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Earth Prison

by KMRO

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1.
Earth Prison 02:47
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Earth prison A thousand years ago we used to see stars 500 years ago there used to be laws substrata is all we know earth companion deeper is where we go abandoned moist and dank every sound so soft memories fading of times aloft pacts of claws territory scraps nothing given only taken back chorus: earth prison without any rules desperate people terrible fools.
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Rupture 03:02
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Rupture resonant deep frequency truth teller lies claims of immediacy forever trapped inside dirt and stone deeper still never alone we have the will poisoned people frogs and blind fish subterranean steeple avoidance of risk deceit clouds judgement limits what you see deeper they tell you slaves told they are free I invite you to look up vision of beams above imagine a path forward toward sunshine and love
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Wisps of substance 03:34
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Wisps of substance roots hang down eternal black night faintest sounds future insights sudden lust for something above this earth discarding comfort to be first if voiced for all it would be treason wisps of substance cloud my reason drop of water from the root tastes so brackish and I understood digging upward unconstrained despite the danger no fear or pain hand pokes through tough night air sod ripped asunder nothing compares
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Dawn 04:09
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Dawn Air like I’ve never known Inhaling the night Eyes closed disbelieving Sweet aroma of life Rustles branches leaves above More than a mind can contain Sound of little creatures The the hint of something that remains Eyes crack and blinding light Saturated synapses like a blow to my face Grabbing . . . face. . . heaving. . . . above . . . ground . . dearth and air mix fresh air Once more eyes burn but desire so much stronger Curiosity of this new world of all the potential long delayed My people . . . show them the above ground Under a sliver of moon steps are taken.

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Can humans perceive the depth to which their lives are out of order with the universe? Can we understand the forces that are in operation on our bodies and minds that limit our potential?

“Earth Prison” is the story of mole people under the earth who have been kept in servitude. Perhaps their understanding of self was distorted by some thousands-years-ago-global trauma? The mole people live under the earth under the thumb of a cruel shaman. The shaman enriches themself on their mole-labor and encourages the mole people only to dig deeper into the earth.

Contact with a stray root from a long dormant tree brings some liberatory spark. A mole person breaks from the path and considers forbidden thoughts of climbing upward. Sneaking to explore and slowing digging upward they find a crack in the earth and break through into moonlight.

Abandoned a thousand years earlier from any human contact, the sensory overload of the moment paralyzes the mole person who can only imagine what the future will bring.

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released October 10, 2020

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KMRO Eureka, California

KMRO is a performance/activist organization intended to honor the drone. Electronic synthesis, distorted instruments and augmented voice combine to make a human electronic hybrid.

Of this earth is the reminder for accountability, humility and engagement.

KMRO reside in Humboldt County and makes music for joy and to challenge the norm. ... more

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