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by Petting Zoo

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Can I get enough - Can I think of it - Can inertia get the weight of the whole? Nothing keep the age afloat Nothing keep the age afloat Is that even possible? Nothing keep the age afloat I don’t think I need a coat Can I get a – Can I get hand Do you think that you can Can a person feel the weight of the whole Nothing keep the age afloat I think we should keep afloat Is that even possible? I don’t think you need a coat Is that even possible? Can I get a – When I get myself to the other side of the line Every part of the spectrum fight of a spot on the psych When I get my place I can color it in how I like No part of the spectrum let me know what I got Can I even get to every single letter? Thoughts on the equator Doing us a favor Oh, oh And we don’t still have this question of the other And you’ll be having thoughts on the equator And I’ll be taking shots on the equator Can I get enough Can inertia get the weight of the whole Nothing keep the age afloat I think we should keep afloat Is it even possible Nothing keep the age afloat I don’t think I need a coat Can I get a -
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Too Upset 03:12
what's that there, I see you in a can not that you're gonna open again I wouldn't go assuming anything watch you when you're shaming everything not that you're gonna say it too not that you're gonna throw it again not that you got the history not that you're gonna listen too everyone is too upset, and they only got cause to be a little upset everyone is too upset, why am I causing in you an effect everyone is too upset, everyone is too upset watch me when I open a can watch me cool you down with a fan everyone else is opening a can now you go assuming everything not that you're gonna stay in tune not that you're gonna throw it again not that you got the history not that you gonna listen too here you are a kid, a cat chasing a mouse I require more filtration in my house verbally intact I stab you in the back leaving out the sound and checking all the facts everyone is too upset, and they only got cause to be a little upset
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TV Show 04:03
Do you love me Like in a suitcase I’m a new case And I get dirty When I paint you on a carpet And in a soft way I get moving and assuming That the foreground Is an estuary contact You wiggle on the staircase And that sign you are sick of something is the past again You swivel on the way up And the sign that you are sick of something Is the past again And in a lost way man I keep zooming I get in tune with pictures of sandbars And a dollhouse that will attack us And in a soft way man I get looming And in the backroom it’s about dressing I get a costume - I get a headset I get a head check when I am on deck And because You wiggle on the staircase And the sign you are sick of something is the past again You double when you wake up And the sign that you are sick of something is the past again Again and again I am of the same atoms Again and again I am of the same atoms You guess again I am of the same atoms again
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Dollhouse 04:21
Glares are a moving swing I am a creation king What you get in a space What you put out Oh, but I care what think I care what you think Think, of the envy of the awe Is it a draw with the drawing of the doll 'cause I really don’t agree with any reason that there needs to be a void and an abrasion And there’s a reason that we stare between these creepy sets of eyes Because we look through our abrasions She doesn’t know we see it Calm when she’s painting things Lets me know of her slow Pulse from afar Oh, but I care what think I care what you think Think, of the envy of the awe Is it a draw with the drawing of the doll I really don’t agree with any reason that there needs to be a void and an abrasion and there’s a queen who I am told is painting perfect little circles and I'm sure they can contain us When you – are inside – I want your situation to go And want you – I want your situation to get You – and are inside I want your situation to get go And want you – I want your situation to get You – and are inside I want your situation to go And want you – I want your situation to get
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Hymno 05:33
And sweet grass that grows around the place to cover the chase and then I look around a place that I would rather not see and then She - she is fractured in her thinking and I - I can suit up with house keeping Could be in what I read This air isn’t so clean I see something from afar Oh man look at that map Armed in the corner of the car Watch as its falling to the ground When I know what I see But don’t think I can go on And I don’t want to say it but something is about to go wrong And I don’t want to do but I – So we, can look around a bend to see what shouldn’t be seen and then I jump on a loose track and faster around the bend and then I – I will leave behind my pack and so I I can assemble our thinking and I - I don’t want to go out side It should be a thing that I decide I don’t wanna go outside I don’t think I can go on And I don’t want to say it but Something is about to go wrong And I know want to do but I Got to push the bad news on and I don’t want to say it ‘cause something is about to go wrong I don’t think I can go on And I don’t want to say it but Something is about to go wrong and I don’t want to be on the backs of all the people gone wrong and I don’t want to say it but something is about to go wrong And I don’t want to do but I - But when I get back I can see that you’d rather be Noticing all of the people who’d rather be Maybe it’s time that I exhale and start to breathe A call from the moon isn’t cause to act openly
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Abraxas 02:00
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When does the vent give its cough up and the water stop When do I have to find out and get a note on the door By the stroke of landlord @ shooting practice When does the clock punch me off instead of raining so I wasn’t just thinking Nobody is thinking When do I have to turn up crack open windows And when will instructions stop lacking and the splashing stop When do I have to turn dials counter-clockwise And praise atsashuli instead of making phone calls and I wasn’t just thinking Nobody is thinking All of your anger is outlined in purple And all my solution is standing in circles And all this commotion is burning my calendar All of your anger is drawn from the earth And mine is a room with the heat that is leaking And not getting far with the help that I’m seeking But I’ll never get the Spanish influenza When all of the this anger is outlined in purple And -
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The poisons in I see your beauty and I can see you got the jewelry in a big old box of our possessions and you won't relinquish them I'm guessing oh oh oh when you answer I won't stick around when you come back And it's in a backpack I see through you and a stolen bike with cosmic voodoo in a big old pot with our possessions and person parts and stolen dresses oh oh oh when you answer I won't stick around when you come back

