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The honor of being asked.
The pleasure of saying no.
Can I buy you a drink?
There's this party; do you want to go?
Do you want to come and work for us?
I simply say no.
I used to want to be a star,
every weekend out late playing shows.
Now go ahead and ask for one.
I'll just keep saying no.
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No Turn Goes Unstoned
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The myth that we've outgrown.
No turn goes unstoned.
It doesn't matter eat the cake and keep the batter.
No turn goes unstoned.
Long before irony was born.
Before the entertainment industry.
I'd soak you in the water and watch you dissolve.
I was your sun, you'd watch me revolve.
An explanation. A story to tell.
About creation. About heaven. About hell.
It's a little out of focus but there are artistic liberties
designed to satisfy our human tendencies.
You want a microwave and a polio vaccine
with the blessing of an all-knowing being.
You want a united land where everyone is free
without the burden of accurate history.
The myth that we've outgrown.
No turn goes unstoned.
It doesn't matter keep the cake and eat the batter.
No turn goes unstoned.
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I'm Your Blank Blank
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I'm your shopping cart argument.
I'm your out of tune detective.
I'm your soft shoe underdog.
I'm your government-issue lover.
I'm your multipurpose author.
I'm your no-wax apparition.
I'm your outmoded philosopher.
I'm your accidental genius.
I'm the tree that falls alone.
I'm the winning chips that you never cash in.
I'm your invasive trophy vendor.
I'm your silent tightrope walker.
I'm your unused suggestions.
I'm your overdue librarian.
I'm your blank blank.
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The Body Envelope
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You can't experience nothing.
There's no experience at all.
You cannot feel the lack of feeling.
The absence of knowledge can't be known.
The body envelope.
The deadest letter.
No such person exists.
And what you didn't know hasn't quite hurt you
and then it hasn't really helped.
The soul is a beautiful idea.
Ideas end with the mind.
And like all your muscle and tissue,
your mind will whither and die.
The body envelope.
The deadest letter
cannot be delivered as addressed.
And what you think you know won't really hurt you,
but then it won't really help.
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Hussalonia Buffalo, New York
Hussalonia is largely the work of a multi-instrumentalist known only as The Hussalonia
Founder.
Founded in 1997, Hussalonia is a "pop music cult" and claims to be owned by Nefarico™, a fictional soap company.
The Hussalonia Founder lives and works in Buffalo, New York.
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