From The Rise Of Fall

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Drums of Track 2 by Kevin Estrada
Saxophone on Track 5 by John Paul Labno
Cello on Track 10 by Timothy Rusterholz

Life Savings [peekaboo name=”life”][/peekaboo]
The Old High Road Again [peekaboo name=”high”][/peekaboo]
Endeavour [peekaboo name=”endeavour”][/peekaboo]
Caught In The Wild [peekaboo name=”caught”][/peekaboo]
Detonator [peekaboo name=”detonator”][/peekaboo]
Bee Liner [peekaboo name=”bee”][/peekaboo]
Poisonberry [peekaboo name=”poison”][/peekaboo]
Don’t Just Say Goodbye To Jacky [peekaboo name=”jacky”][/peekaboo]
In My Heart Of Hearts [peekaboo name=”heart”][/peekaboo]
Swiss Time [peekaboo name=”swiss”][/peekaboo]

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LIFE SAVINGS

what once was

the trailhead

is paved over

in gold

the millwright

and woodshaper

look like they’ve

seen a ghost

you can pawn away humanity

to see how them dice’ll roll

but can’t buy it out of hock

once it’s been resold

foreign sight

forward line

first light of the day

turn a lock

turning clock

stash the lot away

why would i trust it all to you

i saved my life to pay your dues

what once was

the bread of life

is now reduced

to crumbs

with no holes

carved in our fife

and no skin

on our drums

you can lead a life of celibacy

you can barter off your passion

but you can’t divy up mercy

and want back one lump sum

warring hearts

warning shots

while worn in lies await

thirty large

and forty yard

in fifty year I saved

why would i trust it all to you

i saved my life to pay your dues

what was once

a treasure hunt

is now a treasury

pensioneer

profiteer

a life promissory

why would I trust it all to you[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”high” start=”hidden”]

THE OLD HIGH ROAD AGAIN

you say

the green of my eyes

changes whenever we part

henceforth

they’re curse to remain

the blue of a used car

green light

a total rewrite

of timelines as you see fit

soft facts

that won’t overmatch

the strength of your narrative

i won’t let it stand it in your way

i’m quietly stepping aside

i won’t let it stand in your way

i’m better off taking

the high road again

you feel left off at start

but it’s made right in the end

the high road again

last night

your squire came by

enquiring of where you sleep

some lied

and others denied

but i told him everything

young mare

height of her prime

as spry as a springtime breeze

trots off

and took him away

to badlands of treachery

i won’t let it stand it in your way

i’m quietly stepping aside

i won’t let it stand in your way

i’m better off taking

the high road again

you feel left off at start

but it’s made right in the end

the high road again

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ENDEAVOUR

it’s a shame to see you now

after all the fog has dulled away

with the moon gone void

at the southern node of fate

we were once set with stars

a traveling exhibit through the dark

we would glow yellow and

throw off a lover’s static

who’s fighting for you now?

who will draw a bow at my conceit

with a belt cinched tight

and a pair of hounds at feet?

a correlation is visible

the god of night will surely intervene

for i fell from favor

no one can help me back up

there is no last endeavor

never again shall myth ascend

where you are

up there in a fabled

tangle of stars[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”caught” start=”hidden”]

CAUGHT IN THE WILD

don’t be fooled by rumors that run around

believe my eyes

they never looked astray

though barely do they matter now

we’re out of time

a move must be made

so never

tell another soul

no never

little did we know

that all the while

we were caught in the wild

it’s time to back away now

so never

let anything show

no never

little did we know

that all the while

we were caught in the wild

it’s time to back away now

a tattle tale’d and a whistle blown

but i hold my faith

the secret will be safe

you could be stretched out beyond form

burned over hot coal

and never show the pain

the fight has left our hearts

the breath to fan a flame

we formed a whole picture

from peaking through a gate

but you had to be on my side

and I had to hesitate

now both of us are lost[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”detonator” start=”hidden”]

DETONATOR

we are the smugglers

who must hide undercover

we draw the borders

that define a landowner

the nation we recognize

unrealized in our time

we will not see ourselves as wrong

he’s the detonator

just an aggravator

common misbehavior

to capture the brief notice

of the world

we are the remnants

of a past turbulent sense

we are the penance

for our war adolescence

celebrity criticize

radical be decried

we will not see ourselves as wrong

he’s the detonator

just an aggravator

common misbehavior

to capture the brief notice

and recapture the primal hiss

of the world [/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”bee” start=”hidden”]

