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[VERSE 1A]
Clocking in, all Day, all Night
Focusing with all of my might
The games will never stop
At least not until I get to the top
[VERSE 1B]
faxing masses get in my way
but ill always be ahead of the game
its always been for them
so I’ll retreat into the lions den
[CHORUS]
Try all you want to break me down, I’ve already done it myself
I’ve got no love, got no scores, got no awards on the shelf
Maybe I’ve just gone insane since I fit the definition
All these days breaking my back without getting recognition
[VERSE 2A]
Coffee in 1s, 2s and 3s
Choking them down more than I breathe
Words whizz right past my head
But I won’t get off the plate till I’m dead!
[VERSE 2B]
They say “Ana get your head straight! Ana, where's your mind at?”
“Ana can’t do things right! Ana failed an at-bat!”
Well my head is heavy and my minds in a daze
And I’m pretty sure the real me’s in hell getting raised, so-!
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Try all you want to break me down, I’ve already done it myself
I’ve got no love, got no scores, got no awards on the shelf
Maybe I’ve just gone insane since I fit the definition
All these days breaking my back without getting recognition
[BRIDGE]
I think I need a moment somewhere else
I think I need a moment to myself without the consequence
It’s all a little too much for this hell
It’s all a little too much for us all can’t you tell
And I’ve got a soul of stone from reflection
But I need to find my sense of direction
Tired of being my own villain
This bat and ball were made for killin’!
[CHORUS]
So try all you want to bring me down, I’ve already done it myself
And if I got no love from any fan, at least I can bring ‘em hell
It all just feels so insane, but that’s this splort’s definition
I’m making a comeback! Don't care about recognition
This bullshits all repetition
Fire the ammunition
God, this ain’t worth the mission
Maybe this needs revision
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Haters, fans, and gods
Try to tell me what to do
But I’ve got in my airpods
And I’m stealing your shoes
I do it just for kicks
I am like a bad tattoo
And I need some money quick
Can I borrow off of you?
I’m number 14 with all the ways I’m going ghost
And I’m possessing all the mediums to bat real good
And I’m not rhyming on purpose just to piss you off
Is it working? Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Incinerate me once
They tried to put me in the ground
Necromance me twice
There’s enough shame to go around
I’m the best player ever
I’m the gift that keeps on giving
Before you forget
You voted for me to rejoin the living
They say that I’m a heel
But I’d never play support
I shut all the batters out
And their playing time’s cut short
Dodging texts and dodging balls
Blocking numbers at the source
Suddenly back in the hall
The Returned mod reinforced
They’re boosting my ego as some kind of funny joke
And I’m picking the lock and I am getting in the vault
And now you can’t touch me cuz I’m sitting safe inside
Are you mad bro? Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Incinerate me once
They tried to put me in the ground
Necromance me twice
There’s enough shame to go around
I’m the best player ever
I’m the gift that keeps on giving
Before you forget
You voted for me to rejoin the living
Try to contain it, keep it in, but you know you love me
Check the facts, check the site, I’m all over your feed
And you’re like “dang, how’m I gonna get my 50 bucks back now?”
Do I deserve all the hate when all I do is wow?
And these players don’t have a satisfying story arc
While the sim matches my image
slim chances they catch my pitches
But I nail it every time
the ball goes past the bat, and fat stacks
for my stans who back me, Don’t @ me
Running fast like a track meet, triathlete
Consumers don’t attack me
You know I’m unkillable
That I’m un-get-rid-able
You say to shut up but you’re actually hanging onto all my syllables
Incinerate me once
They tried to put me in the ground
Necromance me twice
There’s enough shame to go around
I’m the best player ever
I’m the gift that keeps on giving
Before you forget
You voted for me to rejoin the living
I’m the biggest jerk ever
I’m the gift you keep regifting
Before you regret
You voted for me to rejoin the living
I’m the worst guy on the roster
As far as you can tell
So do me a favor
Get tillmaned lol
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Pudge Nakamoto is new to the game.
He just appeared in the spot where your favorite star had been enveloped
in flame.
So if anyone asks you, “Where the hell’d our Boyfriend go?”
Just introduce them to their new best friend, Pudge Nakamoto.
Pudge doesn’t know what to do with a bat,
And refuses to learn, so there’s not very much anyone can really do
about that.
But you don’t have to improve, and you don’t have to grow
If you can just chill and eat pancakes with your best friend, Pudge
Nakamoto.
Now Pudge does make a mean pancake, it must be said.
But it still won’t be more than a couple of seasons before you end up
wanting him dead.
’Cause Pudge Nakamoto is shaped like a friend.
