Experiments

by Clever Transient

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1.
Down 02:13
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Don't you look down on me Don't you look down on me Don't you look down on me You're the problem You're looking down on me You're looking down on me You're looking down on me Hit the bottom I don't sing the truth as much as I don't sing the truth as much as I...
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Pittsburgh to Chicago 02:08
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On the train to Chicago On the train Sitting on my couch in Pittsburgh The life I live is such a bore Quarantine has struck again Need to last a little more Life outside is dark and drab Nobody is hailing cabs This life I live is not a life Leave this prison, leave this strife This is a break A virtue mistake Sitting on my couch in Pittsburgh I'd like to live for so much more The outside world is back again Want to live just like before Passing landscape on the train I'd like to feel the cleansing rain This world has come to pass me by Hope I can achieve some pride On the train to Chicago On the train
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Floating 02:34
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My voice flows through the years The blood and tears The atmosphere And I don't mind... I don't mind... My life is out of gears I've faced my fears Ran out of here I did my time... I did my time... I'm floating... I've floated through to you I've seen the truth I fought for you I'll make it by... I'll make it by...
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No Mularkey 02:32
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This ain't funny so don't you dare laugh I'm better than a party that's vanished in half Sip it down with a bottle of gin I'll cure your hangover with acetaminophen This is known around the whole world Slicing and dicing with a shogun swirl Ginsu knife, chopping down the sticks Chillin' in bed watching new Netflix I don't really care what the critics say I'm from Atlanta, not from LA Maybe a newbie but I'm learning more Clever Transient from ship to shore Ain't no mularkey, gonna find us a party Gonna steal like we're Gotti, we're original bodies
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Joe Went to Ikea (But Didn't Find What He Was Looking For) 03:05
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Joe went to Ikea He didn't have a clue what he was looking for He unlocked the door to find it In between the aisles The store would go for miles in foreign languages And that's when he finally gave in Wasn't quite fulfilling The bookends and the linens overwhelming him But she came around and smiled Joe went to Ikea On Tuesday he ate meatballs at the restaurant And she helped him buy a sofa Malm Ektorp Latt Billy Joe went to Ikea The parking lot was packed with high end vehicles He felt shame about his Kia Shopping lasted hours He met a few employees that were nice to him But he wanted to see Sara She went on her work break They left and had some coffee at the donut place It was better than the Starbucks Joe went home for dinner He thought about the day and the good time he had Then he skipped his daily Xanax Falling in love at Ikea It's not the best place to meet Falling in love at Ikea Hey you forgot your receipt
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Space Robots from Neptune 03:36
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[Instrumental]
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Tired Wings/Hypocrisy 03:34
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Once I was lost And could not see The forest oak, the running stream If I can't fly On tired wings I'll run away from everything If I don't build Entirely I still won't be a tragedy The fire's blaze Cannot contain A time that's not trapped in flame The fire's falling out of the sky today It's turning out just like was yesterday It's turning out to be Living hipocrisy Finding the rest of me Inside it
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IDK 03:45
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I don't know what I would do without you here I have a fear It's the atmosphere Reaching to the edge of time It's very clear It's not cavalier That the end is near I don't know what I would do in spite of me It's philosophy That I cannot see Calculations do not speak Inside of me The geography Of topology I don't know how you can't see The meaning now It's deserving how? It's political I don't know... I don't know.... I don't know... Each morning I, go to work and I feel fine.
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Chemical Supplements 03:53
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Yesterday I went driving around Lost my head and I couldn't found again Went to the beach with a chemical supplement Hard to find my way out from the government Yesterday I was up in the clouds Shout my name and it wasn't allowed I said Where's the belief that I'm finally on top again Shine the light on the one that I might have been It's the way that I've always been told Do what they say and don't ever be bold, my son Follow the rules and don't act like a malconent Then one day you'll grow up to be president (You won't be president) (You're just a malcontent) Yesterday I came back in to town It's okay that you left with a frown again Back to the store for some cinnamon cereal Looked some more for that antibacterial It's the day I can finally be found Dropped away like a brick on the ground again Rush to the streets with your chemical supplements Bide your time and reach up from the disconent
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A Monster 01:47
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I've got a monster who lives inside me He has problem with turning degrees If I don't go there, I'm not gonna see Another possibility, gee! Tied to the middle with glee. I've got a monster, another like me It's like a tribute to pain and disease Why don't I free him? He can't really be Living with or without me Underneath the stars and sea.
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Findaway 01:59
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Find a way to leave it on your own Find a way to do it all alone I don't really know I don't really know I can do I don't really know I won't leave you on your own But the waves The waves keep crashing down You and I You and I can go together Find a way to leave it on your own Find a way to do it all alone Negative belief It's not the latest fashion See what you can see I'll help you make it through And the rains The rains can cleanse your soul now You will see You will see what you can do
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12 Seed 02:07
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I don't know what I would say If I met you yesterday Riding bikes here in the park We would stay till it got dark If I had to bet on you I would take the 12 seed too It's okay if I am wrong At least I got to sing this song Every day I spend with you Feels just like the first it's true Perfect days are hard to find And you are always on my mind Taking risks is nothing new It just proves my love for you I'm sure that they'll say its trite But you can sing with me tonight
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The Bright Shack 02:19
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There was a bright room and all around was darkness Moments of shadow creeped across the floor But around him was all aglow with beauty It's not truly inspirational if you can't find the meaning But when darkness arrived in the form of the man, it was gone completely I once was told a story about a young girl who left her home She wandered by the train tracks and couldn't find her way And she came across the lonely shack In that shack was the man The man said she could have anything she wanted If only she'd give up the one thing most precious to her She looked through her belongs but couldn't find anything of value I'm sorry, she said, I have nothing to give Oh but you do, said the man, you have your soul My soul, she asked? If you give me your soul, you can have everything in return But you have to stay here forever The girl agreed And the bright shack still stands

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released May 14, 2021

All tracks written, performed & produced by Clever Transient, except "Pittsburgh to Chicago" (written by Clever Transient & Ben Bailey, additional programming by Ben Bailey). Contains public domain samples from the Citizen DJ Project.

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Clever Transient Atlanta, Georgia

Like many people in their late-40s facing a global pandemic, Michael D Friedman, a.k.a. Clever Transient, decided one day that he wanted to write and record music. So he bought himself a little MIDI keyboard, a cheap guitar and some software and eventually learned how to play (mostly). From there, Clever Transient was born. It was either that, or bake bread. ... more

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