer space, yeah
I'll use it to drive my kids around
Rockin' that four-nozzle tinny sound
--
The other day I was looking to buy a ship
so I went to my local space-port
and there was a quadruped there, he said to me
'by the power vested in my by the Federation, we'll see what we gort'
it was definitely used and asteroid-dented
ten years old or more and previously rented
it powered on a little rough with a - a warning on the screen
but the reactor was good, and most systems were green
--
I'm gonna fly it at a reasonable pace
Rock this rocketvan cause I'm in outer space, yeah
I'll use it to drive my kids around
Rockin' that four-nozzle tinny sound
spacey minivan rock
hyperspeed the van rock
don't open the airlock
spacey minivan rock
some of the landing gear just don't roll out
but being super frugal makes me super proud
--
the tariffs owed on this one
they're pretty small
I don't care
if the retro rockets sometimes stall
I got my credits right here,
but maybe I can press 'em for a deal
they said,
'you know I'm telepathic, right?'
then they said
'are you sure you don't want something more, uh, mate-attracting?'
I said
'who do you think I am, someone you can be easily distracting?'
'the teleport smells of rotten cheese and deodorizing spray'
'besides, mates don't want a magnet, they want diverse dna!'
--
I'm gonna fly it at a reasonable pace
Rock this rocketvan cause I'm in outer space, yeah
I'll use it to drive my kids around
Rockin' that four-nozzle tinny sound
spacey minivan rock
hyperspeed the van rock
don't open the airlock
spacey minivan rock
some of the landing gear just don't roll out
but being super frugal makes me super proud
--
I left the lot with the ship in tow
having just linked it to my genetic code, yeah
somewhere out there's a being who'll think my rocketship is swell
and maybe her species just won't be able to smell
--
spacey minivan rock
hyperspeed the van rock
don't open the airlock
spacey minivan rock
some of the landing gear just don't roll out
but being super frugal makes me super proud
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4. |
Fun Fun Fun
02:46
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there's a reason why they're building a sphere around the sun
it's to capture all the power when the work is done
and that's to have a gigantic computer simulation run
the program is designed for us to have fun
the program is designed for us to have a lot of
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
but there's a plan for the things that we want to learn
how societies form and sometimes, how they burn
we are looking to put our efforts into something new
tired of the tried and true, we want something more fun
the program is designed for us to have a lot of
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
sign the waiver right here, jump into the chair
I'll also need your initials right there and there
soon you'll be subsisting or you could be a millionaire
there's merit in both perspectives, we think that's fair
the program is designed for us to have a lot of
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
oh we'll lock your memories for the duration of your stay
we find that it's best if you don't know that you're there to play
play play play
but there's an exception if you're really afraid of life
in this project noone will stab you with a knife
you can be forever safe if you price
so many footnotes, but we don't say any lies
yes the program is designed for us to have some
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
and some Fridays when it gets a little loose around the office
yes, we have an office, huh
we'll take a little look inside your head when we hit the pause button
that's a little creepy, but we went with it
and the program is designed for us to have a lot of
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun
fun
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5. |
Nukes and Mochas
03:22
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what if we are
what if we are
born into eternity
we stumble and fall
humbled by circumstance
in the midst of it all
our place is mysterious
we seem so apart
but the manual was shredded and the way things are headed
we might look to the sky, to find our hearts
--
what if we are the aliens
what if our home is in the stars
why do we focus on nukes and mochas
when we’ve traveled here from worlds afar
what if we are the aliens
what if ours is the only light
why do we focus on nukes and mochas
when we can’t win that fight
--
whispering in the darkness
a gentle tug on the ropes that bind
and watching from above, the master beckons
for this marionette to act in kind
for I don’t have a saviour
I haven’t yet found my creed
all the same, cosmic forces are swirling
around the well from which I feed
--
what if we are the aliens
what if our home is in the stars
why do we focus on nukes and mochas
when we’ve traveled here from worlds afar
what if we are the aliens
what if ours is the only light
why do we focus on nukes and mochas
when we can’t win that fight
what if we are the aliens
what if our home is in the stars
why do we focus on nukes and mochas
when we’ve traveled here from worlds afar
what if we are the aliens
what if ours is the only light
why do we focus on nukes and mochas
when we can’t win that fight
what if we are
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6. |
Pluto Pasta Brothers
04:20
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zither here!
I'm the historian of the group
and when I'm not in a box
I drive a burgundy coupe
a long time ago
when pluto was colonized
there a being named Z
and food science was his life
so I was born inside a grinder
they made me like a tube
created to be carby
what else would you have them do
I'm organic and I'm durum
but I'm not gluten-free
so unhappy lots with unhappy guts
won't like being close to me
--
oh, we're the pluto pasta brothers
the same sheet was our mother
we will be eaten, and we won't be beaten
and we'll talk back while we're able
oh we're the pluto pasta brothers
you can make us for your lover
salt and oil and water to boil
and we'll happily join your table
now they say that when our time is near
we'll be plucked from a flat shelf
and we'll say farewell to our other selves
and wish them all good health, and good eatin'
--
zander here!
