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Hologram Whole

by Alden Groves

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New song for ya!

I'm so happy with this one. It has all my favorite sounds and styles cranked up to 11, and I've really enjoyed working on it. I imagine it won't be for everybody, but it's definitely a personal favorite, and I'm excited to share it with you!

Thanks for listening!

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Lyrics:
Phasing through the razor blades
I’ve made myself a haven
Where I slave away in place
And say my name in vain awakening

The shape beneath the painted caves
That Plato shaped his fate in
Afraid to say this ain’t a game
The bravery is brazen

A mangy little brain
Atop the same insane arrangement
Of veins and plaintive mania
Of pains and lame sedation

I’m plainly not the main event
Yet change the game of ancients
And I’ll say what I’ve been saying
All the way to euthanasia baby

A human angel daily
A suicidal human idol
Chewing time like you and I are too entitled
Vital energy
I haven’t felt this dead since I was entropy
In principle I’m simple but in practice you can’t render me

Demand respect and matter fact reject your empathy
A prism to refract the little fish within the endless sea
A fickle mistress couldn’t limit all my endless dreams
I paid the price to pay the price to say the rest is free

[c]
And I never wanna say it again
I don’t wanna
I never wanna say it again
I don’t wanna
I never wanna have to tell you

And I never wanna say it again
I don’t wanna
I never wanna say it again
I don’t wanna
I never wanna have to tell you

Introspecting retrospectively
The pestilence of presidents who wrestle with reflections
We are five fingers deep in the eyes of our keepers
And I’m six foot three, going nine miles deeper

Flies on the wall
Staring daggers at the creature
Fires on the sun
When we staggered out the ether
We were fine
I swear to god we were fine
We were fine cut bodies
Sold lies by the preacher

Knives by the butcher
Laws by the ruler
Crimes by policemen
Rocks by the jeweler
Sought my Medusa
You would eagerly await her gaze
Left alone you’d turn to stone for the glory days

But before you say more
I’ll ignore your shade so
Keep your mortars indoors
Keep your hologram whole
Keep your hologram whole

[c]
And I never wanna say it again
I never wanna say it again
I never wanna say it again
I never wanna say it again
I never wanna have to tell you
I don’t want to have to tell you why
And I never wanna say it again
I don’t wanna say it
I never wanna say it again
I don’t want to
I never wanna have to tell you
Goodbye

I don’t owe an explanation
I’mma go ahead and go against creation
Coalesce creation, behold the escalation
I’m showing up and glowing up and it’s contagious—uh

Have some patience—uh
Get past the prelude—uh
Get past the debut—uh
And I can wake you up
I can make you go
Or I can make you come
I can make you whole
Or I can break you up

I’ve been out of control
I’m tryna shake it off
Give me the tail or the dome
Look what you made me—uh
I’m kinda flakey—uh
But it don’t phase me much
I’m kinda spacey—yep
But that’s the way I’m strung

It’s not the place that I’m from
It’s just the face that I rep
It’s just the way I was raised
I raised myself from the dead
I raised myself from the start
I made myself who I am
I play myself as a part
So they can’t tell who I’ve been

[c]
And I never wanna say it again
I never wanna say it again
I never wanna have to tell you
And I never wanna say it again
I never wanna say it again
I never wanna have to tell you

They can’t tell who I was
I keep it need to know
For all the deeds that I’ve done
I should be a ghost
Reading over every last syllable I ever spoke
There’s no filler when you’re spilling out your every hope

I guess that’s why my memories go
All the debts I’ve yet repaid are too intense to hold
I cut my ears from my head like I was Van Gogh
I keep my fears in my chest—my hologram whole

Keep your hologram whole like….
Keep your hologram whole like…

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released November 12, 2019

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Alden Groves Boulder, Colorado

Alden Groves is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Colrado. Taking influence from the Alt Rock and Trip-Hop scenes of the mid 00’s, they bring a modern sensibility and emotionality to every song. The Alden Groves sound is characterized by maximalist production, emotive performances, poignant lyricism, and a somber intensity that's as driving as it is heartfelt. ... more

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