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Building Blocks

by Strange Flavors

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1.
White Keys 02:02
I wouldn't be surprised, when you realized That the ghost of all of us living right behind your eyes Specters, bones, and demons cast no shadows on the walls Just shades beneath the trees like natures parasols Little need for reason, to me it's all the same Fit the earth inside the moon and make believe we've lost our name Bee's don't fear god, pay reverence to the hive They're living free, just to float the breeze, just to be alive Make believe that your left was right, make believe in all the games Imagine moving front to back stealing pictures from the frames Specters, bones, and demons cast no shadows on the walls Just shades beneath the trees like natures parasols Hadn't heard you breathing, you took me by surprise But I saw that look you filthy crook deep within your eyes Specters, bones, and demons cast no shadows on the walls Just shades beneath the trees like natures parasols
2.
Dumb Luck 03:07
Every little thing that I see Seems like it's coming for me Just like my shadow Follows me around Bad luck seems to just appear When I think I am clear Whenever I get high It's there to bring me back down Though most times I get away Though life has it's ways Oh I know It never fails to astound I won't venture to pray I just wanna say All of the things that I've done Some were just for fun Motivated to take knowledge from the fruit of the tree Though I may seem strange Yeah a, bit deranged You wont believe some of the shit that has happened to me I live hair of the dog Broke a camel with straws Won't believe how many times I've been chased by the law and I always got away Dumb luck subs for a will and a way Copper coated late night shopping Cut my leg on the fence I'm hopping Duragesic morphine patches Might as well just play with matches I ain't gonna lie Probably should've died I put my car on two wheels Death was right on my heels And though I've gotten older, it ain’t lost it's appeal Might as well just go and play Dumb luck subs for a will and a way
3.
Walk 02:57
You walk and expect me to follow But that's not how it works momma C'est la vie I chew but you wont let me swallow Whats the point of workin' if I never eat Your a liar and a contradiction Don't be fooled by what you see Scars led to my disposition Swept aside like fallen leaves I've heard When it comes to the land, sky or sea It feels like you surround me Act like your word is a given Split tongue everything you say Strut like you deserve a ribbon Hate to crash your red hot soiree Fail to see the correlation Of the smoke and the acid rain Crushing us under the inflation With the heat pulsing through our veins I've heard When it comes to the land, sky or sea It feels like you surround me Talk, I perceive that you're hollow Full of hot air like a summer breeze In your own self-pity you wallow Like a broken record singing whoa is me With a little contemplation We could see the forest before the trees With a voice that could topple nations Bring the powers that be to their knees I've Heard When it comes to the land, sky or sea It feels like you surround me I gasp for air and try to breathe, Every time that you try to drowned me
4.
Frank 01:29
You're sweet as the dickens like strawberry laxatives So full of shit, and we all can see I'd never hope that you're in car accident, But it's a nice day and here are your keys Lay your head down On pillows laced with disease I'm not concerned with which way that you wanna go Here's some shoes made of stones go swim in the sea Lets all pretend that we all give a shit About our enemies out on their sinking ship Just call me Frank and I'd hate to be cold But if I'd be so bold as to say what we mean
5.
IHYL 03:27
I knew right when I met you, That you'd get on my nerves I hope karma will catch you, And you get what you deserve Stupidity is astounding Don't bring that shit around me Unaware that you are a fool You're pathetic and your unapologetic and rude Man you're killin' my mood with everything that you do I wish you'd get a clue I hope that you lose, I hope that you lose, I hope that you lose, I hope that you lose Expect us to respect you For the things that you say I just want to forget you And be on my way All the ground work you lay For the attention you crave Unaware that you are a tool It's poetic that your so un-empathetic, and cruel Man you're killing my mood With everything that you do I wish that you'd get a clue I hope that you lose, I hope that you lose, I hope that you lose, I hope that you lose
6.
I never really know what you're trying to say All the little funny faces that you make When I'm not there what do you do Cried when you're young but oh how you grew I can't believe all the things that you seem to know Being there for me when I'm feeling low You can't get enough of the sun outside Lying in the grass watching the clouds pass by Never took offense when I heard you growl Cuz' you melt my heart my girl and oh Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. We've had close calls and near goodbyes But it wasn't your time to leave my side Everything you wanted, most of them you got it Sweet as honey being funny Even when you're on the prowl Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl. Howl Sugar, howl.
7.
Heavy Water 03:14
Drown me Lead me to the river Drinkin' heavy water I ain’t got a clue who What will happen to this town now Take a look around now It's all shuttin down Youu don't wanna get in Til they push you to it Yeah, like you'd ever know Drown me Lead me to the river Drinkin' heavy water Everything they do just seems to Kick us when we're down now Everything around now Careful what you do now It ain't good for you now Keep it on the low They got me down on my knees Drown me Lead me to the river Drinkin' heavy water People gettin' sick and tired of Livin' in the hole now Bundle up it's cold out They just try to hold out And it's got me down and feelin' so low God only knows Finally Everyone'll see them How'd they even do it Everything you own, and you got me livin' low Finally surface to see You bastards better believe This ain't no Hollywood E! They're finely hearing me now Drinkin' heavy water Drinkin' from the river You ain't got the time So we're callin' you out Are you hearing me now?
