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Albert Hofmann's Bicycle

from Cultural Thrift by Ashley Reaks and Joe Hakim

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lyrics

Falling off,
falling out,
within my mind
there can be no doubt
that everyone is
truly alone when
surrounded by the
clones of all the
showbiz phoneys,
cartoon henchmen
comedy cronies,

still
clinging on to the
faint hope that the world
will move towards
a clear horizon of
understanding,

still living
in a society
that keeps
demanding that we
highjack a worldwide
tragedy

in order to catch a glimmer
of authenticity –
as we make
faint hope that the world
will move towards
a clear horizon of
understanding,

still living
in a society
that keeps
demanding that we
highjack a worldwide
tragedy
in order to catch a glimmer
of authenticity –
as we make
ill thought-out points
about nothing in
particular,
surrender our vernacular,
in a desperate bid to
appear spectacular
in each other’s
eyes,

mesmerised
by the sky as it grows
dark ,
but the stars
of possibility still twinkle
incessantly,
this light I see
travelling across
millions of years of space
in order to reach me,
two galaxies intermingling
and giving birth to
to renewed
stellar activity,
as a sensation
of inverted gravity
tires to pull me up,
but I continue
to look down
at feet still placed
firmly on the


millions of years of space
in order to reach me,
two galaxies intermingling
and giving birth to
to renewed
stellar activity,
as a sensation
of inverted gravity
tires to pull me up,
but I continue
to look down
at feet still placed
firmly on the
ground,

beacause
there’s plenty
to be found
in our heads
other than the
existential dread
that waits for us all
at the edge of experience –

because
this might just the
beginning:
soaking up ideas
and words
through our skin
each moment
of the day and night,
cogs and gears turning
as we prepare to take flight
into the firmament,
a permanent vacation
into the unknown –
the collective mind is blown
into a million pieces,
as all around us time and motion
ceases,
and all that remains is
the fabric of thought
as it irons out its
creases.

credits

from Cultural Thrift, released September 16, 2015
Ashley Reaks - bass, guitar, keyboards
Joe Hakim - vocals
Maria Jardardottir - vocals
Dave Kemp - saxophones, melodica, accordion

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Genre-hopping musician and collage artist.


"an incomparable talent and a true original, a man who often borders on genius" - Louder Than War (UK)

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