XVIII

from Fetters by Negative Standards

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lyrics

chattering heads
clattering stones
a sick sense of pride
old major to napoleon

the vertigo of pyramid schema
an acolyte’s kiss
equal, more equal, most equal, greater than
face to name, to cause, to power

clamoring for ballast
clinging to luster
externalized immaculate
the amber crest of justification

whitewash these towering walls
twisted obligator’s grin
clean the truth from beyond your teeth
chasing down the wolves

blurring visage to take in the end
bearing weight on lines of fault
to slip, to fold, to yield

ambassadors to the reliquary
rehearsing bureaucratic visions
writ of passage, sanctions preordained
the pillar’s shadow to the horizon

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from Fetters, released June 17, 2016

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Negative Standards Oakland, California

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discography

Fetters

Jun 2016
Negative Standards/Whitehorse

Oct 2013
VI-XI

May 2012
I-V

Nov 2010

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