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Phaneron

by David James McKinney

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1.
Phaneron 02:46
I have been walking in the phaneron You could have been anyone When we met in the corridor i swore that i had seen you before but no Its all for show Time is a dream god’s dremaing so We will all lean in and wake up And start to make up the space between everything and what its made of I am a hungry soul sold out of confused bodily doubts Search through all of my confusion illusion the feast for the yeast Someone is standing in front of me Am i here or is it still the dream A heart pumping blood and lungs breathign air Does it mean anything are we even here Are you here now did we venture too far from the physical plane Did you misplace your memories forget my name
2.
The Source 02:42
You make me forget that i'm a lump of carbon Spinning in an endless void where death grants no pardon Still there’s something between my chemicals and yours It is both bigger and smaller than anything in the known universe It brings us closer to the source I cant understand how to trust my perceptions When they're based on qualitative data and sensation Still its all that i can point at to quell the existential dread Life is better when i ignore the possibility i'm already dead And take a moment to get out of my head We are all a part of the eternal mystery Experiencing the bitter sweet joy and misery When i sleep i try to keep a little reminder of my home Little earth for what its worth and when i go maybe then ill know The answer to the question of the soul.
3.
Gyri 02:49
What i cannot understand Is how a touch of your hand Can take me back to the moment when Time before you met a breathless end Love and loss are both entwined In strands of bitter space and time Running down the clock inside my mind But secret love is hard to find And with every aching breath we are fighting off our inevitable death Take my frontal lobes and lay them down with the ancient stones at the bottom of the creek bed and when they're worn and smooth put them back inside of my head
4.
I am a stacked deck you’re bound to fail A bad check that’s lost in the mail But i got the address of the sender If i have to ill secure a reliable lender And buy two fists full of marine grade screws A few basic tools, sheet of canvas strong and true To the sea i will never surrender I got 200 Lbs of usable timber. By my life with the wind in my sails I will reach your shore i will not fail And at our embrace you will remember The love that we had before the long cold winter Tides and storms rock us back and forth And everyone must find their own true north Though my boat be sinking in splinters Ill swim if i have to there’s no thing i wont endure Just to get to you, just to get to you. if its the last thing i do, baby i will get to you.
5.
Through 03:47
So many people walking around today Carrying around all their guilt and shame What's the use in that Gotta start where you’re at Remember what you been through, gotta go through When there's no way out And there's no way around Ain't no gettin' over, no goin underground Only 1 thing left to do, babe gotta take whats in front of you, and you gotta go through 13 dollar hammer is what you are to me I shout out Hosanna every time i see Gotta give credit where credit is due Gotta thank the Lord for makin you Cuz you get me through
6.
In the Flow 03:33

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over the last year and then some, many of us have journeyed into mental territory we never anticipated. For me, navigating that meant crafting songs from the dominant thoughts and patterns. those songs have congealed here and constitute at least an EP. the last step for me in making music is framing it and putting it on the internet. i think if i did sculpture id put my creations on the front lawn eventually, just so that the little creature can enter someone else's theoretical consciousness and live outside of my head. anyway, you get it.

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released October 5, 2021

lo-ooo-onely, so looo-oo-nely.

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David James McKinney Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

David James McKinney is a singer/songwriter from Oklahoma City Oklahoma. He has been active since 2001, releasing music as a solo act, with his eponymous band and in the band Tasty Bang. His music has been compared to Jack Johnson and Ed Sheeran drawing influence from Pop, folk and hip hop ... more

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