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Calligraphy​/​Cartography

from A Duel At Ten Paces by Nuclear Spaceship

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"Calligraphy":

I am at your service, my pens and my imagination all to serve the court
give me your devices, the letters and the language, and I'll turn it into art
With a power like no other these creations that give life to words
For these are not the layman's speeches these are words that rule the world

Whose oratory could challenge that of the mind
that speaks in such a resonating tone
when your science fails you and your God deserts you
look around, words are all you have

As I work I contemplate the frills and all the decorations, what they really mean
The lionhearted excess, the regal affectations, do they make the sounds unclean
Is anyone swayed by passion from a monarchs tongue
and is that passion powerful still for the old and young

Authority can't reach towards universal
communication can not be one's alone
Verbosity be damned and brevity be blessed
where calligraphy has no place left

"Cartography":

I see life in lines, one leading to another, where reality is easily compressed
In the future when they look upon my works, they'll find geography bent to my request
Feel your life's travel spread over a page
and drawing lines traps you in your cage
Everything in this world we create has a simpler way to be expressed
In two dimensions, the lives we lead are easier to digest

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from A Duel At Ten Paces, released May 12, 2015

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Nuclear Spaceship Maine, Maine

Fritz Derblansky: Acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, sitar, shamisen, sax, trumpet

Josh Dominguez: Vocals, lyrics

Ringo Raskolnikov: Electric & acoustic bass, cello, violin, vocals, flute, tin whistle

Lucy LaFramp: acoustic & electric piano, organ, synthesizer, clavinet, accordion, vibraphone, melodica, kalimba

Charlie Barnaby: drums,percussion, harmonica, backup vocals ... more

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