seeing a friend i hear it again when i heard it last i can't remember when but i know this shit their alarm just won't quit two low tones then two high and repeat for a bit have you left home and let it free too ring all day or are you dead again with no chance to wake in any case turn your alarm off turn your alarm off if i can hear it many others must too what's wrong with you turn your alarm off turn your alarm off don't you know i've got some writing to do

while i'm witnessing a ship crawling towards the horizon my vision lands upon what seems to be a meteor progressing through the sky townsfolk accumulate along the rocky shore pointing and watching the old astronomer sees through his monocular what appears to be a brilliant silver disk

we're not doing good it was bound to happen like this not the worst case but surely not the best case scenario at this point we just need a pyrrhic victory hey hey hey you did your best, we all did i want you to know that that you did your best, we all did you were a focal asset you were our superweapon they caught a blind spot we didn't do enough to keep you safe at this point all we can hope for is a pyrrhic victory stay with me man you did your best, we all did i want you to know that that you did your best, we all did watching you die will never leave me those three loud gunshots will never leave me will never leave me will never leave me will never leave me you did your best, we all did i want you to know that that you did your best, we all did hey you did your best, we all did i want you to know that that you did your best, we all did

(UPlant!) (UPlant!) (UPlant!) i'm goin' to UPlant (UPlant!) i'm gonna study at UPlant (UPlant!) edwin plant university is a school in west virginia (UPlant!) it's kinda near wheeling, if you know where that is (UPlant!) two hour drive from pittsburgh (UPlant!) they have a really good linguistics program that's why (UPlant!) i'm goin' to UPlant (UPlant!) i'm gonna study at UPlant (UPlant!) uh huh (UPlant!) uh huh (UPlant!) the university was named after edwin j. plant (UPlant!) who discovered the plant (UPlant!) in the year 1833 ad (UPlant!) everybody else thought plants were just a type of animal that got really shy… (UPlant!) …around other people and didn’t move until nobody was looking (UPlant!) the place has got a great alumni system too (UPlant!) i heard cenk uygur went there, actually (UPlant!) i’m goin' to UPlant (UPlant!) i’m gonna study at UPlant (UPlant!) i’m goin' to UPlant

ben and kid sitting on the floor together looking at a toy ben and kid going to the playground looking for insects in the mulch ben and kid going to the creek together to find freshwater clams ben and kid watch a tv show together sitting on the couch how would that be the kid and me who is he or she that kid and me how would that be and is there a mommy ben and kid writing lots of songs together singing in the finished basement having lots of fun

all good things must come to an end all good things must come to an end be it a stone or a memory everything goes away at some speed all good things must come to an end

threw some shit at the wall nothing stuck come nightfall i tried love i tried fear i tried the name of an event i saw (i might finish that one, actually) but yeah i'm burned out all outta juice six songs in and i'm burned out all outta juice squandering the time i've got left

recently i’ve been plagued with the strangest recurring dream i wanted to tell y’all about it to see if you know what it means it has different beginnings but it always ends the same big show comes outta nowhere his song plays and he gives chase wearing a hood on his head he always catches up to me these dreams keep filling me with dread why is he doing this to me (oh) when he catches up he rubs something in my hair (oh) peanut butter fertilizer et cetera he doesn’t seem to care (oh) so long as it leaves me with my head coated in grime (oh) it feels like torture cause it happens all the time (oh) (oh) (oh) (oh) i need to stop this but I’m at a loss i don’t want to hurt him irl so no guns but i couldn’t possibly overpower him myself and i’ve got no idea who on earth i could call for help wearing a hood on his head he always catches up to me these dreams keep filling me with dread why is he doing this to me (oh) when he catches up he rubs something in my hair (oh) peanut butter fertilizer et cetera he doesn’t seem to care (oh) so long as it leaves me with my head covered in grime (oh) it feels like torture cause it happens all the time (oh) big show... what gives?! (oh) i used to be a really big fan of you... what do you have against me?! (oh) i still love you, i just want you to stop so bad (oh) i don't even feel safe going to sleep anymore... i just want it to end...

the furries have won the furries have won the furries succeeded in a military coup d'état the US has fallen into a dictatorship the furries elected a leader to rule the land feathers the fox has come to the stand in a televised announcement feathers has the following to say we are the nation of furries and we're takin' over town do not resist and we'll keep the transition painless we are the nation of furries and we're takin' over town do not resist we have your best interests in mind the furries have won the furries have won the furries are marching and they're switchin' up the flag they made one that's like the US but with a paw in the canton the furries are marching they've got the country in a chokehold emperor feathers in a gaming chair of gold in a televised announcement feathers has the following to say we are the nation of furries and we're takin' over town do not resist and we'll keep the transition painless we are the nation of furries and we're takin' over town do not resist we have your best interests in mind (that's right) (personally i don't like the furries that m-- ...*gulp*)

