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Brainstorm
05:18
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I fear all of the questions that have no answers
Racing thoughts and images always pushing faster
Involuntary instinct in the form reaction
Can't fight the internal clockwork of everything I've become
Pre-Chorus-
But when I'm alone, safe in my home
Where all is known, where all is known
I don't have to hide from what's inside
Cuz everything's known, everything's known
Waking faces, unfamiliar places where I go
I close my eyes and try to envision water moving slow
Who holds the keys to all these riddles inside me?
I wanna come back but the strangers attack without warning
(Pre-Chorus)
Chorus-
And everything that happens is neither a blessing nor a curse
It's just the filters in my mind trying to define what's better or worse (better or worse)
If I take a moment to remember the shape of life's form
Perhaps I can avoid being caught in this brainstorm (in this brainstorm)
In this brainstorm, in this brainstorm
All becomes calm when safety is gone
I fear all of the questions that have no answers
I fear all of the people that gain knowledge first
(Chorus)
I'll never master all of the decisions that I make
I may never learn to give more than I take
But I'll try to define my world without fear
And try to understand all of the ones I hold dear
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2. |
Deer Dance
06:18
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Born in the east, heading for the west
We fall to the south before ascending to the north
We all have to live a moment at a time
But if you open up your eyes, you never know what you'll find
And this land you walk upon
So many people have walked before
Civilizations come and gone
Listen to the wind, you'll hear their song
The cycles of life, the seasons changed
We follow the herd and pray for the rain
A simple idea, born from a spark
It keeps us warm and lights up the dark
Now we're moving back to the Earth
Back to the cradle that gave us birth
Away from all these glittering machines
That take us further from our dreams
Chorus-
And I can hear you from so far away
You taught me to listen, I remember today
Running with the wind, growing with the land
All of us together taking part in the dance
The measure of a life are the people we find
We draw together and hold the line
We're never alone with hearts of stone
Life springs forth from the seeds that are sown
And this land you walk upon
It's not yours, it's everyone's
Civilizations come and gone
Listen to the wind, you'll hear their song
(Chorus 2x)
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3. |
Fight On!
03:34
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The road you walk upon, you may walk alone
The path to peace is always paved in strife
But if you run from darkness, you may never see the light
But if you lose your way, the day shall break the night
Chorus-
And the world belongs to the young
Who possess the warrior's heart
And who can... FIGHT ON!
You're standing at the canyon's edge, you see the valley below
There a wild river runs, you hear those rapids flow
Remember that the water cut the rock upon which you stand
Created the canyon, slowly eroded the land
(Chorus 2x)
Never break ya down!
Always endure!
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4. |
Dissever
05:05
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If I sever my soul who'll be there to bring me back whole?
In a shadow lull, fading colors that darkness dulls
And here we divide! Where the heart and mind no longer coincide
The body hive, the collective cord no longer binds
And ever dissevers my soul from the soul
There's so many words, there's so many words that make no sense
I apologize, I apologize and recompense
But who holds judgement as the moth so quickly burns?!
Step by step, step by step and slowly I turn
And ever dissever my soul from the soul
Chorus-
Who makes sure the bodies lie where no one can hear their cries?
Who is the one that mocks the sun and makes sure that time must run?
Who says that rock can never roll and we're all bought and sold?
Who tells me that I'll never know and dissevers my soul from the soul?
My soul from the soul...
Can she see? Can she see what's happened to me?
Here's my blood, here's my soul as it drains through the floor
The answer lies in a part of the mind that's uneasy to recognize
I wanna try but I always get caught between the lines
That ever dissever my soul from the soul
(Chorus)
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5. |
Trouble in Paradise
03:38
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You... say this is paradise
But don't... hold your breath
When you live in a fantasy
It's hard to remember just what you believe
Say... hello from paradise
Tell me which side... are you one?
They told us then that it could happen again
Trying to obtain gifts that only heaven can send
Chorus-
But I can still here your voice
You're telling me that there's always a choice
But we've got trouble in paradise
All this time you'd think we'd get it right
Say goodbye to paradise
While you hold on with all your might
Road signs... are pointing to paradise
While Atlas... still ain't sure
Kofi Kingston's not afraid to shine
Positivity shouldn't be that hard to find
(Chorus)
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6. |
Eight Days
05:28
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I have eight days left til I'm set free
Stare in the mirror only water I see
The future floats in a bottle on the sea
It dances away as light leaves the day
Pre-Chorus-
And I know you'll never understand
I can't say why
But I'll wait, wait forever if I can
I'll try
Eight days left, still a marionette
The caged bird sings suspended by strings
The mirror goes black, may never come back
And down the hall a loudspeaker calls
Pre-Chorus 2-
And I know I'll never forget that night
Wondering if we ever had met inside
Chorus-
Eight days is not a lifetime
Eight days is not a lifetime
Eight days is a point on line
You'll see...
