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RISE UP!

by cygne

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1.
Genius 02:33
I am not a genius but that don’t mean that I am stupid It don’t mean that all I’m good for is working and consuming I am not genius but that don’t mean that I’m not special It don’t mean that I’ll settle it don’t mean I’m not a rebel I know I’m not the only one refusing to play dumb I know I’m not the only one who’s had enough I am not a genius and neither are my best friends but That don’t mean we’re good for nothing it don’t mean we don’t see what’s coming I know we’re not the only ones refusing to play dumb I know we’re not the only ones who want to rise above We all have a little genius, we all have a little crazy We all have a little part of us that knows something’s changing We need a genius but we don’t know where to find one We need a genius but there’s no one here but us This world needs you and me to rise above This world needs you and me to be a genius Rise up, rise up, rise up Rise up, time’s come to be a genius
2.
Connect 03:39
All the wifi’s protected and so is the sex It’s getting real hard - I cannot connect Got a machine on my lap spreading heat through my legs I’m all out of words and buttons to press All the wifi’s protected and so is the sex You’re afraid I’ll slow you down and I cannot express How lonely it feels when you ignore my request All I ever wanted was for us to connect He rolls onto his right, I roll onto my left I can see that blue light coming over his head I’d take out my phone but there’s nothing to check So I wait in the dark hoping he will accept Still the wifi’s protected and so is the sex It’s been too long since I felt your flesh It used to be safe to sleep with a friend But then, friends used to be people we’ve met Now even the men come wrapped in plastic It’s getting real hard - I cannot connect All I ever wanted was for us to connect
3.
Acedia 02:03
I get really high, I get really low Got more from my family than this nose Sometimes I’m hot, sometimes I’m cold Mostly I worry about the state of my soul Oh there’s more to me, there’s more to you There’s more to be than what I do I talk really fast, I walk pretty slow I got nothing to say, don’t do much anymore ’Cause where there was a tree there now is hole All of these leaves got no where to grow Oh there’s more to me, there’s more to this There’s more to you than what I miss There’s more to me, there’s more to go There’s more to life than what I know God, are you angry? Are you sorry I came To waste a good life? Why don’t you take it away? ’Cause while I’m not all that bad, I’m not always nice I don’t know what’s wrong but I know I ain’t right And there’s more to up, there’s more to down There’s more to love than what I’ve found There’s more to fast, there’s more to slow The more I live the less I know
4.
The whole state of Kansas smells like shit Nothing personal, it’s just the way that it is The state of Kansas and Oklahoma, too Amarillo, you know, I don’t have to tell you It smells like shit and it’s obvious why Got miles and miles of big brown eyes In miles and miles of big brown piles Clogging Midwestern skies Full of shit, full of shit, we pretend we cannot smell All this shit because who wants to admit it’s coming from themselves Full of shit, full of shit, it’s getting hard to breathe When you take a hit from your inhaler you find it’s getting weak So roll up your windows, roll up to Sioux Falls Covered with foam over six feet tall Carrying the shit and pesticide sludge Out of the fields and into our lungs 
America, are you constipated? Is that why you’re so mean? No reason to be ashamed about it, it must be something you eat Full of shit, full of shit, the whole world wants to know How long we can go on like this before the whole country explodes The government is full of shit, the White House and Wall Street As long as we eat what they serve, we are what they feed And we’re full of shit, full of shit, from New York to LA No, it ain’t just in the Heartland, we’re all licking it off their plates Full of shit, full of shit, I’m starting to feel sick America, America, I think you’re full of shit
5.
We bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima Now that radiation is coming straight for us Dead fish wash up on the shore Now it ain’t so clear who’s losing the war Well the health officials say everything is fine But I know that a pacifier won’t stop a baby’s cry Because eventually that baby learns to talk And the future will tell us exactly who lost The day of the tsunami I was flying through space Over the Atlantic I felt safe above the waves I trusted the pilot, I trusted the machine And we all know just how dangerous faith can be Faith will build a tower and faith will knock it down Faith will send three ships the whole wide world around Faith in holy water can save a life But eventually everything dies When I woke up we were over Pakistan And the snow on the mountains was cleaner than my hands I wanted to dive into that great shining sea Bathe in the light like the sweat of a lover’s white sheet No one will tell us how bad it was, How bad it still is, but I have an