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Otolith

by Fox Heavy

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1.
Balthazar 05:35
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Dadgum, I ain’t seen you in years! What brings you back to the hometown? Well I guess we’ve got no choice; we’re doing this coast to coast now My my, about to waste my time, or maybe time to double down on focus Now keen to the marriage between my mind’s eye and my genius locus They won’t take pity in the low ground Leave it up to roshambo Take me back from the city to my home town I’m not that young but I’m not full grown So don’t tell me what I need to be shown Put me back on the idiot patrol now   Blam blam, its like fish in a can, man It’s time to decorate your soul Pay no mind to how the rest bide time We’ll let Balthazar take control
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Hot n Heavy 02:37
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Hot n’ heavy in the USA Too early to repeat a job Fox Heavy and the great escape It’s never enough to elope An adventure on a dangerous cape Can my imagination be too rough? It’s leaving a trace in my personal space I think it’s gonna be a long one I think it’s gonna be a long one Rock steady on a training day Another year of racketeering from home I hang my hat up in the usual place Within range of where the buffalo roam The last scotch leaves a terrible taste Now my tongue needs relief from the rind on my teeth If you can hold my hand you can hold my beer Cuz I think it’s gonna be a long one mama I think it's gonna be a long one It’s gonna be a long one It’s gonna be a long one Who gives a shit if the queen throws a fit? That’s just too many kings for a throne You expect me to quit cuz the peach has a pit? Every carcass is lousy with bones In between every bit is it leaning legit? If I have to I’ll go and rely on my wit It’s a cold deep bath of unholy fear And I think it’s gonna be a long one I think it’s gonna be a long one It’s gonna be a long one It’s gonna be a long one
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Shibboleth 04:00
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Mama told me That only those close to me Are offering the benefit of doubt Besting through jesting Invested in corporate testing   Holding it down With Shibboleth Building it up With Shibboleth Is there only one high road now I guess things have changed since I was a young boy Bracing for impact Keeping our feelings in tact Don’t console me I am what I’m supposed to be Holding it down Building it up Holding it down Building it up Holding it down Holding it down With Shibboleth Building it up With Shibboleth Holding it down With Shibboleth Building it up With Shibboleth
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Talk About It 02:56
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He stands off about it She gets cross about it The mean old man in the park won't even talk a walk Unless I promise him to talk about it My old man closed up shop about it Cant really say that I’m shocked about it His own best friend wont look him in the eye Won’t hesitate to lie If he can hold him off long enough to Talk about it, just talk about it The mean old man in the park wont hesitate to lie Unless I promise him to talk about it We talk about it, we talk about it We talk about it, we talk about it Tell me, tell me oh - Tell me, tell me yea Don’t tell me that you’re going home It’s not showing if you don’t feel strong That guy is the poster child of having Too much talent for wasting time That’s fine, I guess it won’t be long If you don’t tell me what I’m doing wrong When I left we were getting along, I had no idea that it’d been so long We talk about it, we talk about it We talk about it, we talk about it Tell me, tell me oh - Tell me, tell me yea I can’t stop thinkin about it maybe we should change frequencies now If holding things in is really keeping me down How am I supposed to know? The way you're holding your hands is really creeping me out I think you mean to be pernicious In the things you need me doing without If I don’t go boldly I’m withholding – Lets just talk about it Tell me, tell me oh Tell me, tell me yea
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What's to Come 05:23
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Ask a question, Telemetric How long til we get there? It's a long way out here (Finish what you started) Night wind blow I see so I know I see what's to come No time to rest your eyes Finish what you started Lean and put the heart into it now In the fading light So much more to see We're hiding out from Always see you walkin Silent and rarified Oh no, go see Joe He knows which way it's sposed to grow Where it comes from no one knows I guess that what's to come just goes to show Oh no, go see Joe He knows which way it's sposed to grow Where it comes from no one knows I guess that what's to come just goes to show Sun in my eyes Find it hard to walk without you Tell me where your heart is Night wind blow I see so I know I see what's to come Night wind blow I see so I know I see what's to come Walkin In the fading light So much more to see We're hiding out from Always see you walkin Silent and rarified Oh no, go see Joe He knows which way it's sposed to grow Where it comes from no one knows I guess that what's to come just goes to show Oh no, go see Joe He knows which way it's sposed to grow Where it comes from no one knows I guess that what's to come just goes to show Oh no, go see Joe He knows which way it's sposed to grow Where it comes from no one knows I guess that what's to come just goes to show Ask a question, Telemetric How long til we get there? It's a long way out, too far south Don't freak out, finish what you started Finish what you started Night wind blow I see so I know I see what's to come
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Ohh 05:07
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Why won’t anyone talk about love Too busy drowning in the wake it makes Stuck in the hole it left from what it takes Had a steady hand but now it shakes Maybe peace is prized in vain Why choose to be surprised again? What you can’t retrieve you can’t refine That’s coping with the serpentine Fever pitch hotter than high noon sun Sink in lust and buoy with trust And come undone I cross my heart and I hope to die Before my unborn son Grind me down til I’m smooth and dumb oh Why was I getting defensive Someone’s having my baby I cant keep jumping the fence but you’re driving me back   Was all this false pretenses No more tellin’ me maybe I can’t keep jumping the fence cuz its driving me mad Why was I getting defensive? Someone’s having my baby I cant keep jumping the fence But you’re driving me back I cant keep jumping the fence But you’re driving me back I cant keep jumping the fence But you’re driving me back I cant keep jumping the fence But you’re driving me back