the worms arise picking on their broken patches and in the time it takes to bring a trolley of fruits to the dukes who wash their hands in the river of youth and hang up pictures of what they've never seen never seen but it's not a part of me anymore no, it's not a part of me anymore it's not a part of me anymore anymore it's not a part of me anymore no, it's not a part of me anymore it's not a part of me anymore anymore my village lies atop the crooked mountain where the villains hide and light their matches for christmas eve on the screen and i am stuck in the space between where i have been and where i have never seen never seen but it's not a part of me anymore no, it's not a part of me anymore it's not a part of me anymore anymore it's not a part of me anymore no, it's not a part of me anymore it's not a part of me anymore

in the year of 2013 we drove to a gamestop and we purchased wii fit plus and we were eager to try it out and we did we played it every day and we got super thin we got super thin in 2013 in the year of 2014 we drove to the dave and busters and we purchased a bunch of tokens and we played at all the machines and you won the jackpot of 200,000 tickets you won the jackpot in 2014 in the year of 2015 we drove to the airport and we boarded a plane to france and i was eager to go to the louvre but it was closed because of a bomb threat so we ate at a restaurant instead we went to france in 2015 in the year of 2016 i lost my favorite pokémon card my full art kyurem ex that i’d had since i was eight i was super bummed but then i saw it was like 7 dollars on amazon i lost my ex in 2016 in the year of 2018 we drove to the movies and we saw avengers: endgame and we thought it was really good but my stomach didn’t agree with the movie theater popcorn we saw endgame in 2018

i’m gonna miss this room a great big deal it’s got an age-old unmatchable comfy feel and when i say goodbye to this room it’s gonna hurt for real when i say goodbye to this room it’s gonna hurt for real

you moron, I played you like a saxophone i pulled the rug right out from under you (you know why?) because I’m smart! (‘cause he’s smart) and you’re dumb! (and you’re dumb) you should never have crossed me because I’m wise! ('cause he's wise) and you’re not! (and you're not) look where being holy got you, now look at me let’s say you have a milkshake and say I’ve got one too and I pull out my big-ass crazy straw that goes across the room and then I drink your milkshake i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink your milkshake i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it all up! (drink it up!) so don’t THINK you can outsmart me guess you should’ve read up on how oil works but knowing how dumb you are you prolly can’t read because I’m smart! (‘cause he’s smart) and you’re dumb! (and you’re dumb) you should never have crossed me because I’m wise! (‘cause he’s wise) and you’re not! (no way) look where being holy got you, now look at me let’s say you have a milkshake and say I’ve got one too and I pull out my big-ass crazy straw that goes across the room and then I drink your milkshake i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink your milkshake i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it up! (drink it up!) i drink it all up! (drink it up!) so don’t THINK you can outsmart me eli, you dumb BASTARD (that's not fair, i am not a dumb b-- OW!) (shaddap)

attention all mole crabs the boy with the shovel is here today if he picks you up keep your calm stay still and wait for him to let you go

my name is ed and i don’t want to go to bed it’s past midnight but i’m not tired yet i’m 27 and live on my own when i go to sleep is my choice alone (ed, ed, ed! you get to bed!) no! (you get to bed this minute!) no! (ed, ed! you get to bed!) no! (you get to bed this minute!) shut up! my name is ed and i don’t feel like goin’ to bed i’ll ignore the time and sleep when i’m tired instead i don’t need to get up early so gimme a break i’ve already decided to stay awake (ed, ed, ed! you get to bed!) no! (you get to bed this minute!) no! (ed, ed, ed! you get to bed!) no! (you get to bed this minute!) shut up!

the windswept zachariah tree gives a flower to you and one to me your flower is pink and mine is blue i like mine, do you like yours too the man named leopold told us why the rainbow appears in a sunny sky when the tears of a pegasus catch the light they turn into stars and take an arching flight

i see a job that looks cool i apply for the job i get hired i have too many jobs

one step at a time you are without your cane make sure that you know where your foot will land one tick at a time you are without a bell at no one's mercy you've only got yourself to rely on or to blame either way, the egg is on your face slip ups lead to shame from an objective point of view

goodbye my ct-403 you've been kind, so very kind to me but now it's finally time for us to part ways thank you for making me happy with your funny sounds for all our days together oh yeah goodbye my casiotone i'm sorry that i have to leave you all alone but i'll be back again for thanksgiving break and i'm looking forward to the memories we'll continue to make together oh yeah oh yeah goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403 goodbye my ct-403

you're not the one that i was looking for the elusive one escapes but i'm thankful to be here sitting in the bush bumping the ambience yeah

