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The First 25 Minutes

by The Spectral Distortions

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1.
Lonely Night 02:39
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I’m so happy You are here with us tonight Thank you my friends It’s all I could ever need I’m so happy you are here with us tonight It’s almost enough to forget That something isn’t right Have you seen her? She should be here On this lonely night Have you seen her? She should be here On this lonely night I guess she couldn’t be here Though I’m in no position to describe Why that is true Just one of those things I’ve never understood And neither would you If you had all the facts of the situation It’s just one of those cases That defies all explanation Have you seen her? She should be here On this lonely night Have you seen her? Have you seen her? On this lonely night Makes less sense the more you know (x6)
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She Holds Her Secrets Closely 02:16
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She holds her secrets closely Her grip is strong as steel And just when you think you’ve caught a glimpse Of everything that’s real, you ask Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? She shrouds herself in darkness Concealing all that’s true You think that you might have seen the light But many have been fooled before you, so you ask Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Self doubt can be lonely Ignorance, it can be cruel You say to just be patient But you’ve always been a fool, so you ask Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself? Can I trust myself?
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Circles 02:55
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I've been runnin' circles Up and down the block I've been runnin' up and down, and left and right I'm stuck I've been feelin' tired I've been feelin' cold The thing I do I do it well But I've done it before My father always told me Do what you love But what's a boy to do Dad, when it's gone? There is a danger You take a risk Every time you tear it down And start over with it I've been runnin' circles Up and down the block I've been goin' up and down, and left and right I'm stuck I've been feelin' dizzy I've been feelin' cold The thing I do I do it well But I've done it before
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Conspiracy Theory 01:53
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Gotta say been to the Moon and back There is a farm somewhere out west I even saw that super famous flag It was a fake, but it's still the best One day I'll prove that the Earth ain't round Will bungee jump from the edge of town Will take a picture from below the plate And when I show you I wanna see your face Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna believe my conspiracy theory Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna tell you my conspiracy theory You think Einstein was super smart Figure out mass could bend some light Don't wanna be such a fool, my friend The guy was talking to some aliens I even met with fucking Santa Claus I asked him 'are you Santa Claus?' The motherfucker punched me on the face And ran away screaming ho ho ho Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna believe my conspiracy theory Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna tell you my conspiracy theory We know some of you trust the system If you trust the system, you're part of the problem What do you believe in? Fucking science? Fuck you One day I'll prove that the Earth ain't round Will bungee jump from the edge of town Will take a picture from below the plate And when I show you I wanna see your face Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna believe my conspiracy theory Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna tell you my conspiracy theory Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna believe my conspiracy theory Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theory, I wanna tell you my conspiracy theory
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Stop Emailing Dan (About MOND) 03:05
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I've got a favor to ask of you I've got a favor to ask of you I've got a favor to ask of you Stop email Dan about MOND Stop email Dan about MOND I've heard it all before, and I'll hear it all again There's just something about it, you can't resist Are you playing contrarion, or is your ignorance legit? Stop email Dan about MOND Stop email Dan about MOND I guess you have a point Modified gravity seems like a perfectly legitimate alternative There's almost no evidence against it Except the CMB Large scale structure Galaxy clusters The light element abundances The diversity of galaxy halos And common fucking sense Stop email Dan about MOND Stop email Dan about MOND Stop email Dan about MOND Stop email Dan about MOND
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EAT (The SUN))) 03:15
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You ask me, why I always rebel And hold disdain for every single command From a mom or a dad, a teacher or preacher Cop, politician, a division head Autonomy's sacred, there's no compromise There will be no yielding I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun Nature itself bounds and confine us, it's true The physical laws, unbending, I resent them too They define what is possible, but no one asked me Consent is not given, for price or for free I'll fight 'til it's over, I'll fight 'til the end I will not concede I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun I' gazed into the depths of the universe, there's beauty there it's true But just cause something's beautiful doesn't mean I'll let it tell me what to do I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun I eat the sun, I eat the sun
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Death Ray in PAB 02:25
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Another day, another locked door What's with the badge, what you lookin' for? Something's strange, security's tight Something's different, yeah, something's not right What's goin' on in the PAB? What's goin' on in the PAB? Come on man, you can tell me What's goin' on in the PAB? You can trust me I'll tell anyone In PAB, what you workin' on? I'm just a guy from the theory division But I smell subterfuge and misdirection Is there a death ray in PAB? Is there a death ray in PAB? They say's to study the CMB But there a death ray in PAB You can say it over, again and again You think my gullibility knows no end I may be far from the PAB But ominous sounds are self explanatory There's a death ray in PAB There's a death ray in PAB They tell otherwise but now I see There's a death ray in PAB Death ray PAB Death ray PAB Death ray PAB Death ray PAB
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Matter and Void 02:55
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My father’s razor Was sharp and seldom failed Though I’ve never seen him clean shaven Many things Seemed obvious to him But to me they needed explaining – yeah It all boils down to situation The burdens of time and place What you learnt, all you inherit Bears down, and creates what it’s going to create It could have been different As is so often the case Or so you’d like it to be One thing’s for certain No one’s to blame For taking two at a cost of three – yeah I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting The sun comes up, but I’ve never know why I’m tired of you and your pontificating Your curated list of reasons not to try – yeah, yeah You run and run around in circles Arguments, masterfully employed And in the end, you’re where you started And all, is nothing, but matter and void
9.
YY 03:48
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Tell me why why Tell me why why Tell me why why Tell me why You thought no one would notice You thought no one would care But we're all lookin' at you now And we ask how could you dare? There's always someone else to blame The buck never stops here But someone's got to take this fall And you look pretty good from here Tell me why why Tell me why why Tell me why why Tell me why When I first heard I thought This just can't be true Never thought that this could happen Never thought this could happen to you But I was just naive There were things I couldn't see Like the things you value more Than basic human dignity Tell me why why Tell me why why Tell me why why Tell me why How could you dare? How could you dare? Tell me why, tell me why Tell me why, tell me why Tell me why, I need to know Tell me why, I'm gonna go crazy here Tell me why, I need to know Tell me why, tell me why Tell me why Tell me why why, tell me why why Tell me why why, tell me why We're angry and disappointed We're angry and disappointed We're angry and disappointed We're angry and disappointed

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released July 28, 2023

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The Spectral Distortions Chicago, Illinois

The Spectral Distortions is a Chicago-based punk band that consists (mostly) of people who do physics research for their day jobs. Frenetic, loud, and abrasive, their songs are often about science or science culture, and can be both playful and introspective. They are generally regarded as our universe’s premiere physics punk band. ... more

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