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Zyote Deals The Cards
04:41
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THE HOST
I wake up every morning, drag us out of bed.
No time to waste, we’ve got to clear that sleepy head.
ZYOTE
I put you in your vest collection, dress you right in style.
I keep us all on schedule the while.
THE HOST
There’s no need to fret,
ZYOTE
When the course I’m given choice to set.
THE HOST
I’ve done this many times before,
ZYOTE + THE HOST
No need for fear or epithets.
We know I’ve got the precedent, I know you know I can.
ZYOTE
You know I’ll always be your working man.
THE HOST
I help you make a beat and calculate the rhyme.
ZYOTE
I get your work done on time.
I've helped you every single way for years and years now.
ZYOTE + THE HOST
So why not stick together anyhow?
THE HOST
Just like the deal you made with me so many years ago.
ZYOTE
The counter to the Thin Man you never could let go.
ZYOTE + THE HOST
We know I’ve got the precedent, I know you know I can.
You know I’ll always be your working man.
ZYOTE
And though the opinions of most always seem to stay unknown.
THE HOST
And though I stay locked in my room, that’s okay, I’ll be just fine alone…
ZYOTE
(Cut it out, this is a happy song.)
THE HOST
(Okay,) but...
ZYOTE + THE HOST
We know I’ve got the precedent, I know you know I can.
You know I’ll always be your working man.
You know I’ll always be-
THE HOST
Your working man.
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Aces Wild Plays To Win
03:23
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THE HOST
See me, hear me, hate me, or love me.
ACES WILD
Cause I’m a neon angel, with a heart of gold, so wind me up, and watch me go.
ACES WILD + THE HOST
No one dares to blink when I start this show,
Cause the way I shine makes devils close their eyes.
Just let me take the reins, and I’ll be your melody,
And your harmony will take us to the skies.
THE HOST
There’s been something that’s been on my mind,
Why a meaning seems so hard to find.
Well don’t you worry dear, there’s a message you could hear.
Let me show you in the only way I know.
The world’s a garbage heap, as you can see,
So why not take the time to live carefree?
The secret to be clear is just to live with little fear,
And party evermore within my heavenly glow, cause
ACES WILD + THE HOST
No one dares to blink when I start this show,
Cause the way I shine makes devils close their eyes.
Just let me take the reins, and I’ll be your melody,
And your harmony will take us to the skies.
ACES WILD
Don’t pray to me for the dancefloor you believe.
THE HOST
Let the neon shine like a halo in disguise.
I’m for sure the best of us, just look around,
Mr. High-and-Mighty Big-Words giving up his crown.
Over there an edgelord and across a nervous wreck,
I’m the one who’s having fun so let me show it off.
It’s been too long, you’ve kept me in a cage.
All because you’re scared of all the Thin Man’s rage.
But there’s no need to fret with me at Heaven’s Discotheque.
I’ll set you free and with my wings at last we’ll blast off, cause
ACES WILD + THE HOST
No one dares to blink when I start this show,
Cause the way I shine makes devils close their eyes.
Just let me take the reins, and I’ll be your melody,
And your harmony will take us to the skies.
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Glitchtech Ups The Ante
03:14
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GLITCHTECH + THE HOST
On this glass planet, there’s a lot to see,
All the faces of the people who don’t get to be.
And still I find that my thoughts will flee.
They’re stuck up on that broken clockwork, there ain’t no Captain Kirk in me.
And there’s no way out, now that the
Glass planet is shattering apart, or so it seems.
THE HOST
I’ve had dreams of being drowned in gasoline
Heard of folks getting killed by the magazine
Read the stories of the hateful Nazarene
Thought we’d be kinder from when I was 17
We were doing better in 2013
From there to a scorched earth by 2030
Water levels rising but Flint is still thirsty
The .01% swallowing cash like Kirby
I figure that we have to be informed, Jake
If we aren’t, we might make more mistakes, Jake
Honesty and research might just make sure that we’re warned, Jake
You wear the mask, but not for work, it’s just to be a fake, Jake
But I will speak your truth for you
At late nights, anxiety attacks, and introspective clues
For who the subway prophet speaks, I speak for you
I can tell them all but not give them a rescue
GLITCHTECH + THE HOST
From this glass planet, there’s a lot to see,
All the faces of the people who don’t get to be.
And still I find that my thoughts will flee.
They’re stuck up on that broken clockwork, there ain’t no Captain Kirk in me.
And there’s no way out, now that the
Glass planet is shattering apart, or so it seems.
