A Palace In My Mind, by VercinFeatherix

A Palace In My Mind

by VercinFeatherix

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1.	There Never Was a Normal 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Are you feeling overwhelmed with the world? Life is off the rains, in tumult Everything's surreal, misaligned Hope it's over soon and back to right But there never was a normal We always have made it up With crisis comes one last shot To make the world better than now If you think that things will be like before Do yourself a favor now, give it up The world you used to know, it is dead And if you keep on clinging on, you'll be next There never was a normal We always have made it up With crisis comes one last shot To make the world better than now We have come upon a fork in the road With a fairly simple choice: grow or rot We can use this moment here to move on But I must confess I fear we probably won't There never was a normal We always have made it up With crisis comes one last shot To make the world better than now Never was a normal We always have made it up With crisis comes one last shot To make the world better than now
2.	Twenties/Twenties 04:25	lyrics	buy track
When I was a younger man I found it hard To imagine all the ways life could turn out The future seemed like a muddy, foggy blur And it was hard to think it would be better Now I'm on the other side of my twenties Things played out about how I was expecting Many years that were full of both toil and strife Never ending hustling for a decent life Years roll past like the steady stream Things have changed like the leaves in the trees Looking back fills me up with cheer But I look a head, and I'm filled with fear Here is the beginning of a new decade Hardly six months in and already decay Half the world's collapsing and is imploded We are all living through a mass psychosis All the contradictions have all been laid bare Slowly we are all falling into despair Leaderless without any alternatives Bleak and wretched, desperate struggles just to live Years roll past like the steady stream Things have changed like the leaves in the trees Looking back fills me up with cheer But I look a head, and I'm filled with fear Thinking of the future and how it might be Seems like an utter impossibility Hard not to give credence to a growing fear That there is no way we last another year Our society was just built to exploit Leaving us the scraps to try to live our lives In this crisis they have clearly made a choice They will sacrifice us and leave us to die Years roll past like a steady stream Things have changed like the leaves in the trees But as we keep on rolling along It is clear there's a steady rot Maybe a bang, or just a whimper Either way leads to disaster Looking back fills me up with cheer But I look ahead, and I'm filled with fear
3.	Taking My Time 02:57	lyrics	buy track
They called us into a room I knew it would be bad news Before they opened their mouths We knew we were losing our jobs But that won't get me down I'll get it turned around I've got peace of mind Cuz I'm taking my time I've never had so much time At any point in my life A strange feeling's come over me I finally feel I'm at ease Cuz nothing brings me down Got it turned around I've got peace of mind I'm taking my time Now everything seems so clear Stress is gone and there's no fear The only thing that I need To find a way to stay this free Cuz nothing brings me down Got it turned around I've got peace of mind I'm taking my time
4.	You Gotta Hold On 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Don't you just feel like nothing is real? Everyday finds a new way to freak me out All of the news never is good Feels like it's all coming down I'm not gonna lie, kinda feels like we're all fucked Hard as we try, who is there we can rely on? Seems pretty bleak, and I get the despair But despite it all, you've still got to try to hold on Most of the help has gone to the top The rest of us left to fight for the crumbs They're so out of touch, cold and corrupt Happy to let us all die I'm not gonna lie, kinda feels like we're all fucked Hard as we try, who is there we can rely on? Seems pretty bleak, and I get the despair But despite it all, you've still got to try to hold on Pressure builds up, just want to shout Resources low, don't know how we can carry on But now is the time for us to unite Say with one voice we've had enough I'm not gonna lie, kinda feels like we're all fucked Hard as we try, who is there we can rely on? Seems pretty bleak, and I get the despair But despite it all, you've still got to try to hold on
5.	A Palace in My Mind 06:00	lyrics	buy track
Lately I've been a bit of a hermit Hiding from the world and its bullshit To be fair to me, it's crazy out there It's either this or utter despair But is not all just doom and gloom Flowers of my mind are in full bloom For I have spent my time in deep thinking I have found a path to inner peace After many weeks and many tries I have built a palace in my mind Sickness has covered the world Looks like it's going to implode I don't think that I can deal When things are getting too real I will use what remains of my time Chilling in the palace in my mind It is ultra chill with luscious vibes Rolling gardens, blue and cloudless skies Diamonds shining out of every wall Splendid luxury for one and all If you had the chance to come and see You'd get why I never want to leave Sickness has covered the world Looks like it's going to implode I don't think that I can deal When things are getting too real Until everything is torn apart I'll be smoothing out all negative thoughts I am lifted up into the air Lounging on a bed of soft feathers Dancing in the clouds and riding the wind Feeling light and free, without and within Kaleidoscopic visions filling the sky Color swirls around and tickles the eye I know that this can't last forever But for now there is nothing better Sickness has covered the world Looks like it's going to implode I don't think that I can deal Everything's getting too real
6.	Dr. Kraneum, Space Age Barber Surgeon 06:06	lyrics	buy track
