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The Secret Fire

by 12roots

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The Wheel Of Samsara 01:38
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We chase the transient We love what brings us pain We want what doesn’t last It’s sad And juvenile We are addicted To fleeting things We just want more The games that we play To get status in life To deserve our peers’ affection Well I refuse to play it’s a son of a bitch And y’all are full of shit And tomorrow we may die And I’d much rather move on Than to spend another lifetime Doing it all again The wheel of samsara With me it ends! Don’t go chasing love You won’t find it out there It’s been with you the whole time
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Self'd Out 02:45
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Spine erect I’m on the lightning path I’m in the ether now With one breath I can shake the earth Rosary beads I count My identity is not of race, color or creed From these classifications I’m freed I am who I am, I’ll do as I please No one can tell me how to be Traversing the planes causal Don’t care about earthly clout I once had self doubt but now I’m self’d out Beat that ego to a pulp and hang him on cross Watch him make the leap of faith If you want salvation you must learn to be a killer, yeah And have no mercy for what’s better off dead
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The Star Of No Return 02:46
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Enter into the star of no return A black hole sun will make you feel small Until you completely disappear And become what you have pondered all along Is it what you imagined? Is it greater than that? An Emptiness so profound You can't remember yourself Nothing can explain it There’s Nothing to explain ‘Cause nothing… How can you explain nothing Without mentioning things There’s nothing to utter Complete silence This is real death But do not fear Do not falter Cause there's no pain here Laying in my bed I saw it in the night Five pointed star Encircled and In blue Was it just a dream Or was I seeing it for real I may never know There’s no return from this portal into lord knows what Where’s dreams go to die But angels sing it’s praise It’s god Holy holy! The lord of hosts The comforter of ills There is no sin Only life Be not perturbed This is real life
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Schizophrenia 03:18
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Dear self Please take your medication You don’t Want a hospitalization With a huge fucking bill to pay For a Traumatic two week stay Don’t want the haldol Don’t want be here at all And I Don’t wanna be held down and injected in my hip That put me out quick Dear me Please take your medication Or you’ll Have a hospitalization With a huge fucking bill to pay For a Traumatic two week stay I’m not a magic man just a dude With schizophrenia
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In The Darkest Of Nights 01:31
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What’s for sure is that all things change But right now everything seems to be in flux Not knowing where I stand I’ve concluded this brave new world really sucks That’s why I go within To find my beloved I guess that this is The new norm Where instead of Love your neighbor You fear him And suspect him I wish I Had the will to Be the light that Warms everyone’s hearts in the darkest of nights
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Make It In This Cruel World 03:03
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Well I just want what’s best for you son Cause all I see is doom on the horizon You know this world can be a cruel place to live But I don’t have no magic wand to make everything alright One day I’ll be dead and gone And money will get real tight Father I wish you wouldn’t worry so hard But I appreciate that you never let down your guard The future will always be an unknown But if I follow through with the plan I’ve devised in my head And if I trust in god and persevere I can make it in this cruel world There ain’t nothing that can stop my will If I just keep pushing through Thank you for all you do I’m grateful to have you
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Defend Comedy 00:56
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It can make you laugh It can make you cry It can make you mad It can bring you joy And it’s okay that this is all true Comedy may or may not be for you But to attack a comic With articles of disdain For a joke they made To try and alleviate pain Is fucked up to me And all comedy fans Cause We just want to laugh So Stop ruining our fun
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Can't See You Smile 02:48
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Threatening eyes No expression in sight Things get weird when I can’t see you smile The mandate is driving me mad I got Stockholm syndrome from a surgical mask Suspicious of each other when we hide our mouths Am I ok with you are you ok with me Things get weird when I can’t see you smile And there’s nothing I can do I just have to ride it out I miss that human connection Empathizing with your face Feeling like clouds and roses Ambiguous eyes Disconnected No expression in sight Things get weird when I can’t see you smile Threatening eyes No expression in sight Things get weird when I can’t see you smile
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A Ladder To Heaven 05:07
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Build a ladder to heaven Climb it up and down again And again using your deep breaths It’s the crème de la crème It’s the story we’ve all heard It’s the words that we’ve all slurred But only a select few Are prepared to see it through It’s the key to live forever It’s a simple endeavor Vitalizing the life force We can be free from the cycle of birth and death Build a ladder to heaven Climb it up and down again And again using your deep breaths It’s the crème de la crème It’s the story we’ve all heard It’s the words that we’ve all slurred But only a select few Are prepared to see it through
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Maybe It's Not So Bad 02:28
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Maybe it’s not so bad Perhaps it’s not so sad All the suffering in the world don’t compare to eternal painlessness It’s not that bad Even though it seems so sad If you focus on you It’s evident we get what we deserve And behind it all Is the consciousness of love Non conditional Our birthright from above Give up your life And you might just find it On the inside Keep the fire lit There are no others There is only one One force that is everything And all in one There is no I in the real There is only presence Unified

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released June 10, 2022

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12roots Albuquerque, New Mexico

I fell in love with the sound of bands like Rancid, blink-182, and Green Day when I was 11 years old. Since I was 13 I've been writing my own music. My recording skills and access to equipment was virtually non-existent until I was about 18 years old. I am now 25 and just starting to get the hang of recording and producing quality sound. ... more

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