He’s cute and he’s fat and his time as your leadoff bat will never come
to an end.
So if you had dreams of a team with a championship in a season or two,
Your brand new best friend Pudge Nakamoto will make sure they never come
true.
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You thought you did the math
Balanced things with care
You’d filled the sky with all your debts
But everything was square
The firmament rejected you
And burned your house of cards
And then you wanted us to trust
That you’d installed safeguards
We spurned your dark and baleful star
and sought our own solutions
A desert voice forecast your end
If we showed resolution
(chorus)
The sails are set, the anchor weighed
Our courage we have found
And with the Reader at our backs
The Sunbeams Charge The Mound
You saw us heading for the plate
You looked down with scornful glee
Did your calculus not account for us?
Sunbeams aren’t hard to see
Did you account for changing density?
Try to make us take the fall?
Your worst miscalculation was
estimating us at all
We’ve seen you in the sky
We’ve stared into the Sun
And in our estimation, Coin,
Your time above is done
(chorus)
The sails are set, the anchor weighed
Our courage we have found
And with the Reader at our backs
The Sunbeams Charge The Mound
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(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Cell Cell Barajas)
Every day is a new day
Every game is a new game
Seasons change, but one thing stays the same:
You know the name
You know the name!
Fly high with new eyes
Feel how fast does your heart beat?
Spread your feathers
Every day is a party!
Wherever you may roam
You're always welcome home
So fly on home!
and we'll all sing
For the one and the only
The Powerhouse of the Wild Wings
(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Cell Cell Barajas)
Every day is a new day
(Every day is a new day)
Every game is a new game
(Every game is a new game)
Seasons change, and I can do the same
You know the name
You know the name!
Look towards the sun
Falling fast feel your heart leap
Swoop low swift one
Every day is a party!
Wherever you may roam
You're always welcome home
So find your home!
and we'll all sing
For the one and the only
The Powerhouse of the Wild Wings
(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Barajas)
(Cell Cell Cell Barajas)
Don't take it for granted
Aim high and fly into the unknown
You can be who you want to be
The truest newest you the world has ever known
You can always start over
Just take it one day at a time
Every day is the first day
of the rest of your best life!
Every day is a new day
(Feel how fast does your heart beat?)
Every game is a new game
(Falling fast feel your heart leap)
Whatever happens now
We'll get through it somehow
So live for now!
And we'll all sing
For our favorite harpy
You're the one and the only
Cell Barajas
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with the light switch on, the unbirds shine
and the coffee is sweeter than wine
stay safe, stay warm
stay sheltered from the storm
when the glow grows in the umpires' eyes
cry:
douglas protect us
douglas protect us
before the ground ever did break
josh butt played third base on that lateday
the eclipse and the umpire
sent josh into the fire
next season the park was raised
walls up to the cacti
mysticism in the clouds
douglas protect us
douglas protect us
(stay safe) carmelo burned
(stay safe) when douglas' back was turned
(stay safe) baby can't remember
(stay safe) geepa can't forget
walls up to the cacti
mysticism in the clouds
douglas protect us
douglas protect us
we will remember you when you're gone
(douglas protect us)
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He’s Marco Stink!
He hits dingers!
He has six legs!
He has no stinger!
When he rounds the bases, his smell still lingers!
He learned a few things about theft from his friend Best, the fresh left-winger!
What!
There goes that bug again!
He can’t really smile, but he’s looking smug again
As he tags home plate, and gives me a hug again!
Well, I guess that I can call that bug a friend!
I didn’t know what to expect when he swapped in from the Steaks.
None of us really knew if that bug had what it takes
To be a Breath Mint and a comrade, in that little jester hat.
But then he hit a double in his first at-bat!
Well, in the dugout, we all shared a look and said a “thank you” for the weather.
And then the bleachers shook as we shouted together:
We love that bug!
Yeah, he hits just like a dream!
We love that bug!
And we’re glad he’s on the team!
Even if he smells a bit like sour cream!
Well, I taught Marco how to steal when the dingers don’t go through.
And I told him: as a bug, it’s not illegal for you.
And he said, “What’s illegal!” and I started to explain,
And he said, “What’s illegal with you!” That bug got me again!
But I don’t mind when he leaves shells around the place.
And I’ve learned how to tell when there’s a smile on his face.
Like when he feels that bat connect, and he knows he gets to run.
Yeah, he taught me that living in this hell can still be fun.
So if — by flame, or tooth, or something worse — I have to go away,
The main thing I hope is that he’s okay.
Cause I love that bug, and the joy that’s in his game.
Yeah, I asked the whole damn team and they all feel the same.
