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A chance cross in paths,
two strangers walking down the road
One humming a tune,
the other liking what he hears
Excuse me kind sir
what is the melody that you sing?
It sooths my soul,
and carries it lightly on the breeze

You mean this old tune,
I've been singing since time began
I'll teach it to you,
come closer so you can hear
You lean right in,
but there's an obstruction in your ear
Try to pull it out,
your hand is reaching into your head
It pulls together and then...

The universe expands before your eyes
Infinite knowledge fills your life
Then music numbs your mind

A spiral of energy circling around, gathering up speed
Simplicity comes along, smacking you in the
Face to face now with answers that were there, all along
We are energy
To be, set free

When you come back down,
the ground-doesn't quite seem the same
The people you meet,
give you questionable looks at best
They don't understand,
you're confused when you try to speak

Your thoughts are unclear,
and the tongue fumbles the words
What a fool they think,
dismiss what you have to say
It should drive you mad,
but you sit in quiet bliss
One day they'll see,
it will hit like a gentle wave
And sooth the mind,
the body a feather in the wind
It pulls together and then...

Pretty colors light your eyes
As you grab a comet shooting by
Runs down your spine and through your toes

A spiral of energy circling around, gathering up speed
Simplicity comes along, smacking you in the
Face to face now with answers that were there, all along
We are energy
To be, set free

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from Square Pegs Round Holes, released March 31, 2011

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Ultraviolet Hippopotamus Grand Rapids, Michigan

“This Grand Rapids band does the groovy, experimental, jam-rock thing in a way that would make Frank Zappa proud.”

Brian McCollum - Detroit Free Press

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