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Platforms of Illusion

from Motion Carries by Emerald City Council

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    May appeal to fans of Transatlantic, Able Ganz, Flying Colors, Kansas, Seven Steps to the Green Door, Proto-Kaw, Native Window, Alan Parsons Project, Neil Morse Band, and Fish On Friday.

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    Limited Edition 140 gram Double Green Vinyl housed in a full-color gatefold sleeve.
    May appeal to fans of Transatlantic, Able Ganz, Flying Colors, Kansas, Seven Steps to the Green Door, Proto-Kaw, Native Window, Alan Parsons Project, The Neil Morse Band, and Fish On Friday.

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lyrics

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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from Motion Carries, released January 19, 2024

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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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