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Something Impossible demos

by Eric Bennett

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1.
Zygote pt. 1 05:41
If there’s a time and place for action, I’d say we missed that point about a million years ago If there’s a way to split the atom, maybe that information would be best forgotten Maybe we would all be better off if we never were Once and for all and all for one United we stand, divided we fall I’m falling apart all over again I’ve seen enough to know it’s over. I just don’t think there’s any coming back from this one You say you want a revolution, why don’t you round up every single gun It started with a bang and it will end with just the same, you wait and see There aren’t enough Lennons in the world to keep the peace Maybe we shouldn’t assume that we’re here for good Maybe we’re all on a train careening toward our families The choice to deviate is ours This stomach ache is never-ending These butterflies have long since died, dried up and disintegrated I’m screaming for someone to help me but you all have been long gone It’s not your faults, I understand, life is always moving I can’t expect it to say the same but I’m afraid of change and it’s sudden coming Over time we’ll grow old and wise up to the fact that we’re trapped in this race we’re running I always thought and always believed that we all had purpose, have to find our meaning In this vacuum of talent, this train careening, there’s no lever to lessen this vessel speeding From the second we’re born we begin deceiving, ’til the moment we die and we cease the dreaming There is no purpose There is no meaning We’re all here for no fucking reason Maybe we would be better off if we're gone for good Maybe we took this existence thing for all it’s worth I guess we’ll have to wait and see I’m finding out I’m always wrong I thought falling in love and falling apart were one in the same They’re two different things… I’m an idiot All that I’ve done is foil myself Now I’m falling in love with finding it out all over again
2.
Hard times call for harder booze You’ve been spending all your time cause you’ve got none left to lose You’ve been gawking at the moon You hear it talking back to you Mad dog set loose You’ve been combing through the alleyways cause you’ve something yet to prove You’ve been walking afternoons and it’s been wonderful for you You feel… You feel brand new But it all disappears when it’s cold and you’re clueless Three sheets to the wind and it’s the wind chill that really gets ya Just steel yourself, the winter’s bitter but you’re strong I know you are, though you may not always show it But the suns gonna rise again ’Til then you’re sleeping with the stove on The troubles gonna melt and you’ll be warm ’Til then you’re sleeping with your socks on But it all disappears when you’re lonely You need a coalition to survive It would all disappear if you’d hold me ’Til then I’m sleeping with the lights on
3.
A weird several weeks with lots more ahead We want to get up and get down and plant gardens And buy lots of ammo cause it’s a necessity A new world order, sure, whatever… I really don’t care anymore There’s nobody stopping me from going outside Nobody stopping me from living my life Nobody stopping me from going outside But I’m not gonna go outside I’m gonna get high cause there’s nothing else to do I’m gonna get very, very high because I want to and I can I’m gonna get high because I’m distracting myself from this horrible scene I’d rather just drown in an ocean of green I’ll smoke myself stupid that sounds good to me And if I run out I might kill myself A very boring apocalypse is what lies ahead A superfluous pissing contest between the blue and the red But nobody’s stopping you from going outside Nobody’s stopping you from living your life Nobody’s getting out of this one alive So I’d rather stay in if that’s fine And get really high cause freedom depends on it I’m gonna get so uncomfortably high I’ll need to sit down… but I’m already sitting I’m gonna get high because the endtimes just aren’t what I thought they would be I thought that a fungus would make us all zombies Instead we’re all worried and glued to our screens Looking for light but we can’t see it coming Searching for truth in an ocean of green Seeking comfort in the warmth of monotony And if I run out I’ll be fine If I run out I’ll be fine If I run out I’ll be fine… Cause I’ll just get more
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Rise and shine, the day's begun. There’s lots of work that must be done All these things to do, cause no ones gonna do them for you Sharpen the machete, hold the blade so calm and steady Swing hard and true, and very soon, you’ll have a new tool Beads of sweat, no rest is had, ’til you complete the task at hand Split the stalk in two and thank the moon for watching over you Carve out the holes, make proper folds and soon you will behold You have the strength it takes to make yourself more comfortable You grew the plant, you chopped it down The circles always spinning round There’s nothing you can do to slow it Just do what you’re doing now Soon, I’m sure, the Earth will reward you for all you’ve given back You’ve made a living all your own, choose to forge your own path There’s nothing that can cut you down cause you’re invincible Unlike that’s growing tall, you’re more formidable You’re more formidable
5.
