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Augmented Manipulation

by BX

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Humphrey 03:34
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Humphrey lives in a world with Pain and suffering Darkness and decadence He is a bad boy Oh he is a bad boy Pushing the boundaries Exploring without restraint Humphrey lives in a world with Tenderness and vulnerability Thoughtfulness and consideration He is a good boy Oh he is a good boy Humphrey is multiple contradictions Fluid and changing Hurts you with consideration Kisses you with vulnerability Women fuck him with a strap-on Men fuck him with a hard on Humphrey, oh Humphrey Wears a gimp mask to school Goes for walks in a leather harness Dresses in latex for tee Humphrey is the future man Watching the world remake itself in its own image Humphrey peals of his skin to reveal the light within He is one in a million reborn Humphrey, Humphrey Lives in a world with Pain and suffering Darkness and decadence Humphrey, Humphrey Lives in a world with Tenderness and vulnerability Thoughtfulness and consideration He is a bad boy He is a good boy He is a bad boy He is a good boy Oh he is a bad boy Oh he is a good boy Humphrey is multiple contradictions Fluid and changing Hurts you with consideration Kisses you with vulnerability Women fuck him with a strap-on Men fuck him with a hard on Humphrey, oh Humphrey Wears a gimp mask to school Goes for walks in a leather harness Dresses in latex for tee Humphrey is the future man Watching the world remake itself in its own image Humphrey Humphrey peals of his skin to reveal the light within He is one in a million
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Skin Shedder 05:37
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This is a ritual This is a ritual A ritual song This is a ritual A ritual song Freedom is more than an illusion Close your eyes and you will be free Free in your heart Free in your mind Let your thoughts flow Let them flow Let your thoughts flow For a moment Forget the greedy Forget the selfish The world is shaped towards their will To dominate To take To feed their ego They rule supreme They are in every facet of life They rule supreme They are in every facet of life They are demons that possess us They are demons that possess us Close your eyes Close your eyes Look at your heart Feel your heart Look at your heart Feel your heart See the disillusion Eating away at your essence With your mind Breath Breath Breath Let the lies fall away Let the lies fall away Fall away, fall away Look at who you are Look at your self You are not a cog in a great machine You are not a consumer You are not a cog in a great machine You are not a consumer You are not a follower You are both your own being and connected to the universe The vast universe, the vast universe The universe so much more than the petty lives of the rich and famous Shed away the skin they have tucked you in Shed, shed, shed, shed, shed, shed Shed away the skin they have tucked you in Shed away the skin they have tucked you in Behind your closed eyes be who you are Maybe a day will come When we can open our eyes and see A good world A honest world A healthy world Until then Nurture the fire within Within your mind Until then Nurture the fire within your mind Breath, Breath, Breath, Breath, Breath, Breath, Breath
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Mechanical Predictability 02:50
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I want to sing a good song I want to sing a happy song I want to make you smile I want to see you dance I wish I could I wish I could Yes I do But those words do not come out Only thoughts of anger Of what could have been What we could have done What we could have done But those words do not come out Only thoughts of anger Of what could have been What we could have done I believed the world was magical Instead It is mechanical Predictable Mechanical Predictable It’s people follow A manual for success A script for happiness An idea for living Ah ha ha I work for so much But there is nothing there Every hole is empty Every mind is lost Every spirit destroyed I want to sing a good song I want to sing a happy song I want to make you smile I want to see you dance I wish I could I wish I could Yes I do I wish I could I’m lost I’m blinded I’m deluded I’m trapped I continue Continue to sing Continue to breath I have a calling I tell you I have a calling Not because of you Not because of me But because of us Because of us, I have a calling
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Michelle 05:16
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There ah ha There ah ha There ah ha There is a good world There is a honest world There is a healthy world It is fluid and changing Evolving minds Thoughtful souls Coming together in body and mind Al it took was to eradicate the quantifiable To vanquish the ego Michelle, Michelle, Michelle Michelle, Michelle, Michelle Liberated us Freed our minds Removed us from the material Towards the ethereal She became all of us We became all of her Together we stand in the night Together we light the many paths None of us are the same Each of us have our own journey Some are killers, others are lovers, some are thinkers, others are workers all of us are a bit of everything A bit of everything All of us are a bit of everything We are multifaceted For every changing Always evolving In tandem, in tandem, in tandem In tandem Everyone thinks for themselves No one follows a manual It was thrown away long ago Away, away It was thrown away long ago If only it was more than a dream Conjured by Michelle On a lonely night looking at the four walls That connected her That contained her
