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Nighterror

by Polygraphist

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Dann 'the djentle giant' The fact that Polygraphist is a one-man band is simply amazing and unconceivable to say the least. With a jazz-metal structure and a blend of death metal growls and double bass-drum blasts, the whole could seem to clash at first. But no, this doesn't clash at all. It's just orgasm for the ear and the brain. Definitely a must for jazz-metal and prog lovers. Favorite track: Hands Drawing Hands.
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1.
free will stands as the greatest prize thats bestowed unto us. reflections, in retrospect, look so sincere silently screaming obscenities, teeth gleaming then… leaning towards calmer confessions.. (as we look back) hopeless regressions we all chase freedom.. (as we look back) everything's clear looking back, its all crystal through the looking glass we all see clear why…? wizened old clerics, huddled in masses, whispering tales of societies coming demise wizened old clerics, huddled in masses, whispering old wives tales, warnings, fears and advice meanwhile… i send my thoughts in bits and pieces, all for naught, i send my thoughts in bits and pieces, these bytes become secretions looking back is the greatest skill that we have, and in 2020, everything will be hindsight
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Stanley Uris 03:23
these are my greatest of fears… phobic pathologies are indiscriminately carving paths towards bedridden decades fight or flight; my ruler, im slaved fears.. face them or fuck them, no one will judge your choice but don't take the easy way out.. i, the cyberchondriac! diagnosed in style. man, no matter what he faces, has the right to play god. endure and conquer them disillusioned? paranoias? stay in touch.. latch on to whats real we all float down here. and the monsters are due on maple street.
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Tyrants 03:07
run face first at the invisible wall, enjoy the taste of blood stomp on the glass ceiling, burn the whole castle down its just a mad rush to the far end of the checkerboard king me and then.. plates full, cups overflow these goblets hold the blood of christ, of mice and men of mice... no one would say we're the skinniest of felines these peasants pray for rain to wash away the shit, archaic idioms floating to the heavens. begging, pleading meanwhile the meek silently plot an uprising and i stand here obliviously smiling
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when hands draw hands the end results are nothing you would dare call a masterpiece her spindled fingers, a sickly green hue; her palms, red, tell tales of torture when hands draw hands the end result is nothing you would write home about, or dare call a work of art my cufflinks look great next to your neck.. accents the blues… oh shit! squeezed a bit too tightly there, love. graphite dust surrounds your pretty wrists like a police crime scene mapping out just where you lay when i "drew you" we've come this far so why give up now? burn down the bridges, you ain't going back all that time drawing? it never got you very far.. and now you're running? (faster) you'll never make it very far. put down the pencils, in not too long you'll be home let's be honest, an artist i am not. vicious cycle, let's call it a draw. cut the metaphors.. you are a whore, worthless with no self-reliance. i shade all lines. i tried, benevolently, to resolve all of our problems. endless cyclic motions bring us right on back to a colorful start you'd think we'd learn from our past experiences but i just love to color outside the lines. endless cyclic motions bring us right back
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instrumental
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Swarm 00:58
instrumental
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Whiteout 02:37
two days trapped, up to our necks, china white encases the whole village frozen footsteps track a path to nothingness silenty walking towards ambivalence our day is done, nothing left to do but inflame stark red blood paints the tundra we've traveled days and miles so far we've frozen so far we've just frozen the drifts reflect nothing but blinding light contracted bloodvessels ache with every movement march on, fuck this noise. southern eyes would burst would you kindly throw the salt and dig us out? no matter what we try we just dig our selves deeper
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Bruxism 04:26
my tongue is so far in my cheek, im afraid it may tear through (grinding) such a bitter taste with an ever so subtle hint of sweet (grinding) i exhaust a fine ceramic powder my teeth have been whittled down, the end of what we have all become these occlusal traumas, on the surface, are only signs of night after night of restless sleep, punctuated by terror and anxiety. but the stories these remnants tell will become legend. grinding… grinding…. grinding and grinding and shredding and gnawing and tearing and ripping these little nubs flying and sawing through blackness, endlessly eroding. enamel breaks down. fuck, my mouth is corroding. bruxism enfolding preachers reach deaf ears, and actions speak louder than words so let the music scream, and leave the singing to the birds sawing and pounding and filing and scraping and sanding, abrasively clawing. my jawbone is sliding, my temples are pounding. these ivory pestles, crushing and crumbling, bruxism enfolding.
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with all the bullshit that i spew forth, none of it really compares to the stream of apologies i relentlessly and needlessly pour unto others as a defense mechanism. unto you. you lied, i stayed i'm so sorry, i'm so fucking sorry wait, fuck that. i'm not really. fuck that shit. i got you though! you walked right back in, didn't you? this just..? this took a turn for the hilarious, and i'm…? i'm just the ass? i'm the ass of this joke? whatever bitch, suck that dick like the pro you are fuck off bitch, i'm not sorry i lied, we played this just..? this took a turn for the hilarious, and i'm…? i'm just the ass? i'm the ass of this joke? i'm sorry i'm not sorry i'm not sorry anymore

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An alien abduction. A swarm of insects chasing you down a narrow hallway. Jarring. Organically mechanic.

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released September 6, 2011

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Polygraphist Buffalo, New York

Inorganic, out of place, and unnatural arrangements. Alien abductions. Being chased. The 1920s, 50s, and 80s. Narrow hallways. Frenetics. Mood Swings. Skepticism. Cynicism. Solipsism. Pretentiousness, Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Hives. It doesnt stop. It never. Stops. Constant fear. An onslaught of phobic phenomena. ... more

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