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The Grand Rat Procession

from Crossing the Divide by The Benzene Ring

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lyrics

i) Vermin (Revealing)
Waking up is hard to do when they’ve covered you with dirt...

ii) Forward to the Great Hall!
Lay low
Follow the animal tracks
I will sit still
I won’t make a sound
Every single muscle relaxed
In the stillness of my mind I will perceive what I cannot see
Dark shapes on the wall
Something lurking behind me

Where did it go?
Where did it come from?
Where did it go?
Where did it come from?

Footsteps, echoes, the smell of moist earth

Become one with the mold and the flowers of the rotting soil
Must lay ready to strike
Like an asp, in the alley, coiled
Must learn to follow the signs and learn how the others behave
Follow the earthen path through the valleys of the curving cave

Where does it go?
Where did it come from?
Where does it go?
Where did it come from?

Whispers, magic, animal fur
Pathways, dark caves
Open the door

iii) Window to the Night Sky
Straight up
Like a drill dug into the earth
Window on high out to the night sky
The rope to climb, the lever to pull
So fucking beautiful

Moonlight, starlight
Moonlight, starlight

iv) Vermin (Reveling)
Become one with the mold and the flowers of the rotting soil
Must lay ready to strike
Like an asp in the alley, coiled
Must find a way inside to the throne room of the king
Must find a way to show that I don’t know anything

Where am I now?
Where did I come from?
Where am I now?
Where did I come from?

Footsteps, echoes, the smell of moist earth
Whispers, magic
Open the door

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from Crossing the Divide, released November 13, 2015

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The Benzene Ring New York

The Benzene Ring is a Brooklyn prog-rock band. They explore lush textures and intricate, ambitious compositions. Their music appeals to fans of Yes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Hum, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, and Kayo Dot. Crossing the Divide, called “a true masterpiece,” and an "enormous, truly enormous prog-epic!", features Jeff Aldrich, Eric Hertenstein, Hwarg, and Daniel Gibson. ... more

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