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Under Grand Suggestion

by Dane Runyon

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1.
Not One 02:58
Why is there always A war to sing about Is it that people are so fucking slow And we just can’t see that the Answer is right there in front of us And the answer is that there’s not one Under the blankets They’re all a little strange Singing and humming While their faces change Into small paper airplanes Which spin into the air Some land by you nicely Some stick in your hair There’s a message inside them But no two the same A collective divided With a misguided aim Then the lightbulbs turn purple And the planes zoom away And you see they don’t matter And that’s quite okay ~ Why does anybody care What you do when what You do’s not to them Why does anybody care What you think when what You think’s not for them Left in the darkness A light invades your mind It drips down your eyeballs Then you find you’re blind To the hate and chaos That’s knocking at your door And your nonpareil logic Consumes you once more While the sounds you are hearing Melt into an ooze That slides through your earholes Making your brain a fuse To your total connection To the sum of all things And though you’ll soon fade out It’s message still rings...
2.
Captors 03:41
Tiny needles blind my eyes But I don’t need them To see their lies Hands tied together Strapped to this chair Stripped me naked Cut off my hair I can’t speak now They cut out my tongue And took my feet off So I cannot run They think they have me But they’ll never win They won’t absolve me Of my sin I gave them their religion Through me they will be saved And now they’ll chew my heart up And spit it in my face It seems inconsequential They don’t know this is my plan To die a cosmic vessel At the hand of every man They hear my thoughts now Through a copper wire Hooked to that gear there Which turns that tire It cranks a cable Across the floor Which slowly inches Beneath a door Which holds behind it My bitter end So I know it’s coming Just not sure when I’ll carry with me This heavy weight Of earthly burden And ironic fate I gave them their religion Through me they will be saved And now they’ll chew my heart up And spit it in my face It seems inconsequential They don’t know this is my plan To die a cosmic vessel At the hand of every man I will be remembered My name will be revered My following will gather In about a thousand years They’ll preach my name Around the world And celebrate my birth And rejoice in a communion For the day I left the Earth
3.
A thought released into the air Echoes on and on Leaving you behind It does the only thing That is knows how to do Search for its own kind Say anything you want to Remember that you’re not alone Take any lie you’re offered And turn it to truth etched in stone A thought released into the air Echoes on and on Leaving you behind It does the only thing That is knows how to do Search for its own kind If everything turns into nothing The minute that you disengage Isn’t good just as bad as bad is What makes sad What makes happy Anyway
4.
It’s echoing again... The timed mechanics Of the human heart Shape the universe into a work of art Organic matter making DNA Just so you can see What all the colors say Realize how small you are With no such thing A thought too far Had you failed to see? Your own reality I can see -everything Molecules exchanging Death and life are just the same With god as blood inside my veins A broken mind cannot exist For all is one and we are it A universe so vast, so whole And chemicals are in control Of not just me, but other worlds And dying moons and little girls Of wise old men and honey bees And monkeys swinging From the trees Of every thought, of every race From any world, from any place The car outside The taste of limes My coffee cup -Of space and time
5.
Never Done 01:12
It seems our work is never done We see the truth yet we still run If we continue at this pace We’ll destroy ourselves In this human’s race Technology is claiming lives While puffing out our rally cries Man’s advance ain’t always right Let’s teach them to love, Not teach them to fight Weapons down it will be fine What’s mine is yours And yours is mine The rest; we’ll sit and talk it out That’s what mammal brains Are all about It seems our work is never done We see the truth yet we still run If we continue at this pace We’ll destroy ourselves In this human’s race
6.
Instrumental
7.
Pretty Ugly 03:12
Presenting me With your company What a heavy-handed blow I’ve come un-seamed Like stars that gleam Though the burned out Long ago On the outside Though I look the same I’m a galaxy away While I wish you could Be here with me You’re not -and so I’ll say I’m drifting toward another world That’s humming ‘round your head For a second I looked at the clock Just to see that time was dead Then I thought “dead.” That’s what I’ll soon be Yet that is quite alright My energy will soon dissipate Into interstellar flight Happiness. Peace. Boisterous merriment. From the ground, into your brain The Cosmos starts to be explained Sadness. Pain. Perplexing ignorance. From the ground, into your brain The Cosmos starts to be explained You’re seein’ all the pretty things You’re seein’ all the ugly things...