(Now, they all express themselves differently, but I know them well enough to read between the lines, and what they all basically said was…)
We love that bug!
And that bug loves eating seeds!
We love that bug!
And we know just what he needs!
He needs to run around the bases at top speed!
We love that bug!
Yeah, he’s just a little guy!
We love that bug!
But he hits ’em to the sky!
With a team like this, the Mints will never die!
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Who knew a lich
Could rock a vape and throw a pitch?
But not so good that I don’t bet against the Breath Mints
When I hear she’s in a game
And it makes me rich
They call her Leach
And winning games exceeds her reach
Her favorite things are doing vape tricks on the mound,
Chugging Four Lokos, and long walks not on the beach
She does this throw
I must admit it’s quite a show
She blows a smoke ring and then puts the ball right through it
Has it ever hit the strike zone?
(No)
How many innings since that lich walked in a run?
And how much longer till she walks another one?
It’s a shame
Her head is just not in the game
Because she pitched it as a joke
And it got fouled into the stands behind first base
(Nice)
Yeah, what’s her name????
Leach Ingram
Leach Ingram
Leach Ingram
Well, Leach Ingram got infused
And now the Breath Mints are amused
To see their favorite dirtbag pitching like an ace
With no outs she’ll load the bases just for fun
Then not allow a single run
Just to rub it in their face
Yeah you should see her ERA
And how she’ll force a double play
By walking batters straight into the Mints’ defenses
It’s a new improved Leach Ingram
So grab your bats and swing ’em
But just realize it won’t be for the fences
Against Leach Ingram
Leach Ingram
Leach “5 Loko” Ingram
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we could live with them on other teams
or across the league but now it seems
they’re in another dimension
not to mention
you took their bats away
we watched them feedback or get stolen
and the new guys always filled the hole in
the fridays lineup
but now your time’s up
guess friday’s not your day
and when you take the vibe check away
we’re gonna make you pay
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
take her bat and tommy england’s erased
can’t remember his face
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
and then the items were all locked
we couldn’t see but weren't shocked
that when you entered production
the abduction
was just made plain as day
we don't even know if they’ll ever return
and we didn’t even see him burn
not in the hall cause of sixpack
came from the waveback
not a phone call away
and when you take the vibe check away
we’re gonna make you pay
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
take her bat and tommy england’s erased
can’t remember his face
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
and then a shark attack
game over, then redact
and you’re even less real than before
and when you take our harrell away
we’re gonna make you pay
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
and when you take our harrell away
we’re gonna make you pay
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
take her bat and tommy england’s erased
can’t remember his face
it’s inevitable
we’re inevitable
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Ohio Worms - Really Real
02:26
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the sky is dark here, so is the earth
our world or something not quite like it
and iʼve been waiting for the sun
to come over that unending horizon
and itʼs been three weeks since iʼve been home
itʼs been three weeks since iʼve been home, been home
it doesnʼt feel really real
and time is funny, the wind donʼt blow
i fear the creeping of the frosts
the dark is endless, so is the snow
the static calls and in it i find comfort
and itʼs been ten weeks since iʼve been home
itʼs been ten weeks since iʼve been home, been home
it doesnʼt feel really real
and now itʼs later, maybe itʼs night
the clock hasnʼt run forwards for a while
my thoughts are fuzzy, i canʼt make sense
of all the shapes and shadows that surround me
and itʼs been two years since iʼve been home
itʼs been two years since iʼve been home, been home
it doesnʼt feel really real
and itʼs been five years since iʼve been home
itʼs been five years since iʼve been home, been home
it doesnʼt feel really real
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Hear that song?
The Hellmouth's calling for its own
For our scarred souls
The coldest shiver in our bones
It's been so long
Maybe this time I won't be wrong
Maybe it's time for me to cease to be
For you to come along
We've been so strong
Not anymore
The Shadows call
[chorus]
Without you
I couldn't bear to play the game
Cause the faces of the ones we've lost are burned into the plate
Without you
This place would not be home
I couldn't bear to be alone
again
It's time to go
There's nowhere left for us to roam
I'll miss the day
But everyone has a role
To play
It feels so wrong
How can I feel like I belong
'Cause at the end of me
Our team is free
And you and I'll be gone
We've been so strong
Not anymore
The Shadows call
[chorus]
Without you
I couldn't bear to play the game
Cause the faces of the ones we've lost are burned into the plate
Without you
This place would not be home
I couldn't bear to be alone
again
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(CW: body horror)
Monologues || 1 ||
Welcome to the Hellmouth, letʼs get you started
First thing, youʼll notice youʼve begun to change
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
Second thing, the tug
You have been called here. You can never leave
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
Third, your adaptation
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
You may find yourself wanting to die. But that would be worse than whatʼs
happening to you right now, best not.
