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1. There Were Giants in Those Days 8:24
a. The Nephilim Pt 1
Back in the days before Christ
Was a land of The Giants
Born of the Sons Of God
And the Daughters of Men
They were the heroes of old
Anaqim Og and Goliath
They lived in Ur of Chaldees
They were the Men of Renown
But they grew too large
And they got too strong
And they got too evil
And they lived too long
So God sent rain
And the skies grew dark
But they weren’t invited
On Noah’s Ark
In the days of the Giants
There were Giants in those days
b. Sometimes Clowns
Sometimes Clowns
Disrupt your train of thought
Sometimes Clowns
Invade your story line
Sometimes Clowns
Ruin a perfectly good tale
c. The Nephilim Pt 2
Og was the name of their king
He could step over mountains
With his feet on the ground
And his heads in the clouds
His bed was 9 cubits long
It was forged out of iron
Tall as the cedars
If it was stood up on end
But they grew too large
And they got too strong
And they got too evil
And they lived too long
So God sent rain
And the skies grew dark
But they weren’t invited
On Noah’s Ark
d. Weights and Measures
The hook on the wall keeps your spine inline
The roof up above deflects the dust
The rabbit and the bird hang at 3 and 9
The leaf and acorns - The antlers and the horn
The musket cross adorns - the peak above the door
A spring latch opens up the door
Releasing a parasitic bird
Wooden men dance spinning circles on the floor
Weights pull the chains turning wheels in your brain
Bellows pump the air through passages up there
And you are out of time
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Cast a Long Shadow
02:15
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2. The Ballad of Blurt & Glurnie 4:22
There once was a man called Blurt
He whistled through his teeth
Always wore a chambray shirt
Embroidered with a laurel wreath
Glurnie was his faithful friend
He drove an electric car
His sidekick to the bitter end
Determined to become a star
Blurt believed the Earth was flat
Avoided lengthy trips
Kept his head beneath his hat
His teeth he kept behind his lips
Blurt and Glurnie went up town
To share a pint of rum
But something else was going down
Unbeknownst to both of them
Blurt and Glurnie were about to learn
Fate can take an unexpected turn
A circus train was rolling through
Attracting quite a crowd
Shoulder to shoulder shoe to shoe
The clamoring was deafly loud
Blurt and Glurnie jumped the train
And rode for weeks and weeks
Blurt and Glurnie went insane
The circus car was full of freaks
Blurt had a pumpkin head
Glurnie’s was a gourd
Blurt sawed a woman in half
Glurnie swallowed a sword
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The Creeps
10:59
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4. The Creeps 11:00
Rest assured the sky is blue
Except of course for when it isn’t
You must believe in what is true
As proclaimed by brilliant brains
Place your faith in modern science
As determined by consensus
All those academic giants
Know what’s best for the rest of us
I never watch the news I don’t believe their lies
I prefer to use my own eyes
Tell me have you heard? It’s all so absurd
No I don’t believe a single word
Still they creep below the surface
Mutely scheming to usurp us
But when exposed they flail wildly
They lose their minds to put it mildly
They think they’re winning, it ain’t likely
They’re the Unhinged
Lunatic Fringe
I never read the news I don’t believe their lies
I prefer to use my own eyes
Crooked fingers pointing accusing us
Of what they themselves are guilty of
Twisting language until the meaning’s lost
Arbitrating hate where there is none
Where there is none
Where there is love
It’s just a horse apiece or six of one
Or half a dozen of the other
Doesn’t matter which way the fingers point
The Creeps’ crooked fingers will point at you
They’re pointing at you
Listen to what your mother says
And eat your leafy greens
They keep the creeps out of your head
And out of your dreamy dreams
Keep the Creeps out of your head
Don’t forget your lessons learned
Indoctrination class
Sure as shit the worm will turn
And bite you in the ass
Have you heard the news?
I don’t believe their lies
I prefer to use my own eyes
Tell me have you heard?
