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Vitruvian Triad

from Overlooks A Mountain by Nuclear Spaceship

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The plans for a station rest atop a rocky clouded shelf
an aspiration dreamt up by Vitruvius himself
hello, how are you doing today?

The ballistae and engines, right beside pure golden works of art
he never mentioned, let Archimedes get a running start
hello, hope you enjoy your stay

And down below, the people look around at the mason's sprawl
they knock their fingers against columns, thinking "now this must be all"
the walls of Olympus will be lined with names, and I will point to mine
In between each column: "Solid, Useful, Beautiful"

Mars, Venus, stars, lined around the Earth to cradle life
and guide the wanderers, virtues three but one will suffice
hello, we hope to see you again

The structure's integrity, we can define
as a sense of security, beauty and purpose combined

Again with the knocking, again with the pipes
won't you ever be finished? Let us get on with our lives

We welcome everyone to trace these walls and peel the paint
to uncover the secrets of those colors only we can see
and bring them to your world
Vitruvian in style and design
in the triad

we can see everything and know the ways to bring it up
and burn it down until you're
Solid, Useful, and Beautiful
again

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from Overlooks A Mountain, released December 31, 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
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