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Folly

by John Coker

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Apex predator Apex predator Mines the night of prizes Finds prey all shapes, sizes Knows what it likes; takes it On its reign sun doesn’t set Apex predator Fly fast, look out - sees you Run till your heart won’t do You watched, it knows - now flight Talons, sinews - clenched up tight
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Cumulonimbus 03:53
Long roads ahead in mind Long roads ahead in mind Long roads ahead in mind Long roads ahead in mind
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Holding On 03:43
Come begging for mercy In and yonder on What couldn’t I see there In on unknown My shot at the big time Really was it blown If not for my failure I would not know Holding on Holding on Holding on Holding on... Nightlife of my mind’s eye Curious condone One cellophane laughter Cannot catch/own Wonder if I saw it That one thing undone Will they ever be there Can they have won Holding on Holding on Holding on Holding on... Twilight in the suburbs Murky closet glow Big wall full of pictures People you know White light never seen there Inspiration tone You’re gonna get out now You’re gonna go Holding on Holding on Holding on Holding on...
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I drift in the sunshine Sometime brighter than undone I see a reflection In a woke delirium I thought I knew you But it seems I did not know I wait in the weary Dreary heat until today I wait no longer Stronger beat in heart, and fade I thought I knew you But it seems I did not know
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Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata
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Meteor 06:08
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Gloom 06:53
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Sunscreen 06:42
See me in my modern cart Thought I’d found a work of art Casting round a distant spell Though I’m not one to tell See me write a sonnet light Thought I’d done good work that night Casting glances all about They say that “truth will out” See me in my modern cart Thought I’d found a work of art Casting round a distant spell Though I’m not one to tell See me write a sonnet light Thought I’d done good work that night Casting glances all about They say that “truth will out”
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Dark Horse 04:45
(whispered, not sung) Night has fallen All forgotten Sins that were to be Dance of death with No more breath This rain will make you see I don’t know For where to go Was I supposed to see Lightning striking No replying Death has embraced me
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Melancholia 08:40
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Arrival 07:13
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Prima 04:52
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Somewhere 07:10
Somewhere found Found and bound In the darkness vague and future-blind Blind to me, blind to you; silly fool Somewhere lost Lost and tossed About all the many places Places here, places there; no one cares Lonely nights in the whites of your mind’s eye Lonely days in the ways of the world. Don’t belong in the makeup of strangers; Let my mind unfurl. Somewhere town Town and frown Would that you had seen it It was here, standing there; no one cared. Lonely nights in the whites of your mind’s eye Lonely days in the ways of the world. Stepped into that sloppy amalgam; Let my mind unfurl. Lonely nights in the whites of your mind’s eye Lonely days in the ways of the world. Sunshine gleaming on the dance floor; Let my mind Let my mind Let my mind Let my mind unfurl.
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Lament 07:42
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Sleazy 05:03
As we pass among the firmament As we pass among the firmament As we pass among the firmament As we pass among the firmament
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Uncertainty 05:30
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Where is my love life? Where can it be? There must be something wrong with the machinery Where is my love life? Tell me, where has it gone? Somebody please, please tell me what the hell is wrong Until I find the righteous one, computer blue Until I find the righteous one, computer blue
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Restless 03:39

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Imagine a symphony performance with a freak incident - a spotlight set at so high a level its beam becomes toxic, aimed so it shoots through your eyes and alters your brain forever.

This was John Coker’s reality - a promising orchestral musician, trained by the best to be one of the best.

But, rather than allow a supervillain origin story to define him, Coker embraced this transformative change, expanding from classical musician to a singular musical polymath.

“Forgiveness is a superpower,” he claims.

John crafts music not only via the manipulation of pitch, but also of timbre - a genre-proof musical sorcerer, able to bend live and recorded sound into entirely new textures and moods. Now, he writes, performs, and produces his own works for albums and theatre productions; Designer Music and Sound.

His latest is Folly - a stunning piece of psychedelic art rock/trip hop spanning centuries of musical styles and textures, released by New York-based Bentley Records.

Works of Bach and Prince are included alongside Coker’s own, which stretches from a cappella choirs to trip hop beats to virtuoso doom metal guitars to solo double bass and beyond.

Each original track was improvised, then recorded and mixed within a 24-hour time limit; hence "an experiment in presence."

Coker dreams of improvising entire live shows as well as collaborating with other excellent musicians and creatives:"We're all in this together - let's lose the myth of being separate. All music is art music in some way. Let's connect - just listen."

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released May 11, 2022

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John Coker San Antonio, Texas

Imagine a symphony performance with a freak incident - a spotlight set at so high a level its beam becomes toxic, aimed so it shoots through your eyes and alters your brain forever.

This was John Coker’s reality.

But, rather than allow a supervillain origin story to define him, Coker embraced this transformative change, expanding from classical musician to a singular musical polymath.
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