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Words of a Feather

by Kinga Osz-Kemp and Bayard Kurth III

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1.
Leonard Cohen 03:54
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I am running thru the forest Toward what I feel that north is past the totems and the omens I ignore & it’s times like this That I wish I was guided by a star (so)Let's laugh about what isn't & cry about our troubles & sing about what was never meant to be as one door opens outward The exit lane grows crowded with a rushing like 3 wishes to the sea Emphatically (So) We are bathed in light from inside & expecting nothing more than payment back in kind There is more of that where I come from Like an echo from an ancient drum That hung a rhythm deep inside your heart & at first it only carried us Then soon it was more serious Now I don't know who to blame or thank my lucky stars & leaping like a lunar landing one giant step for man(kind?) demanding someone please turn down the gravity Emphatically
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Nits 03:07
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i was covered in nits when they found me in a ditch by the side of the road i developed a rash on the back of my hands, on my legs, & my feet, & my toes but the previous night was enchanted by the haunts of the good old days I can barely remember the hours before they flittered away the night & the day & the week & the month it hardly makes sense to me now i was burning inside & cut open wide as I practiced the wows of my vows I thought I could wow the crowd oh shit now I’m thinking aloud if it was just before say mid-afternoon That might make it more ok but I can barely remember the weeks & the hours before they flittered away
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White Noise 02:15
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I can't hear the white noise over the sound of your voice I can't see or think straight anymore moving toward the white light sleeping with a nightlight I can’t feel my feet touch the floor I went waltzing thru the wasteland As a song and dance man I tried to fight war from within But every turn I turned only spurned another burn so I did my best to not get pinned easier said than… I am open to the elements I am open to new ideas the zoo was full of elephants but you really have to feel it I can’t bear the weight of your world it’s too much like gravity the first responders first response was uh, hey it’s me the elephant died she did 30 years inside & then the elephant died she was never gonna live forever uh… no, nay, never no, nay, never, no more
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An Oligarchy 03:07
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Dream I dream is the american dream not the flicker blue on the tv screen try to find a place somewhere in-between on the outs & on the scene it’s an oligarchy I missed my chance (when)sleeping in shifts had such romance hey the dream is dead long live the dream maybe use your head before you move your queen you can smell it in the air if you open your eyes don’t turn your nose up if all your senses are blind i hope your water finds its level so you can put away your shovel you’ve worked hard enough so be careful you old devil do you believe that your beliefs have come under fire from where you’re sitting with out omitting convictions prior whoa well if walks like a duck then it must be true & it’s the same for me as it is for you
5.
Still Brewing 01:56
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I hear storms from days B4 still blowing you wonder where you left your keys the sunset sez goodnight for the evening the rain is shaking from the leaves into puddles, where it folds into the nightfall into buckets where it gathers by the bucket full all pitter patter inside of us all it’s gauzy cloudy there’s no moon out tonight I’m feeling dreamlike relying on the streetlight the rest is shadows there are shadows everywhere filling the darkness seemingly without a care the wind at my back now the rest is smokescreens I would move away now but this has always been my dream
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Foretold 03:10
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I foretold a great disaster That I saw inside my mind the whole wide world in wide eyed wonder the whole wide world inside my mind that was the truth as we knew it later on it became a lie nobody knows that whole story nobody cares least you and I now we won’t talk about the old times we won’t talk about the golden days don’t say much unless you’re forced to a half-hearted claim says you’ve changed your ways no one can save you like your lord Nouveau Do I look like I’m from outta space nobody knows you like I do now I only wish that wasn’t the case
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Not The One 03:25
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Jehovahs witness on the porch oh shit i think he heard me snore sorry thanks & close the door I’m not the one you’re looking for dim the lights & draw the shades time flies so fast & the season fades seems the best laid plans are never played & with that i guess that I'm ok I’m low below the sky up high dreamers dream dreams that never die I got a couple in me that’s no lie don’t get me started, don’t even try the great pumpkin the great Gazoo so many options too many to choose something something something do-lang do-lang after the fact they say church bells rang the door slams shut with such a bang & I’m the one they couldn’t hang
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Talk Me Off 02:59
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When I say I’m going nowhere I mean I’m going nowhere fast…. Everybody crowding toward the outside, try to carve a slice of edge. don’t worry, we wont worry about the troubles if you won't try to talk me off the ledge. I burn myself to touch the stovetop some lessons will betray you after all there’s only one cure for no romance some lessons will betray you after all next time we won't argue with the numbers neatly stacked into tidy handsome rows betting on a fallout worse than failure the end of empire deep into the throes me i’m banking on a slight embankment to feel the weight shift against my skin people who throw stones make better lovers & i’m still looking for the original sin. everybody’s dressed like Adam & Eve getting high on high holidays getting crooked like a river searching for a lesson to betray
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More Awake 05:01
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I took a new meditation on the current situation when the old medication couldn’t get me there so I’m more awake than daybreak I hope u got the first take cuz i’m not coming up for air yeah this sux i kno u kno its tru & it’s more than this thats got u blu well to tell you truth I feel it too earl grey, bergamot I will say what you cannot as a window to the mirror I can’t see any clearer Than the future creeping near i rely on an elixir supplied by the local fixer now fear itself is my only fear I turn the mirror on itself Then take one below the belt & see a face where there used to be a wheel talk about your raw deal Show me where i used be & I’ll show you ancient history more awake than daybreak rolling like an earthquake
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The Moon Will Be Up in an Hour 04:27
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The moon will be up in an hour So I will retire for the day and dream I float in a harbor lifted by the lap of the waves The shoreline away in distance Has nothing to add to the whole Resigning myself to the mission From ignition through cruise control Straight to the heart of the matter Don’t delay don’t delay The myths are the gist for the batter At least that’s what they say The crux Is in flux Awake to the sound of the sunrise Thru curtains and dust reveal itso bright that it blinds your blind eyes And sharpens your sense of feel Alone with my brain as the day breaks We argue to make up our mind Think of the trip that you won’t take If you’re Leaving the wake behind Is the mist your muse or your master there’s no use denying the fact What came before you are after and the last thing you need is a map is the rift a gift

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This is ten lyrics exchanging hands and growing melodic feathers.

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released April 23, 2018

Words and Bird Drawings by Bayard Kurth III.
Music, The Fifth Dimension of Long Hand and Dreaming, and chicken poster on insert by Kinga Osz-Kemp.

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Kinga Osz-Kemp Detroit, Michigan

Kinga celebrates days off with recording at home in Garage Band, and trading tracks and words with friends. She believes in having two drum sets in the house, and the benefit of one more hour set aside for music.

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