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
Monologues || 2 ||
Welcome to the Hellmouth, letʼs get you started
I will direct your attention to the holes in your skin
This is for your safety, and is irreversible
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
You will find yourself unable to leave, but why would you ever want to?
It is good here, we want you here
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
Adaptation is a wonderful thing.
Soon you will fit right in, isnʼt that nice?
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
You may find yourself wanting to die. But that would be worse than whatʼs
happening to you right now, best not.
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
Monologues || 3 ||
I saw the sun set on a desert full of spikes
The maw came ever closer even as i stood still
And suddenly as i turned my back to leave, i found i could not move
There is strength in staying here, there are Adaptations to be made.
I know things are scary, but soon all will be clear
I love you. I love you. I love you
Please go, go far from here. Things are good. Things are bad. Please stay, we want
you. We need you. Adaptation
You may find yourself wanting to die. But that would be worse than whatʼs
happening to you right now, best not.
This is normal. Everything is normal. do not be afraid
Monologues || 4 ||
There once was a boy, he wandered for a very long time.
he found his way here, to where we all find ourselves eventually. To the Hellmouth.
He tried to leave, like you tried to leave, like we all tried to leave. But time is a flat
circle
But space is a flat circle
He came back. Like you, Like me. And he embraced the new parts of him that
werenʼt there before
Monologues || 5 ||
And I told you, I told you to stay strong
And not let the wind blow you back
And you did not listen
And you died
And I said, I said many times
Please donʼt go, I need you here
And you did not listen
And so I killed you
And I had hoped that you would understand then
And I had hoped I would have made myself clear
That the tug is strong in you, but it is stronger in myself
Monologues || 6 ||
there are echos of you in this valley
that was your adaptation
you left your body behind and turned into mist and song and shadow
and i can see the thoughts of you in the walls and the ceilings of this home
and the love that you shared in this park
and the feelings of sorrow that gave way to hopelessness that gave eventually into
hope in the long tusks of my home
and i can feel you around me, stronger than you ever were while you were still here
and although i cannot feel you, touch you, talk to you, i know that you love me, and
i love you still
Chorus?
And the worms crawl in
Worms crawl out
Worms crawl in the new holes in my skin
And I let them in
To the new holes in my skin
Theyʼre there to keep me warm
And to let the dust pass through
I wonʼt be blown away in the storm
Monologues || 7 ||
And I looked
And I beheld
A great city filled with teeth
And a great sky filled with malice
And as I approached
I couldnʼt help but feel at home
Some stranger tug
From the small of my back
And I entered
And I began to change
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Hall Stars - The Game
02:40
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you thought the day she let you go and run away
would be the last you'd feel the pain
and all your trauma would be buried and forgotten
and replaced with all that makes up
an emotionally stable person
and you'd live and laugh and love again
and finally grow up again
you thought the day she let you leave and find a way
to make dead sure you'd never let yourself
be shackled down and hurt by way of
conscience and regret
you thought that day would be the
start of a new age for your wellbeing
opportunity for change
a brand new life without the pain
suddenly free you found yourself seeking out meaning
and exploring what it means to
feel a feeling that's your own and not a scar you got when
on your own you stood before a hopeless game, an angry beam
of fire that would cleanse you of
your sins, your hopes, your memories and dreams
suddenly free you found yourself in lack of meaning
as you left her even years could not have healed the
wounds she left, the creeping fear you tried to
bury deep beneath your calm exterior but inside you knew that
time will pass and scars will fade
but you will never learn to live without the
creeping death around your wrists
a symphony of hits that missed
without the hurt it's not the same
you've never healed, you need the game
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In the rings of the fallen tree
There is a soul of evergreen
A careful step over, into the clearing
The coven’s heart, in Yellowstone
In witches three we find our strength
In peaks and valleys, and geysers and pools
A hawk soars over the branching pines
Off the path, in Yellowstone
Circles round the dancing flames
Rituals sung since the shifting of stone
Three as one, to come from the shadows
Magics cast in Yellowstone
The seasons change, and the fires burn
There are three souls among the ash
Sometimes far, but always close
There is a home in Yellowstone
The embers float on the dawn’s first breeze
The things that once were are nothing but dust
New life comes with the waking of earth
There will be growth in Yellowstone
In the flight of the birds, they’ve known your name
They’ve seen you pass through your trials and pain
They see what’s to come in the bright stars
And they’ll find you when you don’t know where you are
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garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.
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