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Rise of the Orangutang

by Chelonaut

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1.
Tendrils 04:12
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01 - Tendrils You give me legs when I cannot stand, and I cannot stand you You open up and give me your mouth, like I need all those teeth Parasite, you feed off me, symbiote, I feed off you Parasitic, you feed, symbiotic, I eat But I forget, when I’m inside It’s black as night, you wrap your tongue around me Tendrils slither around my heart You give me eyes, so I can see, but I don’t wanna look You open up, and I slide inside, like I need, just what I need Parasite, you feed off me, symbiote, I feed off you Parasitic, you need, symbiotic, we feed I forget, that I’m alive Black inside, you wrap your skin around me Tendrils slither around my heart Is this symbiosis? I cannot speak when you’re inside me You begin, I end, my eyes can’t see I can’t stand when you’re inside me Where you begin, my end, I cannot see
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double plus ungood 04:02
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02 - double plus ungood She’s beautiful, the future is hers And we are the dead, we’re dead Do it to Julia Rip her face off first How can she make a song written by machines sound so beautiful? Two plus two is five Two plus two is four Two plus two is three The only way to peace is through war Do it to Julia Rip her fucking face off first
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Shatter the Sky 03:31
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03 - Shatter the Sky Breakdown, chipped away for days Stay sane, it’s all anyone could ever take Shadows Arrows Break the earth, shatter the sky Betrayed by hope, you promised I could die I try to drown, wade into the sea Grab my cage and shake until someone shows me the key Shadows and serial killers Windows, there’s broken glass everywhere Shallows, the river is always near Barrows, maidens beware Stuffed in box, nothing to do but reflect Searching for knots, allow me to interject Wresting control, but we’re all just threads Spun and woven through Plunge into decay, and wait around in the dark I spoke too soon Ladders, and lads not yet men Shadows, and the shade’s not gonna win Hallowed, my name across time Gallows, you promised I could die You promised I could die
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Better (free) 04:30
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04 - Better I can taste death on the tip of my tongue In my mind it tastes like strawberry bubblegum I don't remember falling asleep at midnight Any last words? Better, I know what I am now I can't help it if the magnets are my friends Dogs won't even meet my eye They took everything but my heart Fuck it, you can have my heart Better, I know what I am now What else could I be but machine?
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Marooned 05:56
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05 - Marooned “You cannot go home again.” But will my exile ever end? I reach for the stars and fail A nightly routine I dream of her seas and her shores I wake to the sound of your wars I wander the streets, but no one sees I am not one of you, there is no one like me There is no escape Though I have searched high and far Thus I prowl my cage And bash myself against the stars Goddamn all you and your planet of rage You never listen, never wonder, you’re all insane To hell with this world and its goddamn waves To this world without reason, I cannot, I will not be chained There is no escape Though I have searched high and far Thus I prowl my cage And bash myself against the stars “You cannot go home again.”
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Sleepwalking 04:27
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06 - Sleepwalking (Music and lyrics by Keiko's Last Smile) Head hangs low, you can sleep when you’re dead Headlines walk the street, Mr. Monday overhead Breath of life leaks out, like a cloud, a flock of sheep Taxman in my dreams, am I awake, am I asleep? My mother’s eyes, Atlantic blue Forgot how to spell my name and I forgot yours too Don’t leave me here, I don’t wanna die alone The stars all get the joke, but me, I still don’t know Hungry now, rats gnawing in my guts I try to close my eyes, but these goddamn eyes won’t shut Quiet as the grave, blood like tigers in my ears Broken ballerinas, is that wine, are those tears? I’m afraid of the dark, and Mr. Monday’s gone away I try to remember the questions, the ones I’m supposed to say Inferno in my guts, bubbling up one last scream There’s no more sand in me, nothing left but dreams Get up Walking in my sleep
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highscraper (free) 04:09
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07 - Highscraper Time past count, I tell the tale First tracker I be, this here's my Yell Behind us now, long haul from the sands From the end that were the start To the crash that were the land Remember this May God have mercy on our souls May God have mercy on us all Remember this One of us will come for you Mr. Dead's on our back, and the wind's up our arse Past the Pox-Eclipse, highscrapers and cars Captain took us to the air, said bidey-bye to home To everything we was and everything we known Remember this Remember this, remember this Tomorrow-morrowland River of lights and turbulence Remember this Captain Walker said ...
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Shatter the Sky (unplugged) 03:18
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08 - Shatter the Sky Breakdown, chipped away for days Stay sane, it’s all anyone could ever take Shadows Arrows Break the earth, shatter the sky Betrayed by hope, you promised I could die I try to drown, wade into the sea Grab my cage and shake until someone shows me the key Shadows and serial killers Windows, there’s broken glass everywhere Shallows, the river is always near Barrows, maidens beware Stuffed in box, nothing to do but reflect Searching for knots, allow me to interject Wresting control, but we’re all just threads Spun and woven through Plunge into decay, and wait around in the dark I spoke too soon Ladders, and lads not yet men Shadows, and the shade’s not gonna win Hallowed, my name across time Gallows, you promised I could die You promised I could die

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An EP about superheroes, supervillains, a dystopian past, apocalyptic futures, prophecies and prisoners, in flesh both rotting and silver.

All music arranged and performed by Adicus Ryan Garton.

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released June 20, 2015

This EP recorded and mixed in the Egg Rooms in Rovaniemi, Finland, using Reaper 4 and Gibson, Epiphone, Thomann and Ovation guitars, Alesis drums, Ensoniq synthesizers, with amps and effects by Kustom, Harley Benton, Digitech and Line6.

Specific production information for each track can be found at:

academersatz.tumblr.com

Cover photography uses images from NASA and freeimages.com. Edited with Pixlr Editor.

Special thanks to Piia Kuukasjärvi-Garton, Denis Ivanov, Asketia and Keiko's Last Smile.

Any questions, comments, complaints or advice on where to get tailor-made symbiote suits are welcome at rabies.kills@gmail.com or academersatz.tumblr.com.

More Chelonaut can be found at chelonaut.bandcamp.com.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

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