Phantom Island
From the belly of the jungle where I launched I fly through time as dead as it is cold I miss my home Lonely cosmos Fading in the solar Space dream floating I've been getting older Satellite burning Galaxy-shattering Bathin' in the cola (bathing, bathing) Black Sea boating (boating, boating) Alien freeloader (loader, loader) Are we alone in this cosmic effigy? Splitting timber before the axe hits Snowball rolling avalanches Roses for the prophet In the haze, a swirling mystic appears with a sunburnt kiss Quicksand, sunkеn ships Are we alone in thе cosmic abyss? I'm inhaling stardust Don't leave me floating; this is not how I would want to die I'm sitting on Saturn's rings Don't leave me yet; this isn't how I would want to die Orbiting is lonely until you comprehend we're only stardust I'm the furthest I've ever been from home, contemplating that every meteorite is my tombstone Lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lone, lonely cosmos I sent Ma and Pa some mail; will take 620 years to travel I said, "I've seen beyond the ridge, from Milky Way and to the edge" But I still miss my home Lonely cosmos
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026
This old dog’s coming home to you Always return I'm on a round-trip perpetual Always revolving It's habitual Eternal return, eternal return (It was, it was) It was a heavy dawn this morn' (This morn’) The raining sky even mourned Your eyes - usually full of life - hiding tears not yet cried That smile from my child as I waved a brave goodbye A-drippin' wet, I dream of future memories A life unfolds in front of me I worry which reality (Reality) she would see (Ba, ba, ba, a-doo) Do I do it for her, or do I do it for me? As I compose myself emotionally, I have a vision of where she will be Pulling petals off a daisy Just don’t forget I return eternally Eternal (Eternal) (Return) Return (Return) Always (Always) (Ah, ahh-ah, always) On wing (On wing) Flying (Flying) (Woo!) Eternal return (Ah-ha, ah-ha) Eternal return (Woo!) Although I’m in love with the long road (Long road) Running from my limping shadow back home (Back home) Sharp green leaves of laurel turn to gold in the Oregon fall Crimson rust, rising tide Sparkles in the Californian sun But I must admit I miss the sweet smell of gum leaves and the unpredictable, ever-changing, ever-seasonally We had our life on lock, oh, yes, we did (yes, we did) There’s more to it now than just leaving ‘cause there’s so much more to miss But now that you’re here, it’s harder and less clear But I guess distance needs a yardstick for real love to hit Which way is the right way down the yellow brick road of life? (Life) I’m tossing and turning between my time with a scarecrow and my tin man wife (wife) There’s a monkey on my back and he’s telling me this ain’t a bushwhack (whack) Everywhere looks the same when you’re looking through a magnifying glass in a small man’s world But as your face is changing, I have to turn my back Please don’t judge me for the sacrifice I make Fuck, I miss the smell hidden in your clothing I tell myself: "Don't worry, because I’ll be coming back" Do, do, do... This old dog’s coming home to you Do, do, do... (Bow, bow, bow...) Always return, I'm on a round-trip perpetual Do, do, do... (Bow, bow, bow...)
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026
Can you feel the weight of the Earth on your shoulders? Are you always sailing through troubled waters? And born under a cloud? The earth, the sea, the sky One roof; one house What will be, will be Find your zen; embrace the journey (panpsych in hand) (Woo!) In every grain of sand holds a mind which can expand from now until the next big bang One is all, and all is one A spirit in every form (Spirit) Thou art that, and that art thou All panpsych (panpsych, panpsych, panpsych) The wind whispers a secret message for those who've grown ears to hear it (hear it) You're inside it Be within it Panpsych (Panpsych) Woo! Slurp the sweet divine of the pearl oyster Wanderer's amulet for the latte pastures Next stop unknown to the primitive cockroach We are omnipresent Intertwined horoscope I am trying to pick a path Past the psychic wind Past the astral dreadnought I am flying straight through the stars Gimme that life-giving linkage to my higher self with a pure heart I, I am the wind and sea I am that stabbing pain Creeping in your higher mind Beaming in your astral plane I am the bright red blood crossing through your little veins I am the thought your arm has 'fore your mind can catch it feign (Ooh-woo!) You’ve been bathing within me for some time Between the wave and foam, I have been the tide Unending illusion ad infinitum But there’s always exhalation The dog on the freeway thinks it’s in control It’s testosterone that makes a man think he’s strong Unending delusion ad infinitum But there’s always exhalation You're inside it Be within it It’s creeping higher Exhalation Woo! It’s coming down to the wire This plane’s on fire It’s you It’s us Ride the magic bus Crash land in the sand We'll do it hand in hand
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026
