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Hello, did I catch you
At a difficult time?
My sources say you’re in a mess
They were a bit unkind
Hello, did I catch you
In a difficult way
Like all the papers seem to write about these days?
Wake up Monday morning
With a withering sigh
Your aspirations fade away
And it leaves you mystified
Waiting for a moment
With an elegant prayer
But all the while, you’re doing nothing to prepare
And when you feel it, oh
Like a million eyes dreaming
Brutally camouflaged
In your light machine
And when the moment rolls by
Will you still stand upon high
Or will you cry about the way it should have been?
Gazing out the window
Through a curious stare
You’re left alone, imagining
The life you could find there
Blaming those around you
In a terrible lie
That holds you down until you start to realize
And when you feel it, oh
Like a million eyes scheming
Brutally camouflaged
In your light machine
And when the moment rolls by
Will you still stand upon high
Or will you cry about the way it should have been?
Realizing all you’re finding
Hello, did I catch you
At a difficult time?
Locked inside your memories
Motivation in decline
Longing for a reason
With a promising sign
But only you can make your lucky stars align
And when you feel it
And when you feel it, oh
Like a million eyes dreaming
Brutally camouflaged
In your light machine
And when the moment rolls by
Will you still stand upon high
Or will you cry about the way it should have been?
Cry about the way it should be
Cry about the way you should be
Realizing all you’re finding
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Noisy Talking
04:46
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Moving toward light
With arms and legs flailing
Drawn in so near
My consciousness failing
I awaken in the sand
Blinded by rage
And a silence that deafens
Vaguely aware
Of the bonds we have threatened
So we end as we began
Strangers
Changing places
Taking sides
Romantic indiscretions
As we span the great divide
Moving nearer
Can’t decide
How can you be so open
When you have so much to hide?
Actions and words
Have all lost their meaning
Focusing will
On the thoughts intervening
A condition of your mind
The answers you seek
Are no longer written
Memories of old
Have now been forbidden
We can hear but only find
Noisy talking, noisy talking
Changing places
Taking sides
Romantic indiscretions
As we span the great divide
Moving nearer
Can’t decide
How can you be so open
When you have so much to hide?
Held inside
Looking for a place
To realign our failing senses
Clinging to beliefs
Once left behind
Weakening resolve
The lowering of our resistance
Have we found our way beyond
Or will our path be undefined
Purpose regained
As my limbs started moving
Crawling away
From the stares disapproving
But again I only find
Noisy talking
Changing places
Taking sides
Romantic indiscretions
As we span the great divide
On reflection
Magnified
Regrets and indecision
From the failures you provide
Moving nearer
Can’t decide
How can you be so open
When you have so much to hide?
Held inside
Held in
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Mortal Game
06:16
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When the shadow falls
A curtain call
Filled with sadness
Here you long to roam
Away from home
A certain madness
And I would have given all for you
No, I should have told you
And when I think of all we knew
No, I couldn’t hold you
I’ll fly higher and higher
I’ll reach beyond this mortal game
I’ll be looking for you
And on the other side, we shall remain
Words within your grasp
But fading fast
So much confusion
Now we’ve closed the door
Forever more
In your seclusion
And you would have given all for me
Still, I know you’d be there
And with each fading memory
No, life can be unfair
I’ll fly higher and higher
I’ll reach beyond this mortal game
I’ll be looking for you
And on the other side, we shall remain
As I follow where you’ve gone
Thinking of what’s meant to be
Is our future set in stone?
Can we write our destiny?