8.
So Sweet 02:40
When I look at you it ain't hard to see Let me tell you oh it's hard to breathe Everything you do is getting to me You know it, oh you got to Bring the heat my way, give some sugar to me I push it, you pull me in We could spend all day eating peaches and cream Get to it, it's all fluid Pop rocks, bubblegum, and she blew it Her, candy shop is sweeter than the honey from bees Thought the fox was sly man nothing to it This, silver tongue will make you go weak in the knees Oh you're gonna receive She's feeling alive and pulling me down went and lost myself I need to breath She's praying to god and the devil too now Want heaven, you'll get it Just bite your lip, feel the breathe in your lungs You close your eyes but you still see Let me lift you up when you melt on my tongue Like a lollipop love you're so sweet We've got to, do what they tell us to Just do, what you gotta do and say So they'll let you go, just to Get this fucking song on the radio When I look at you it ain't hard to see Let me tell you oh it's hard to breath Everything you do is getting to me You know it, oh you got to Bring the heat my way, give some sugar to me I push it, you pull me in We could spend all day eating peaches and cream Get to it, it's all fluid Just bite your lip, feel the breathe in your lungs You close your eyes but you still see Let me lift you up when you melt on my tongue Like a lollipop love you're so sweet
9.
Show Me 04:02
Withering sails, tipping the scales Pursuit is close behind When the light of the cars are passing as stars Can't tell if you were born this way or you're just blind You know There's commonality yeah an ebb and flow You're cold and pale You've got a lot of colors but they're all pastel So please, believe You gotta play your part for a piece of me When I, resolve Recover from the feint now get ready for the free for all 1,2,3 Show me what you got Thickening the plot Hero dead and gone, but the story ain’t over yet Show me what you got Tell me what you're not Will you judge a book when it's missing the cover Fanning the flame Windswept just like a mid-west plain To see, the ease So dependent on your brevity Reason and rhyme Where do you even find the time To scheme, and pray To your blood thirsty deities Show me what you got Thickening the plot Hero dead and gone, but the story ain’t over yet Show me what you got Tell me what you're not Will you judge a book when it's missing the cover Lies, you can't abstain Little thoughts leak from your pea sized brain The nerve, absurd To think that you could refrain, restrain From turning sub-missive masses Into glorious asses It's just another way For you To GAIN. Show me what you got Thickening the plot Hero dead and gone, but the story ain’t over yet Show me what you got Tell me what you're not Will you judge a book when it's missing the cover
10.
11.
Sunny Day 04:53
I recall, everything How the grass it was lush and green Before, the fall We could lie around and day dream We forged a star Who the hell do we think we are But all that changed When the sun came to take us away Feel the warmth of the morning rays Because the ash has left the landscape gray Fortunate to know, that we need to fly We will make our way Because the prophets wrote, that we took to the sky From this modern day Pompeii We try, to begin Feel the clouds roll across my skin There's blood on the wind Will god forgive us for these sins And as the ash rains down below Carpeting the plains Can we pretend that it's just snow On a sunny day Fell the warmth of the morning rays This is the price we pay Fortunate to know, that we need to fly We will make our way And the prophets wrote, that we took to the sky From this modern day Pompeii On a sunny day Feel the warmth of the morning rays Because the ash has left the landscape gray Fortunate to know that we need to fly We will make our way Because the prophets wrote, that we took to the sky From this modern day Pompeii
12.
The sky... fell down... my nose... Welcome Home... and behold... Collide... slow... The sky... unfolds... The blues and hues, Of Gold, they glow,.. As time's... flexed and pulled... Welcome home... We're whole... Welcome home... The sky... fell down... my nose... Welcome Home... and behold... There's Fire... in the sky tonight... We cry... into the light... We're Bruised, and confused, Nothing left to do but enjoy the show... Eyes... Burning bright... Welcome home... We're whole... Welcome home... We're whole... Hey now, all you got is head full of fears In your eyes and your ears so Lay down, if you don't want get stepped on Then you need a back-bone of Stone child, if you really wanna get past this Then you'll need a remedy You know that It's killin' me Held down, by the force of the sheer discourse And the weight of the gravity's Dark waves, cuz it's high time That we all get pulled right down in the High tide, if you really wanna get past this Then you'll need a remedy It's pure calamity Hey now, all you got is head full of fears In your eyes and your ears so Lay down, if you don't want get stepped on Then you need a back-bone of Stone child, if you really wanna get past this Then you'll need a remedy It's pure calamity The sky... fell down... my nose... Welcome Home... and behold... We're whole... Welcome home...

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A collection of songs we had the pleasure of writing over the course of a year. Enjoy! <3

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released June 30, 2017

Ryan Brown - guy that yells stuff
Chris Jemison - big violin
Matt Ordiway - BASS BASS BASS
Blake Hendrix - He hits things.
Josh Wiechmann - magic computer man

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Strange Flavors Ypsilanti, Michigan

Strange Flavors is a progressive rock band that formed in late 2015 out of Ypsilanti, MI. With their energetic stage antics, big sound and over the top performances they quickly made a name for themselves. Floating through driving rhythms, intricate solos, syncopated bass lines, and crushing vocals the group exudes a sound and style all their own. Brutal, yet soulful and cerebral. ... more

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