Spacesick on my spaceship Spacesick on my spaceship June 22 What I wouldn't do for a meal with you Real fork, real knife, in a shit diner The sound of metal on china Remember when we rode the 'coaster? Remember when we sailed the strait? You think they could've worked out the drugs up here, 'cause it's like that, but floating in space Earth-rise doesn't hit quite the same when you been spun merry-go-round all day God, I miss that grounding feeling Grass on bare toes, gravity, healing Anyway, enough about me How did the little ones sleep? Did you make it to the zoo? Fuck, I miss 'em, and you I've been dreaming in a virtual lab When I stood up in class and said I wanted to be an astronaut, they laughed T-Minus ten minutes and counting down Four, three, two, one We have lift-off We're heading out That's when it turned south The nausea's familiar, but I can't put my finger on it Never quite felt like this before, but it's nothing out of the norm Vestibular euphoria I'm floating like a seesaw feather The constellations settle the spacesickness Putting me back together Moaning and groaning Rolling side to side The parasites are building a city on my intestines I see you Swaddled by the solidity of terrestrial fabric Entangled in its loam I see you I pull you taught and you dissolve between white-knuckled fists Like a hand full of sand reclaimed by gravity Ooh-ooh (Ooh) June 22 continued I lost ya there, must've been a solar flare Where was I Yeah, zoo Thinking 'bout them and thinking 'bout you Since your brother told me they cried a lot when they saw a guy who looked like their pop Oh yeah, and that meal To fuss about who pays the bill To sit on chairs that touch the floor For that, I'd give it all 'Til then, dream is all I can do I love you Over Stu Spacesick on my spaceship Spacesick on my spaceship
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026
A doorway opened Endless ocean Superhighway Scoundrels unbind The ship was gently swaying, cradled Smooth sailing in a wintery July The silence of the lifeless soul Shimmers in the early morning glow Like the chorus in a Greek tragedy The thunder’s knock, knock, knocking Devil's staring back at me, yeah Lightning strikes upon the nose of my boat As I’m shapeshifting and drifting Trying to stay afloat Crystal clear I got a vision of a deer in the headlights The end is near Without a fear in sight The moon speaks to me this night (Yeah) She says, "Follow my light" "Like a moth's inner compass" She says, "Chase what you can’t have "This land-borne curse clings to you like algae "If only you were a star, you’d be not sedentary" I said, "I have always wondered if I could step out of my body Would I be a fish out of water, or like a school in harmony?" So, Miss Moon, if I could have one wish, I’d turn my hands into wings I’d say goodbye to the fish and I'd jump from the highest cliff" Yeah (Woo!) I wanna be aerodynamic Woo! Never gonna get there Never gonna get there Holy land is a figment Never gonna get there Never gonna get there Sailing for infinity Never gonna get there Never gonna get there Holy land is a figment Never gonna get there Never gonna get there This ship is a shipwreck I'm just floating away on this barrel of pain Is this just me stranded at sea in a sailor’s dream? I’ll just sing to the sharks, and maybe they’ll think twice They’re just trying to survive in the world like me, alright I ain’t got hope but I can’t help but smile The forty-od thousand foot of tears won’t save me from an appetite I accept my fate My time is nigh I’m just gonna sit here and watch the waves roll by I wanna be aerodynamic
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026
One, two, three, four I’m on the edge of a cliff Gazing into an abyss Weight of it all crushes me; a landslide of anxiety I’m in the forest of my mind, adrift in moonless night Where is the map for the journey? Where are the crewmates who joined me? Born adrift, a fickle route I’m in a sea of doubt Not again, not again, not again, not again, not again Is this it? Is this it? Is this it? Is this it? Is this it? I’m sinking deeper, submerging in the sea of doubt Gotta tread water until I reach the shore and find my way out We scatter the ashes from the singing birds' urn Lingers in the air, then it settles into the earth There’s a light at the end of the tunnel It may appear soft and subtle And when you’re trying to push uphill, the world tends to make you kneel It’s a harsh and feeble game Your heart was full, and then it sank Breath bubbles to the surface My anchor closed the curtains Here comes the sun to clear the fog Here comes a friend for me to lean on Through the swell and through the cloud We’re gonna swim out of the sea of doubt Woo! Woo! We stand on solid ground We take the time to look around The lightless of the air lifts me A breeze of serenity We’re in the meadow of our minds, basking in its delight (One, two, three-)
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026
Woo! Yeah, yeah, yeah And to my loved ones, who navigate the currents of life And who, occasionally or regularly, feel rudderless in the river: In this long night, there is no end Deep dominion Father be my friend I stand on the shoulders of mothers long dead Singing their stories Life is but an eddy So be a leaf in a stream Eternally we return to cycle through the song we learnt I would say, "Don’t be a musician, my son Be a doctor, lawyer, or a stand-up citizen” Pеople on the street would stop and ask me if I'm proud But I'm not proud You did it yoursеlf; I wasn't around But time is pregnant with the past With the knowledge that they lost Time is eating its last meal If they listened, could they heal? Yeah, yeah, yeah And though I cannot hold you, you will know my presence by virtue of the wind You know your daddy never knew what he was doing It's all love I love you I am wind I am rain I am photon I am wave I am wind I am rain I am photon I am wave I am love, trauma, pain Reincarnate hurricane I have sinned Fanned the flames Knocking on the pearly gates
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Jul 09, 2026