THE HOST
I’m running circles around my own
Brain, my reflection doesn’t look the same as it
Did just a couple of hours before, with
Hyperfocused eyes I could miss shit galore
We haven’t been keeping track of anything
From friend to foe, booze wrecked everything
I’ve snapped out of this head for too long, quick,
System restart, let’s see what went wrong
And it’s two am, and the wires spark
And I’m looking in the window of a subway car
Just staring at my own reflection
Mirrored to me in the dark
And all I’d like to do is cry
But I’m worried about that other guy at two am,
GLITCHTECH + THE HOST
Alone at night, riding on this metal ark
THE HOST
Maybe we’ll go the same direction
And if we do he’ll take objection
To a stranger crying on the
Subway car in subway lights
But it’ll never happen, see?
With my electric augury
He’ll get off the stop before
GLITCHTECH + THE HOST
And Glitchtech will still be me
THE HOST
You all seem like decent folk
So let me tell you something clear
I can’t cry, I only choke, so
There was naught for me to fear
On subway rails at 2 am
Besides so many other things
But thanks to me, you know them all
And all you have to do is call
GLITCHTECH + THE HOST
I’m here
On this glass planet, there’s a lot to see,
All the faces of the people who don’t get to be.
And still I find that my thoughts will flee.
They’re stuck up on that broken clockwork, there ain’t no Captain Kirk in me.
And there’s no way out, now that the
Glass planet is shattering apart, or so it seems.
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Thin Man Goes All In
04:08
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THE HOST
I am a fallen star from high above.
THIN MAN
Glowing brighter than the sun.
THE HOST
You always preached to me of endless love.
THIN MAN + THE HOST
Through knowing he’s the only one.
I’ll never pray again to be saved instead of damned.
I’d rather rule over hell than suffer heaven for a slice of land.
Got five aces up my sleeve, trying so hard to
Alleviate the pain of getting your wings ripped off again.
Never more than what thou art, I've got the cure for a broken
Heart, you rage until you fall into the dark.
For that little taste of heaven.
I am made of hell in a human shape, to wallow in all that human hate.
Preachers up above cannot let me be, but they play the fool down at heaven's gate.
I'll never cease to be amazed by what fools these mortals be.
Don't dare look behind the smile, cause you see.
Got five aces up my sleeve, trying so hard to
Alleviate the pain of getting your wings ripped off again.
Never more than what thou art, I've got the cure for a broken
Heart, you rage until you fall into the dark.
For that little taste of heaven.
We stand before you
Today to celebrate the lives of the man we thought we knew.
Preachers of war, come to my arms, don't rain on my parade,
And all the filthy ones with hearts as dark as coal.
Ghosts and liars circle round, for I'm the one who has your soul.
THIN MAN
Glory, glory, hallelujah! Hahahaha! There's no turning back.
THE HOST
No turning back.
THIN MAN
No running away!
THE HOST
No running away.
THIN MAN
Face your fate with every breath and know who holds the cards!
THIN MAN + THE HOST
Got five aces up my sleeve, trying so hard to
Alleviate the pain of getting your wings ripped off again.
Never more than what thou art, I've got the cure for a broken
Heart, you rage until you fall into the dark.
For that little taste of heaven.
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9. |
The House Always Wins
00:28
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10. |
The Balancing Act (live)
03:08
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THE HOST
This didn’t go exactly how I planned.
The grotesque and the picturesque standing hand-in-hand.
And though I hoped to pick the part of me that suits me best.
The rules say I should choose one, that’s better than all the rest.
I choose me to be the only one to keep this ship afloat.
I choose me, cause none of you alone can guide me home.
I don’t know what woes the world will bring but together we can see.
That the only way to be is only me.
ZYOTE
But what about the work that you never could get done?
ACES WILD
But what about the parties in which you wouldn’t have fun?
GLITCHTECH
But what about the risks from which you might never run?
THIN MAN
You know full well the danger of being four in one.
THE HOST
But I choose me to be the only one to keep this ship afloat.
I choose me, cause none of you alone can guide me home.
I don’t know what woes the world will bring but together we can see.
That the only way to be is only me.
You’ve all always been the closest folks I’ll ever know,
But I’ve got to reinvent myself, and you’re the training wheels I must let go.
I’ll always hear your guidance, maybe even let you drive.
But after years of patience it’s time for Jake to come alive.
I always did take a while to figure myself out…
So now I choose me to be the only one to keep this ship afloat
I choose me, cause none of you alone can guide me home.
I don’t know what woes the world will bring but together we can see.
The only way to be…
The only way to be…
The only way to be is only me.
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The Facades Amherst, Massachusetts
The Facades is the solo project of a queer electronic music composer (she/they) who thinks consistent gender and consistent genre are for scrubs. The characters they portray take a front seat, with a witty lyrical edge to speak truth to power.
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