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The Album Formerly Known As "8​-​Legged Dance Moves"

by Bubblegum Octopus

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1.
my life story equals fire that is lovely, pushed red button do not miss it, black button's worse it'll destroy you and your children I have a pension for destruction I like to throw things, like hand grenades I watch things burn, it's so funny get in my way, I'll cut you up I am a violent person, I have destructive purpose for entering the war game, their guns are empty but mine's loaded who forgot to lock the dog gate, woops I let my hounds eat you they gnaw at your broken bones and that's the last I see of you go on get lost you old scum bag privacy for host (I'm parasitic) you live inside me (desires so angry) is this whatchu wanna be? dead or bleeding? loaded pistol in the hallway, empty cartridge in the basement take a shot at ending my life you are the fool, take my good knife I raise my hands above me letting the gun show off here comes the sun you bastard [I'm] not gonna see you, no
2.
Disco Party 01:24
welcome to the disco party we don't want to drink a thing except for blood and vinegar but we have some party games like shoot him up and shoot him back and fuck his ass to death with lead I never saw a game that one, but it sounds pretty god damn fun I brought the beverages what did I tell you about drinking in my house? he said the food is good if by food you mean the broken glass I'm shoving down your throat this evening, I didn't know my house was party central I'll make those shit rods pay for what they did to me, no one will leave this room alive. what were you thinking? Now I have the disco party, life is so good! At least when you get to have the disco party yeah!
3.
We came for the candy canes, eating gum balls, playing games I love that oh what's his name Take my hand and show me the way swallowed up by evil spirits, riot in the candy store In the window out the door, I won't laugh you stupid whore sing that song to me again, I can't find that fucking hen rawr, roar, growr we hold hands with the powers of flames will you embrace me? What's it cost to take me? I solicit my affection. It's a rather rare event, tickets sold no money spent I love you I pass no judgement except for that godly hue, it fits for all the fire in you when will we meet I'm determined I cut you in fucking half, I will destroy your battle staff what an unromantic note I left you a damn misquote can we please not play this game now I’ve seen you, not the same who are you, what angel dropped you I won’t tell them, now I’ve got you you’re all mine, oh fuck this line I have dreams but don’t have you
4.
I can beat you up you fool, don't try to test my limitations look out here I come, I have a gun made of paper maché I have the power of egyptian suns I have shotguns in my coat, I shoot missiles from my toes I killed a baby with a hatchet and it made me smile With a sad face I take a look outside, I saw the sun and I saw your insides I tried to go back but the time machine broke, looks like nothing will work tonight Please spare me, what did I do to you? I'm not that guilty, I'll beat you up! I have no purpose and I have no direction: I'll take the initiative I'll put your head down on the curbside and I'll begin to stomp. The blood that spewed, the cracking noise: I crushed your skull like children's toys I imagine that it hurt so much that you died then I will put your face into the sun
5.
Spiders on my toes, eating up my toenails spiders on my toes, painful and completely gross spiders on my nose, they've moved through my body spiders on my nose, nausea's what I'm going through here they come again, hairy spider leggings I just wanna run (meow meow meow) Save me from this insanity, I just want them to let me be Spiders in my clothes, eating up my good coat Spiders in my clothes, great now I have to go shopping Spiders on this rose, kill but cut my finger and nobody knows about the things I had to say to make the spiders go away
6.
I wanted on the 8-bit compilation So I wrote a song that sounds like this it's pretty cool, it's gameboy simulation I never thought I'd make a song like this This song is a story about itself and the reasons that it came about today, hooray What's the fucking point of rhyming? So here's my song for the CD Take it and listen all you damn well please I hope it's worth all of my effort, it took me about an hou
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Akm'Axl&Held 01:26
Akm'Axl&Held The forces of my oppression's victory I would never have defeated Carcel's grand army escape an inevitable fate involving my own death in vain Escape!/In vain! Alone with no cause now we gained victory. 3 - 2 - 1
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I pledge my allegiance to you, for you I'd be nailed to the cross But here you are playing games with me and ripping apart my heart We never seem to see eye to eye and that's not an asian joke The games we've shared and the puyos we've matched [are] enough to make a grown man cry I might visit your house if you make sure that this girl michelle comes She'll be happy and I'll cry, and then you'll see that I'm a baby Well that's fine I guess I don't care, I'll just play melee alone... but DDR and Guilty Gear will never be fun without you
9.
The stars, the sun, and the moon the places you left me alone with god and his (his great pink laser) like a movie you'll come to me smiling widely our hearts guiding to each other more than ever I had the nerve to ask you for your deep compassion I should just die rather than cry, my brain's empty can't you see me? Can't believe this happened like this... this is no life for one like me to live alone Stars are falling and the big rays shoot from his gun and hit the sun the lord almighty's chasing me his true wrath's yet to be seen I just have to get away until it is day The moon gives away my hiding place and then god gets all angry you should have never let me go, it's about time that you show how much you care about me why can't I be? No When I saw you I just knew that there was no other one for me to love and breath I'll never be seen, take mine and leave, all his pink beams
10.
We rocked in here with our metal cocks out, we burnt the Christians down we showed up with white corpse paint and showed them how it's done I'm so metal, it's so absurd. How does one like me coexist with you? I open a cow now, I do it on the stage to prove it: my krieg yeah I put a bullet in my face
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Mermaid Song 01:39
From the water she gives birth to the queen of mermaids I don't doubt you but for her to say she understands [is a lie] She's at the stake, burning magic Dying for the cause of her child, now we see that life is not fair
12.
Cat Machine! 00:24
we are in the cat machine, we are in it, it's so clean! We are in the cat machine we are in the cat machine, we are in it it's so clean! we are in the cat machine, it's really good
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meow flute 01:42