blink the next time you look at a turning wheel blink and turn your head it's night time the street lights they're candles on tv they're a muppet disco ball i've got an eye i am a filmmaker i can see myself 8 feet away facing myself i am wes anderson stop walking it's too loud here 9 o'clock check it out can you make what you see all level i'm on a mountain i am a filmmaker i can see myself 16 feet away facing myself i am wes anderson (i am a filmmaker) (my mind is a camera) (i am an expert artist) (my mind is a camera) (i am a filmmaker)

bring my green cd with me to do laundry chill out here, a loner while my roommates have people over i can hardly record these days even when i do i need a noise gate switch my clothes to the dryer enjoy the natural reverb but a group of friends are watching anchorman right next to me i can hardly record these days even when i do i need a noise gate i need a noise gate yeah yeah

i don’t get why i wouldn’t be allowed to be here i don’t see anything that says “keep off the grass” i just wanted a cool place to write and it’s nice outside there shouldn’t be a problem here right? (HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING) (UHH I WAS JUST LEAVING)

to write a song, inherently, is to steal and you might not even know who you stole it from but if you do, try your best to avoid making it obvious 'cause you might end up lookin' like a hack to write a song is a beautiful thing to do you're finding something you can only find in you a diamond is someone else's rock that was swallowed up and adopted by the earth until it transformed (in the year of 2013 we drove to a gamestop and we purchased wii fit plu-)

what does it take i'm ready i've got a chisel and a hammer in my hand what do i need i've gotta know this i've got some money and a shopping list eyes locked on the door it could open at any time any time what if they're already here hiding taking videos of me i need to know when i need to run away run away what should i say i'm listening

i got a couple o' keyboards, a little guitar a harmonica, a stylophone, but i still want more that's right i want every instrument tonight yeah, i want at least one of every single instrument tonight i love my casio keys, they're all so fine i want every one from at-1 to zt-999 that's right i want every instrument tonight yeah, i want at least one of every single instrument tonight tell 'em, boys (he wants every instrument, from percussion to woodwinds) (he wants every instrument, from percussion to woodwinds) (he wants every instrument, from percussion to woodwinds) i got my sax from middle school i never returned i try not to be a consoomer but forever i yearn for earthly possessions that i can play and hey, even john lennon had that steinway that's right i want every instrument tonight yeah, i want at least one of every single instrument tonight (don't get it twisted, now) i don't think i've fully illustrated my point i want literally every instrument that there is, will, or can be i want a didgeridoo, i want a 12-string guitar i want a steel drum, a snare drum, a timpani i want an aztec death whistle, a dolceola i want a quena, a vibraslap, a gong, a lute an autoharp, finger cymbals, a bugle, castanets a marxophone, a hohner pianet, an oboe a cuica, an ondes martenot, a kalimba, a vibraphone a crwth, a theremin, a güiro, a bullroarer a euphonium, a kazoo, a piganino, a les paul, a drawbar organ a rock with a hole in it that sounds cool if i hit it with a stick a wood ball that i filled with small grains and sealed shut two sticks of roughly the same size that i can hit together hell, i want to make my own instrument i wanna take everything that i like about every instrument and combine them into an insane frankenstein's monster i want scientists to shudder in fear as they behold my invention you've heard of the one man band, this is the one man orchestra hey, where are you going? come back, wha--

dinner time has arrived actually, it's kind of passed so what's my deal, am i gonna have a meal or am i just gonna fast hmm... sorry mom but i'm just not hungry tonight i'm full and i feel alright i'd go out and get something but there's literally no void in my gut no, i'm just not hungry tonight i'm full and i feel alright i'd go out and get something but there's literally no void in my gut (nothin' i can do) (i'm just not hungry tonight)

i had a dream you two were ripped to pieces by some careless folk i'm glad you two are alright but i haven't got a lot of time the stench of those awful plants outside is fresh in my mind i've got to go to the right classroom this time this is what you do put your things together like a stupid quilt that's it now you've got it you're a regular johnny song

blue in the face blue in the eyes blue in the teeth blue in the tongue blue beneath my fingernails blue within my skull blue inside my spinal cord just blue overall blue in the hair blue in the lungs blue in the liver blue in the bones blue beneath my fingernails blue within my skull blue inside my spinal cord just blue overall my organs are blue my blood cells are blue my neurons are blue my stem cells are blue my atoms are blue my protons are blue my neutrons are blue (if i had to guess, i'd say the quarks are blue) blue beneath my fingernails blue within my skull blue in both my ventricles blue within my balls blue beneath my fingernails blue within my skull blue inside my spinal cord just blue overall

i’m a ghost and i live in the house up the road and i scare realtors out the realtors don’t like me and i feel the same about them they keep trying to kick me out but they can’t ‘cause i’m better and i own the house here’s my lawyer “he’s correct his name is on the deed”

homer and marge and lisa and bart and maggie and snowball and santa claus' little helper abe and mona and patty and selma (mr. burns!) (d'oh!)

