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Rough Terrain

by Brave Ulysses

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IT CAME IN THE NIGHT IT NEARLY KILLED THEM WAS THEIR OWN APPETITES THAT’S WHAT CONDEMNED THEM ALL THE FANCY DRESS ANTICS AND THE SLOGANS TO INVEST IN FEED THE MODERN HUNGRY LUNATICS DO THEY TASTE WHAT THEY’RE INGESTING AFTER NOTHINGS BEEN DECIDED DON SUNDAY’S ATTIRE AND WITH THE MIRROR TO CONFIDE IN THE TRUTH CAN NOW RETIRE IT COMES IN THE NIGHT IT COMES TO KILL THEM THEIR OWN APPETITES WILL CONTINUE TO CONDEMN THEM
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SURVEY THE ROUGH TERRAIN THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE EVERYDAY BETWEEN NOW AND THEN LOOK HOW THEY FEIGN YEAH PEOPLE EVERYWHERE SEEM GLAD TO BE SPECIMENS LISTEN TO THE TESTIMONY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DECLARE IT’S THE ONLY MACHINERY ARGUE WITH THE HAMMER AND PEOPLE STILL COMPARE THE GLAMOR TO THE GREENERY IN ALL THE HURRY WITHIN THE HASTE THEY DISREGARD - THE ABANDONED ONES BETTER BRACE FOR THAT AFTER TASTE WHEN THEY DISREGARD - THE ABANDONED ONES NOW THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OF SPACE
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PILOTS OF THE SAND UNDER NEW COMMAND PLANNING FOR THE DAY THEY PLAN AN EXPOSE AND WHEN IT STARTS TO SPREAD THEY’LL TARGET WHAT SALESMAN SAY UNTIL THE WORDS ARE DEAD THEY DON’T AIM YOUR WAY THAT STING YOU FEEL IS A RICOCHET TOO SLOW TO TURN AWAY OR STRATEGICALLY FADE IT’S WHAT NO ONE WOULD PREFER TO THE WRATH THEY MIGHT INCUR IF THEY REVERSE TO TAKE A STAND FOCUS EYES TO KILL THE BLUR PERHAPS REJECT THE REPRIMANDS MAYBE TAKE ANOTHER SWING OR WATCH THE OTHER HAND SIGNAL PILOTS OF THE SAND -- PILOTS OF THE SAND HERE TO EXECUTE YOUR PLAN
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Clear Line 02:34
IS IT BY DESIGN - SHOULD THEY REQUIRE A SIGN OBSERVING THIS DECLINE - WILL THEY ASPIRE TO RESIGN WHEN FURTHER DOWN THE VINE - CIRCUMSTANCES UNDERMINE HOW THE CLEAR LINE THROUGH SPACE AND TIME REWINDS AND CHOKES THE FEAR THAT IT ENTWINES DOES IT REQUIRE A SACRIFICE - THAT NO ONE NAME THIS MALIGNED DEVICE THE FEW THAT ARE ENTICED - TO TAME AND LABEL PARADISE SAY NO WORDS CAN SUFFICE - TO EXPLAIN OR RATIONALIZE HOW THE CLEAR LINE THROUGH SPACE AND TIME REWINDS AND CHOKES THE FEAR THAT IT ENTWINES
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WE THE PEOPLE - WE THE ENEMY WE THE GUILTY - ENGAGED IN PAGEANTRY WE THE PEOPLE - KEEPING COMPANY ALONGSIDE OPEN DEALERS - OF CHEAP BRUTALITY WE THE PEOPLE - WE’RE NEARLY CASUALTIES OF BUSY OVERSEERS - REPORTING NON-UNIFORMITY WE THE PEOPLE - WE THE ENEMY WE THE PEOPLE - WE THE TYRANNY WE THE CIVILIZED - ENGAGED IN SAVAGERY WE THE PEOPLE - WE THE BIOLOGY BANK IN BLOOD WHILE BLEEDING DRY - AN EMPTY TREASURY WE THE PEOPLE - WE THE ENEMY WE THE PEOPLE - WE THE ENEMY
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Fate 02:33
LISTEN FOR THE CRYING OF THE COMING DAY AS THE SUN IS RISING AND SHINES ITS TEARS THIS WAY FROM RADIO AND MICROWAVE TO X AND GAMMA RAY WE CANNOT SHIELD OURSELVES FROM ALL THAT RADIATES I REJECT THIS FATE ALL THE TIME THAT’S FLYING CAN’T DENY THE SKY’S DISPLAY UPON ALL THAT WILL COME TO BEING, IS HERE, OR IN DECAY FROM THE CRADLE OR A SHALLOW GRAVE TO OUT PAST THE MILKYWAY WE CANNOT FREEZE OURSELVES FROM ALL THAT FLUCTUATES BUT I REJECT THIS FATE I REJECT THIS FATE LISTEN FOR THE ECHO OF THE PASSING DAY SET THE TIMING OF THE CYCLES THAT EVERYTHING OBEYS FROM MULTITUDE AND SINGULARITY TO THE MOST COMPLEX OF PLAIN SIMPLICITY WE CANNOT FREE OURSELVES FROM WHAT ACCUMULATES A HEAVY DESTINY THAT SUFFOCATES AS I BUCKLE FROM THE STRAIN BENEATH ITS WEIGHT I REJECT THIS FATE
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DID YOU TELL THEM YOU’RE WATCHING THEIR BLACK BOX OF ROCKS CLOAKED IN MOCK THOUGHTFULNESS AND SEALED WITH HAPPY TALK DID YOU TELL THEM YOU’RE LOOKING INTO THAT PLACE INSIDE THEIR HEADS WHERE THEY DENY THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE JOY AND THE DREAD GO TELL THEM YOU’RE WATCHING THEIR BLACK BOX OF ROCKS DID YOU TELL THEM YOU’VE SEEN THE INVISIBLE THREAD THAT AT ONCE EXPOSED AND UNITED DECEPTIVE WORDS THAT THEY SAID DID YOU TELL THEM YOU’RE SPYING ON THEM, LUSTING TO DESIGN YOUR OWN PROCESS AS THE SUBSTANCE IS OVERWORKED AND UNDERMINED SO TELL THEM YOU’RE WATCHING THEIR BLACK BOX OF ROCKS GO TELL THEM YOU’RE WATCHING THEIR BLACK BOX OF ROCKS

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This second release from Brave Ulysses, "Rough Terrain" is an unexpected departure from the darker mostly instrumental work from 2011's "Meet The Brutals"

"Rough Terrain" is 7 short songs about healthy paranoia, hyped hypocrisies, empty guarantees, brutal introspection and informed defiance.

Words and Music by Brave Ulysses.

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released May 3, 2012

All Tracks Brave Ulysses: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Mixing, Mastering.
Buffalo Brown: Ambient Snake Guitar on "Abandoned Ones"

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