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Vestige
06:34
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VESTIGE
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
The current below the surface
Where drumbeats of hearts stand still
Is where our love was brightest
Ancient songs encapsulated
The meaning of a surface
Can get worn with the passage of time
The gloss permanently faded
But if the boat is floating why would you not ride?
For the gift we could give
We could be elusive
From the cliffs others lived
And they tripped into death
For the gift we could live
On our own innocence
We could build past all them
Far beyond any sin
Hope it is now sunken
Mildew staining the pine
Nothing could now save it
Except scrubbing of time
If this is all there could be
Our journey to the sea
At least there is a vestige
Of what there used to be...
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MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY GIMME GIMME (SOME OF IT)
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
I went to the store to play the lottery
Cuz I’m tired of my job & all the bills I have to pay
My girlfriend was alright up until she left me
Last $20 in the bank now negative -$30
(I need some) Money money money money gimme gimme some of it
Some of it some of it some of it
I turned on Attack of the Show the other day
Been doing it probably since 2003
Back when it was Kevin, Will O’ Neil, and Sarah Lane
But what will it take for Olivia to marry me?
(I need some) Money money money money gimme gimme some of it
Some of it some of it some of it
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3. |
Chasm
04:39
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CHASM
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
Lucid...thoughts come to life Whispered...kiss of the light The sunshine... slides bright
Hole in the wall About the size of my head Makes me wonder what’s happened I’m not already dead Just laying here thinking What could come next Can’t stand to hear your voice Can’t stand to breathe my breath No more...
Echoes...loss and remorse Containment or compromise?...which is worse? Delicacy favors...success
Hole in the wall About the size of my head Makes me wonder what’s happened I’m not already dead Just laying here thinking What could come next Can’t stand to hear your voice Can’t stand to breathe my breath This has already happened Too many times Where I’m not over But underneath the line And I’m at the chasm Where the demons sing And they’re promising They’ll fix everything Again...
Hole in the wall About the size of my head Makes me wonder what’s happened I’m not already dead Just laying here thinking What could come next Can’t stand to hear your voice Can’t stand to breathe my breath I’ll just lay back down Back to sleep Where unconsciousness Brings invincibility And the universe Knows it’s regrets So maybe tomorrow I’ll forget All of this....
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4. |
Closed Eyes
03:44
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CLOSED EYES
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
Sunshine
Blue skies
Wide smiles
Inside
Outside
All white
Dark greys
Not right
Warm pills
Warm drink
Escape to sink
Closed eyes
I find
Sunshine
Blue skies
Closed Eyes
Is Right
Please fuck
This life
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5. |
In Trance
04:06
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IN TRANCE
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
Glazen face
Like tears of milk
No control or force
But in command
An empress to impress
Never stains her mask
Just a temple
Not a base
Facades of power
Wilted flowers
Dreams do sour
In trance
Glazen face
Like tears of milk
No control or force
But in command
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6. |
Open Eyes
02:17
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OPEN EYES
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
Walking
Breaking
Shaking
Alive
Animated coma
Prison machine
Efficient marionette
Can walk but never leave
Walking
Talking
Breathing
In Line
Animated coma
Prison machine
Efficient marionette
Can walk but never leave
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7. |
Your Loss
04:02
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YOUR LOSS (BABY)
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
and itʼs been 12 months since we...
Surgically detached both of our lives
Finding myself going nowhere
My feet still touch the earth
And now you know I know itʼs your loss baby
When you tried to save yourself but maybe
There was something going on in your life
But you didnʼt have respect to tell me
I bound you to this earth
Now it looks Iʼm carrying on disease
That will raze all in my path
Not willing to tell
Iʼll bury them in the earth
And when they ask Iʼll tell them, “your loss baby!"
Say youʼre sick and tired but just maybe
This love is what is our lives
You never had a chance but be happy
Your feet broke from the earth
“Be happy your feet broke from the earth”
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8. |
Sog Chill
03:03
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SOG CHILL
music : nicholas rampmeyer
guitar riff inspired by Shades of Grey by Witch Hunt (Philadelphia)
(instrumental)
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9. |
Phantoms
04:21
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PHANTOMS
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
Your voice is calling me now
Blood coats your once shining crown
Its weight is pulling you down
While their phantoms circle around
You can’t blame vultures who prey on willing meat
Their mouths will swallow the pieces they keep
You can’t tread water in the lake of your mistakes
Our souls are hollow, they’ll float on just the same
You can’t blame vultures who prey on willing meat
Their mouths will swallow the pieces they keep
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Away I Toy Now Noun
04:08
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AWAY I TOY NOW NOUN
music/remix : nicholas rampmeyer
(instrumental)
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11. |
Ionic Reef Set
04:26
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IONIC REEF SET
music/remix : nicholas rampmeyer
(instrumental)
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12. |
Glances Hitch
04:08
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GLANCES HITCH
music/remix : nicholas rampmeyer
(instrumental)
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13. |
Mood
05:42
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MOOD
music/remix : nicholas rampmeyer
(instrumental)
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14. |
Butcher's Ewe
05:52
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BUTCHER'S EWE (SWEET CHERUB)
music/lyrics : nicholas rampmeyer
So pure and sweet, my sweet cherub
So far away, you can lift me so high
When I'm so empty, you carry me far
With your gift of support, look at all the footprints
On my back..
Now I need you close, need to see your eyes
Make sure you're pure, as pure as I
A different kind of love, one you can't define
No matter what, i'll always be by your side...
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THE SPLITTER SPLATTER OF FALLING DREAMS
music/lyrics: nicholas rampmeyer
Over the grass, the weeds have grown
Time has passed, this much I know
Much older now, still trapped by grace
The dreams and the beauty I can't quite escape
I can't quite escape
Time lay claim down from its throne
The shadows misguided the aim of my throws
And as the train flies past, its wind shrivels my face
Stealing dreams and beauty, I can't quite escape
I can't quite escape
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16. |
Feed (v.1)
04:14
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FEED V.1
music : nicholas rampmeyer
(instrumental)
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EYEHATEHALLUCINATING (Slave to Evil Homage)
music : nicholas rampmeyer
lyrics : r. ratzinger
There was a time I thought
The mind would force the body
There was a time I thought
The mind would force the soul
But then I went evil
But then I went mad
Evil is ruling over my existence
Evil is ruling over my existence
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18. |
Chainjs (v.2)
03:35
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CHAINJS
music/lyrics : nicholas rampmeyer
Adjust by now, I should have done
To fix my mind's creation
Of what had been had it all worked out
Instead of feeling all i feel now
Emptiness trapped inside your smile
Honor and loyalty still defiled
My head tells my heart and both are denying
The scenery changed as it has for miles
I thumb through trinkets you could have worn
While gripping so closely on the dance floor
Your legs poured softly from your dress
The safety and comfort as we pressed
If change is inevitable, if change is true
Then why is it then I still love you
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Catatonic Disassembly Baltimore, Maryland
nick rampmeyer:
all music / lyrics &
performances
(except where noted)
Baltimore, MD USA
est. 2000
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