Looking back while moving on
Loving those who’ll see us through
Hoping to be reunited
In a place that’s out of view
And I would have given all for you
No, I should have told you
And when I think of all we knew
No, I couldn’t hold you
I’ll fly higher and higher
I’ll reach beyond this mortal game
I’ll be looking for you
And on the other side, we shall remain
-Dedicated to the memory of Revell and Marie Bristow
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Ice Thinning
05:22
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Obstinate resistance
Of those standing near
Failing coexistence
As we persevere
Lost communication
With forgotten friends
Desperate situation
Actions to defend
Everyday it’s harder to pretend
We must stand united
Not divided in our separate spheres
Teaching one another
To discover infinite frontiers
And now we allow
The joining of hands, a new beginning
Rise to devise
A passage across the ice thinning
Staging insurrections
Naming enemies
Lost in misconceptions
While we fail to see
Everyday we’re standing in debris
We must stand united
Not divided in our separate spheres
Teaching one another
To discover beautiful frontiers
And now we allow
The joining of hands, a new beginning
Rise to devise
A passage across the ice thinning
Below to change the world we know
We must stand united
Not divided in our separate spheres
Teaching one another
To discover infinite frontiers
And now we allow
The joining of hands, a new beginning
Rise to devise
A passage across the ice thinning
Below let wisdom overflow
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I. Connection
Instrumental
II. Best Life
Photo taken
Get the angle right
Choose a filter
Manipulate our sight
Post the image
So we never forget
Such a lovely piece of content
Counting every like and comment
Blur the line
Between your dreams and reality
Redefine
All your faults to your fantasy
Share online
And get ready for your bow
As you’re faking your best life now
Change of status
Send it to our feed
Seek attention
Satisfy your need
Tell a story
Better to immerse us
Profanity and Bible verses
Random quotes to serve your purpose
Blur the line
Between your dreams and reality
Redefine
All your faults to your fantasy
Share online
And get ready for your bow
As you’re faking your best life now
Yes, you’re faking your best life now
‘Cause you’re faking your best life
Sing the praises of you
Let everyone here understand you have greatness
Bring yourself into view
We wait patiently to observe the insane mess
Entertaining
Impossible to fail
Keep complaining
Leaving out no detail
Every update meant to regale
Trains of thought cannot be derailed
Blur the line
Between your dreams and reality
Redefine
All your faults to your fantasy
Share online
And get ready for your bow
As you’re faking your best life now
Yes, you’re faking your best life now
‘Cause you’re faking your best life now
III. Comments
I must tell a random stranger how incorrect they are
The comments I am reading all border on bizarre
I’ll set the record straight
So follow me before it’s too late
You can trust the knowledge when you see my avatar
Face my facts
They are more than opinion
Be exact
And embrace my position
I’ll share with you my expertise
And alter all that you perceive
Be grateful for what you’ll receive
And face my facts
My favorite politician is the only one I trust
Those who would oppose him are becoming more corrupt
A choice to vote is clear
To avoid the end that now is so near
He will make a grand stand to combat with the unjust
Face my facts
They are more than opinion
Be exact
And embrace my position
I’ll share with you my expertise
And alter all that you perceive
Be grateful for what you’ll receive
And face my facts
Why does no one ever listen to me
While I have the answers?
Try to tell you but you disagree
You respond with laughter
Now, I’m typing faster
This entry of the franchise has been the worst by far
The writing and directing exemplify subpar
The characters are lame
The company producing is to blame
Face my facts
They are more than opinion
Be exact
And embrace my position
I’ll share with you my expertise
And alter all that you perceive
Be grateful for what you’ll receive
And face my facts
And face my facts
And face my, face my, face my, face my
IV. Identity
I am lost in my identity
Afraid to find out who I really am
Communicating through a tiny screen
How much more of this can I withstand?
The image I’m projecting
What am I protecting?
In the virtual, I am connecting
And I’m falling away
Into the source of my obsession
Feeling decay
From a dream denied
Falling away
Deeper into my depression
My phone display
Will keep me occupied
A photograph is all I’ve ever seen
But she makes feel in love again
And her voice is still a mystery
Is she for real or another scam?
Though I am suspecting
I am not objecting
Messages she sends, I am accepting
And I’m falling away
Into the source of my obsession
Feeling decay
From a dream denied
Falling away
Into the dark my depression
My phone display
Will keep me occupied
Please don’t see me in the flesh
Don’t attempt to call me
Never come to my address
I’m afraid you’ll all be
Witness to distress
The image I’m projecting
What am I protecting?