BEE LINER

well i walked smack down

through the thicket of a crowd

thicket of a crowd

buzzing around her hive

there’s a direct route

it seems no one else has found

no one else has found

and come back alive

only time can track the trail we forge

only time can clear the undergrowth

only time can mark the twists and turning

only time

she’ll round that bend

then she’ll swing open her door

swing open her door

and fly right on by

though I’m not sure when

I’ll be there to hop aboard

there to hop aboard

and not get left behind

only time can cut the trail we forge

only time can clear the undergrowth

only time can bring us one stop closer

only time

bee liner

express economy rider

bee liner

straight shot

always know the way to my heart

we will cross time zones

but will never make a stop

never make a stop

or even slow in speed

through the lost zip codes

where there’s no commuter jobs

no commuter jobs

for a worker bee

only time can cut the trail we forge

only time can clear the undergrowth

only time can bring us one step closer

only time

bee liner

express economy rider

bee liner

straight shot

always know the way to my heart[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”poison” start=”hidden”]

POISONBERRY

pointed beams of cathode ray

synthesized to simulate

or to poke the precise recessive trait

at the width human eyes will dilate

a poison berry potent drop

diluted in your teacup

but ignore formula and folk wisdom

any recipe will stay in your system

new lost life

our rush to fall apart

career highlight

and tranquilizer dart

whether it’s right or wrong

whether it lasts the whole night long

whether it spells our end

or whether i’ll find you once again

saturated electric

somewhat get the full effect

but i can’t hold a candle to that flame

only call the essence by another name

new lost life

our rush to fall apart

career highlight

and tranquilizer dart

whether it’s right or wrong

whether it lasts the whole night long

whether it spells our end

or whether i’ll find you once again

we’ll not notice

as it begins

to take effect

portion size under control

a poison berry swallowed whole

and a study on view

for dear life i’m glued onto you[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”jacky” start=”hidden”]

DON’T JUST SAY GOODBYE TO JACKY

he came on a boat

now routed by plane

we find a home

where another turns away

before you go on packing

listen up

what accent to hide

what words will translate

we can’t go on

and it won’t just go away

this sort of thing must be confronted

don’t just say goodbye to jacky

say goodbye to you and me

minority rule

suspicion and doubt

he knew our place

on the inside looking out

first to put a foot down

and say no

he stood for beliefs

somehow, vilified

we changed our law

and he vanished from our sight

it’s like the whole thing never happened

don’t just say goodbye to jacky

don’t just say goodbye to leave

don’t just say goodbye to jacky

don’t just say goodbye to you and me

one hand there to clench

one hand there to guide

a hand to lend

and a hand to push aside

only came together

to wave goodbye[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”heart” start=”hidden”]

MY HEART OF HEARTS

in my heart of hearts

where I take no stance

I will lay my troubles down

and accept guidance

yes i know this fight has gotten

out of hand

By October First,

all the days turned cruel

the horizon stared at me

like a sinking fool

i would dream

my boots could trace

out a plan

but wake to doubt

where each next step

should land

in the dollar book

from the goodwill bin

i was warned something was wrong

I had not dealt with

like a stray i fumble towards

some abandoned sound

a long forgotten

call homeward i found

was my heart of hearts

from the rise of fall

to cold’s exile

we cremate our hopes for warmth

in a scrap wood pile

and our parting words

will end in mistrial

spoken with no thought of a denial

for our heart of hearts[/peekaboo_content][peekaboo_content name=”swiss” start=”hidden”]

SWISS TIME

minute hand, travels slow

a exact distillation to grasp

often lost, mutable

piling each one on top of the last

hour hand moving fast

hurtling towards a new storyline

open book, cardinal

but the wind turned the page, not I

two drifting orbits

adjoin for a moment

to travel together

and separate

never to happen again

wait for me then

second hand stuck in place

ever fixed in position to keep

us from the passing of time

memory retrograde

to retrace its eternal design

two drifting orbits

adjoin for a moment

to travel together

and separate

never to happen again

wait for me then

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