it's night time now, and everyone has come to the club to have some fun illegal drugs are being consumed and shared and nobody cares move your hands in the general direction of the atmosphere we're forming a party in here (hooray!) we're forming a party tonight (hooray!) we're forming a party tonight we're so young and adventurous too our boring lives are done and through we're finally free to take dangerous doses of ketamine move your hands in the general direction of the atmosphere we're forming a party in here (hooray!) we're forming a party tonight (hooray!) we're forming a party tonight

i've got a crazy teacher he's sick in the head keep the clear glasses gimme pink ones instead gonna fill up a scrapbook with cherries i picked toss out all the lame and just keep the cool shit went on a square once, couldn't even ski i started crying, it was just like a movie had to get my stuff off the ramp for tricks my knuckles started bleeding, it was fuckin' sick i guess i'm disturbed with what i like but others do it too i'm sure i'm sure 'kay fell awkward 'gainst the side of the pool got gauze around my abdomen, it looked really cool maybe it's the care that you receive when you're hurt maybe somethin' else, i can't say for sure, but i guess i'm disturbed with what i like but others do it too i'm sure i'm sure ------------- i'm injured won'tcha pick me up won'tcha give me a smooch i'm injured i need a cute nurse to make me feel all better, feel all better again, oh yeah to make me feel all better, feel all better again i'm injured won'tcha pick me up won'tcha give me a hug i'm injured won't you hold me in your arms and tell me everything will be okay

she’s just tryin’ to look out for you she doesn’t want you to be alone and you don’t either, you know unless you’re mistaken you’ve got to go attend game night with evelyn your future friends will be there who you’ll still talk to when you’re 48 when you’re… there are people here for you you might know their name your mother’s just lookin’ out for you shouldn’t you do the same you’ve got to go attend game night with evelyn your future friends will be there who you’ll still talk to when you’re 48 when you're... when... you're...

(movement i) how many days do i have left... nine?! how many songs do i have left?! aw, shit! um uh i really forgot uh, you gotta believe me you gotta believe me i- the deadline snuck up on me i was doing a lot of homework because i didn't do it in time uh, oh shit no um (movement ii) i don't like it when the deadline sneaks up on me because then i have to run around and do things quickly no, i need it to be past a minute (movement iii) yesterday i had some velveeta mac-'n'- er, it wasn't mac-'n'-cheese velveeta chicken alfredo it wasn't very good i didn't like it it wasn't tasty i didn't- uh, it just wasn't great oh yeah, my piano has been peaking a lot i think the batteries are crapping out or the speakers or something i think it's the speaker 'cause i tried putting fresh batteries in and it doesn't do anything thank you for listening i know this was pretty shit but um i had to get all of them 'cause if i don't then i fail

i am the pilot of a green truck it is a very awesome green truck when everybody sees my green truck they get jealous that i'm driving not them and when you see my green truck you will concede it's an esteemed truck and maybe if i really like you i might let you take a peek inside custom upholstery cutting edge technology my chariot of forest green goes everywhere with me i am the pilot of a green truck (green truck) it is a very awesome green truck (green truck) when everybody sees my green truck (green truck) they get jealous that i'm driving not them (green truck)

when the sun goes down the skaters come out when the sun goes down the skaters come out when the sun goes down the skaters come out the skaters come out to play

the weeks have days the days have hours i have my hands my hands have fingers a problem has parts and some solutions solutions have parts and parts have parts this world is too complex this makes it good and bad the fact that there's no just good is good and it's also bad this world is too complex this makes it good and bad the fact that there's no just good is good and it's also bad ('cause it makes me sad)

i faked my death i'm at my funeral nobody showed up this is FUCKED UP how do i undie what is the plan from here i wasn't expecting that NO ONE WOULD SHOW UP where's my mom where's my sister where's joaquin and the boys we were tight, man (can't believe this) (wait a minute) don't people work here this is a church WHAT'S GOING ON ugh

when i was seven i had a scary dream everyone i loved was dead only my mother was alive but she was evil and hated me she wanted to kill me i escaped and woke up my real mom loves me why did i have such a nasty dream i don't know but i never had it again

(this song is called atlas! by rex) when i grow up my name will be ben i'll have brown hair, blue eyes, and white skin (i just put my special effect-- i put my effects on mirror, so like this) when i grow up i'll have an iphone 4 i'll be able to do so much more (silent movie) when i grow up i'll always be loved maybe not by someone else but by my younger self (?) (one, two, three, four)

the fiftieth one, that means it’s nigh to high time that i’ve said goodbye to this really neat challenge that i liked so, i’m gonna take a hike but one thing before i do just wanted to give a little thank you to all the zany people on fawm who left comments from viewpoints that i couldn’t have gotten anywhere else actually there’s another thing i wanted to end on a really grand note so this is ben, over ‘n’ out and now for a super cool wall of sound (woah ye-he-heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooo) bye