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Golden Child 04:29
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What I can say on day of rejoicing? It’s taking me down a peg In a way I’m still making this choice, we Need to keep a reserve for the next leg   My god, my dad, my mom, why stop? If it comes for free Must try not to let them see me drop it Turn a blind eye to see So distraught that my fervors veering off and I’m too hot To rush the sea   Will it break down? Is it something we take down? It was fake but it’s making mistakes now For the sake of the way that the stakes Don’t depend on the snake But the eggs that it lays now Saving up for a golden child Saving up for a golden child Saving up for that golden child Not really talking Not really talking today Still saving up for that golden child Not really talking today Finally walking away   Can we strafe past the guards in this bay frau? You said it was safe but it's starting to chafe [ow!] On the way to en medius res To the end of embracing the former effacing There’s something we’re chasing Endorsing a brave sow Saving up for a golden child Saving up for a golden child Saving up for a golden child
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Around the Bend 03:21
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My darlin, they always said right around the bend it waits My darlin, what other choice but to leave it up to fate? There’s no turning back now There’s no turning back now My darlin, they always said what you want you can never find Without warning they took it back in a manner so unkind   There’s no turning back now There’s no turning back now When will this be over When will things be normal When will this be over When will things be normal again   My darlin, I never said I was leaning taciturn My darlin I take it back I was speaking out of turn There’s no turning back now There’s no turning back now When will this be over When will things be normal When will this be over When will things be normal again
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Eyes Closed 02:12
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There is no limit to the depth Of the internal reservoir of self-defense   Eyes closed It’s a bit like a brush with a big dog If you think it’s a small dose Watch my hands if you can They’ll let you know   A crowded place to call my land Despite the taste, we bite the hand Don’t act surprised, but do pretend to be upset   Eyes closed It’s a bit like a brush with a big dog If you think it’s a small dose Watch my hands if you can They’ll let you know
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The Folding 04:55
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His hands are folded His eyes are glazing over Unsullied soul Folded into Balthazar Unsullied Soul Folded into Balthazar Balthazar controlling Coming from behind Not the body’s dorsal But the back door of the mind Everybody near and far All for the love of Balthazar I find I’m asking again and again Is this all in my head? Or is this part of the otolith?   I find I’m asking again and again is this all in my head or is this part of the otolith? Is this all in my head or is this part of the otolith? And I find wondering: Am I dead? Or is this part of the otolith? White sharp fangs digging into my neck But I’m still - I’m still inedible   When all the hands are folded When all the eyes are glazing over Giving up control All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar All for the love of Balthazar
11.
Already Did This 03:49
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Night almost shifted Coupled with the parting of gifted You’re already missed   Shift 4 & shift 6 Suddenly we’re managing physics And burning resist   Lonelier cynic Lately I’ve been fearing that its bothering Christians Was I making a fist?   That's none of your business I reserve the right to erect my own prison Of lies that persist   We already did this I’m telling you we already did this We already did this I’m telling you we already did this I believe in self-imposed limits But I’m weak against time And the erosion by the passing of minutes   So would you be my mistress? I only need my mind preoccupied to fight against this As my dying wish   We already did this I’m telling you, we already did this We already did this I’m telling you we already did this Is this the chosen way to tell a timeless story? Why is there nuisance in my joy? There is no place to be, just a way to be going I dread the news today…oh boy Must I uphold the peace? How to maintain obscurity Trying to man but stuck on boy We already did this I’m telling you, we already did this We already did this I’m telling you we already did this
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Why Gone 03:32
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Straight line, lead us away Back that way To a red-eyed man, gone running. And a rush of Leaguers away, Milin' high Yips and hollers "Yea high, way fine" War unsaid, with the head Why tonight? To run away is a cause of angst and depression Words and affection rushing away Drivin' all night And a rush of readers running Running free To a rock-filled desert A desert of magazines turned to page 19 Keep your finger on the trigger of the world, restless girl Restless girl Restless girl

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released August 9, 2023

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Fox Heavy Portland, Oregon

Joe, Sam, Bennett, Tom and their trusty spirit fox/muse, Balthazar, find normal life has begun spinning into chaos. A rapidly aging narcissist with a predilection for calculated turmoil finds himself at the helm and positions himself at odds with formerly strangled-silent minorities. An invisible health crisis preys on the collaterals of ignorance & greed. Balthazar says "play for each other" ... more

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