One day, well, I did decide to throw caution to the wind and I’d go outside I said bye to my ma, she cried, cause she ain’t never been the same since Eddie Money died Later on, I thought I’d go get some smokes from the liquor store Gotta talk to the manager cause I can’t find ‘em Well, he’s an asshole. I don’t like him Gonna kick his ass up and down the road Gonna whoop that ass up and down the road No time to play favorites, shoot first and ask later Don’t know if that’s right but I don’t really care Gonna kick his ass up and down the road Gonna whoop that ass up and down the road Goin’ back to Majula, wanna find my wife Gonna lie in bed and try to let it out and just cry Even later, I hate to say, I went into a BK, didn’t have it my way Called the kid workin’ there an unsavory name Got into a fistfight with a manager again Well, back home, safe and sound, went into the fridge for another round I looked around, it isn’t here! My mama drank my very last beer Gonna kick her ass up and down the road Gonna whoop that ass up and down the road Nothin’ says I love ya like a broken rib Gonna start a fight on twitter just to own the libs Dirt roads, loyal dogs, cheap beer, guns, America, Fireworks, war and freedom are the only 8 god damn things I need Gonna kick your ass up and down the road Gonna whoop your ass up and down the road Gonna make up lyrics that are really funny Gonna cash ‘em in later, make lots of money Gonna kick your ass up and down the road Gonna whoop that ass up and down the road Gonna try and find a word that rhymes with urban Then go out on the road, open for Keith Urban
6.
Sitting around, killing time, la-da-da-da-da Run through the cycle at least twice a day Rinse and repeat, might as well, la-da-da-da-da All this monotony has made me a dull boy I’m tired and nearly suicidal, la-da-da-da-da I’m going outside if it kills me and it just might But I’m gonna take some precautions Yeah, I’m gonna meet with some friends We’re gonna gather at Tom’s place and get really high and end up on youtube Now we’re just four clueless dudes watching furry porn Yeah, we’re just four clueless dudes watching furry porn I’m not sure what happened, I think someone said “yiff” And before you know it we’re looking at a cat with tits Let’s all buckle up boys, we’re all in for the ride But no one seems able to look the other in the eye No one seems able to look the other in the eye No one seems able to look the other in the eye No one seems able to look the other in the eye No one seems able to look the other in the eye Watching furry porn
7.
Dead leaves and the dirty ground but he never heard the song before Keepin’ tally on the good and the bad, he keepin’ occupied, he’s feeding the forge Dead bees and banana trees but a price that you aren’t willing to pay You want his fruit but he only wants you , you better hope that you can get away Cause if he gets his hands on you, I’m gonna tell you exactly what he’s gonna do He gonna peel you like a banana, baby Gonna strip you down to your soul He gonna desecrate and investigate Was a banana worth your flesh and your bones? He gonna peel ya like a banana, baby Gonna strip down to his socks He gonna masturbate, he’s a real freak of nature Gonna lay your body down in a box Don’t tread or he’ll make you Example One He’ll bend and he’ll break you, ’til the daylight come He gonna peel you like a banana, baby Gonna tear you limb from limb I swear it’s true, what he takes from you Gon’ be more than what you take from him He gonna peel you like a banana, baby Got nothin’ else better to do You thought you might just take a bite You thought wrong, now the banana is you
8.
Or Flight 02:22
Perhaps it’s best said in a song I want you to forgive me, everything that I’ve done wrong You’ll wonder why I’m not around I didn’t know what I could teach you I was afraid to let you down So I fled so fast my feet barely touched the ground I gave you all I could, it’s up to you to make it out So I beg you, do not follow me, don’t choose the path I chose I will sink you to the bottom, or so the story goes You can never truly hate someone that you don’t even know.. Or so I hope
9.
Grow a Rope 03:30
Some say that self-sufficience is unobtainable I do what I can to prove them wrong There ain’t a man, machine or monster big enough There is no destiny after all You mean to tell me all this work that I have done These dirty fingernails, oh no My back pressed up against the corner, guess again There was a missing piece you never could have known I’m movin’ soil, I’m poking holes I’m plantin’ seeds of shattered hope I measure twice to I only have to cut once I’ve got the skills to grow a rope Patience, thread by thread, you gotta work the whole night through The only shred of light you see be the grinnin’, blood-red moon Pull tight, wind from the middle, joints ache, eyeballs dry No matta, gotta go fast or I might have to answer why I’m movin’ units by the pound I got enough to go around Now I’m the joke, I’m the classic, great, white dope But I’ve found my niche, I’m growin’ rope Patience, thread by thread, you gotta work the whole night through The only shred of light you see be the grinnin’, blood-red moon Pull tight, wind from the middle, joints ache, eyeballs dry No matta, gotta go fast or I might have to answer why Praise be, scream “hallelujah”, as the bounty piles up Loose leaves take shape in the tea at the bottom of your cup My god, scream bloody murder as the bodies piles high Sure as the sun gonna set, sure enough it’s gonna rise

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released July 6, 2021

Eric Bennett - guitar and vocals

Recorded and mixed by Eric Bennett in his house during a pandemic.
Mastered by Phil Drogheo

Artwork by Thomas Massengill and Eric Bennett

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I write songs that make middle-aged to elderly people cry.

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