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This cold war's goin hot tonight
An atomic bomb's been dropped in fright
A mushroom cloud is rising with sun and
Armageddon's never been this fun

Potential energy has gone kinetic
From a static state to one more frenetic
Atoms bashing atoms, pictures crashing off the walls
It's the end of the world and we're having a ball

Skyscrapers no longer scraping the sky
They're decomposing, they're lying in state
Civilization, well, it's had a good run
But now Newton's laws and molecules will reign

A tropical storm is gaining might
A hurricane is brewing in the night
Say goodbye to lovers, labors, lives, and luxuries
This storm will get them all, but it won't get me

A batter is putting pine to pitch
A waist-high curveball murdered like a snitch
The seams are bursting and the hide is flying loose
Like all our dreams that we'll never pursue

Skyscrapers no longer scraping the sky
They're decomposing, they're lying in state
Civilization, well, it's had a good run
But now Newton's laws and molecules will reign
And all the cars will turn to ash on the freeway
And the mighty redwoods will finally have their day
When Newton's laws and molecules will reign

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from Lexicon Carnival, released February 11, 2015

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The Messy Jacksons Portland, Oregon

Do like like funny sad sound words? Then Messy Jacksons have good sound words for you. You like finger string picky fretty? Messy Jackson have other good sound words for you. Messy Jacksons is sometimes one, sometimes many, sometimes acoustic, sometimes electronic, always funny sad sound words from the Portland that stole its name from the other Portland. ... more

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