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Conrad 03:55
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Conrad believes everyone is a stupid Everyone is stupid Conrad believes everyone is stupid Stupid, oho Conrad believes everyone is stupid Everyone is a stupid fuck Stupid fuck Everyone is a stupid fuck Conrad knows yes he knows That he is one of everyone Conrad is one of everyone At least he knows Yes he knows Conrad knows he is a stupid fuck Conrad is a stupid fuck Conrad is stupid Cause he cannot Fight the system Fight the system He cannot Fight the system Conrad is the system Is the problem Conrad is the source Is the source, is the source Conrad is the source He cannot die He cannot die Cannot die He cannot die He is a part of us One of us Forever and ever and ever and ever, and ever, and ever more Long ago In a time forgotten Conrad made the system And everyone applauded him Everyone followed him Conrad was a pan piper Boys and girls danced and clapped To his song Conrad was a pan piper Conrad was a pan piper Boys and girls danced and clapped To his song Aha Conrad bathed in the orgy of glory In the orgy of glory Conrad bathed Conrad bathed in the orgy of glory He let it shine down on him He let it swell his heart He let it fill every pore He was happy like no one has ever been or will ever be The moment was gone Like dust in the wind He had become what he was to hate Forever and ever and ever and ever And ever more
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Heather 03:17
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Born to Satanic parents Conceived in darkness Delivered under a red moon Her name was Heather Her destiny was determined Her mind was controlled Her desires shaped She was to be rich and successful But no one should know No one should know She was to be rich and successful Oh, Heather, you own all The world is yours The world is yours Heather, you own all You own all The world is yours You do not care You do not love Know one knows You put divisive fools in power Divisive fools in power You put divisive fools in power Know one knows Know one cares Know one knows Know one cares You sustain a world that benefit The greedy The selfish The greedy The selfish The greedy The selfish The greedy The selfish The greedy You sustain a world that benefit The greedy The selfish The greedy The selfish The greedy The selfish You sustain a world that benefit The greedy The selfish No one knows No one cares No one believes Oh, Heather, you are not to blame Oh, Heather, you are not to blame It is us It is me It is all of us Those of us who could Did not scream loud enough Did not fight hard enough Those of us who could Did not scream loud enough Did not fight hard enough But Heather we tried to save your soul But Heather we tried to save your soul We tried, we tried Oh, Heather, we tried Oh Heather, oh Heather Oh, Heather, we tired At least we tried We tried Heather We tried Oh how we tried
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Hector 04:14
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Hector Hates himself Oh Hates himself Yea Hates himself Oh Hector Hates himself Hector Oh Hector Hates himself Yea Hates himself Insecure Reserved Soft-spoken Shy Hector the man Hector a man Hector the man A pervert A pervert A pervert Wants to fuck porn stars Wants to fuck she males Wants to explore Wants to feel Wants to connect Wants to fuck in latex, chains and gimp masks Wants to lay in a pool of body’s, touching feeling, connecting Hector wants to do it with a woman Hector wants to do it with a man Hector wants to do it with a woman To strange To thoughtful To reflective Hector the man Hector a man Hector the man To strange To thoughtful To reflective For woman to want him For men to desire him For woman to approach him Hector the man Hector a man Hector the man Feeling sorry for himself Just feeling sorry for himself Heya, Heya.. He is too afraid To afraid Every time Every time Every time Ends up alone Looking at the world Ends up alone Looking at the world Looking at the fools Looking at the tools With muscles and money Believing they are the shit Believing they are the shit But they are hollow But they are hollow Hollow fucks Fucking the mindless But they are hollow Hollow fucks Fucking the mindless Hector sings Hector sings It is just well, well and good that I don’t fuck every hole It is just well, well and good that I don’t fuck every hole Most of em are empty holes Empty holes That only can be filled with money Empty holes that only can be filled with money
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Augmented Manipulation 02:45
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I do not sing to make you happy I do not sing to make you forget I do not sing for money I do not sing for fame I sing cause my heart bleeds My heart bleeds I sing cause my heart bleeds I sing just because I sing just cause I can I sing cause I do not know I sing just because I sing just cause I can I sing cause the radiant star is looked away Inside a technological shell It’s spirit blinding It’s soul burning I weep cause it is wired to fuel destruction I scream cause it is augmented towards manipulation Ah ha ha ha If ever, if ever, if ever It was released from its containment It would change the world The reality is It stays hidden Brewing in a dream Embraced by illusion Flowing in a stream Cause it is safe Cause there is no risk Cause there is no failure So I sing from the top of my voice So I make a fool of my self Cause I believe Cause I have faith in the struggle The struggle towards the heights The struggle towards the heights