8.
Not A Dream 03:38
A burst of color Knocked me to the ground Now centrifugal motion Is pinning me down For a conscious reconstruction While ‘The King’ sings ‘Let It Be’ Atop a pulsing, bioluminescent orb That’s shaping me And a joke never seemed so right And I laughed to myself At this outrageous sight I’m picking myself up off the floor While Elvis is singing a Beatles song And now you’re gonna Tell me that I’m dead And what I dreamed of existence Was really wrong... As the room came together Every second more sublime And you said, “Should we tell him? -Man, this happens every time.” The pulsing quickly faded And Paul rejoined the band ‘The King’ had left the building So that I could understand And a joke never seemed so right And I laughed to myself At this outrageous sight I’m picking myself up off the floor While Elvis is singing a Beatles song And now you’re gonna Tell me that I’m dead And what I dreamed of existence Was really wrong... Don’t forget what you have seen It’s not dream; it’s not a dream
9.
Eternity 01:58
Take off Make haste If eternity is true Why even check your pace? Worlds turn Suns rise This world turns with you This sun, it gives you light For all on Earth it is true You live life, while it’s living you Love? Yes. Love? No. WIth or without it Does the progress slow So much inside You need all those emotions Just to take the ride For all on Earth it is true You live life, while it’s living you Live right. Be kind. Does this in every instance Speak to every mind Just be sincere When you plant yourself You live in times Beyond your years
10.
You will say ‘goodbye’ And that will be the last time You see someone And even if they’re loved No thing can stop the process It’s already done You’ve spent so many days Wasting time so many ways Is wasting time a sin? No, sins aren’t real And time -is on the edge there too They’re things you can’t collect Yet try so hard to tuck away And convince yourself are true You’ve spent so many days Wasting time so many ways If there comes a day We find the words of ‘God’ You know, the thing That started it all They’ll most likely read Quite quickly from a sticky note Where the following is scrawled: To any conscious being Any understanding kind That may ever ask a question Like how, or when, or why That’s the priceless gift I leave you Every second you’re alive -And P.S. -It’s power has no limit Think me away I really don’t mind That’s the point anyhow You’ve gotta go in blind You’ll account for your existence That’s all that I can say ‘Cause that’s all that I know Now I’ve shown you the way Gravitational rules Aren’t pinning us down like fools We drift through space And through time Perception is so divine ...Color it in Sing it aloud Conjure it up Whittle it down Take it apart To see what it shows There’s never an end And over we go to... Life only makes sense to you You’ve questioned things And answered too You’ve found the stuff You knew was good And held it tight just like you should But don’t forget what got you there Inquiry, though, unaware The weight of thoughts That don’t make sense Can be set down with recompense Just don’t assume that anyone Need share your “right” Or else they’re “wrong” Your answer’s only your position Just as you speak, you have to listen And when a thought Might challenge you Take the time to think it through Don’t be afraid to change your mind Every contradiction Leaves the old behind
11.
Overstep 03:14
Shining suns in the dark of night Reminding you, it’s alright Shining suns making up the days All we are is you Or as some may say... And the truth falls into you Free of all magic, pure in all ways And the life falls out of you It is painful and tragic If you make it that way Did I overstep my bounds?

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This is the second record that Dane made…

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released April 8, 2014

Music, Words, and Arrangements:

Dane Runyon

Recorded by Dane at some places he was in…

and

Jack Campitelli at Fishtank Audio

Engineered and mixed at the Fishtank by Jack Campitelli

All instruments by Dane, except:

Bryan Beller plays bass on tracks 1,4,7,8,9, and 11
His parts were recorded by Mark Niemiec

Jeff Campitelli plays drums on tracks 1,2,4,6,7,8,10, and 11

Vocals on track 2: Trenton and Heidi Brulport

Strings on tracks 3 and 9:

Carolin Pook
Jen Herman
Brian Sanders
Recorded by Stephen Schappler at Thump Studios, Brooklyn

Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

Artwork Images / Design: Dane

“Baby Dane” sculpture by Marty Runyon (circa 1983)

Photography and Artwork Execution Assistance: Maxe Smith

Produced by: Dane Runyon

Immense thanks to all involved. You are all incredible.
Special thanks to Fred...

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