Unbecoming

“The light of truth beats upon us without shadow, and the light of truth is damnably unbecoming to us both.” — Virginia Woolf

James Ivy — Involved (Official Audio)

(note: syllables all eighth notes, leaving hardly any space)

[0:00–0:43] (instrumental)

[0:43]
You just sit there — info addict
Library endless — Babylon crypt

Grow forever — wisdom junkie
There will never — be just one key

Spiritual greed — stuff your pockets
Nine muse Goddess — bless’d curs’d sonnets

Every need wants — after something
Where you going? — forever run then

[1:02]
All you need won — it is now done
Just sit back then — in Eden’s Garden

And don’t mind that — you’re becoming
Marionette —poisoned puppet

Man-child sickness — “uh.. like.. but.. it..”
So comforting — just because it

Forced a flow state — of “then, fuck it”
Bass riff turn’d up — They say, “punch it”.

[𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕦𝕤]
[1:21]
Daydream my way — right into a
focus flame trance — euphoria

I know that you — too will love it
Did you think — I’d be above it?

aqua pura — portals perfect
worldline’s return — mortal’s circuit

Numb yourself — forever slumber
Apocalypse fears — some large number

Intend the end — into existence
End of the line — well, good riddance

“Time is past” — says a Brazen head
one-eyed — AI totalism

Too weak minded — for me to stomach
Was all this just — my loner’s luck?

This conduct — so unbecoming
Can we become — discerning loving?

[2:00–2:19] (instrumental break)

[2:19]
Make plans to do — something of worth
You’re not assigned — the right from birth

Sacrifice your — lifelong to it
Too much to choose — just say “screw it”

Meaning knew of— those who’d pursue
What you seek — is seeking you too

Triad of three— method tableau
Porphyry tree — soul symbol grow

[2:38]
Can we be free — of their control?
They close onto — your lone foxhole

Future fascist — the people, lethal
An integrated — living evil

Self sucked right out — purest blue soul
One who remained — corruption’s sole goal

But what of its — dual-partner type?
For every hell — is a heaven, right?

[𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕦𝕤]
[2:57]
Daydream my way — right into a
focus flame trance — euphoria

I know that you — too will love it
Did you think — I’d be above it?

aqua pura — portals perfect
worldline’s return — mortal’s circuit

Numb yourself — forever slumber
Apocalypse fears — some large number

Intend the end — into existence
End of the line — well, good riddance

“Time is past” — says a Brazen head
one-eyed — AI totalism

Too weak minded — for me to stomach
Was all this just — my loner’s luck?

This conduct — so unbecoming
Can we become — discerning loving?

[𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕣𝕠]
[3:36]
info addict — Babylon crypt
wisdom junkie — never one key
stuff your pockets — bless’d by curs’d verse
want for something — forever running
all you need done — now Eden’s son
you’re becoming — poison’d puppet
“uh.. like.. but.. it..” — just because it
flow state, “fuck it” — bass riff, “punch it”
daydream auric — flame euphoric
surely love it — not above it
aqua pura — carpe cura
ever slumber — some big number
end existence — well, good riddance
globalism — totalism
cannot stomach — just my dumb luck
so unbecoming — a discerning loving

purpose’s worth — no right from birth
give all to it — gamble, “screw it”
meaning’s waiting, right time — your cue
let “symbols grow” — methods tableau
free from control — in your foxhole
an integrated — living evil
no more pure soul — corruption’s sole goal
hell’s partner type — its heaven, right?

flow state, “fuck it” — bass riff, “punch it”
deep blue auric — a flame euphoric
surely love it — not above it
aqua pura — carpe cura

body, mind, soul — a triple choir
go go, glow, grow — a higher fire
stand on sediment — sentiment
seeking some — hint of contentment

“How well the skillful gard’ner drew
Of flow’rs and herbs this dial new,
Where from above the milder sun
Does through a fragrant zodiac run;
And as it works, th’ industrious bee
Computes its time as well as we.
How could such sweet and wholesome hours
Be reckon’d but with herbs and flow’rs!”
— Andrew Marvell, The Garden

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