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Poiesis

by Pox

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A man walks into a bar he says why don’t you give me a drink? bartender says, I got something for you tell me what do you think? the man takes the drink the man drinks the drink he says that’s one fine drink next day the man is back at the bar he asks for that same drink bartender says ‘I’ve got something you’ll like a little more distinct the man takes the drink the man drinks the drink he doesn’t like the drink some days are cloudy some are fair some clouds bring rain some clouds bring hail each night I wait here come what may day after day these clouds remain sometimes I wonder if we’ll survive I sleep to dream I sleep to dream I sleep to dream I sleep to dream day after that, our man is back he says can you give me a drink? Can you give me that drink? bartender says I got just what you need if you give me a chance Just one more chance The man takes the drink the man drinks the drink the man hates the drink he says well what the hell was that? bartender says that was the drink the very same drink. The exact same drink. And the man looks at the bartender and he looks at the drink and he look at the bartender and he looks at the drink and he thinks and he says, uh no, that’s not it!
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Continuum 04:32
ne mogu se baviti vremenom vreme prolazi i ostavlja te iza proteže se daleko, dalje i dalje izvan beskraja uskoro nas više biti neče samo prašina i zaborav vreme je užasna ljubavnica iskrada se bez drugog poljubca
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fly away from here let’s get as far as we can there’s no life down there evolution has failed life among the stars it’s not as cool as you’d think loneliness, my friend this bitter wine we must drink lost in time and space hardly worth all the fuss commandeered at nine it’s not like I had a choice gaseous streams of light inanimate, so cold beautiful, yet dead companions to my soul some would envy me some would call me a fool there’s no turning back and no one waiting for me they’re long dead and gone not that it matters to me all these frozen worlds - maybe life is not what it seems? there goes your sentient regime
5.
Combine 02:47
winter shudders in snow and sleet and angel's wing burned on the combine spring is far from thaw all our harvest under ice as days grow longer straw and chaff and bone scant reminders promise coin of days frothcoming
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Helix Kitten 05:56
Night falls fast in shuttered rooms East End – crowded, smoke-filled predatory precipice – look out! Don’t fall, this time Scan the urban wilderness those eyes, staring silent “would you mind if I -” (well that didn’t go so good... let’s try that again) Look at the pretty cats, I say she says nothing Suddenly the tables turn I am… helpless falling down feel the pull from the shadows fall from grace these games we play in the shadows can not sustain tell me again what am I doing in this place? something inside tells me that we are not the same still I’m here a shadow of what I might have been convince me, reassure me there is more than this just the same, I really doubt that I will ever change
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At The Gate 04:00
hands are weak and body frail forty years to get this far now it seems that no one cares hey Vince, you never said it was gonna this hard here you are, the gate has shut you’re just an audience of one a few old friends, they have you pegged well, I guess he’s not hurting anyone don’t let your heroes grow up to be mortal don’t ever lose that restless sea if you do, you just might find what it was, was never meant to be even now your time is short your future’s set as it can be paths are down to just a few you know, it seemed like a good idea at the time! don’t let your idols lose their luster but you gotta see right through that sheen don’t look too hard or you might just see a reflection of of who you might have been
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Pavane 01:32
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Poiesis 06:20
out of Nothing I created you a cyber-notion of beatitude you were nothing ‘til today out of darkness I have rescued you nothing less than any god would do rise and feel the sun a little gratitude is surely due after all I have created you welcome to the world
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Brain Fog 07:33
when I was young the thoughts, they came never at a loss… shimmering and magical ingenious, fantastical, one all no stopping them, no time to waste write them down, don’t wait, posthaste young boy... now I am old, my thoughts, they fade deep in this fog, within my brain you chase them down, they disappear they flutter by, they rip and tear they slip between your fingertips they’re on the breeze, they’re in the air never to be heard again these fragile dreams, by light of day they die memories are who we are and when they’re gone, just who is it remains? when all you are is stripped away who are you when nothing else remains? when all you are is stripped away who are you when nothing else remains? nothing else remains...

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the fourth full-album release from Pox

written, arranged & produced by chris BLOCK
(except where indicated)
all lyrics by chris BLOCK

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released June 1, 2022

doug ACKMAN
jim WIDLOWSKI
jef BEK
scot ASHLEY
daniel BURKE
laura BOTON

recorded mostly in 2020 and 2021 in hoffman estates,
redondo beach CA, park ridge, chicago & elgin

cover art & design by djedfre

produced by TOTAL SOUND!!
with eric SNODGRASS

SPECIAL THANKS to:

konk ZOOBEN, sanja TEPAVCEVIĆ, william “billy” SUTTON,
brad SCHLUETER, thymme JONES, ross FELLER,
ines WURTH & conway MCLEAN

for all things POX or POX related, please
visit pox-america.com (formerly djedfre - DON'T go there!)
or drop us a line at valpixonline@yahoo.com

p&c 2021, 2022 catsducksandcows music (BMI)

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Pox Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Chris Block, is a founding member of Cheer-Accident, Dot Dot Dot as well as a frequent participant in Illusion Of Safety. In addition to POX, he has released a series of solo cassettes under the name BLOCK - and with Jane Bouzek under the name Girl Thirteen (a.k.a. Asa Nisi). He is an active photographer and graphic artist. So Sorry About North America is the third release from POX. ... more

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