There's eight days left, the snare is set
And when the wind blows the sirens moan
The voices call from nowhere at all
If I close my eyes then I'm almost alive
(Repeat PC1 & Chorus 2x)
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7. |
Weightlessness
04:37
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She was always the best of us
Mother to galaxy's child
And now when senses ignite
She's left weightless all of the while
Mountains rise in the sky
Rivers are flowing through clouds
Auroras bloom in a rose
And weightlessness is all that amounts
Chorus-
Loss of breath, stealing the wind your back
Weightlessness and everything is under attack
The child sleeps safely in cradle of stars
Weightlessness and the mother has drifted so far
But she'll always know where you are
This vessel has run aground
The hull is beginning to breach
She stretches her arms
And secures everything in her reach
The mother to galaxy's child
She is the daughter of God
Weightlessness she can't accept
She is the one who beckons the sun
(Chorus)
She was always the best of us...
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8. |
Harbinger
03:26
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I see the death of a light in the sky
Too far away to wonder why
When there so many stars in the night
Who will ever notice just one light?
Is it a harbinger of things to come
For what we have done?
I see a man alone on the street
No light in his eyes, no shoes on his feet
He's talking to me about what we've done
And what it'll look like when kingdom comes
Does he know something that I don't?
Maybe I can't see what's in front of me
Is he a harbinger of things to come
For what I have done?
One day this'll all be gone
No one to decide what's right or wrong
When we're the star that dies in the sky
Who'll be there to wonder why?
I see the death of a light in your eyes
When we realize it's useless to try
When we're resigned to an unmarked grave
And we live in a world that cannot be saved
Maybe we know how it's gonna end
There'll be no cavalry to send
We're all harbingers and our time has come
To pay for what we've done
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9. |
Three Hawks
05:04
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Light of the day, there's still time to save a few hours on our way
Weather seems fair, a song fills the air
We don't speak, we don't even dare
Chorus-
Seen them before, here they come again
Three hawks in the sky what message do they send?
Circling above me as one watches close
Three hawks in the sky, into the sun they fly
We're on the road, cars are moving slow, frustrated with nowhere to go
Melody in my mind got left so far behind
Thinking words that have no rhyme, no rhyme
But there's no peace when pressures never cease, can't always tame to the beast
But when storms come they're followed by the sun
And the interstate where we can make our run, our run
(Chorus)
Now the sun fades as night takes the day in a meadow where we lay
Stars in the sky are reflected in your eyes
And in my mind where wings take flight, take flight
(Chorus 2x)
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10. |
Goodbye Charlotte
04:54
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Roll down that open road to a place I've always known
Where the bright lights take me further from my forgotten home
And I've spent more blood and sweat for spilled liquor on the floor
I choked on the golden spoon and could never pick up the phone
And the echoes in my mind
Of the voices I've left behind
Atlanta becomes Chicago fades into Baton Rouge
A rose in every town, pillows filled with perfume
And I can't remember her name but I'm sure it'll come to me soon
And if it don't, what does it matter? I'll be leaving at noon
But oh, when I hit that stage
I'll never see the bars of my cage
In the palm of my hand I'll hold this place
I'll never lose that smile on my face
Well goodbye Charlotte we'll meet again
Somewhere down the road, around the bend
When the lights go out and I'm all alone
I'll dream of you, my forgotten home
And when it's all said and done, I can say I had my run
I put it out there every night, I fought in every fight
Just leave me where I lay and remember me on that stage
I might be on the mat but Charlotte will take me back
She's home...
She's home...
It's home... yeah
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11. |
Gutter Charm
02:07
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We're a happy family
Me and Eddie the Rat
He flies across the room
Giving the finger to the cat
Now we're not monsters
Just a little weird
Watch me pulling lice
From my moldy beard
Chorus-
Hello, hello!
This is where we belong
We're finishing school dropouts
Oozing gutter charm!
Train kept a-rollin'
Just above our heads
Knocking me and Eddie
On our poor heads
Now this apartment livin'
It suits me fine
Staring at the pretty girls
From my dusty blinds
(Chorus)
Don't get your knickers
In a bunch that bad
Remember back in high school
I knew your dad
We'd be smoking and drinking
Like a couple of ol' mates
I watched him plow your ma
Still got the vhs tapes
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
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12. |
Hey! Anytime
02:22
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Hey! Anytime you wanna run you can run with me
We'll run across the stars to the moon's reflection on the sea
You know I'll always keep good time and help you sing a rhyme
Cuz we always seem to find all the same signs
Hey! Anytime you wanna dance you can dance with me
I may not always understand, stay rooted like a tree
But when it comes time to leave, you'll always leave with me
Except for when I occasionally have to flee
Hey! Anytime you wanna cry you can count on me
I may not always say things right but I always will believe
And when those tears go dry you know you'll laugh until you sigh
And then we'll finally find ourselves a little piece of mind
(repeat 1st verse)
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Dark Donovan New York, New York
Dark Donovan is a rock/metal band operating out of Powderkeg Studio in Long Island, New York. Their new album, Brainstorm, is available now!
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