The Aphorist Tab

[Verse 1]
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We're all mowing esoteric patterns in the grass
 
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A fast and fading echo of ancient Nazca man
 
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Who carved his lines upon the desert floor
 
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In hopes to catch the eye of some forgotten god
 
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To delight a passing thunderbird
 
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Or win patronage of a sky-jaguar knit of stars
 
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[Verse 2]
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Shouted slogans of leapers give me megrims
 
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Why didn't I smash the copier when I was through?
 
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Self-doubt is a stalking fiend
 
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Narcissism is a killer
That and no healthcare
 
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Dumb aphorist embrace obscurants
 
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And write in ogham for your final lines
 
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[Verse 3]
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There's the failed lawyer haunting teen-punk shows
 
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He'll explain his top five for '09 and what to eat
 
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But, if you ever saw his bald-skull head
 
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You'd be certain he's been dead for weeks
 
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[Verse 4]
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And that's the story of the happy thief who provided content
 
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To that ceaseless chill-out stream
 
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His body will be found soaked in luminol aftershave
 
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Room of knives, Lebanon Flying J
 
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I didn't know him very well
 
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But I think of him whenever my mind drifts
 
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
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