In the here and now I am rejecting
And I’m walking away
From suffering in desperation
Feeling dismay
For the dream’s alive
Walking away
From loneliness and devastation
Starting today
I’ll take a step outside
Trying to survive
I’ll see you all outside
V. Revelation
Mentally strained
I am making a change
To release myself
Free from the trap
I log out of the app
In which I was held
Wisdom won’t come easily
Took so long to see
It’s raised me up
It’s brought me down
And through it all
I’ve found
A revelation I take comfort in
‘Cause in the end
No one cares
Taking a scroll
While ignoring the trolls
And their lunacy
Arguments made
Never held them at bay
There’s no victory
Logic has no place online
Took so long to find
It’s raised me up
It’s brought me down
And through it all
I’ve found
A revelation I take comfort in
‘Cause in the end
No one cares
It is fascinating
Social, yet still isolating
We share
Too much information
On our creation
A dangerous temptation
Wisdom won’t come easily
Took so long to see
Seeking out
What is real
And all will be revealed
It’s raised me up
It’s brought me down
And through it all
I’ve found
A revelation I take comfort in
A revelation I take comfort in
A revelation I take comfort in
‘Cause in the end
No one cares
No one cares
VI. Best Life (Reprise)
Draw the line
Between absurd and our sanity
We’ll design
A new faith in humanity
Realign
As we make a new vow
We’re living our best life now
We’ll be living our real life now
We’re living our best life now
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7. |
Diversion 1
03:00
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8. |
No Thanks To You
04:32
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Made such a mess of the moment
Taking a stand, I turn to face my opponent
You asked me to leave
The weight of the shock overwhelmed me
Caught by the fear in the light that the others beheld me
They couldn’t perceive
That we can’t agree with one another
We’ll never speak to one another
Hoping you’ll fade like all the others
I’ll be happier when you’re gone
Living within this disaster
Fighting for air in the days that came tumbling after
I’m following through
Now my life is coming together
Now I finally found the way to make it all better
No thanks to you
‘Cause we can’t agree with one another
We’ll never speak to one another
Hoping you’ll fade like all the others
I’ll be happier when you’re gone
Nothing to me, you’re negative energy
Leave it to you, you’ve got it all wrong
Nothing to me, you’re a fading bad memory
Nothing is you, now let’s move along
Making the best of the moment
Taking a stand I refuse to ever condone it
No thanks to you
‘Cause we can’t agree with one another
We’ll never speak to one another
Hoping you’ll fade like all the others
I’ll be happier when you’re
We can’t agree with one another
We’ll never speak to one another
Hoping you’ll fade like all the others
I’ll be happier when you’re
Happier when you’re gone
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And in the span of time
You walk upon the earth
Others will succeed while you observe
With angry jealousy
You’re questioning your worth
Why should they obtain what you deserve?
Indifference
And cold bitterness
Has clouded the ambitions
That you repress
In between suffering
And the ways that you find comforting
Hides a truth never told
Of desires you let go
And as the years roll by
A pattern will emerge
Every day is like the one before
With quiet dignity
You’re holding back an urge
To pursue the passions you’ve ignored
Conformity
Brings you certainty
While living with decisions
Remorsefully
In between suffering
And the ways that you find comforting
Hides a truth never told
Of desires you let go
Giving up is effortless
When trying becomes perilous
In a blink of your eye
Wasted years are justified
It’s hard to stand on high
When guarantees are seldom given
Cast the fear aside
You’re conquering your inhibitions
Like a million eyes
All waiting for your next decision
Your moment has arrived
A course collision
And can you feel it?
In between suffering
And the ways that you find comforting
Hides a truth never told
Of desires you let go
Giving up will cause regret
But time has not escaped you yet
In a blink of your eye
Visions can be realized
Epilogue
So long, now we’ll see you
At a different time
And if you found this meaningless
You’ve failed to see the signs
But when you recognize
All you’re hiding
You have agonized
For all you’ve been through
When you realize
All you’re finding
Is there, within you
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Emerald City Council Arkansas
Emerald City Council is an American progressive rock band, formed in 2021 by saxophonist/keyboardist Brent Bristow. featuring vocalist Jake Livgren, drummer Noah Hungate, Jeremy Nichols on bass, and guitarist Seth Hankerson. Brandon Goff, Associate Professor of Music Industry at Francis Marion University, has also contributed significant guitar work as a special collaborator to the band. ... more
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