I'm a great big flirt
and when I'm not in a box
I'm wearing really tight shirts
so when you dump us in the water
it's like a day at the beach
for you it's hot, for us it's not
it hits the places we can't reach
and we love to see each other
while we're sittin in your little pool
hey zither, how's it going?
at least it's not snowing, you know?
and we'll sing our wheat-filled song for you
all through the time we cook
so get your thoughts on a pasta box
and free recipes from the book
--
oh, we're the pluto pasta brothers
the same sheet was our mother
we're gonna be eaten, and we won't be beaten
and we'll talk back while we're able
oh we're the pluto pasta brothers
you can make us for your lover
salt and oil and water to boil
and we'll happily join your table
I've had a lot of fun, I've met a lot of shapes
and now it's time for me to settle down, and uh
get a little serious about getting chewed
and get shipped to the other side of town
--
zeezix here!
I'm the leader of this shipment
and they've carried out the plan very well
I'll gonna meet 'em in a better place
because there is no pasta hell
we were raised with just one mission
to make your day a treat
we're the pluto pasta brothers
and you might eat us with meat
we're sentient strains of cylindrical grain
regular pasta's such a pain
no squeal of delight when the water's right
or when it's time about to pull us out
when it's time for eating
the thought fills us with glee
we've been trained our whole lives just to survive
the trip to your belly
--
oh, we're the pluto pasta brothers
the same sheet was our mother
we're getting eaten, and we're not getting beatn
and we talk back while we're able
oh we're the pluto pasta brothers
you can make us for your lover
salt and oil and water to boil
cause we're no longer on the table
zither here, I'm going, dears!
zander here, how grand it appears!
zeezix's time, to suffix the line!
whee!
pasta heaven, here we come!
forgot to take out my chewing gum
hope they don't think my life was dumb
PASTA HEAVEN
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7. |
Evil Forces
03:44
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something different about this one
perhaps he will lead us to greatness, or to madness
something to get us out of this terrible terrible song
momma said to always shoot for the head
evil forces
I gave up that life to bring home the bread
but now evil forces are coming to town
evil forces
and not just in the clubs is it going down
and the people on the streets know how this goes
put on your swimsuits and suitable clothes
we'll take the monsters out tonight
reclaim the city from their fangs and bites
and armed with super-soaker and a pack of chewing gum
sneak up on and take out their leaders one by one
it's a good thing that they don't like water
cause when they squeal it makes me pump harder
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evil forces
--
I collude with a priest down alleycat way
evil forces
he's a mild mannered guy by the light of day
but at moonrise and with red skies
evil forces
we cross over to the other side
for a watergun is not a toy for boys and girls to enjoy
it's a tool of righteous vengeance that I mean to employ
to cleanse this plane of demons and foes
I'm packing holy water and I'm going toe to toe
with interdimensional creatures
politicians with no names
veggie burgers at the golden arches
the city is a swamp and we dredge the marshes
--
evil forces
--
vigilante with a water-gun
shooting the bad guys has never been so much fun
but now we're living on the run
until our vicious mission is done
yeah
vigilante with a water-gun
shooting the bad guys has never been so much fun
but now we're living on the run
until our vicious mission is done
and the call went out from jericho
and the call went out from jericho
that the final battle should begin
and the call went out from jericho
that the final battle should begin
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8. |
Robots in the Barn
02:34
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--verse 1
on this moon we’re building a farm
grow us some corn and do no harm
sell it at the market down by the crater
grow some food for all these haters
there's very little oxygen in the air
but these earth plants, they love it here
soil’s got nitrogen in every form
and there's no more insect swarms, which is nice
and no tractor, no detassling ears.
no-one driving, have no fear.
they speak peer to peer!
---chorus---
the robots in the barn
the robots in the barn
servos whine at maintenance time
for the robots in the barn
the robots in the barn
there are robots in the barn
it pays to know binary codes
for the robots in the barn
--verse 2
this settlement is pretty barebones
but we still think of it as our home
and we got whiskey, from alien corn
it only tastes good when you have some more
long way to go on the terraform
so for now we still live in domes and dorms
and when it's clear, it’s a pretty view
cause the sky is purple and the mountains are blue
but, if you’re coming here, study your C - I know, I know, you learned quantum in college, but Unix still runs on
--chorus
the robots in the barn
the robots in the barn
no boopin or beepin, but they still reapin’
for the robots in the barn
yes robots in the barn
there are robots in the barn
watch live from europa, from your sofa,
they’re growing shrimp and sharks and stuff, it’s pretty unreal
robots in the barn
the robots in the barn
just be a cheapskate and orchestrate
for the robots in the barn
yes robots in the barn
there are robots in the barn
computer reference, insert here
for the robots in the barn
this is like my 5th take of this outro
and I'm getting really sick of it
so thanks for listening! egh
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9. |
See the Other Side
03:26
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there's a place out there where there is no light
where x-rays are what you see
and they built a base out of the taxes we pay
to hold the mission accessories
now, mock me as you will
but I'm gonna do it still
--chorus--
I'm going through a black hole
to see the other side
might be another universe
some say I'm gonna die
but we all gotta go somewhere
and we all gotta go sometime
so I'm going through a black hole
to see the other side
--
I know it's not for everyone
cause you might not understand
why I do what I do
see, the press call it a suicide plan
mock me as you will
but I'm gonna do it still
--chorus--
I'm going through a black hole
to see the other side
might be another universe
some say I'm gonna die
but we all gotta go somewhere
and we all gotta go sometime
so I'm going through a black hole
to see the other side
--
mission control, I don't think there's any sense in me telling you what I'm seeing, because you already know, so I'm going to just enjoy the ride, if that's alright
thank you everyo-
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