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The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song
A Career in Transcendence

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A Career in Transcendence

Release date: 2nd November 1998

From The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of SongTrack 22:18

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A Career in Transcendence

Congratulations
Looks like you finally made it, boy
You're a real major-leauger now
Mama must be so, so proud
The word around
Is that your nest was too cozy
See, some words are like bricks
And so we built our fortresses

You're on your own now, boy
I bet you got the whole world figured out
One man cleans up after the pony
And another man rides that pony out
And prances around
Isn't that what you were trained for
But your words weigh you down
You built your nest of bricks
Built your nest of bricks

All (we think)
We are (today)
Is all (we say)
We'll be (tomorrow)

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From The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

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The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

2nd November 1998

Track number

2

Release year

1998

1The Rhyme Scheme
3:44
2A Career in Transcendence
2:18
3The Road to Financial Stability
2:34
4Tempest
2:34

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