Hey Jack, c'mon back, I've got an office in this little room Don't sweat, I haven't had that much to drink this afternoon Tell me, does it seem just like you never ever feel that good Well son, once I'm done you're gonna be as good as new He keeps a bottle in his room And a satchel full of pills He's got a cure for everyone Just call Dr. Kraneum You ask me how I came to be a traveler across the stars Did I ever join the fight in one of the many wars? No sir, those bastards didn't deserve any of my golden youth I ran, and I made a plan to seek out a deeper truth And lemme tell ya, I don't give a fuck what any stupid robot says Machines, they don't dream, and don't know what real living is I went off the grid to make sure I was really free That's how I found out what hurting people really need He keeps a bottle in his room And a satchel full of pills He's got a cure for everyone Just call Dr. Kraneum I bet that I can guess what's going through you mind right now You'll say that I'm crazy and my practice shouldn't be allowed But hold up, cuz I know my stuff and I don't need a certificate I don't bullshit, and you know it's true you pay for what you get So feel free, go ahead and leave if that's what you would prefer But we both know you ain't got much dough, or you wouldn't be coming here So just lay back, just relax, I'm gonna give you what you need I'm sure that I got the cure, no matter what the illness be Cuz you see, there's a panacea, and it works for everyone It's simple: pop these pills until you're feeling real fucked up He keeps a bottle in his room And a satchel full of pills He's got a cure for everyone Just call Dr. Kraneum I think I feel....I feel......I feel I'm feeling pretty weird I've got a ringing in my ears My eyes are bulging out Head is spinning upside down I'm spots and stars I feel a rhythm in my heart And I feel good! I feel good!
7.	Congress of the Space Dolphins 06:12	lyrics	buy track
It must've been about 3 am I was having problems sleeping again Tossed and turned without end, so I got up Had a drink and went to the window And I beheld a marvelous sight All the water in the bay glowed with green light Stuck my head out and thought that I'd heard A joyful chorus of animals and birds I threw on clothes and ran out fast So engrossed and enchanted, I forgot my mask I wasn't dreaming, what I'd seen was oh so real Creatures frolicking as the light turned to teal Then a light in the clouds, pink and orange Descending from the sky were some dolphins Their eyes shown with spectral lights as they made a call Then all the creatures in the bay began to float But I wasn't floating up along I was still on the ground, alone I called to the dolphins to bring me up Without using words, one of them spoke Then I knew that at some future time, it would be our turn I arrived back at home in my apartment Trying hard to digest what I'd witnessed I couldn't help but feel a little sad Yet, at the same time, just so glad I'll wait for the dolphins to come again I'll wait for the dolphins to come again
8.	Cafe Abyss 07:00	lyrics	buy track
I don't I can remember coming here It just seems as though I suddenly appeared I don't know the person sitting across from me Can't quite make out who it is, she's shadowy Suddenly there is a glass with green liquid She doesn't speak; I know she wants me to drink it Ill at ease, I don't think that would go that well Then I see myself chug it - I am compelled Now I feel rather peculiar, super weird Feel a tingle from my toes up to my beard What is happening to me? I look around and see The entire cafe starts to lurch and sway Color floods the room, flowers start to bloom Now I see she's gone, colors swirl around Next thing that I know, I've started to float I can see a door high above the floor I see it open, and I enter in I'm walking through a hallway, narrow and winding Paintings line the walls on every side And when I look up at them they seem to be looking away Further up ahead I hear gentle music A soft and luscious voice, floating through the dim I come around a bend and see a door Vibrant light shining through the frame I throw it open, and step and fall into abyss I don't I can remember coming here It just seems as though I suddenly appeared I don't know the person sitting across from me Can't quite make out who it is, she's shadowy Suddenly there is a glass with blue liquid She doesn't speak; I know she wants me to drink it Ill at ease, I don't think that would go that well Then I see myself chug it - I am compelled Now I feel rather peculiar, super weird Feel a tingle from my toes up to my beard What is happening to me? Is this just a dream? What's happening to me? Is this just a dream? What's happening to me? Is this just a dream?
9.	The Lost Spring 06:35	lyrics	buy track
Light filters through the blinds Dampened by the dust, only just tepid warmth I have been forced to hide Spend my days indoors, on my own, evermore Now the whole world's shut down Hiding underground, desperately, from diseases How fast things came undone But now time feels long, as we all sit and wait Meanwhile we watched as we all lost the Spring Look outside at the trees Blossoms on all, pink, yellow, red, and white It would be so lovely If we could be running free, not inside But we have lost the chance And it was our last, 'cause we could not adapt Our way of life was sick But we clung to it, and for that, now we're trapped Meanwhile the Earth has its rebirth without us Look up at the sky Azure and clear, so near, but so far Flowers are all in bloom A vibrant display, not grey like we are I can see the wind Lifting the birds, caressing the Earth tenderly Maybe someday we'll be free Of the disease, but we all know that's naive We had a shout, but our greed won Now it's too late, doomed to our fate We had a shout, but our greed won Now it's too late, doomed to our fate

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Meditations on life and the world in the midst of Coronavirus

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released July 22, 2020

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VercinFeatherix Seattle, Washington

Just a simple dude trying to make sense of a brutal and unjust world.

I delve into my anxieties, loves, fears, and joys, and refract that energy into groovy vibes.

I'm immeasurably grateful for your time and ears. ... more