Saturday, January 29, 2005

Brutal anxiety

this is an audio post - click to play

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Blogger Zook said...

(not exactly a flawless performance, but the feeling is there anyway..)

PHANTOM CONSTRUCTION (1989 – WHILE UNEMPLOYED)

PHANTOM CONSTRUCTION, IT’S ALL IN MY MIND
MY HEART IS A SWIMMING IN A POOL OF COLD SLIME
MY MIND IS IN TERROR OF WHAT I DON’T KNOW
I NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE, THERE’S NOWHERE TO GO
ALL ALONE, ALIEN IN A STRANGE WORLD
CRAVING AN ANCHOR, THE FLESH OF SOME GIRL
BUT THE WOMEN ARE TOWERS THAT JUST CAN’T BE CLIMBED
WITH THIS PHANTOM CONSTRUCTION IT’S ALL IN MY MIND

FLUSHED DOWN A TOILET, I STARE INTO SPACE
THE PEOPLE HAVE FLASHLIGHTS THEY SHINE IN MY FACE
PART OF A MACHINE, BUT I CAN’T FIT IN
A WHIRLPOOL OF WATER, I CAN’T EVEN SWIM
INFINITE DOORWAYS, WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE
IN A POOL OF COLD QUICKSAND WITH NO TIME TO LOSE
THE WALLS ARE A CLOSING IN THEY’LL BE HERE REAL SOON
I CAN’T SHAKE THE FEELING, UNAVOIDALBE DOOM

WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE ME OUT OF THIS HORRIBLE PLACE
I’LL GIVE SATAN MY SOUL LET HIM THROW IT TO WASTE
MY ORGANS ARE STRANGLING ME, MY HEART STARTS TO SEETHE
MY LUNGS ARE COLLAPSING, I CAN’T EVEN BREATH

PHANTOM CONSTRUCTION A TOUR THROUGH HELL
CONSTANTLY FALLING, NO BOTTOM IN THE WELL
THE SUNLIGHT IT KILLS ME, A VAMPIRE’S SOUL
SOMETHING IS MISSING PLEASE MAKE ME WHOLE
BUSINESSMEN SNEER IN THEIR FINE TAILORED SUITS
WEALTHY, AND HAPPY WITH ALL OF THEIR ROOTS
BUT ME I’M UNANCHORED, AND FILLED WITH THIS HOLE
WITH THE PHANTOM CONSTRUCTION THAT RIPS UP MY SOUL

ASK ME A QUESTION, I’LL STUTTER AND FREEZE
I CAN’T TALK OR THINK WITH THIS FUCKING DISEASE
IMPATIENTLY WAITING, YOU KNOW SOMETHING’S WRONG
I WALK AWAY BROKEN, OBSESSED WITH A SONG
IN MY MIND THEY’RE ALL HAUNTING ME WITH THEIR STARES
BUT DEEP DOWN I KNOW NO ONE REALLY CARES
CUS’ REALLY THE PROBLEM IS NOTHING AT ALL
BUT THE PHANTOM CONSTRUCTION MAKES ME ONE INCH TALL

8:49 PM  
Blogger LadyBug said...

I can relate to this one. A lot of times, other musicians, wanting to assert their dominance, make others feel like they are one inch tall, or like you've just been flushed down the toilet. I don't like feeling that way...

Can I request a happy song?? :)

9:00 AM  

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