Hallucinations

Something In Your House

Marquee Smith Pt. 2

Marquee Smith Pt. 1

The Fix

Life From Below

Something in Your House

Intruder

I’ve been trying to
Find out why I feel like
Something’s missin'
Am I all that different

From the kid that played
hero worship to the
Tape recorder as the
Years grew shorter

Looking through a kaleidoscope would bring
A sense of wonder for such a simple thing
No sign of scarcity then but man it’s so much rarer now

Get so used to the things we’re in awe of
We can cling to the moments we feel loved
But we can’t turn off the light of the sun, we go around and around and around till we stop

Maybe I was shy
Way back Before I
Felt so feeble in the
Face of people

Who decided the
World’s divided into
Public speakers and the
Bottom feeders

Looking through a kaleidoscope would bring
A sense of wonder for such a simple thing
No sign of scarcity then but man it’s so much rarer now

Get so used to the things we’re in awe of
We can cling to the moments we feel loved
But we can’t turn off the light of the sun, we go around and around and around till we stop

Sense of Wonder

Slick animals
Did they take our souls?
We lost control of our mouths and money
And it’s haunting

Glass spider web
Now your portal’s dead
Here comes the dread and there goes the honey
And it’s haunting

Is repetition all I know?
Another yesterday tomorrow
I can’t make sense of the days

I wonder why I’m still allowed to keep running around
In circles ‘till I move my calloused feet
forward in the service of purpose
I can’t make sense of the maze

Can’t reconcile
The sheer privilege of
My golden apathy
With drunken nights
And brief glimpses of
Ambition in between
The ghosts in my vision

I lose focus now
I drift in and out
You move your mouth and I’m sinking inward
And it’s haunting

I’m spiraling
Do I have to be
Too scared to speak but still so self-centered
And it’s haunting

Is repetition all I know?
Another yesterday tomorrow
I can’t make sense of the days

I wonder why I’m still allowed to keep running around
In circles ‘till I move my calloused feet
forward in the service of purpose
I can’t make sense of the maze

Can’t reconcile
The sheer privilege of
My golden apathy
With drunken nights
And brief glimpses of
Ambition in between
The ghosts in my vision

It's Haunting

I try to get up again and again
I get lost in all the shattered people
I won’t forget it again not again
What it costs To interact with people

But still I get up again and again and again
And I talk to all the party people lining the wall
Still I get up again and again and again and again and I talk to the people

True love to find another friend in
Oh how I love a happy ending

True love to find another friend in
Oh how I love a happy ending

And I get up again and again
Try to blend in with productive people
And then I slip up again and again
More akin to self destructive people

But still I get up again and again and again
And I talk to all the party people lining the wall
Still I get up again and again and again and again and I talk to the people

True love to find another friend in
Oh how I love a happy ending

True love to find another friend in
Oh how I love a happy ending

Happy Ending

Trying to sort through dialog
To craft my readymade prologue

Why does it seem less like a lie
When you say what I’ve been meaning to type?
Didn’t have to, didn’t have to
Pin me with verbal karate

I’m out of sync with public life
It’s hard to talk I wish that I
Didn’t have to, didn’t have to
Live my life like I’m somebody else

Imposter syndrome but I’m right
Got confirmation in the night

Why does it seem less like a lie
When you say what I’ve been meaning to type?
Didn’t have to, didn’t have to
Pin me with verbal karate

I’m out of sync with public life
It’s hard to talk I wish that I
Didn’t have to, didn’t have to
Live my life like I’m somebody else

Public Life

Ociffer is the solo project of Danny Barclay, a graphic designer and musician based in Carrollton, GA. Ociffer draws influence from classic artists such as David Bowie, Prince, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, and New Order, as well as 2000s alt-dance bands, such as LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, and The Rapture. Ociffer funnels these influences into songs about nostalgia, hope, self-reflection, and the anxieties of the millennial experience in a new world governed by technology. 

After a string of singles released between late 2017 and early 2019, Ociffer’s debut EP, Life From Below, will arrive on August 30, 2019.

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