Obsolete/The Ballad of Rant Casey (Lying in the Sun) (bonus track)

from Haunted by This Machine Kills Vibes

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In a fictional story written by the main character in Dog Years, the aged 13 year old, humans have discovered that when they die, it gets transferred to a paradise near the planet Jupiter. It becomes mandatory to kill yourself on Earth, and people begin to rebel by staying alive.

(bonus track:)
Rant Casey, a literally rabid outlaw, gets involved in Party Crashing, a street-racing-like sport where drivers purposely crash into each other. He discovers a way to travel back through time using driving as a method.

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The human race is obsolete
So grab my hand, oh baby
Don't look down
The distance closing in on me
How long will it be before we
Hit the ground?

Death is the new life
Cosmic paradise
There's no use living
There's no use living
Hop into the car
Heaven's in the stars
There's no use living
There's no use living

My body has seen better days
it's been through thick and thin
It's getting worn
Against the human condition
Through inner peace my soul
Shall be reborn

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Stick and stones may break my bones
But crashing cars excites me
Rabid mind, not in control
The poison just enlights me

Lying in the sun
I've come undone

Slow your brain, detach from time
And find yourself immortal
Start you life upon echoes
Bring yourself to the world

And I know it'll all make sense in time
There will finally be some reason to this rhyme
That hellbent night forever in our minds
It's like you only had to push rewind

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from Haunted, released October 31, 2013
Spencer Krull - Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drum & Synth programming

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