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The Opposite Of Christmas

by Gary Lee Conner (The Microdot Gnome)

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Transparent Tomorrow Wake up shake your sleepy head Mirror image delayed Reality’s in disarray Kick your cares away They all will turn Transparent Tomorrow Lines of strangers, faceless crowds Whispering so loud Declarations of their doubt Erase every frown They all will turn Transparent Tomorrow They all will turn Transparent Tomorrow Human race, dissatisfaction Broadcast daily in reaction Keep the people out of sight The king screams every night But he will turn Transparent Tomorrow Yes he will turn Transparent Tomorrow After he burns Transparent Tomorrow
2.
Change The Season, Change The World if tomorrow comes will we still be alone lost in the outer mist of yesterday’s unknown there’s a place with no shadows where we’ll be when we all know change of seasons, change the world or reasons all but gone run through the empty hallways to ring the new day now there’s got to be an answer leave confusion out there’s a place with no shadows where we’ll be when we all know change of seasons, change the world or reasons all but gone is there anyone who’s left, now that knows where the dreams of the fallen, ever go comes a time when the winds, never blow today we’ll break the windows come to all the cries bleed there ever after relish in our crime in place with no shadows here we’ll see what we all know change of seasons, change the world or reasons all but gone
3.
Early Morning Blackout darkness it came today staring through the windowpane step through the hidden door black light shines in the early morning blackout fall through the misty gray the other side is so far away time stands still to never pass but only in the early morning blackout they try to hypnotise us they try to just despise us they try it each and every day darkness it came today tomorrow couldn’t wait no chances anymore surrender to the early morning blackout
4.
Down Too Long i’ve been waiting for you since the break of day will you know my face still or recall my name will you turn your eyes to the clear blue skies you’ve been down too long i can feel you near me don’t you turn away make your mind up quickly if you’re here to stay and turn your eyes to the clear blue skies you’ve been down too long you’ve been down too long i’ve been waiting for you since the break of day when i hear your voice call do you feel the same so turn your eyes to the clear blue skies you’ve been down too long you’ve been down too long...
5.
Star Mangled Salamander welcome all you people to the underworld flags fly on corners where the news is heard decked out in his robes and a crimson sash listen to his voice he's the one to ask he’s a star mangled salamander in disguise he’s a star mangled salamander eyes of fire and he’s gone gone gone, in a drifter’s song welcome all you people to the court of doom awake the flies and invert the mushrooms angel on the nod when the verse is read all the other cats have all gone to bed he’s a star mangled salamander in disguise he’s a star mangled salamander eyes of fire and he’s gone gone gone, in a drifter’s song yeah he’s gone gone gone, won’t you come along welcome all you people to his world of satire shouting from the tops of the highest spire holy rollers gather in the back street squares talk about their visions they’re all unaware he’s a star mangled salamander in disguise he’s a star mangled salamander eyes of fire and he’s gone gone gone, in a drifter’s song yeah he’s gone gone gone, won’t you come along
6.
Rainy Daydream Poppy Fields rainy daydream poppy fields now one knows just what is real hollow men won’t fall away never hearing what we say still the day goes on and on and on and on spiral stares look to the ground colors lost without a sound tell me when now when will they see how the birds can fly so free now the rain comes down and down and down and down and still the day goes on and on and on and on rainy daydream poppy fields no one knows just what to feel empty words won’t fall away wish the cold and gray would stay but now the earth turns round and round and round and the rain comes down and down and down and down and still the day goes on and on and on and on
7.
Spider Collector underneath the wooden floors shattered days that she once adored finds a secret hidden in the dark everything just falls apart creatures lurk in leftover hearts now the smiles she had are almost breaking she’s the spider collector and wrecks her mind hanging on the edge of her cryptic vines the spider collector spinning upside down face in the mirror with a twisted frown she goes creep and crawl, creep and crawl all the boxes could never hold formulations of ways unsold when the only purpose to remain ray of sun through a window cheers but never once a rainbow appears piano grinds her fingers to the bone she’s the spider collector and wrecks her mind hanging on the edge of her cryptic vines the spider collector spinning upside down face in the mirror with a twisted frown she goes creep and crawl, creep and crawl underneath the wooden floors gremlins dance and lysergic courtesans drink her tears just for a lark now she’s caught in the web of light to escape from the sleepless night the harshest bites never leave a mark she’s the spider collector and wrecks her mind hanging on the edge of her cryptic vines the spider collector spinning upside down face in the mirror with a twisted frown she goes creep and crawl, creep and crawl
8.
Cosmic Eye 03:07
Cosmic Eye she gathers in the void vorpal knowledge in her light visions turn inside ana, kata, to her arise and the cosmic eye gazes still unswerving and the cosmic eye reaches every corner of my life beyond the world of real beyond the future unconcealed she holds the key to pass held in walls of endless glass and the cosmic eye stares away unswerving and the cosmic eye burns into the center of my mind in her garden of delight soaring upward without flight but suffering within and hell has called me back again and the cosmic eye gazes still unswerving and the cosmic eye reaches every corner of my life
9.
2 Ways Out 03:02
2 Ways Out letting go of,, the flowers in your hand 3,2,1, then you understand now you’ve got 2 ways out 1 is love and the other doubt now you’ve got 2 ways out can’t you see where you run to, you have never been when you find yourself, where you can’t pretend now you’ve got 2 ways out 1 is love and the other doubt now you’ve got 2 ways out can’t you see letting go of , hate while you still can 3,2,1, and you’re in a far off land now you’ve got 2 ways out 1 is love and the other doubt now you’ve got 2 ways out can’t you see can’t you see can’t you see
10.
Rockslide DK 03:22
Song about the Screaming Trees experience at the 1992 Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Van kept calling it Rockslide and later all hell broke loose. We had a great time...

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released December 24, 2020

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Gary Lee Conner (The Microdot Gnome) San Angelo, Texas

Psychedelic gourmet & former Screaming Trees songwriter's postgrunge
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