The kitten plays a happy jig on his flute but the notes are violent they cause HP loss to us running from the death ray makes this look like a piece of cake I never heard such awful sounds they pierce brains and tear out souls magic songs that the damned composed I had to run from the green notes that obliterate tear holes in the ozone, rupture brains and corporates he played another round of angry melodies the ground had just begun to shake and my team was massacred nothing saved them from the words but I have brought the power of the antient gods winds and darkness focus in my hands energy forces out of me and tears through the lepecat I have brought the pain now, sees how things have turned out I should get going cat is defeated, life is so gleeing see that puss in hell now I am gone until I die, dont let this shit make you cry yeah! yeah! yeah yeah yeah!!
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and when I'm driving in my car your truck plows right through the red light but when you get out I know that it will all be okay because you've got a mustache and it is happy, so am I My car is fucked, but I don't seem to care cuz you've got a nice beard Your facial hair is so damn nice, your follicles call out to me and as I walk from the scene he turns around and looks at me he smiles and winks and I am so god damn happy, so is he
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Meredith is so silly, she thinks that we hate her but that's so not the case She just must be totally crazy I don't know why she thinks that so I wrote this song for her to hear and maybe then she'll think believe that we think well of her, bad feelings are not for her Now that we get to the dancier part I hope my evil vocals don't rip the song apart If you were inside my head right now you'd plainly see That it's the only thing that fits and Meredith brings us glee Not to get monotonous, but I think that I must repeat the fact that you're loveded Shit that isn't even a word I really better shut up now before I kill the moment I have made with this song I'll see you all next time... or not
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I'M SO MAD! 01:16
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(not sure)
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Erin Battle 02:03
Erin Battle, can you play now? Erin Battle, can you fight me in the game please? Erin Battle, don't be a fool I know I'll win, but that's cuz I'm fucking cool yeah Why won't you play me in any video games? I've never met a soul afraid of the things I do, at least not with a controller (oh no) Silly Erin, this is a game Silly Erin, have you seen my Pokémons yet? Silly Erin, this mini-game Doesn't count no, doesn't prove a damn thing no I give you a controller because it is time to play the game Would you please push some buttons? I sit in the corner, bored out of my damn mind Just play me some damn Pokémon!
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We must dance to beat of the moon Old black sunlight cascades all night [ex]tend your finger, this is your ring It's a promise for our lives you help me, you love me: my past is broken you mean it, we've meant it (touch the cold air) and now we're together. These interactions, it's sick but they are all made by machines For many years now, I've been between the things I loved. The eye in which you're beautiful, a smile to modify the world Breeze... When you left my hand I broke down Your grip kept me from that dark place You're the flashlight in my dungeon You bring those thing's my life's missing The falcons come and eat me, taking my organs They pity me so they make this whole thing go fast Cuddle, hold hands, kiss me, fuck me These words have just lost all meaning I once had you, now I've lost you Typical end to my story
20.
You told me that your dreams were real you liar But you said to me one day, you'll be such a star Ideas inside my head will never bloom because of things I do to myself I will fade away for now, forever now, don't try to find me, I won't be here I will die one day and come back to this earth and I will try hard hopelessness and crying still semen in my hair I live with these I live to please I feel the end is near something clicks as your tounge licks I surely feel despair things were just much better way before you came here
21.
You're a bad cat man, you're a bad cat man yes you are! You're so bad I hope you die You are so bad, you are so bad, you are so bad I hate you so much I hope you die You're a bad cat man, how did you get out of your cage? You're a bad cat man, I will punch you in the face We have rules that I hope you follow (if you don't I'll cut you up) I have friends that have fur and fangs yeah (they'll bite off your ugly head) Now this battle is a storm, absorbing flames of butterflies I make your flesh warm Birds will sing the dirge now of absolute defeat The second evil cat has fallen, dogs consume your meat
22.
Slow Life 00:52
Why are you so gosh darn impatient? Why don't we sit and let the day go? Here we are wasting our lives away, working is a sacrifice Life is good, don't let it escape you, don't waste time Always something to do Don't you think maybe rest is needed? Take a break and sit yourself down Lie (silly man) Down (not the ground) Or (happy face) Drown (no work, play) You never let yourself relax Two day vacations are a pain you ass I hope that you finally see That all the things I have to do are lame/no Here's the end, I hope you enjoyed it even though I am not a beatnik So goodbye, at least until next time
23.
Whenever I see all the good things that you do my jealousy will take over my thoughts and actions, over rule my passions. Now I will incarcerate before you are something great And I condemn you, a lifetime in my prison, where no one will ever talk to you Now you know how I feel: second to your everything Hang your head in shame for your unfixable crimes But like any hero I shall overcome and then end all the chaos that you have made. But my biggest problem here is that I am the evil one in all of the public eye Now I change misconceptions What did I tell you? Have you now learned your lesson? Did you learn that in books good will win? It's not just entertaining, it's triumph seems uplifting These are the concepts living beneath and so my brother, it seems we're not so different, jealousy is just overwhelming.
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Sleeping alone and cold for nights on end. You toss and turn and wonder why no one will share this comfortable mattress with you. You leave so much space under the covers that it shocks you that the only thing that you ever sleep with is an empty pillow. The pillowcase is so clean too... Why doesnt someone just lie down? It's even cold on both sides, but yet so warm and fluffy here all the time. Such high expectations come at such high risk though. Burning desires in the painful confines of your lonely bedroom, dont tell me you’d let the knife be the one to understand the struggle you endure. Don't become that human disaster, I don't want to see you like that. Face down in dirt, mourning at the grave of your hopes and dreams.. a childhood massacre.. blood on the thoughts of my innocence... so pathetic. I let it all get the best of me and now I am weak. pathetic... nothing. nothing at all. Dearest teddy bear, fuck you, fuck me. Why did you have to mess with my dreams, I told you to stay in your room, dont lie, dont give me that, I know you heard me the first time. I dont need to say it again for you to understand. Stay the fuck away, don't come near me, get in your closet let me be
25.
No Advice 03:54
No advice And they will never know about the things we do in private. And they will never understand. I do it [because] I think you're beautiful Memories. We were so perfect. No one ever asked us a question [because] they knew this was permanent.

