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from SurvivalNomics by ISM

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lyrics

Chorus:

It’s all fighting for position
Struggle for power is how we’re living
Almost never seems safe to have a vision
Seeing effects of all my decisions
They say everything happens for a reason
But I’m the only reason I believe in


Verse 1:

It’s all fighting for position,
Always puncher’s chance, fighting for decision.
Always a mission stop to listen on my own volition,
Takes more than plans and wishes.
All of a sudden, fate switches,
But it’s the chase and not the acquisition of the riches-
Got plenty of racing without the distance,
Plenty of friction without resistance,
No concept of time without the instant,
Concept of what’s mine without what’s missing,
Concept of blind without the vision,
Concept of divine without a mission,
Without looking or talking got time to listen,
Always stay focused on what’s contingent,
Only got notions to keep precision
And keep building and stacking against division.


Chorus:

It’s all fighting for position,
Struggle for power is how we’re living,
Almost never seems safe to have a vision,
Seeing effects of all my decisions,
They say everything happens for a reason,
But I’m the only reason I believe in.


Verse 2:

They say seeing is believing
But distorted perception is what we leave with,
Eyes to behold, the soul is sold, here to get old,
Passing the time as they fit the mould,
No purpose just surface existence,
Persistent for riches but can’t find bliss,
Swing and miss, find the abyss and it’s finished,
Stapled by the wrist a crucifixion,
Addiction to pursuit of power, new to repercussions
Tough to chew on
Life diminished to hours and minutes and can’t flip it,
Deficit hit the limit, no longer free,
Mind and body on another plane,
Reactions got to try to keep them tamed,
Even if nobody’s to blame, except for reasons
Here to cause you to question what you believe in.


Chorus:

It’s all fighting for position,
Struggle for power is how we’re living,
Almost never seems safe to have a vision,
Seeing effects of all my decisions,
They say everything happens for a reason,
But I’m the only reason I believe in.

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

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Guitars
Keyboards
Vocals
Lyrics
Songwriting
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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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