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Mar 17, 2026
The Human Core
The Human Core
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The Human Core. Buried, buried deep in the human core, grievances wash up along resentment's shore, as we hold onto grudges like seashells we adore.
0:13
Buried, buried deep in the human core, language's lattice bears fruit in the mind's pergolas' sweet-scented store, as we pick the ripe analogies and bite into the juicy metaphor.
0:26
Buried, buried deep in the human core, kindness is a strategy against natural war, as we plant affection to reap in a season of rapport.
0:38
Buried, buried deep in the human core, evil destroys the soul's empire like a marauding conquistador, as we choose death in the rapture of war.
0:49
Buried, buried deep in the human core, fear stops us cold like the steely stare of a minotaur, as we spend decades all too scared to explore.
1:02
Buried, buried deep in the human core, love is life's rare secret splendor, reveling in anticipation as we approach the sacred door.
1:12
Buried, buried deep in the human core, death is waiting, stalking as we distract ourselves to ignore the pale fist knocking, knocking at our door.
1:23
Buried, buried deep in the human core, desire runs through veins like junkies in a drugstore, learning to want by wanting more.
1:33
Buried, buried deep in the human core, above hostility's vent of smoldering vapor, violence's magma churns, churns the fateful ore.
1:44
Buried, buried deep in the human core, envy burns a hole through desire's floor, as we annex our neighbor's dreams through the department store.
1:55
Buried, buried deep in the human core, truth dwells in tender moments of candor, as we feel the presence of truth's underscore.
2:05
Buried, buried deep in the human core, secrets become impossible to ignore, as weighty and starved as a dinosaur.
2:14
Buried, buried deep in the human core, passion is a frenzied esprit de corps, as lust becomes the secrets we swore.
2:24
Buried, buried deep in the human core, humility is folded up in a drawer, as unassuming as a Sunday chore.
2:32
Buried, buried deep in the human core, status stands like a strata in Ecuador, as we believe rank is real in the blood-stained mouth of the carniv- um, of the carnivore.
2:46
Buried, buried deep in the human core, shame looks away like a guilty whore, as we confront our past in what we abhor.
2:54
Buried, buried deep in the human core, music is felt in the heart it's beat for, as the song is sung from the troubadour.
3:03
Buried, buried deep in the human core, ego talks and talks and talks like a bloviating bore, as we see the true mind when bowing for our encore.
3:14
Buried, buried deep in the human core, childhood memories refresh and restore, as we wonder if we'll ever be that happy anymore.
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