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Incredible Mileage

by Doubting Thomas Cruise Control

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1.
Watch me down the way. You say that you’re moving on to greener pastures. Excuse me as I stifle in my laughter. I calculate your chances as exactly nil. Look at me and say that if it isn’t normal, then it’s fleeting. But meanwhile, the powerful men meet and try to turn their golf games into revenues. And it’s not funny when they try to take their awkward points of view. Grab their money. To the races. Six-to-one on number two. And I don’t think they intend to lose. Walk the other way. And if you aren’t vocal, you’re complicit. But let me make it even more explicit: you cannot justify an action you refuse. Cautionary takes. Say it’s an impressionistic vision that fails to articulate decision. But meanwhile you keep your sneakers bright and new. And it’s not funny When they try to take their awful points of view Run the money To the races. Place a bet I'm sure to lose. And I don’t wanna take these actions if I don’t have to. And I don’t wanna pay these taxes on my attitude.
2.
Met your father. He said, “Daughter, who’s this motherfucker that you brought back home? He’s shy on class. Will the feeling pass? I can’t tolerate him no more.” She said, “Daddy, dear, I love him. Why you always hassling me when I’m home? I’m gone so long, Then you bring me on Down this unproductive road.” “There are patients (Patient)-ly awaiting. Must we have this out here right now in the hall? The truth be told, I can’t help but scold All the virtues you adore.” "And I’ll see you in my nightmares But I’ll feel you in my dreams And I might live a thousand years Before I know what that means." (Neil Young, "Barstool Blues") Said your mother, “Hey, now, daughter, How much longer do you think this could go on? ‘Cause life is long when the feeling’s strong. But it’s shorter when it’s done.”
3.
Cenote 02:12
I woke up from a bad dream. What it was, I don’t know. Tried to reach out, but I couldn’t scream and you offered an arm. My memory rapidly fading. A cenote of sorts. A feeling I couldn’t assuage and then a vision would form. I could feel them dead to rights in a silence so complete, but still indescribably vague. Got out of bed, put my clothes on. Though you stirred, you didn’t wake up. Walked out the room, turned the lights on. Pen to pad, my face in my palm. The moon was either waxing or waning. Can’t remember it all. My eyelids were heavily weighted. Soon I fell back in the dark. I could feel them dead to rights in a silence so complete, but still indescribably vague.
4.
Pain Law 01:26
1-800-PAIN-LAW
5.
Consultancy 03:27
Stepping on the plane. “Sorry for the wait,” but it’s okay. There isn’t any obvious mistake. It’s ordinary. Staring out the wing At the ground below. What can we say? At 30,000 feet, the roads, a maze. I try to find a way out. Face the ground. Clovers and rounds. Fields and plows. Traffic patterns change. Infrastructure wanes and we complain. But could it happen any other way? Extraordinary. Try to catch a break. Shifting in the lanes to no escape. Looking at the map as though to say: “I’ve gotta find a way out.” Race around. Running aground. Twist and shout. Silence fills the space. Blocking an escape, and on your face: exasperated eyes. “I just can’t take this running around.” Now we've landed safe— As if there was any other way. What was once relief has turned mundane. I've gotta find a way out. Face the crowd Running around Catch the doubt Tried to find a way out. I couldn't keep my head above the crowd. Said we were some days out. I never thought I’d come back to this house. I tried to find a way out. I waited for your contact to come through. And I could never take it or lose.
6.
Amaranth4 03:16
Take me to the overview. I want to see the vista in the day. Flora, fauna. In the sauna. Everyone is due to be released today. And I can say that they’re to blame, for they behaved exceptionally— and don’t you think that everyone deserves a chance to break into another truth? We always want to be as we percieve. Turnabouts in furnished houses. Affectation’s barely a repreive. Believe: it’s a neverending screen to keep unseen. And you will be permanently yoked to jokes that finally choke you out. (In their way, in due time) (I can’t seem to decide) Everyone says that they want to be clear. Never express what they really hold dear. Try to inspect, but it’s held in arrears. They can’t remember what it was. Everyone says that they wanna be real. Watch what they do, and you’ll know how they feel. I’m trying to love what they told me to fear. And I can’t seem to make it in the end.
7.
DTCC 05:29
Like I said, things were so much different then. I guess we were in our lighter years And no, I never thought it would last this long Getting better, never quite catching on. And I know humor masked as well as it exposed. But how else could we face the fears of neverending, ever extending years? There to cherish should it all end right here. And it goes. But we were never really on our own. So hide the truth and save the tears. I know I never thought it would last this long. Not forever, not any time at all. Did you notice, did you see everyone? We were better than we expected, if not always on.

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released February 1, 2019

All songs by Doubting Thomas Cruise Control:
Bobby Cardos
Sean Kelly
Joe McCarthy
Chris Sprindis

Cello on "Pain Law", "Amaranth4" and "DTCC" by Karna Ray
Violin on "Pain Law" and "DTCC" by Alex Boehm

Engineered and Mixed by Nick Dooley (dooleysound.com)
Mastered by Alex Saltz (www.apsmastering.com)

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