idea because My hands are only as clean as the water with which I wash I can scrub until I bleed still some stains won’t come off On the West coast we interned the Japanese We say it as if we were helping them earn a degree My textbooks describe in great detail what the Germans did If you attempt genocide you’d better be prepared to win The Indians were never Indians but it made no difference They had what we wanted and so did the Africans So we took and we took and still we take some more Nothing pays as good as winning a war But freedom isn’t something that you can buy or sell And even these oil men can’t afford themselves Nor the borders they built that will eventually fall When the earthquakes the only line that remains is the fault We bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima We say we had to do it to end the war But I know we’re just the bully of the sandbox Now the tide’s coming in and we’re stranded with pockets full of rocks Oh, the tide’s coming in
6.
Isis Melting 02:40
Drip by drip Drop by drop Ice is melting And it won’t stop Oh, even if the night gets colder Pretty soon the whole world will be water Drip by drip Drop by drop Your fingertips Hit me like salt Oh, loving you makes me warm all over Pretty soon my whole world will be water Drip by drip Drop by drop We’re past the tip Now we can’t stop Oh, I don’t want it to be over Pretty soon the whole world will be water
7.
Great Whites 02:14
Sharks are circling the highway tonight Sharks are on the loose Sharks are circling the highway tonight And they’re coming to get you In the red and blue light See an innocent man In the eyes of great whites This is their big chance Sharks are circling the highway tonight Sharks are on the loose Sharks are circling the highway tonight To serve and protect you But who are you? It’s hard to see when you’re in it this deep Swimming, swimming, just trying to keep Under the radar of those great whites Hungry for some black blood tonight Sharks are circling the highway tonight Sharks are on the loose Sharks got their lights on bright Red white and blue It's hard to breathe when you're in it this deep Swimming, swimming, just trying to keep A safe distance from those killer bites The sharp teeth of great whites
8.
9.
I’m good for more than taking orders I’m good for more than making dinners I’m good for more than you will notice And I’m not trying to convince you Cause I wasted too much time trying to change your mind When I should have been making up mine I’m good for more than your excuses I’m good for more than your affairs I’m good for more than lending shoulders When nobody else cares I’m good for more than your boredom or when you’re feeling blue I am more than a whore and I’m good for more than you I’m good enough as I am I am way too good for a bad man You weren’t a good man to live with But you’re a great man to leave I am thankful for the bad times That helped me to find me/peace After all the time I spent trying to change your mind Finally I’ve made up mine I’m good enough as I am Too good for a bad man Oh, I’m good enough, I am Much too good for such a bad man
10.
Break 03:04
Get up, my love Here comes a wave It’s about to break But that don’t keep it away It will fall, it will crash It will be lost and it will come back Get up, my love Time to face the waves I know you want to run But it’s your turn to break We come together when we break Nothing’s forever that doesn’t change You will fall and you will find When you’re lost, that’s when you rise Get up, my love Fall into the wave And, rise, my love Don’t be afraid to break
11.
Golden Tree 03:06
I went searching for the golden tree A magic potion to fix everything I drank all these bottles, but I got no genie Just a bunch of broken glass and a wish cast out to sea I went following the footsteps of my dream I followed them so far they led straight back to me And when I finally arrived, I could not believe Everything I sought was right beneath my feet Love is the seed that we all take for granted Love is the seed and we all need to plant it I went searching for the golden tree And I kept finding new reasons to leave Not having roots means you’ve got nowhere to be And that don’t mean the same as being free Love is the place that I took for granted Love is the place wherever I’m standing Love is the seed that we all take for granted Love is the seed and I want to plant it

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taped late winter 2014
engineered & mixed by brady greig
mastered by jj golden at golden mastering
all songs by cygne

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released June 10, 2014

cygne - guitars & vocals
brady greig - bass & keys
dusty hanes - drums
dave clark - harmonica on track 6

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cygne Chicago, Illinois

I’m a writer and musician working in experimental memoir and sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I tutor and assistant teach. Previously I toured internationally for over ten years, collecting and curating experiences, melodies, language, characters, and sounds from the natural world. ... more

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