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6 Possible Illusions Prior To Death

by Formalists

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1.
Moist raisin body Pickled in brine Winking at children Spam in your smile You know that bodies Are raincoats sometimes If it is raining And they’re outside You know that bodies (they can be) Great works of art (and they will be) Provided that (they paint and) Paint in the dark Moist raisin body pickled in brine Often reflecting soaring through time Moist raising body, moist raisin eyes Often reflecting soaring through time You know that bodies can be Anything x 4 Moist raisin body (moist raisin body, moist raisin eyes) Pickled in brine Gout in your feet and Cataract eyes You know that bodies Are everything twice First they are carrots Then they are slime Turn into slime x4 Into slime now Moist raisin body pickled in brine Often reflecting soaring through time Moist raising body, moist raisin eyes Often reflecting soaring through time You know that bodies can be Anything Anything at all, at all, at all man Anything at all Anything At all x 5 Anything Anything at all, at all, at all man Anything at all Anything
2.
There’s a tale, that you tell, and your teachers told before you Oh, how Mrs. Chan would turn around and put her left hand to her brow Aware, I’d stand, of seconds passed, a most reluctant scarecrow And with my eyes follow the lines that met the lines of pharaohs There’s a street, discarded fleet of loose lamenting lawn charms They count the years of fresh regret that well in back yards to collect The trees like patient cavalries that shade the paths for no one This is the road that meets the street where I’m from
3.
Waiting all day the time flies By and by I, I might be here for a very long time But when I finally go to sleep Beneath the shade of taller things I’ll see the scale of everything And I’ll dream In the leafy body of a great pine tree
4.
Oko Yono 04:38
I was on the fence Hardly thinking Neither here nor there Just a feelin’ Dance Oko Yono Cool band name Come ye unto love Come or something I was on the fence I was on the fence Hardly breathing Neither here nor there Passing seasons Dance Oko Yono Cool band name Come ye unto praise Promise something I was on the fence I was on the fence Hardly thinking Neither here nor there Just a feelin’ Dance Oko Yono Cool band name Come ye unto love Come ye pilgrims I was on the fence
5.
Fughetta 03:30
You’re my little Clementine You’re the apple of my eye You feel bad some of the time, then you don’t feel alright Though you are always on my mind I get so tongue-tied
6.
Selling new cds All the time, all the time Of the songs that I write All the time, all the time I thought it was my time You were wrong Joseph don’t be let down, You know what they say about When you’re down and out Don’t kick and shout Go Joseph The books been writ and you’re not dead yet Not yet Go, go, go for it, kid Never quit Wasting all my time Don’t ask why, don’t ask why Writing songs no one could like Don’t ask why, don’t ask why Going nowhere in life Nowhere nice Joseph don’t be let down, You know what they say about When you’re down and out Don’t kick and shout Go Joseph The books been writ and you’re not dead yet Not yet Go, go, go for it, kid Never quit Printing band t-shirts On the dime, on the dime Writing verse until I cry For a dime, for a dime How the time does fly by Day and night Joseph don’t be let down, You know what they say about When you’re down and out Don’t kick and shout Go Joseph The books been writ and you’re not dead yet Not yet Go, go, go for it, kid Never quit Step on the sidewalk, heel then toe Sole to the pavement out looking for Seeds for the sowing, grains for the store Wood for the burning, when the winds blow Cold Weeds for the raising, children grow Meat on the table, prayers on the floor Mind for remorse, and same mind for lust Love in the morning, ache in the dusk

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released May 27, 2014

Released 01 August 2014
'6 Possible Illusions Prior To Death' was recorded and mixed by John Dinsmore of Licoln County Social Club, and Mastered by Milan Schramek of Laquer Channel Mastering
Album art by Joseph Landau based on sketches by Meghan O'Neill

Joseph Landau - Vocals, Nylon String Guitar
Will Hunter - Electric Guitar, Keyboard, Bass
Sean Traczyk - Bass, Electric Guitar
Daniel Korn - Drums, Percussion

With musical guest,

Ben Landau - backup vocals on Awakened/Reposed, and Moist Raisin Body

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Formalists Toronto, Ontario

Based in Toronto, Formalists are a progressive quartet with ties to the city’s classical and jazz communities. Their music combines alt-folk, indie, and western art influences, with a dual ambition to thrill and discomfort. At once elegant, and self-indulgent, Formalists share more then just a love of supine-grape eating with the hedonists of yore. ... more

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