Natural Border from Dream Vacation by Luke's Terrarium

the natural border was barbed wire
and a shallow stream
the taste of dust, a bootleg DVD
through the bars of static
on the screen
a natural border,
the new frontier,
and me

saw the stars
from the bottom of a mineshaft
still have one foot in that dream
a cosmograph on the back of my hand
a vessel in the motherland
a natural border
a crystal artery

our grandaddies
dreamt in different tongues
and when they return
to their point of origin
although their dialect
has gotten in years
they still read em loud and clear
cause everything we lost
in translation
was simply reincarnated
so nothing was ever really lost
a natural border to swim across

the natural border
was a jellyfish sting
a purple flag was flying
at the beach
impression of a tentacle
volcanic archipelego
a natural border between

on the overnight bus to Shanghai
learn some local phrases,
enough to get by
although we dream
in different tongues
they still get where I’m coming from
cuz everything we lost in translation
was simply reincarnated
so nothing was lost in the end
a natural border
to transcend

see pixelated parrots
when I close my eyes
tokens of remembrance
from simulated paradise
from the other side
I’m sending you my postcard
chicken scratch in bleeding ink
I hope you find my warm regards
cuz everything
we lost in translation
made it a dream vacation

I have no more to say
and I’ve spent my final quarter
so goodbye until I see you at
the natural border
goodbye until I see you at
the natural border
goodbye until I see you at
the natural border

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