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The Responsible Artist

by Pterofractyl

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1.
Taking Time 05:17
give me the answers to batten down the hatches from all these questions asking questions in formal tongues i'm looking outside the ground is pushing bones up to the surface its belly is so full let me take my time let me take my time i'm taking time i'm taking time was it always me? could I just not see? that this is where the path was meant to lead was it always me? could I just not see? i'm sitting skipping stones i'm sitting skipping stones give me the answers i need a grudge to pull me through these questions all these questions on and on
2.
Bird Lady 05:35
bird lady these dull teeth breed local haunts now i'm bored in this town bird lady but if balance should catch me i'll empty my heart if all that sound is inspiration then why do you bar the doors while you sleep in a building on fire? well no one's crossing your threshold the traps that you set burden you while you sleep in a building on fire you sleep in a building on fire bird lady these glass dreams they gather dust while my madness shows them off bird lady if a conscience should find me i'll graft it to my mind
3.
i've paid this toll for ten long years all in the name of progress and now i tread these crooked miles to find a way out of here dull life dull boy i missed the early mark but I'm ready to roll yeah I'm ready to roll if constant promise holds all sway blind horses lead the carriage the toothless tooth will not guide me i'll fight my way out of here
4.
Hissy Fit 03:26
watch your tongue you'd better mind what you say ticking away each day like its the last one hold that thought be sure to mind when you speak and take nothing of what you see except what's granted to you watch your tongue before it gives you away hold the hand that feeds you but don't let it come inside i fell in love with that feeling but it turned on me it put my life in a jar and set it out of reach then said: “nothing in this world is free if this is what you need you'd better beg and plead yeah” bite your tongue calm the thoughts in your head picking and picking the words to form all the answers you choose
5.
if we're collapsing if we can't run just pull us to the exit cause time goes quickly it forgets your name take all your teeth out place them within a lost cause where rocks hit bottom cause time goes quickly it forgets your face as the towers became a part of the landscape the neighbors living under their shadow were sometimes doubtful sometimes tolerant often bewildered if we're just shapeless if we're all high and dry just cut the tightrope cause time goes quickly it forgets your name face name your name your face

about

This album was written and recorded from 3/12-8/12. It is my first
foray into completing a project entirely by myself. I'm incredibly
excited with both the result of this recording and for what I will do
moving forward, now that I've further developed skills in seeing a
vision through from inception to completion.

The title, "The Responsible Artist," embodies the concept of
balancing the need for creative output with real world obligations.
One can move too far in either direction: by losing touch with the
needs of reality, or conversely, by sacrificing the internal desire to
create in order to function within cultural expectations. Ideally,
"The Responsible Artist" is someone who manages to find to that
perfect balance between these seemingly opposing commitments, by
obtaining a singular fulfilling experience. It is something I strive
for on a daily basis, but have not yet mastered.

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released August 19, 2012

Written, Performed, Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Pterofractyl

Artwork by Jonathan Hafer

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