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Midnight Oil

from The Archives by DeadBeat

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Written and Recorded between 2003-2005

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Verse 1:
with only broken bones and shattered dreams
life stands still and nothing is what it seems
i find myself sitting with twiddling thumbs
while my heart beats down to the sound ofmatching drums
thinking of different ways to help me fall asleep
with little bo peep telling me to count her sheep
but thats all i can do, theres nothing to accomplish
cant remember anything dont know if i'm even conscience
well what if i was, it wouldnt change a thing
still believe lies that any dream could bring
and first i'll hit the notes and then i'll hit the pipe
finally i'll hit myself because it's just my type
flipping channels of ideas, maybe one will speak
forming patterns with a slow and hateful leak
soaking everything in sight until the answer is clear
my theory on the chopping block, ready to disappear

chorus:
help me with my problem, it's sleep depervation
burning midnight oil is my only motivation
on location for cerebral stimulation
telepathy, starvation, distant like creation

verse 2:
If dreams were real then i've died a million times
lost my way once before for not following any signs
like when knowledge replaces logic, and now i'm a suspect
i must object can we change the subject
i'm sleeping but i'm awake, awake but still dreaming
thoughts of the unconscience would show me a different meaning
and i'm talking to myself because theres no one elese around
once was lost but now i'm found at the bottom of the barrel i was heading down
I'm having too much fun on a slide that never ends
always down and never up but i guess that all depends
ideas i held inside in hopes that i might grow
or die slow with a tight flow feeling micro
scopic, stop it, grab the needle never drop it
change the topic and still see no profit
for i can see the truth but need no proof
that death is just a dial tone in a disconnected phone booth

Verse 3:
If sleep could be personified, i'd become a mourner
living a lavish life inside my favorite corner
seeing pictures in the dark that i cant see in the light
prisms of color futures never looked so bright
blinding perceptions that are all lying dormit
waiting til you have enough time to afford it
recorded through my ram but seen on the monitor
on the internet and now you're all on top of her
can't just listen you should learn how to feel
a distinguished line between a dream and what's real
outcome disasterous, system collapses
whos the fastest to drown with the masses
this mask is a way to hide from society
so i can criticize and not be told to do it quietly
i might be hearing an altered complication
just a demonstration of mental masturbation

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from The Archives, released June 29, 2014

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DeadBeat Toledo, Ohio

Rapper/Producer turned Writer/Filmmaker/Composer, R.W. Martin's music, under the alias of Deadbeat, ranges from all varitites of Hip-Hop instrumental, Electro, Soundtrack Scores, Experimental, Industrial, EDM, 80's Synth Revival, and whatever else he can mash together. Sometimes using samples, sometimes all original - Deadbeat music is always unique & waiting to show you new worlds. ... more

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