Black Blossoms at the End of the World

156 Pages·2021·1.884 MB·English

by  Invecchiare Selvtico

Black Blossoms at the End of the World
by:Invecchiare Selvatico
A Compilation of Essays, Fragments, Scribbles,
Letters, Rants, Songs, and Ramblin's Discovered
in a Secluded Backwoods Cabin
original artwork by Raude
Most ofNazel Pickens' songs appearing in this book
are due to be released sometime in 2022, on Fade To
Black, the second album from The Distilled-Spirit
Rebellion, his backwoods cosmic-outlaw band.
distilledspiritrebellion.bandcamp.com
[email protected]
Black Blossoms at the End of the World
by Invecchiare Selvatico
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Up Here on the Mountain
Welcome to the Garden of Black Blossoms 5
Stranger 11
Are We All In This Together? 14
Lil Bird in the Darkness 28
Black Blossoms at the End of the World 30
Fade to Black 54
Blood Splatters Thicker than Ink:
A Letter to Leon F. Czolgosz 57
20/20 Visions 74
You Ask Why Your Cities Are Burning? 76
Living and Breathing Anarchy: Relationships of the Unique
Against Organized Deadness 80
Dust on My Boots 91
Cries Against Humanity: A Prologue to Hopelessness 93
The Other Side of the Sky 99
Can Bricks Break Diametrics? On Decapitating
the Two-Dimensional Binary Thinker 101
Trigger Warning! 124
Nothin' left to say 127
Their World is Virtually Done 129
The Leftovers Made Me Sick Again 142
Black Blossoms at the End of the World (song) 146

Up liere on the Mountain
As I sit upon this mountain
Scratch my grayin' chin
Can't remember how I got up here
Where else I might've been
But I sure as hell ain't leavin
Nowhere left to be
So I hold on tight to what I got
Like a sailor out at sea
As I sit upon this mountain
And watch the valley burn
I have to wonder once again
Will fools ever learn
Arrogance and thoughtlessness
The order of the day
Any hope for another world
Seems so far away
Up here on the mountain
High above the town
Up here on the mountain
Watchin' it all go down
As I sit upon this mountain
I watch the walkin' dead
A thousand scattered thoughts
Race through my weary head
'Cause we gave up so goddamn much
For just a lil' bit
Endless dreams of possibility
For a steamin' pile of shit
As I sit upon this mountain
Unplugged from their machine
Livin' life in real-time
Don't feel too lonely or mean
Pickin' this old guitar
Hummin' a forgotten tune
Sippin' shinin' sour mash
And a-howlin' at the moon
Up here on the mountain
High above the town
Up here on the mountain
Watchin' it all go down
As I sit upon this mountain
Storms gather, thunder pounds
Electric light cracks midnight sky
I hear the age-old sounds
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A doe moves through the meadow
Stellar jay cries in the trees
The trickle of our faithful creek
Wind through dried old leaves
As I sit upon this mountain
Lookin' in my daughters' eyes
Just wish there was more down there
Then lies on top of lies
So we live up here each day
With defiant joy and endless love
Down there vultures fight for poisoned flesh
But up here we play like doves
Up here on the mountain
High above the town
Up here on the mountain
Watchin' it all go down
As I sit upon this mountain
At the endin' of the world
Self-righteous prepare for war
Their last banners are unfurled
And even though I am so high
Don't really feel so very tall
Just wish it all came down fast
Not this slow and painful crawl
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