BY THE NUMBERS — DUSTIN EDGE

THE GOLDEN RATIO

SOUND SOUND

GIVE ME THAT SOUND

MELODY SWEET & RHYTHM PROFOUND

WORDS WORDS

ALL OF THESE, WORDS

WRITE THEM DOWN AS THE BEAT DESERVES

PHI, PHI

COULD IT BE PHI?

THE RATIO’S GOLD AND THE TIME IS NIGH

WHEN I WILL LEARN HOW TO ABIDE

LET THE MUSIC BE MY GUIDE

WHEN THE YINS AND YANGS COLLIDE

I’M GOING TO SEE HOW I’M DEFINED

SO I’M GETTING PREPARED

I’M BUILDING WALLS

I’M GATHERING FOOD

I’M WORKING HARD

I’M WETTING MY LIPS

I’M COUNTING CHIPS

I’M LOOKING AHEAD

I’M PLAYING DEAD

I’M CLEANING IT UP

I’M TALKING SHOP

I’M TAKING VOWS

AND MAKING LIFE

SO WHY SHOULD I APOLOGIZE

FOR AN ACTION THAT WAS NEVER MINE?

SHOULD I HAVE BEEN SURPRISED

WHEN I LEARNED I WAS PAST MY PRIME?

NOW THERE’S NOTHING LEFT HERE TO BEGRUDGE

BECAUSE I PLAYED BASS FOR FILBOYD STUDGE

I NEVER WANT TO, BUT I JUDGE

IT’S INVOLUNTARY SLUDGE

I BREAK IT INTO FRAMES

BECAUSE I WANT TO DISCERN

WHAT THE POINT OF THIS IS

BEFORE THE MEETING’S ADJOUNRED

SO TEACH ME TO FORGIVE

OR FATHOM A SIGH

IF YOU CAN’T SHOW ME HOW TO LIVE

THEN SHOW ME HOW TO DIE

SHOW ME HOW TO DIE!

WEIGHTS & MEASURES

PLEASE OH PLEASE STOP LOOKING AT ME

OH PLEASE OH PLEASE STOP LOOKING AT ME

WHY WON’T YOU JUST STOP LOOKING AT ME?

TURN YOUR HEADS AWAY BECAUSE

I MUST LOOK SO TERRIBLE

I NEED TO WORK OUT MORE I GUESS

I NEED TO WORK OUT MORE OH YES

I’M GOING TO SET MY SCHEDULE

AND GET THINGS DONE

THERE’S NO TIME TO WASTE

IT’S NOW OR NEVER

OH, I’M GONNA TO FEEL INVINCIBLE

YES, I’M GONNA TO FEEL INVINCIBLE

AM I DOING THIS JUST FOR THE PRINCIPLE?

OR IS IT ALL JUST ABOUT ME?

NO, I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THOUGHTS LIKE THAT

NO, I DON’T HAVE TIME TO SIT AND CHAT

I HAVE TO GET UP EARLY AND DROP THE FAT

SO THEY ALL WILL DESIRE ME

I’M GONNA LOOK SO GOOD

HOW GOOD? SO GOOD!

AND EVERYONE WILL THINK

I HAVE MY LIFE TOGETHER

EARLY TO RISE

I’M STUDYING THE MIRROR

FLEXING MY BODY

PAIN IS THE PRICE

I’M GONNA PAY

FOR A FINE PHYSIQUE

OF COURSE

MY DISCIPLINE’S SHARP

AS I FOLLOW MY DIET

FORCE ALL THE EVIL TOXINS OUT

AND PUT THE VITAMINS THROUGH MY VEINS

AND I SHOULD LIKELY SEE RESULTS

IN ABOUT EIGHTEEN WEEKS

OH, BUT IF THESE PLANS DON’T WORK

I CAN ALWAYS SAVE UP MONEY

TO CONSULT A SURGEON

WHO’LL ADJUST EVERYTHING

WITH A QUICK PROCEDURE

SO I WON’T HAVE TO WORRY

UNTIL I NOTICE SOMETHING ELSE

UNATTRACTIVE WITH MYSELF

THAT NEEDS FIXING

HUMAN OR MACHINE

IT WAS A SLEEPLESS NIGHT OF RESTLESSNESS

WHEN FROM OUTSIDE, I HEARD A NOISE

IT WAS STRANGE AND DISTURBING

IT WAS SO CLANDESTINE

IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY POISE

I RUSHED OUTSIDE AND I STOOD THERE, SILENT

LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF STENTORIAN VIOLENCE

ALONE, I WONDERED WHERE THE NEIGHBORS WERE

WAS I THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD HEARD THE STIR?

THE NEXT THING I KNEW, I WAS OFF MY FEET

RISING STEADILY ABOVE THE STREET

ALL MY EXTREMITIES BEGAN TO STING

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME

AM I HUMAN OR MACHINE?

AM I IN TUNE OR OUT OF KEY?

IF I COULD JUST HEAR THAT SOUND AGAIN

I’D BE ABLE TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE I’M IN

WHEN MY FEET TOUCHED GROUND

I WAS DIFFERENT SOMEHOW

I COULD SEE THE WINDS MOVE

SO I CHOSE TO ESPOUSE

THAT THE MOMENT WAS REAL

AND I WAS ACTUALLY THERE

AND IT WASN’T JUST THE IMPACT

OF A FABLED AFFAIR

I KNEW NO ONE WOULD TRUST ME

IF I TOLD THEM THE TALE

DESCRIBING EVERY SECOND

OF THIS AURAL TRAVAIL

IT WAS JUST ANOTHER STORY

THAT NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE

EVEN THOUGH I DETERMINE

ANY NUMBER TO THE NTH DEGREE

AM I HUMAN OR MACHINE?

AM I IN TUNE OR OUT OF KEY?

IF I COULD JUST HEAR THAT SOUND AGAIN

I’D BE ABLE TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE I’M IN

AM I HUMAN OR MACHINE?

AM I IN TUNE OR OUT OF KEY?

IF I COULD JUST HEAR THAT SOUND AGAIN

I’D BE ABLE TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE STATE I’M IN

EASY AS PI

COME OVER HERE

MAKE YOUR ARGUMENT

FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE

SING IT LOUD AND CLEAR

YOU LEARNED THE MOVES

BUT FAILED TO UNDERSTAND

WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS FAITH

SO NOW YOU JUST PRETEND

THAT YOU’VE BLOWN AWAY

BUT I CAN TAKE YOU FAR FROM HERE

I WON’T MAKE YOU LOST

BUT I’LL ENGINEER

OUR ESCAPE