It’s all so absurd
No I don’t believe a single word
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5. You Can’t Get There From Here 2:34
With a brand new pair of eyes
And a brand new pair of wings
You can fly the friendly skies
And see amazing things
But you can’t get there from here
Or here from there
You can’t get there from here
Higher than a satellite
Lower than a submarine
Propelled by kryptonite
In a blue-green limousine
But you can’t get there from here
Or here from there
You can’t get there from here
Some said it couldn’t be done
Some even said they knew it
But he faced what couldn’t be done
And he couldn’t bloody do it
He could not get there from here
Or here from there
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Any Ol' Macaroni
04:56
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Space Jalopy
03:53
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7. Space Jalopy 3:54
Climb aboard my space jalopy
Supercharge your soul
Let’s check the gauges and the
Switches and the gyroscope
Have a look at Callisto
You can see it through my telescope
Energizers generating
Cold cranking amps
Fuel tanks undulating like lava lamps
Strap on the goggles and flip that switch
And then we’ll hurtle through outer space
Climb aboard my space jalopy
Turn my starter crank
Space Jalopy Space Jalopy
Supercharge my soul
So grab the lever and hold tight
now pull it forward and push right
but never ever push the red button
Now hold on tight while we’re in flight
We’re not quite at the speed of light
Space Jalopy Space Jalopy
Activate my soul
Space Jalopy Space Jalopy
Turn my starter crank
It cuts like butter through black skies
You’ll see Nirvana through both eyes
You’re looking through the porthole window
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Under the Bovine Moon
18:12
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8. Under the Bovine Moon 18:12
a. The Farmall Tractor Beam
Plow - Hoe - Germinate - Grow
b. Bob’s Your Uncle
Rows of shoes on crooked stairs
Floral wallpaper, carved oak chairs
Rusty tractor, in the rain
Back to earth from whence it came
Bob’s your uncle
Dark brown sugar on daily bread
Can’t remember what the old man said
Bob’s your uncle, or get off my lawn
Something profound to dwell upon
Bob’s your uncle
c. She Wasn’t Very Tall but She Was Long
Though she wasn't very tall - Some would say that she was long
And she wasn't very fast - But suffice to say that she was strong
She lived over by the railroad tracks down by the river
She wore a copper bell on a chain around her neck
She wandered through the hills and fields of grasses and clover
One day she came across an open gate and she was all over
She wasn't very tall - But she was long
She wasn't very smart
d. Immovable Object; Irresistible Force
Instrumental
e. It’s a Bovine Moon
So tell me - why was she so strewn?
Look in the sky for the Bovine Moon
She found herself right in the middle
(In the middle of the tracks)
Her bones were brittle
Sing the refrain: Hey diddle-diddle
To the merry strains of a corn-stalk fiddle
She learned to fly with the dish and spoon
Up in the sky - she’s a Bovine Moon
f. Orbit 1
Have you seen the Bovine Moon?
It will be eclipsing soon
Among those clouds, between those stars
Eight degrees north of Mars
g. A Minor Wobble
Instrumental
h. A Merry Ride on the Gloomy-Go-Round
Take a ride on the gloomy-go-round
And around and around
Take a ride on the gloomy-go-round
And around and around
Ashes ashes, we all fall down
Ring around the orbit of years
And around and around
Ring-a-rosie and a pocket full of tears
And around and around
Ashes ashes, we all fall down
i. Orbit 2
Instrumental
j. Peace Porridge
Peace Porridge hot
Peace Porridge cold
Peace Porridge in the pot
Nine days old
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Limpid Green Minneapolis, Minnesota
Our music always starts as impromptu sketches. Sometimes we embellish them by mixing and matching clips or by adding found-
sounds. Lyrical content comes from out-of-context dialog of many diverse sources.
Greg Mathieson
guitars, synths, bass, electronics, devices, mixing, post-production
Bernard Olson
drums & percussives, synths, electronics, mixing
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