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The Consciousness Test

by Lauren Lee "Space Jazz" Trio

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1.
Power Lines 06:41
coming down, the limbs are falling to the ground below spiraling out of control, mass devastations loom in the distance how can we take shelter when so much must be done come take a walk with me through the destruction come marvel at the depth of mother nature's wrath enjoy the stillness while it lasts
2.
the anesthetic kicks in and you start to drift off....quiet, all that is quietly surrounding you hums in the background becomes silent. what once could be distracting is maybe at best a consciousness test to only remember the details that matter and celebrate that our brains do in fact rely on this perfectly balanced insanity to somehow remain intact frightening moments arise, the worst kind of surprise... hello! ma'am can you feel the pressure that's prying inside catacombs of your mind? goodnight! with that back under you go it has caused you distress, this consciousness test. you wake in a panic, your motives satanic, but frightened and lost, confused at such cost, your touch with reality fades so significantly you cannot manage to find your way back dreams never brought to life, fruition, goals, once were maybe most important love, could be current, unrequited doubts, magnified and brought to life, and fears are suddenly much too real life, do not take for granted nightmares don't just happen while you're sleeping tension cuts like a knife, you snap back to real life Help Me! someone explain what happened I thought I was fine with the drilling inside sorry, we didn't mean to impose it's disturbing at best, this consciousness test feeling discomfort is part of the norm, hurt, insanity seems to take over your dreams, but try to remember when thoughts don't respect: answer back with a NO, you don't own me, you cowardly fear mongering bully who's not based in fact with that you have passed this consciousness test to only remember the details that matter and celebrate that our brains do in fact rely on this perfectly balanced insanity to somehow remain intact
3.
Demons 03:00
once had soared, now has fallen should have forgiven and forgotten it's all in your head all you dread, it's all in your head
4.
Voyager 07:40
one way tickets bought, no need for baggage, no need for those petty things perseverance and persistence, purpose, adaptation and resilience open to new situations know your boundaries and limitations you ask questions not to understand just on the surface weightlessly we float, hurdling toward the unknown perseverance and persistence, purpose, adaptation and resilience open to new situations know your boundaries and limitations you ask questions not to understand just on the surface the reality is: prepare for the worst the reality is: bleak and cold the reality is: unknown and dark day has finally come. cuing nervous tremors. will we make it out we won't make it back
5.
could it be this, could it be that goes undiagnosed could it be the thing that I have always feared the most though I feel like I could die I know I can't assume it's my natural reaction to resort to doom calm me down, hey let's build a blanket fort! hide from the world chalk it up to jitters, that's not fair, there's something wrong oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no
6.
as the flea sucks the succulent life away from its prey, and the prey runs away, comes back but to stay and scratch, and creatures catch the infestation...caring not to disturb the parasitic order of the undead but barely living as a swollen tissue consumes its space and takes the place of innocent cells, damaged by drugs and food and stress, and presses on the precious ones as a bacteria nestles in its vessel of bone, once vibrant and white, dulled and jagged by the drone of a drill, silver and black rot deterioration infiltrating the root as a craving bites in the night the tongue of the diseased, plagued by gangrene and numbness in the extremities that carry thee to thine treasure, to thine treasure of sweets that feast upon its victims, the undead but barely living
7.
space and time unfolding, unraveling before your eyes
8.
Moral 07:10
I believe... I must be responsible/reliable/a role model/dependable I must believe in something I believe people are generally good. I believe they want what's best for their fellow man. I believe people are generally moral cause they believe in something. I believe my own opinion is right cause I believe in something. My something is better than yours because my thing is the better/proper/only thing ...because it's what I chose to believe

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Full-length debut concept album by the Lauren Lee "Space Jazz" Trio

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released May 15, 2016

Lauren Lee, vocal/piano/compositions
Charley Sabatino, bass
Andy O'Neill, drums

Recorded 12/3 and 12/4 2015 by Peter Karl at Peter Karl Studios, Brooklyn NY

Cover art by Andrea Danger Witting

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