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Reform

by Catalyst 9

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1.
Submarine 07:04
Breathe in the air From an embryonic state Float like a lilac Drift through time and space I'm slowly drifting off to sea In my submarine Bleed me a sunset Paint the skies with your grace And fall for the feeling Of a never-ending fate I'm slowly drifting off to sea In my submarine Drifting away Don't ask me to stay
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Relapse 03:52
I feel the relapse kicking in now Atoms stretch apart through the moth clouds And I can't break free from my mind's eye Buzzing busy bees make hives through you White light folds the forest into god's zoo And you can't break free from your mind's eye
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Euphoric medication Neurotic overdose I want the weight of the world I want to hold my girl Be my yoko ono Be the only one I love You're the windows of my house I'm the hand in your blouse I can't see you But I can feel you fade out Spiral out Triangulate my body I love dystopia You're the fingers in my blood You're the setting of the sun I hate the third dimension Weaving in and out of death Did George have it right When he took his life? I can't see you But I can feel you fade out Spiral out
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Let's pretend we don't exist Float in a womb of cigarettes Like when your dad walked in on us Fucking in the sawdust You held my hand in a fit of fear He had one too many beers And I'll walk home, but never learn my lesson In your bed, under the sheets You find out I won't receive Any message you put through My blank stare is scaring you And I mention I feel alone Check my pulse, I am not home You can mend a heart but never fix my brain Try all you want, I've always been this way
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Listen to the static haze The dead air drifts across your face Your eyes roll back into your head Your mouth was foaming on my bed I cried for help, "Please don't die" The ambulances never arrived A white chalk female outline I wish I only saw the signs When will our bodies feel for something real? It's been so long When will our bodies feel for something real? Help me carry on We stayed up in the belfry Where the city lights would laugh at me We spoke of only private things Like why there's human suffering I've memorized your every flaw I've made a list that corresponds To every time you've been harmed By me leaving for the coast When will our bodies feel for something real? It's been so long When will our bodies feel for something real? Help me carry on When will your stepdad have his final meal? It's been so long When will our bodies feel for something real? Help me carry on
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On a cold November morning in '85 The sun was black and fog had filled the sky A captain prepared his crew for their trip to Versailles And as they left the dock, he turned to his wife And waved goodbye, bye, bye With terrified eyes The captain steered the rudder of his wooden ship Away from siren songs in the Atlantic But their seductive words tempt the crew They tie the captain down and let the sirens through He screams goodbye, bye, bye I don't want any of this With terrified eyes
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The Shepherd 05:33
I woke from sleep in the blood of my sheep The weight of guilt bears down on me I was doing much better, I've done much better But now I break glass and leave real fast To flail around naked in the grass I was doing much better, I've done much better I've torn off their clothes, let their beauty unfold I've tilled this land all on my own I was feeling much better, I felt much better And my gun refrains, I smash through the gate To find my lover and the corpse she has laid I was feeling much weaker, but now I'm better alone alone alone alone alone alone alone alone Blue waves take over me Let my body set me free Blue waves take over me Let my body set me free I'm the shepherd, baby, know what I mean? I'm the shepherd, baby, know what I mean? I know where I belong now Avoiding space and time Drifting in a dream boat Through the ocean in our minds And I feel the earth conform to me I'll love you like an artist Who paints more than he sees I'll bring you tea and crackers To make sure you fall asleep And I feel the earth conform to me I'll eat you out for breakfast With my head between your knees Let's separate our bodies Let our limbs grow into trees And I feel the earth conform to me To live in peace and pleasure With a head of busy bees Is to kill off the shepherd Drift in my submarine And I feel the earth conform to me I feel much better...
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4AM 04:14
Waking up at 4AM To find your warm body in my bed I've never felt this happy I've never felt this good And as I'm sitting there stroking your hair A cold breeze flows through the air You wake up and crawl to the door Our clothes lie on the floor But then you stop me You're feeling sleepy You haven't slept all night You were watching me the whole time You throw on my shorts and run out the door I chase you across the kitchen floor In my shorts, you dance But on you, they look like pants You trip and fall, not an accident at all I stand above you six feet tall I swoop down from above We start to make sweet love But then you stop me You're feeling sleepy You haven't slept all night You were watching me the whole time But then you stop me You're feeling sleepy You haven't slept all night You were watching me the whole time

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Two years in the making, this album explores dream-like atmospheres by merging folk, rock, and acoustic ballads with ambient textures. The album has reoccurring themes of personal reform, sex, and making peace with one's emotions.

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released June 1, 2015

Special Thanks to everyone who has supported me on this journey. I could not have made this album if it wasn't for the constant encouragement of my peers.

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Catalyst 9 San Luis Obispo, California

Creating an auditory escape from reality is the goal. An organic sound of lush instrumentation sweeping across the mountains and into the forest below.

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