about

A Foreword - by the old man who lives down the street:

enter the worm tunnels beneath the terrain,
blessed by the rainwater and the little stones that stick to the bottom of your seventy dollar pair of shoes, you cheap bastard...
it's time to embrace the waves on a sunset beach,
so wake up and grab your sandals it's time to go.
the swamp is calling

I. Global Conveyor: hallways of light submerged beneath the waves lie wait in the seas of heaven, leading us up to the surface of the world

II. Thoughts on the Equator: thunder rolls over the texas plains, leaving the ground muddy /// the children cling to the mud for it makes everything else a little clearer

III. Too Upset: a ballad of theatrics and the sharp tang of philosophy vie for the top spot in our television show /// will drama prevail?

IV. TV Show: trapped in this 2D plane, can we ever hope to find the sitcom within?

V. Misfortune Fingers: a flowing journey through time signatures and holes in the ground filled with the remains of nights lost

VI. Dollhouse: a love song hidden behind turns of phrase /// yet we are all dancing for her attention

VII. Hymno: the dark playground where we remain audibly free forever to frolic until the end of days

VIII. Abraxas: the storm passes, all that is left is the rain, casting shadows over the woods // one last respite

IX. Spanish Influenza: the great hulking beasts burst into the house at night to terrorize our collective ear // a plea for tranquility

X. i. Old Man Syndrome: the black hole devours the memories and spews them out into the cosmos for those who wish to hear, awash in celestial noise: they are only to be heard in dreams

ii. Great Bay: ascending, always

credits

released May 8, 2015

Petting Zoo is Christian Hegland, Joey Distasio, Zach Ballard, and Tim Zoidis

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"Good Evening"

Global Conveyor (Distasio)
Thoughts on the Equator (Hegland)
Too Upset (Hegland)
TV Show (Hegland)
Misfortune Fingers (Hegland)
Dollhouse (Hegland / Ballard)
Hymno (Distasio / Ballard)
Abraxas (Distasio)
Spanish Influenza (Hegland / Distasio)
Old Man Syndrome (Distasio)

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Recorded and Mixed by Andrew Oedel (andrewoedel.com)

Produced by Petting Zoo and Andrew Oedel

Mastered by Warren Amerman at Rotary Records

Album Artwork by Phu Minh Kien

Synthesizer and Keyboard Programming by Joey Distasio

Sampling by Joey Distasio and Christian Hegland

Lyrics by Christian Hegland and Zach Ballard

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Christian Hegland: Guitar (1-10), Vocals (2-10)

Joey Distasio: Drums and Percussion (1-10), Guitar (8, 10), Sky Piano (1, 5, 6, 8, 10), Organ (3, 6), Bass (8)

Zach Ballard: Piano (4-6, 8-10), Synthesizer (6), Organ (5, 10), Wurlitzer (4), Guitar (2, 7, 10), Vocals (2-5, 7, 9-10)

Tim Zoidis: Bass (1-10)

Andrew Oedel: Guitar (5), Synthesizer (5), Percussion (4)

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Special Thanks to Dan Beckley, David Lynch, Walt Whitman, Annabeth Kelly, and all our friends, fans, and families.

Sampled a wax cylinder recording of the poem "America" by Walt Whitman, and an audio excerpt from Twin Peaks.

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