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Ponderable Matter

by Hominid

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1.
Years ago I lost my In the middle of a good day It took a year to see right beside me I'd missed it all, done gone And things go on, like they day Under cover of a new day... Then one day I got lost again In a new life And I thought that things had gotten away from me But it was just a sign For me to leave it for a time In an old life... I got lost like before And lo in the end I got lost and lied for... Try as I might to clear My own past conclusions But I had a hand in all of this...
2.
And again I open my mouth too wide Saying things that I believe but that aren't that kind to you Where did it begin? I'm confused. I only say this but don't speak the perfect truth And again I find that I deride You say it once and still I counter from my side of life I think I know where this ends and yet I... ...continue on until too much is said again and again and again "Come on now..." I always say when I fail And you don't need to tell me, I know damn well And I said, "come on now, its so hard to change From a child who's laughing to a man my age." I won't let you down except from time to time When I can't get a handle on this bounce of mine I said, "Come on now..." "Come on now..."
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Sendepause 04:16
4.
You're no enemy of mine And yet I criticize you all, all of the time It's just a factor of the climb Or am I just an inconsistent man With the rage of child, gone the caring and the mild You're no enemy of mine And yet I judge you all in my scattered biased mind, all of the time You're my family, you are mine We need to make it through this time by facing something new For the rest of our lives
5.
Another evening in my wind-swept mind Alone: my home away from home The decision to jump is made And you know it's going to be OK Because my mind's awake Around the bend but I still can't see That the next bend still obscures What I need to know to exponent my growth And be sure to not regret my inner most... ...plans, stands and anger and antipathy Indeed My brother called, he said he's doing fine His family's well, I'm not surprised with what he's got in mind His own way: "Go and seek your thrill, my friend." Go and find every thing you need We are limitless but without greed It's not judgement but the way I see these things
6.
I got that infinite oscillation in my mind It's from that Short thing years ago and the rest developed over time The cycles came from the risk I did not take an now its through Peeled back So easily, my broken skin is screaming but it will not end It bring's me back every time right here Just came back that infinite oscillation into my life I thought it would end, I'd be one the mend With the time that's sliding by That's the funny thing, the infinite: It tends to want to stay the same Comes crashing back, like it did before Cracks me open and oscillates away I've got that infinite oscillation in my mind It doesn't go anywhere but here
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Politicking 04:44
Approved: I just don't deal with it It seems the choice is for what you want And not just for what you don't want to see And then they try to re-use I already got a load of it Please take care, be aware, there are others there Even when you get your coveted seat In tune: Oh, I merely scoff at it We're drowning down here with everything to fear Do I really need to say what we need? And I'll agree to let go now Just steer clear of it Channeling that rage into something more to gain Now I see what you mean Abuse: I just can't start with it The tricks and the trade, the marvel that you made Lacking only in reality It must be time to recuse Don't make a joke of it Man, I found out there's no doubt that You're destructive with your policies
9.
Run... You know, I don't see why ODB Isn't celebrated as all that we're trying to achieve With his child-like topics that he's rapping about And some sing hey-dee-ho's, he don't leave a doubt That if we were all a bit more like Ol' Dirty We'd still be fully backward, but at least completely free Free to sing about Jacques Cousteau Who couldn't get this low (AHH) What? Whatever that means It would still be better than those little old wickedy creamity schem-ity schemes Played by the man on top, uh! Said, "pop," get that Osirus in full stop If he weren't dead of course But what's worse? The dudes in there now? The partisan Plow? Or Dirty's hip-hop resource? To stick it - To stick it - Dirt McGirt's out in full force Run ODB, run, run for me For the ones left behind and the problems of our times Baby come one, step to me It's not the Brooklyn Zoo But rather it's the whose who Of do nothing, blame others, smoke and mirrors and fool you If the ODB step in that mess I'm not sure what would improve or be of interest But certainly the propositions of the ODB will not be seen As inferior to those of the rest of that glee-filled and pathetic theater 'Cause Ol' Dirty's got to be somebody (Be somebody) Practice that art that we know from his party And if we had him in there, we'd still be nowhere But at least the dude would give us a reason to stare 'Cause his antics is crazy And like the others "concerned greatly" He don't even care that there's so much "stunt flyin' up there" News Cast: Russel Tyrone Jones, also known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard, or by any of his other stage names Dirty, Dirk McGirt, Big Baby Jesus, the Specialist or simply ODB, declared his candidacy for the House of Representatives for New York's first district two weeks ago. Pushing a platform built heavily on unintelligible utterances and wild ranting, the voters at his rallies say his message, although vague, resonates more than that of the other candidate. For his part, Jones's opponent has gone negative. But his message has gained little ground with voters. Despite the negative barrage, Jones continues to draw riotous applause at his rallies. In fact, most spectators know the words of his, at times, incoherent chants and often sing along with the congressional hopeful as he ambles across the stage, red-eyed due to apparent lack of sleep while on the campaign trail.
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Past Time 04:29
I'm looking out with these new soft painted eyes But there's no doubt that I'm not doing it all right I'm thinking aloud as I sink into the past again I'm sinking, I'm sinking... Starting out again, new tools for the time But there's doubt I'm still not seeing it all right I question aloud as I sink into the past again I'm thinking, I'm thinking... Unfamiliarly calm, still twisted tight inside But there's no doubt that I'm doing it alright I wonder if it's allowed, as I step back from the past again I'm thinking, still thinking...
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Coker 03:16
Got to hit that back Coming up again before I know it's on Another rage attack Too anxious or expectant, what ever its based on I can hide it, I can spread it Either way I will regret it When it all still shines without that dark cloud in my mind You keep polluting, boy A dirty, smoking coker-boy Move on to a different ploy and come break out and calm me down again Such an heroic act Always trapped in this suffocating circle How do I dare react? Try to right a little wrong - can't remember what its based on Twisted up within Sweat on brow, breath is thin I've missed the signs: I've misunderstood You keep polluting, boy A dirty, smoking coker-boy Move on to a different ploy and come break out and calm me down again Got to hit that back Calm as a hibernating circle Beyond straight impact Improving every day, chances fertile You keep polluting, boy A fucking, smoking coker-boy Move on to a another ploy or just let it out again... ...out again...

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released March 1, 2017

Written, Recorded, Mixed and Produced by Benjamin Johnson
All Instruments by Benjamin Johnson Except as Noted with Each Song

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