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[Intro]
I'm starting to doubt if all the bright moments with you are worth the intense anguish I'm feeling. It keeps me up at night to think about you finding a new toy to play with, cuter and more ambitious than me. One maybe a little older, maybe a little sharper; a little better. It makes me anxious to think I only exist to satisfy a hedonistic craving for affection within you, and all the little gestures, little moments, new opportunities are part of a facade to distract me from what's really going on — something to distract me from the impending doom of the future...
(Six degrees)
This is the first station
Extending upward into the skull
(Six degrees)
Such as the action of the heart
Such as... the human brain
(Six degrees)
This is the first station
Extending upward into the skull
(Six degrees)
Such as the action of the heart
Such as... the human brain
[Verse 1]
Six degrees: it's a far away place
Where love goes to disappear without a trace
It's a place I know you've never been before
Because if you did, you wouldn't treat me like a whore
Limerence: it's the feeling of obsession
A feeling that lacks clear co-communication
A cyclical feeling of intermittent reinforcement
It's never occurred with my explicit endorsement
[Chorus]
Six degrees and long ago
Lonely in a zoo (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
Till it all gets back to you (the action of the heart)
For the words you've never heard
And all the things you never knew (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
To travel, to travel back to you
[Post-Chorus]
This is the first station
(Six, six, six, six) This is the first station
(Six, six, six)
(Six, six, six)
[Verse 2]
I’m craving, I’m craving; hedonistically raving
I’m tired of sinning and lying, misbehaving
I can’t go on actin' like your tool
On the tarot deck, card zero: The Fool
All the little moments and all the little gestures
Staring at the wall and memorizing textures
One more thing I keep forgettin' to mention:
Thank you for affection, time, and your attention
[Chorus]
Six degrees and long ago
Lonely in a zoo (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
Till it all gets back to you (the action of the heart)
For the words you've never heard
And all the things you never knew (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
To travel, to travel back to you
[Bridge]
The human brain
The action of the heart
The human brain
[Interlude]
Ashes on my fingertips (the human brain)
See what lies between my lips (the action of the heart)
Smoking's just a placeholder (the human brain)
Your kisses make me feel older (to travel back to you)
Nights like these are made of silk (the human brain)
Soft as satin, deep as guilt (the action of the heart)
And nights like those are made of wine (the human brain)
Too much and I'll make you mine
[Outro]
(Six degrees)
I apologize for inconveniencing you with my feelings again. The ones you say I'm lucky to have. The ones that are beautiful and deep. I wish I was enough, but alas, I am not. This complication isn't what I want and it isn't what I deserve. Until you want all of me, I can't give you any of me...
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6 Degrees - Hedon Mix
04:00
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[Intro]
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
This is the first station
Extending upward into the skull
Such as the action of the heart
Such as... the human brain
[Verse 1]
Six degrees: it's a far away place
Where love goes to disappear without a trace
It's a place I know you've never been before
Because if you did, you wouldn't treat me like a whore
Limerence: it's the feeling of obsession
A feeling that lacks clear co-communication
A cyclical feeling of intermittent reinforcement
It's never occurred with my explicit endorsement
[Chorus]
Six degrees and long ago
Lonely in a zoo (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
Till it all gets back to you (the action of the heart)
For the words you've never heard
And all the things you never knew (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
To travel, to travel back to you
[Post-Chorus]
This is the first station
Extending upward into the skull (six, six, six, six)
Such as the action of the heart (six, six, six)
Such as... the human brain (six, six, six)
[Verse 2]
I’m craving, I’m craving; hedonistically raving
I’m tired of sinning and lying, misbehaving
I can’t go on actin' like your tool
On the tarot deck, card zero: The Fool
All the little moments and all the little gestures
Staring at the wall and memorizing textures
One more thing I keep forgettin' to mention:
Thank you for affection, time, and your attention
[Chorus]
Six degrees and long ago
Lonely in a zoo (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
Till it all gets back to you (the action of the heart)
For the words you've never heard
And all the things you never knew (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
To travel, to travel back to you
[Bridge]
The human brain
The action of the heart
The human brain
[Outro]
(To travel back to you)
Six degrees and long ago
Lonely in a zoo (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
Till it all gets back to you (the action of the heart)
For the words you've never heard
And all the things you never knew (the human brain)
That's how long it takes, you know
To travel, to travel back to you
(Six degrees)
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6 Degrees - Early Demo
02:08
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(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
Six degrees and long ago
Lonely in a zoo
That's how long it takes, you know
Till it all gets back to you
For the words you've never heard
And all the things you never knew
That's how long it takes, you know
To travel, to travel back to you
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
(Six degrees)
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[Verse]
I never thought I’d wanna die before
I never thought I’d have to cry like this anymore
I never thought I’d have to hold it back
This kinda feelin' is becomin' my mysterious soundtrack
Mysterious soundtrack
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
You call me up whenever
Tell me it’ll last forever
Or say we’ll get together
And stay in bed forever
Don’t wanna feel resentment
Don’t wanna get revenge, oh no
Not never, whatsoever
‘Cause no one else can make me treasure
[Pre-Chorus]
My back against the wall
My hands up in the air
Our lips drawn apart
Your fist full of hair
[Chorus]
But I don’t know you
You don’t know me
I don’t know you, oh
No, you don’t want to
Don’t know me, no
Don’t know me, no
Don’t know me, oh
No, you don’t want to
Can’t hold back
I won't hold back
This kinda feelin' is becomin' my mysterious soundtrack
Can’t hold back
I won’t hold back
I don’t believe it, you're becomin' my mysterious soundtrack
[Post-Chorus]
Mysterious soundtrack
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
[Verse]
I never thought I’d wanna die before
I never thought I’d have to cry like this anymore
I never thought I’d have to hold it back
This kinda feelin' is becomin' my mysterious soundtrack
Mysterious soundtrack
Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
You call me up whenever
Tell me it’ll last forever
Or say we’ll get together
And stay in bed forever
Don’t wanna feel resentment
Don’t wanna get revenge, oh no
Not never, whatsoever
‘Cause no one else can make me treasure
[Pre-Chorus]
My back against the wall
My hands up in the air
Our lips drawn apart
Your fist full of hair
[Chorus]
But I don’t know you
You don’t know me
I don’t know you, oh
No, you don’t want to
Don’t know me, no
Don’t know me, no
Don’t know me, oh
No, you don’t want to
Can’t hold back
I won't hold back
This kinda feelin' is becomin' my mysterious soundtrack
Can’t hold back
I won’t hold back
I don’t believe it, you're becomin' my mysterious soundtrack
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Ryder Houston Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ryder Harrison Houston is an American filmmaker and musician from Dallas, Texas. As much as his evocative sound dotes on alternative pop acts Depeche Mode, Garbage, and even Madonna at her most controversial, his inky discography remains adhered to a certain groovy allusion to chopped-and-screwed electronica with his spidery vocals weaving clichés of lust and rock ‘n’ roll menace anew. ... more
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