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The Forgotten Streetlamps of Time

by The Violet Mindfield

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1.
Thwart Hustle 04:27
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THWART HUSTLE tweaker Will said he got 45 if you can gets some shit you can keep a dime Jay spoke up said he got the connect said he could be back in twenty minutes or less ahhh...and he was gone Jay took the money and he got the stuff but decided that he wanted it all to himself when he was gone too long Will got the sign and he decided it was time to get on the line ahhh...and he was gone they caught Jay on Turner Avenue four guys in a van on methamphetamine they grabbed Jay the said to get inside they said they gonna take him for a ride a ahhh..and they were gone
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Sugar 01:52
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SUGAR the windows time permeates the mind increasingly ahhh plastic and water like piles of gold and mercury ahhh is it all is it sugar is all it is it is all it is
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Plastic Plunder 02:20
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PLASTIC PLUNDER the pusher puller the midnight stroller rocking the sideways on the corner when they holler out of nowhere take it back and turn it over before the smacks gets up in clover turn it back and take it over pretty flies are made of butter slip and slide a dime for a quarter buys a mime and tin can soldier set beside a pretty chessboard made of limes and tiny bop folklore takes it back and turns it over pull a postcard from a folder slap it backwards on the shoulder of invisible mohair sofa sitting on stacks of plastic plunder
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Another Night On The Town 02:40
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ANOTHER NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN another night out on the town another night standing around we’re just killing time we don't really mind hey listen what's that sound the roof top is falling down take a chance and step inside never know what your gonna find we don't mind we're killing time me and my clementine last call for alcohol we don't need to drink at all we don't really mind we're just killing time we don't mind mind we're killing time me and my clementine
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Stereo 04:28
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STEREO he was feeling alone he had gotten sick and tired of the shopping mall he was looking for something he finally got his something in the stereo he said stereo turn me back up when I'm feeling low he said stereo you got it going on don't you fail me now stereo... stereo she was a rambler she was rambling out on the road she was searching for shelter you know she found her shelter in the stereo she said stereo... stereo she said stereo turn me back up when I'm feeling low she said stereo you got it going on don't you fail me now stereo... stereo the met up with each other on the sidewalk after the show they went to the apartment and put themselves a record on the stereo stereo stereo said stereo turn me back up when I'm feeling low said stereo stereo you got it going on don't you fail me now stereo... stereo pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah
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Ghetto Bird 03:23
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GHETTO BIRD running down an alley hopping over a fence sliding in time just under a freeway overpass I was running from the law I was running from the law ground unit is creeping up on me just down the street ghetto bird is in the asky and flying over me I was running from the law I was running from the law I climb up and I take off down the street to the apartment I was running from the law I was running from the law
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Crazy Daisy 01:32
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CRAZY DAISY here she comes down the street for everybody to see dirty girl staying clean she always hip to the scene here she comes consciously gets it done does nothing all the while you can see she just wants to be friendly yeah she's crazy daisy there she goes you can see the nightmare turn to a dream making good looking mean she doesn't need anything yeah she's crazy daisy
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What Is 04:02
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WHAT IS a nameless face a wasted space out on the chase in the rodent race and out of place forgotten case it's all the rage mmm...anyway soothingly strange anyway yeah it's strange soothingly strange a bitter taste a constant face a turning page chemical cage an addicts maze it's all the rage anyway co-dependants amendments... made soothingly strange anyway yeah it's strange soothingly strange soothingly strange anyway yeah it's strange soothingly strange soothingly strange anyway yeah it's strange soothingly strange
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Exit The Terminal 01:06
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In Angel Dust 03:05
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IN ANGEL DUST from first to last and last to first through the pains of hunger and the sufferings of thirst and medicated recreations judiciary complications plant the seed of alteration firmly in the dirt all was left in angel dust from birth to death and death and to birth without a single kind of caller on the social shirt the chain was broken the box was opened without a warning a lifted curse all was left in angel dust all was left... in angel dust worked out kaleidoscopic anitonic bursts swam the anhydonic pond tarred and feathered bailed to one with leaps and bounds around the town of concrete mounds and found what it was worth all was left in angel dust all was left... in angel dust...ahhh...ahhh
11.
He Not Right 02:18
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HE NOT RIGHT he not right he not not there he don't mind he... don't... care you know he not right you know he not here you know don't mind you know he don't really care you know he not right you know he not here you know don't mind you know he don't really care you know he not right you know he not here you know don't mind you know he don't really care he not right he not not there he don't mind he... don't... care you know he not right
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Oh What A Shame 04:39
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OH WHAT A SHAME he wonders what she thinks when she gets to him that way she wonders what he thinks when he goes out to play they dream of each other when they are away when the get together somehow...someway...nothings changed oh what a shame the nightmare found its vein oh what a shame the nightmare has made its claim what a shame she believes in nothing he believes his brain its hard to find time to think about something like an empty place at the bottom of the heart where the demons like to stay and pull it all apart but its easier to run...run away oh what a shame the nightmare found its vein oh what a shame the nightmare has .made its claim what a shame what a shame what a shame they found they ought to speak but lost the words to say the secrets that they keep the truth they gave away they made the time to bleed it was an honest pain the pleasures they would reap it was all theirs to take oh what a shame the nightmare found its vein oh what a shame the nightmare made its claim oh what a shame the nightmare found its vein oh what a shame the nightmare has claim what a shame what a shame
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Lady Of Alchemy 04:12
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LADY OF ALCHEMY lady of alchemy makes me feel so fine lady of alchemy see how she shines oh my while I look into her eyes she's removing the disguise she's showing me to me lets me see what I want to see and if I want to lie there is no need to try because everything is just how it should be always lady of alchemy makes me feel so fine lady of alchemy see how she shines oh my when she touches my mind she feels between the lines finds just what I need extracting it for me she brings it all to light lets me realize there is so much to find in nothing when your trying lady of alchemy makes me feel so fine lady of alchemy see how she shines oh my lady of alchemy makes me feel so fine lady of alchemy see how she shines oh my lady of alchemy makes me feel so fine lady of alchemy see how she shines oh my
14.
Anything At All 00:52
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ANYTHING AT ALL you can dream anything at all when you got a heart like yours you can dream anything at all you can dream anything at all anything at all anything at all You can dream anything at all
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Faire Thee Well Carousel 04:18
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FAIR THEE WELL CAROUSEL locks of hair in the stairwell seething and taking care there tell tearing the taught line of the crime light streaming out...down...time dreaming ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well incense burning up fair evenings waiting on the free pair sailings questionnaire signed out swearing sphere shin stop the sigh gleaming ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel carrousel tall hallowed night masonry fluttered minds bind anatomy newspapers teleport Friday felonies and cold conundrums committed to memory ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel fair thee well ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel ahh fair thee well carrousel fair the well

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released July 4, 2016

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The Violet Mindfield Pomona, California

The Violet Mindfield is a five piece, 60's inspired, American, Garage/Surf/Psych/Bedroom/Acid Folk/Lo-fi/among other things/Rock'n Roll band, based in and around the Inland Empire of Southern California. The group consists of John Duran (lead vocals/guitar), Harry Parr (drums/backing vocals), Sean Mcbreen (bass), Clifton Weaver (organ/percussion/guitar) and Victor Salazar (guitar/backing vocals). ... more

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