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Creatures Collecting Lyrics by BATS (IRL)

The Sleep of Reason

2012

I've witnessed shapes in the dark
I've peered right back to the start
You wanted to reach the center
Few honor breath automatic

Iron filings rise in the mix of the fixer
Recognize, mechanize a blissful elixir
You bought it, you fucking missed it
Your devil he meddled and hissed it
He's just another distant brother
On the ground making sound - "Ratatat"

Meta-scabs heal at various speeds
Depending on the blood level of the queen
Meta-scabs heal at various speeds
Depending on the fuck level of the beloved queen
Vermithrax will dine on the dew
And Vermithrax will dine on the dew
Retract and it's not coming back
I wait here for the night one to destroy all the rest

Creatures collect and group towards darkness
Filings of iron that copy and mend

Filings of iron gonna climb now to mend up that hole, da-da-da-data
Filings of iron, da-da-dancing with the earth in 4/4
Da-da-da-data
Filings of iron gonna climb now to mend up that hole, da-da-da-data
Filings of iron, da-da-dancing with the earth in 4/4
Da-da-da-data

The secret of evolution is time (t-time) and d-d-d-d-d-d-death

I've beheld eyes in the north
I've heard a transmitted voice
Time honored data collection
Striving to translate the message

Many plates raise in the mix of the fixer
Spectral light gaze at a hint of a whisper
You've honored flora and fauna
Ewe, fucus, raptor, iguana

Creatures!
Creatures collecting the scraps of my starcraft
My starcraft
Creatures!
Creatures collecting the scraps of my starcraft
My starcraft
Special
You are special
You are special
You are special
(You are) Soon we'll die but don't be frightened
Don't leave mystery, enter history

People die and the moss grows
People die and the moss grows
People die and the moss grows
People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
(Creatures collect and gather) People die and the moss grows
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About “Creatures Collecting” by BATS (IRL)

Read the complete lyrics to "Creatures Collecting" by BATS (IRL) from the album "The Sleep of Reason" in 2012. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Math Rock, Rock.

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"Creatures Collecting" appears on "The Sleep of Reason" in 2012.

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