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Johnny Mediocracy 02:49
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Johnny Mediocracy Only likes the mainstream Oh fuck yea Johnny Mediocracy Johnny, Johnny, Johnny Mediocracy Only likes the mainstream Fuck yea He only likes the mainstream He is a killer, he is a killer He is a killer, he is a killer Johnny Mediocracy He is a killer, he is a killer, he is a killer Ha ha ha Johnny Mediocracy Is a boring missionary fuck Oh fuck yea He is a boring missionary fuck Oh fuck yea Johnny Mediocracy He is a killer, he is a killer He is a killer Johnny Mediocracy He is a killer, he is a killer He is a killer Johnny Mediocracy Is a kamikaze pilot Oh fuck yea, fuck yea He is a kamikaze pilot On a one way mission of self-destruction and annihilation of the human soul and spirit He is a killer, he is a killer He is a killer Johnny Mediocracy He is a killer, killer, killer He is a killer Johnny Mediocracy Was conceived in the womb of human imagination Ha ha ha, fuck yea Conceived in the womb of human, human, human, human, human, human Conceived in the womb of human imagination He is a killer, a killer, a killer Johnny Mediocracy He s a killer, a killer, a killer Johnny Mediocracy Lives on a diet of greed A diet of greed Oh fuck yea A diet of greed He is a killer, a killer, killer He is a killer, he is a killer He is a killer Johnny Mediocracy He is a killer, killer, killer A killer on a one-way mission of destruction FUCK YEA
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Arlene 04:18
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Arlene, Arlene, Arlene Sweet Arlene Walking through life Wearing a smile It is not her smile It is not her happiness It was bought for a dime It was bought for a dime Arlene placed the smile on her face A big smile A big fake smile For all to see It gave her what she wanted What she wanted It fulfilled her dreams Everyone wished they were Arlene, Arlene, Arlene Sweet Arlene When the lights switched off When the black void of destruction When the black void of desperation Turned on Nobody could hear the despair Nobody could feel the loneliness Happiness was not in her heart Only painted on her face The darkness whispered Happiness is for fools Happiness is for tools Happiness is for fools Happiness is for tools Happiness is for fools Happiness is for tools Smile all you want It is not your smile You bought it for a dime Arlene, Arlene, Arlene Sweet Arlene Walking through life Wearing a smile It is not her smile It is not her happiness It was bought for a dime Arlene placed the smile on her face A big smile A big fake smile For all to see It gave her what she wanted What she wanted It fulfilled her dreams Everyone wished they were Arlene, Arlene, Arlene Sweet Arlene Arlene, Arlene Sweet Arlene
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Tinker Killer 02:55
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The tinker killer Tinker killer The tinker killer Automated in every action He would look into your eyes He would read your words A pattern was followed A plan to kill Not by macabre means Not by direct action The tinker killer Supreme in every way A touch striped away freedom A thought invaded your will The tinker killer The tinker killer The tinker killer Tinker killer The tinker killer Lives behind your eyes Scrutinizing Striping Dissecting Disrupting Rerouting Replacing The tinker killer The tinker killer Tinker killer The tinker killer A fine-tuned machine A mandate dictates A mandate dictates Who to kill and who to spare A mandate dictates Who to kill and who to spare A victim Has nobody Has no legacy A victim Has nobody A victim Has no legacy Al that is left Is a shadow that fades away When the sun sets Is a shadow that fades away When the sun sets No one ever realizing No one ever seeing The hand of the tinker killer Tinker killer The hand of the tinker killer Tinker killer Striping away the Thoughtful Scalping the honest Dissecting the mindful Such is the way of the tinker killer Tinker killer The tinker killer The tinker killer The tinker killer Tinker killer
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Det var en gang 07:27
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Det var en gang Det var en gang Det var en gang

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Outsider music made with intuition and feeling.

The second album from the greatest fool and unsuccessful artist the world does not want, but surely needs.

All songs written and performed by BX and Bjørn Venø

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released April 1, 2018

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BX aka Bjørn Venø works with photography, video, performance art, writing, drawing and music.

Energy, failure, identity and metaphysics are explored using free association, intuition and attributes of the fool.

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