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One Life to Live

from SurvivalNomics by ISM

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[Live video of the studio recording at iscottm.com/video/]

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Verse 1

One life to live, one fight to give,
Against the odds is my job, keep my eyes on biz
'Cause all is possible,
Capacity unstoppable,
Audacity to do whatever it takes
'Cause life is what we make,
Not always enough there for the taking,
Got to manifest,
State of rest is forsaken,
Keep it moving - all the rest is just faking,
No reason to wait,
'Cause out the gate it's seeking to dictate-
Not up to fate,
A race against time to the sublime,
Exploiting whatever gift is mine 'til it's refined,
Looking ahead full circle is like rewind,
It's almost like being ahead is just being behind,
But truth is timeless-
Creates the mindless - in a zone,
Immunity from revolving paradoxes and throwing stones,
No way to avoid the rules on the way to the throne,
No way to do nothing wrong 'cause I'm writing my own.


Verse 2

No boundaries, no limits,
No way around the fight or flight dilemma 'cause we're in it,
Whether by sin or by religion, perception's tinted,
Shaping the world around you,
Got every chance to spin it,
Mind control, time control, knowing can take a toll,
Knowing when to hold and when to fold-
Man this is getting old.
But that's the dice and how they roll-
Up or down hill until the gods can have their fill-
The balance,
The chalice,
Forced to think and drink from, ink from,
Sink in a puddle of making links,
Socratic method- mapping out logistics,
4th dimension twisted,
Enter a zone as if nothing ever existed,
Find a way to freeze it out, move to gain clout,
With what you can't live without, figure what it's about.
Haves and the have nots seeking to get a shot,
The truth will hurt for what we are but more for what we're not.

credits

from SurvivalNomics, released February 25, 2014
ISM (Scott Mallory):

Drums
Bass
Guitars
Keyboards
Vocals
Lyrics
Songwriting
Production

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ISM Washington, D.C.

As my artwork evolved, my tools of choice evolved from drawing & painting to video art, filmmaking, and finally visual effects. My music branched into sound art, and my writings evolved into different forms & hybrids. Ultimately, I find filmmaking to be the powerhouse that can host most mediums and ideas. ... more

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