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Wicked Kingdom

by Physarum

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1.
Animal Den 01:13
Move the dirt Roll the stones Lay the hay And rest my bones Gonna dig an animal den Where I can be an animal man Lock the door so no one else can get in Stay away from my animal den Stuff my face Pack it on Go to sleep Till winter's gone Gonna dig an animal den Where I can be an animal man Lock the door so no one else can get in Stay away from my animal den
2.
Sciurus 01:19
Before the leaves come falling down In the forest he'll be found Burying his acorns for a winter by the lake Forgetting where he hid them as his dirty fingers ache When the snow is on the ground And there's no food to be found She'll mine a single acorn that will get her through the day She'll shiver and sleep hungry wondering why she lives this way
3.
Many pounds lighter since you went away On a family reunion in the family grave Spilling ashes on the floor In the forest and the liquor store Heavy holidays to you and yours Dreams I can't decipher every other day Even dead you're tired, I can see it in your face Spilling ashes on the floor In the forest and the liquor store Heavy holidays to you and yours
4.
Greedy Gretchen lives on the first floor So she can keep her eyes on the front door But the landlord says, "No guests allowed" So she orders toys to bring the mailman 'round Yeah, Greedy Gretchen's loud Greedy Gretchen warms her pudding And it smells as nice as the doing But the landlord says, "No guests allowed" So she orders toys to bring the mailman 'round Yeah, Greedy Gretchen's loud
5.
One Chair 01:03
One chair is all we need if I stay small You're free to grow or not change at all It's not hard to make room for you I'm good with what I've got You can leave here if you want to I'll always save your spot One chair is all a queen and her thrall need share A throne before the fall It's not hard to make room for you I'm good with what I've got You can leave here if you want to I'll always save your spot
6.
Collector of moss puts it all on display He's turned over a plot, where he's growing toupees He peels back the layers like a shedding snake And smokes it in his lookout Collector of moss, I think you've made a mistake Your harvest has got a truly terrible taste He peels back the layers like a shedding snake And smokes it in his lookout
7.
In the castle, awaiting light Sorts his plunder with a knife The barbarian rides Drinking down the dead king's wine On the warhorse, the earth flies by Crushing bones of those he killed last night The barbarian rides Drinking down the dead king's wine
8.
See Sick 00:49
You've got a face, I'll give you that It makes me wanna puke into your baseball hat I'm see sick Sick of seeing you The human race would send you back Into your mother's womb, but she'd have none of that I'm see sick Sick of seeing you
9.
Arnold's monkeys leap out from the page At midnight his ink reveals the ape In the daylight, what he sees gives him a fright Still he needs something more Mother thinks it wrong A man his age consorts with creatures he creates In the blue night, 'neath the moon through the skylight Still he needs something more
10.
Saw the tiniest bubble Watched it float away Soon it had returned to me Just so it could say: "I am small and fragile, though I fly as no man can I won't see tomorrow, but you won't see me land" Gone, the tiniest bubble Somewhere far away Or is it here beside me? I swear, I heard it say: "I am small and fragile, though I fly as no man can I won't see tomorrow, but you won't see me land"

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released May 15, 2023

All songs © Physarumusic (ASCAP)

Written and recorded in The Keep with the assistance of the robot I.S.S. Thank you, I.S.S.

Mastered by Todd Tobias. Thank you, Todd.
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Physarum Boston, Massachusetts

A simple creature making music in the maze.

Physarum logo and maze adapted from the art of Rieko Kodama (1963–2022). Thank you, Rieko.

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