Lyric discussion by dcpigpen 

Cover art for Pushing Buttons lyrics by Eyedea & Abilities

First of all, on the version these lyrics come from, it's not Abilities he's talking to, it's Slug from Atmosphere. Here's what I'm hearing on the lines with the question marks.

"Now I mend this with a sentence, in a sense it's become a way of life" "Fighting a million and ten inner battles, sadly straining my neck in the duels" "Petty mortal, the war won't stop til you hop in a porthole" "Bury my mind with a friendship bracelet in a tin can"

The part at the end is weird, cause he does the Sage Francis trick of basically combining a bunch of compound words into one big one.

"Silicone, cone of ice cream, creamate, eighteen, english, ishmael, etc." becomes "Silicone of ice cream eighteenglishmael, etc." So have fun trying to get that part nailed down.

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