Flight of the Wingless Turtle, by Stepped On A Nail

Flight of the Wingless Turtle

by Stepped On A Nail

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1.	Happy BDay 02:02	lyrics	buy track
voices in my head telling me i should be dead voices in my head telling me i should be dead happy birthday voices in my head telling me i should be dead happy birthday voices in my head voices in my head voices in my head happy birthday
2.	Bonus Time 02:56	lyrics	buy track
it's bonus time should have been log ago but sticking around for he show its bonus time its bonus time baby this is the time for taking back what's been given given all this time it's bonus time it's bonus time baby give give give give take give give give take take give take take a little before you give it all away it's bonus time it's bonus time don't know why i'm still here but i know i've paid my dues no more paying dues for me because it's bonus time it's bonus time baby it's bonus time give give give give take take give give give take give take take give take give take a little before you give it all away just take a little before it's gone
3.	View from Here (valley floor) 02:29	lyrics	buy track
The view from here is not quite clear The view from the valley floor The road back is an endless blur But the path forward is yet unknown I wish I had wings to spread I’d climb to the peak And face the wind Face the wind And marry the sky The view from here is not quite clear The view from the valley floor The view from the valley floor Time stretched out behind me But Receding from beneath my feet There’s still time to catch that ride Catch that ride and And marry the sky The view from here is not quite clear The view from the valley floor The view from the valley floor
4.	Climb 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Can't see what's around me Surrounded deep, deep in these trees Got to climb, Got to climb high Wandering aimlessly down these paths I can't seem to find my way My way to where I want to be Got to climb I need to get high I need to get so high So high that I get a little dizzy And maybe my mind gets a little blurred I got to climb The air is a little thinner I can see a little better Maybe where I want to be Is just over that next peak I got to climb, I got to climb high I got to climb I got to get higher I need to get high I got to get so high So high that everything seems different You can see farther A little bit clearer I just need to keep on climbing I just need to get high
5.	Doubt 02:39	lyrics	buy track
The journey is long and underway Not sure why I chose this way I should have just rode the wave Crashed onto the shore Into my welcoming grave It's not to late to turn back now The shore is just below Won't have trouble finding my way I should have just rode the wave Crashed onto the shore Fallen into my welcoming grave I should have just rode the wave Crashed onto the shore Fallen into my welcoming grave I trade my comfort for pain and my pain for gain But no shortcut can be found this way No shortcut can be found this way No shortcut can be found this way I should have just rode the wave Crashed onto the shore Fallen into my welcoming grave
6.	View from Here (reprise) 02:33	lyrics	buy track
at the summit there is no where left to climb to continue this journey i must take to the sky the world below it seems so small any point on the map can be seen from here every place i've been or i dare to go unfolded before me my wings spread long i begin to fall i feel the wind bite and i take this ride the view from here is quite clear but where to land is yet unknown the view from here is quite clear but where to land is yet unknown the higher i soar the lower i dive the higher i soar the lower i dive not sure where i'm going but i'm no longer just along for the ride i think i'll just take a while take a while to adjust

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Finding themselves hitting a birthday that they never predicted seeing and deciding there is nothing to lose, our character embarks on a journey to do what should be impossible.
Track 1. Happy BDay - outlived expectations
Track 2. Bonus Time - realization the what life that remains is unclaimed
Track 3. The View from Here (valley floor) - the only way out is up
Track 4. Climb - The journey begins
Track 5. Doubt - Self doubt threatens to end the journey up
Track 6. The View from Here (reprise) - Arriving at the journey's end and without wings, flight is attempted

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released January 29, 2023

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