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Bechtold
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BECHTOLD
SHATTERED MENTAL STATE
VIOLENT AND PARANOID
CRUMBLED TO THE BRINK
WHOLE WORLD DESTROYED
NO SOLUTION / NO ACCEPTED END
IMPRISONED - WON’T KILL AGAIN
EVEN WITH PROGRESSION, WON’T BE SEEN
EASIER TO LOCK UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY
DEPENDENT ON DRUGS TO SHUT THEM OUT / COULDN’T RESIST - BECOMES DEVOUT
A VIOLENT SOLUTION TO END THE FIGHT - THE MASSACRE DIDN’T MAKE IT RIGHT
ON THE RUN TO TRY AND BREAK FREE - FOLLOWED BY VOICES - HELPLESS DEFEAT
A TOTAL CONFESSION - ACCEPTING HIS FATE - A LIFETIME LOCKED UP OR ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
NO REASON TO PERSIST - ONLY MET WITH DOUBT
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO - THEY’LL NEVER LET YOU OUT
TRAPPED WITHIN THESE WALLS - NO END IN SIGHT
PUMPED FULL OF PILLS FOR THE END OF TIME
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Hart Island
01:47
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HART ISLAND
IF IT WASN’T UNDER YOUR ROOF
NOT YOUR PROBLEM TO IMPROVE
NOT APATHY OR A BLIND EYE
LIKE IT’S THEIR OWN FAULT THEY DIE
A GENOCIDE ON THE STREETS
NOT ENOUGH HOURS TO WEEP
A HELPING HAND, NEVER FOUND
ANOTHER BODY LAID UNDER THE GROUND
NO PUBLIC OUTCRY. NOT A WORD
LEADERS WATCHED. CULL THE HERD
VICTIMS RECEIVED ALL OF THE BLAME
LIKE DEATH WAS JUST PART OF THE GAME
A GENOCIDE ON THE STREET
NOT ENOUGH HOURS TO WEEP
SHELL SHOCKED BY THE LOSS
THOUSANDS DEAD - THOUSANDS FUCKING LOST
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The Keeper And The Kept
02:28
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THE KEEPER AND THE KEPT
ABANDONED - LEFT TO ROT
CAN’T END IT - TOO MUCH TO STOP
EXCAVATE WHAT ONCE WAS
REBUILT - NOT FOR US
STRIP THE LAND OF VALUE UNTIL NOTHING IS LEFT
THE KEEPER AND THE KEPT
NO OTHER OPTIONS LEFT
ONLY CHOICE IS WHAT YOU GET
DISPLACEMENT IN MODERN TIMES
AN EXODUS ACROSS COUNTY LINES
THE AXE IS ALWAYS OVER YOUR HEAD
THE KEEPER AND THE KEPT
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Boxed In
02:28
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BOXED IN
I STRUGGLE EACH TIME TO PUT INTO WORDS
HOW EVERY INTERACTION JUST STARTS TO BLUR
TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW I’M SUPPOSED TO ACT
WHEN DO I LISTEN? WHEN DO I REACT?
PERMANENT DAMAGE / NEVER THE SAME / DRIFTING APART - ALL BOXED IN
YET ANOTHER TIME I’M PUT IN THE SAME PLACE
NOT A FUCKING THING TO SAY TO YOUR FACE
AN UNBROKEN CYCLE ALL THE FUCKING SAME
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS LIKE A PUPPET ON A STRING
FURTHER AND FURTHER. DEEPER INSIDE. WAITING AND WAITING FOR IT TO SUBSIDE.
ALL BOXED IN
EVERY TIME IT’S HARDER TO EVEN BEGIN. NOT WORTH THE EFFORT. ALL BOXED IN
PERMANENT DAMAGE / NEVER THE SAME / DRIFTING APART - ALL BOXED IN
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Immaterial
03:09
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IMMATERIAL
A LITTLE TOKEN OF APPRECIATION - SOMETHING MEANT JUST FOR YOU.
BUT ON ITS FACE IT COULDN’T BE FURTHER FROM THE TARGET -
NOTHING COULD BE LESS DESIRED - FORCED UPON TO FORCE UPON
DO YOU THINK I NEED THE GUILT?
A FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE BUILD
TO WORSHIP A HIGHER BRASS RING
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS I WASN’T FUCKING ASKING
NOT A SUBJECT TO MOLD
NOT LOOKING TO BE TOLD
BUT, THEN WHY WOULD YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT ASKING
I DON’T NEED A REASON TO ACT
NOTHING ABOVE TO DISTRACT
NO FEAR OF HELL AWAITS
NOR A SET OF PEARLY GATES
YOUR BELIEVES IMPRESSED UPON ME. IMMATERIAL IF I AGREE
ACT THE WAY THAT YOU CHOOSE BECAUSE YOU’RE JUSTIFIED THAT YOU DO
LIVE THE LIFE AS YOU SEE FIT
NO ONE WILL DECIDE YOUR FATE
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La Brea Tar Pits
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LA BREA TAR PITS
IT’S A THING WE ALL LOOK UP TO. WITH A QUESTION OF WHY WE ALL DO
A REPUTATION THAT COULDN’T BE SURPASSED
BUT YOUR RELEVANT DAYS WERE DECADES PASSED
THE BIGGEST NAMES. NOTORIOUS. A FALL FROM GRACE
A MOVE BEYOND / A BIGGER SWING / A RETURN TO SAVE FACE
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
IT’S JUST A NAME - FOREVER BEING DROPPED, CLAIMED, AND REHASHED
SO MANY MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE JUST TO BE LET DOWN
THE IMAGE TRAPPED IN AMBER WON’T BE FOUND
THE CLUBS ARE CLOSED - THE STORES ARE GONE. THE GRAFFITI WAS WIPED CLEAN
WHEN THE SPOTLIGHT SHINES, CAMERAS ON - THE DINOSAURS ARE SEEN
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Hum
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HUM
GENERAL FEELING OF DISCONTENT
DOESN’T SEEM TO EVER RELENT
STICK IT OUT - WON’T SUCCUMB
UNTIL THE ROAR BECOMES A HUM
CRUSHING FEELINGS BEGIN TO SLIP
THE FADE OF THEIR GRIP
RESIST THE URGE TO ISOLATE
TO A PATH THAT YOU CREATE
STEP OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF
AWAY FROM THE SELF-MADE HELL
REJECTION OF A PATH
REJECTION OF A ROLE
REJECTION OF A PLAN THAT YOU NEVER COULD ESCAPE
STICK IT OUT - DON’T SUCCUMB
UNTIL YOU LOSE THAT FUCKING HUM
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Depleted
01:35
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DEPLETED
I GET DISGUSTED AT THE THINGS I SEE
TOTALLY FED UP WITH THIS LUNACY
I WON’T EXPAND THE PROBLEMS AT HAND
MAYBE IT’S LACK OF HOPE, EMPATHY FOR OTHERS
STRETCHED TO THE FILL ONLY TO SMOTHER
PERSONALLY DEFEATED - PERSONALLY DEPLETED
NO NEED TO IMPOSE ANOTHER DUPLICATE
NO AWAITING ARMS ASKING FOR IT
PERSONALLY DEFEATED - PERSONALLY DEPLETED
NO REASON TO PUNISH A VICTIM I HAVEN’T MET
I’D RATHER JUST DO SOMETHING TO NOT CROWD THIS PLANET
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Corpses
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CORPSES IN THE STREET
THE FOIL MEETS THE FLAME. THE NEEDLE HITS THE VEIN
THE FODDER IN THIS GAME THAT NO ONE WANTS TO CLAIM
DEPERSONALIZE AND WALK RIGHT BY - YOU SHOULDN’T FEEL JUSTIFIED
IN THINKING YOU’RE GOT A GRIPE BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE YOUR LIFE
YOU CAN’T SEE A FACE - YOUR VIEW IS ENCASED
FILLS YOU WITH DISTASTE SO YOU PICK UP YOUR PACE
HOW LONG CAN WE JUST TURN A BLIND EYE? WAITING FOR PROBLEMS TO SUBSIDE
WE SPEND MILLIONS ARMING THE POLICE WHILE PEOPLE TURN TO CORPSES IN THE STREET
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Albert Cashier
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ALBERT CASHIER
ENLISTED TO FIGHT / YOUR SECRET / YOUR LIFE
A LIFETIME AS A MAN
FINAL YEAR: ASSUMED INSANE
QUESTIONED MENTAL HEALTH. LOCKED UP FOR BEING YOURSELF - YOURSELF
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Target
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TARGET
YOU FOLLOW THE LINES YOU’RE GIVEN
CHOOSE THE ENEMY THAT THEY WANT YOU TO
BLINDLY HATE A FACE YOU’LL NEVER SEE
A NARRATIVE YOU’LL SWEAR IS TRUE
A MOVE MADE FOR A SINGLE LEGACY
CONCERNED WITH IMAGE AND MASCULINITY
TO CARVE A PLACE FOREVER IN HISTORY
THE ACTIONS OF A FEW PLACE A TARGET ON A MAP
THE ACTIONS OF FEW PLACE A TARGET ON YOUR BACK
NEWS IS SPUN AND NO ONE IS SORE. SWALLOW IT DOWN AND ASK FOR MORE
WHILE A GENERAL SEALS THEIR FATE - ANOTHER CHILD PREPARES TO HATE
A VILLAIN IS ALL THAT THEY WANT - SOMEONE TO JEER, DESPISE AND TAUNT
A PREY TO STALK AND HUNT
UNDERSTAND THAT IT GOES BOTH WAYS - YOU’RE THE ENEMY TO SOME OTHER PLACE
GO AND PUT YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS -
SO SOMEONE YOU’LL NEVER SEE CAN FEEL LIKE A MAN
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Oakland, CA
Austin, TX
photo: Paul Campagna
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