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Description edit, 2016
There's something I want to be understood about this album above everything else:

I don't care if you interpret these songs as stupid or silly. I understand why that's one of the common reactions to this and I don't want to invalidate that.
However, every song on this album was about and for my friends. This was my first chance to write music that felt meaningful and fulfilling. I wrote things the way I wanted to hear them, but I wrote things to reach out to the people I wanted to surround myself with. Every lyric, no matter how confusing, silly, or nonsensical, is a reference to someone real, to real experiences.
I wrote songs to cheer people up, I wrote songs to make people feel accepted, and I wrote songs to tell people I loved them.

What I'm saying is, for better or for worse, this music is completely honest. This is how my emotions, my influences, and my abilities manifested as an ultimate expression.

The one ideological artist statement I had at this time was that humor does not invalidate art, and that you can make jokes without being one. You can "take yourself seriously" without being humorless and fatalistic. High art and "artistic" music do not have to be met with crossed arms and scratched chins. Serious expression does not need be met on the terms of what aesthetics are already pre-approved.

Forge your own path, no matter how fucking stupid it is.

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25 tracks of over-caffeinated, 16-bit video game style electronics, sugargrind freakouts, and cloudy joypop.
The album is comprised of songs written for the project between 2005 and 2006 (with two from 2007), and includes all the myspace player's greatest hits and the almost infamous "Soundclick Demo" songs.

The album's name is a reference to the inexplicable habit of people sharing the demo on P2P networks (with additional files ripped from the myspace player) compiling all the tracks and naming it "8-Legged Dance Moves (FULL ALBUM!!)"

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To hear the songs often included in those downloads that were not actually part of this album, please go to the album: 8-Legged Dance Moves (2005 Demo)

credits

released April 3, 2009

All lyrics and music written by Matthew "m@ the c@" Morden.

All vocals, instruments, programming, and other electronics performed by Matthew "m@ the c@" Morden.

All songs, lyrics, and performance(s) Copyright Matthew "m@ the c@" Morden 2009

The CD was mastered by Alex Saltz and the artwork was done by Roxie Vizcarra.

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