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Simple Machine

by Andrew Hetzel

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My veneer—it flexes, oscillates. It’s so clear—it’s buried underweight. Time is near—as we approach the gate. We all sneer—and try to calculate... When will they open the door? We’ve left brown streaks on the floor! When will they open the door? We’ve left brown streaks on the floor! Let’s regroup—and find our state of grace. Sunken face—inside this wooden space. Trundle on—we’ll leave without a trace. There’s the hill—My final resting place. My final resting place. My final resting place. When will they open the door? We’ve left brown streaks on the floor! When will they open the door? We’ve left brown streaks on the floor! My final resting place.
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The jet-sweep-motion. Like tides of the ocean. A cranked-up feeling. Single-track dealing. You’re better late than never! Behind these bars I’m free forever! Trial by error–the terror! I feel clairvoyant…and buoyant. A cult-like group-think…no feelings. The power of suggestion…I’m lucid—still lucid! You’re better late than never! Behind these bars I’m free–forever! You’re better late than never! Behind these bars I’m free–forever! I’m wheezing harder than EVER before! Pedals churning still asking for more! Wide awake but I constantly snore! I’ll never open, won’t open the door!
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I command the sail… Tattered, torn––set-up to fail. With compass in hand, I’m just a man. Wiping tears away-o. I feel my mind’s for sale. My heart aches tonight, like I died of fright. I know we’ll be together. They say the good die young, and pricks live forever. I know I’m back in the saddle. I lie in wait - up the creek without a paddle, my paddle. ...without a paddle, my paddle. I know we’ll be together. They say the good die young, and pricks live forever. I know we’ll be together. They say the good die young, and pricks live forever. Why…?
4.
My bell got rung like a chime before the service starts. I sit alone in a daze, a haze of broken parts. Who is the guy on the ground, a clown, a charlatan. That massive thorn in your pride, you know the fools rush in. Lately you can find a man who’s figured out... all these things you pine for should be filled with doubt. Just hear me out one more time before it all goes wrong. It’s all been carefully planned and written like a song. What is this salty discharge that comes from my own eyes. It is the product of time, the pressure and the lies. Yeah! Time. Pressure. Lies. Yeah! Time. Pressure. Lies. ohhhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhh Yeah! Time. Pressure. Lies. Time. Pressure. Lies. Lately you can find a man who’s figured out... all these things you pine for should be filled with doubt.
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I can’t help but be amazed... Scared stiff, but still so brave. Broken down and left for dead... Lie down, you’ve made your bed. The clouds begin to churn, Down on the ground the fires here they burn. One day soon we’ll take a look inside, We’ll search the soul of someone to confide. We lay waste to everything... Our third eye half closed and dim. We build wealth so easily... I won’t share, it’s mine you see. The clouds begin to churn, Down on the ground the fires here they burn. One day soon we’ll take a look inside, We’ll search the soul of someone to confide. The game playing in my mind! A bloodsport known by all mankind! I came home to find a way... to break bread and mold the clay. But just then it said to me... The time you waste is time indeed. The game playing in my mind! A bloodsport known by all mankind! The game playing in my mind! A bloodsport known by all mankind!

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released December 3, 2020

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Andrew Hetzel Wisconsin

One man band. Big fan of progrock, but I generally write and record in the hard rock genre.

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