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"A rat king consists of rats found with their tails inextricably tied together in a central knot." (The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena By Bob Rickard and John Michell)

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Spend all day in my room, retracting.
With thin lines, from my heart, subtracting.
I am the Rat King!
Tails tonguing inside till our wheel enshrines you.
Oh, we’re such a precious thing!
Alone, so alone,
With our brilliant sniveling…
And so on, in the same vein,
Through brain-blood membrane,
To calm the squall again.

All day, in my heart, I’m lacking.
Fed lies from my head for acting.
But, I am not a precious thing,
Alone, so alone, like the rats keep screeching.
I am just the noticing, quiet spelling of space
That keeps that tangle churning.
But, how many more knotted times,
Will I see crown jewels for beady eyes,
And fail to recognize the cell of self?

So said a convulsing Earth: “Does my laughter bother you?”

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from Torn​-​to​-​Pieces​-​Hood, released May 15, 2020
Bass Guitar and Synth: Adam Lepkowski
Drums: Shamus Hackett
Voice/Guitar: Pat Phelan

Written by Pat Phelan
Produced by Adam Lepkowski

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Rat King drawing by C.TenEyck, 2018

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