1. |
Will You Open Up
04:20
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Will you open up to me?
Across this lonely galaxy
Blinded by the sun
You blow off everyone
Will you breach the atmosphere with me?
Dive headfirst into eternity
Will you shed your shell?
You've got so much to tell
Will or won't you open up to me?
The planet is at your feet
The stars are within your reach
Please tell me what you see
And open up to me
Because of what you mean to me
I'm begging you to please
Open up to me
Will you feel too exposed
When your inner core explodes
When the ice all melts away
Will you run or will you stay?
Your heart is warmed by the sun
But will you come undone?
Will or won't you open up to me?
Will you open up to me?
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2. |
Worlds Apart
05:02
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Boundaries unseen - the great distance between
Across a canvas of eternity
Cold stars are piercing my side
Your thoughts reach out a distant connection
In return your eyes meet my reflection
Crystal spheres collide
We might come from distant corners of the galaxy
But that doesn't mean you're worlds apart from me
All the stars are eyes and they're looking at us
Will we be controlled by their reactions
Or will you follow your heart
Their rules and traditions are too demanding
All of space is constantly expanding
Will they tear us apart
We might come from distant corners of the galaxy
But that doesn't mean you're worlds apart from me
There might be a gap of all eternity
But that doesn't stop your love from reaching me
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3. |
Explode Into Light
04:53
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The spaceman was strange
He wasn't quite the same
He dreamed of escape
In his sparkling cosmic cape
The planet was full
Of noisy things and fools
He was okay until
They asked him to play by their rules
A rocket bursting through the night
The spaceman waved his last goodbye
And they watched him explode into light
The people built walls
Surrounding their brains
They locked thoughts outside
To pretend they're sane
They bathed in the dark
They drowned out the spark
They cannot dream
What they might have been if they could have seen
A rocket bursting through the night
Imagination engines burning bright
The madman's dreams that were hidden from sight
Will one day explode into light
Are you trying to heed your calling
Are you flying or are you falling
Your brain is a dream engine of insanity
Ride your mind's stream
And break through the bounds of reality
The atmosphere won't hold you down
Abandon your fear
And blast off from the ground
A rocket bursting through the night
Imagination engines burning bright
The child's dreams that were hidden from sight
Now explode into light
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4. |
Touch The Grey
09:36
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Touch the grey
You are told you may
Then file back in line
Hold the gold
You are always told
Is worth all of your time
Hypnotized, you materialize
Within their big machine
Then realize this is not the life
Lived through the tv screen
Try to build your mind all on your own
Redefine all that is thought as known
Race towards the big rewards
Of power, fame, and wealth
Neglect to feed your body's need
Of pleasure, love, and health
Cut through the bullshit, hurry up and fax it
The deal has been sealed with a check
Your blood has been sold; now you're too old
To lose the collar from around your neck
I try to find a peace within myself
A special place made for no one else
... What they place in your mind
Is your reality
What they find in your mind
Is their property...
Try to find a piece within yourself
A special place survived by no one else
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5. |
Coming Undone
04:45
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Black smoke and fumes
Calamity looms
Greedy green eyes
Agents of demise
We've only just begun
We're already coming undone
Jealous, jaded jerks
Mucking up the works
It's on the wing, what's happening
There's someone on the wing
A gremlin perched upon our fate
To crash and burn everything
Nibbling, fiddling, meddling
And munching on our wires
The gremlins on our wings
Are the pests of our desires
Dark and dreary days
Within your murky, miasmic maze
Caught in your dull gaze
Mired in your tired ways
Restless little scamp
Messing with my amp
Doing your foul job
Fiddling with my knob
It's on the wing, what's happening
There's someone on the wing
A gremlin perched upon our fate
To crash and burn everything
Nibbling, fiddling, meddling
And munching on our wires
The gremlins on our wings
Are the pests of our desires
We've only just begun
Coming undone...
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6. |
Sunsets Oblivion
02:55
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Sunsets roll into oblivion
Beams break through the world you’re living in
You step outside to try
But you can’t remember why
Darkness paints the windows
The world has turned from the sun
The remains of the day have faded away
Night has begun
A new season rides upon the air
You think of home and what’s no longer there
A cascade of gold pours into the mold
From another starless night, you've been spared
With the burning away of the crystal sky
As the blinding blue grows strong
The hope is refilled, but it only lasts until
The shadows have grown long
The beast in flight casts wings of the night
And withholds the sky’s jewel
Like the pharaoh’s cold hold remains on his gold
Though he never again will rule
Sunrises roll into oblivion
Dreams break through the world you’re living in
You go outside to try
But you can’t retrace the steps lost in your mind
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7. |
Lonely Star
04:26
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Lonely star
In the cold sky
So bright and so far
Reaching my eye
Leading me on
Are you lonely just like me?
There you are
Piercing the night
Exposing your heart
And burning it bright
Consuming your life
To fuel the fire
Sustaining your own flight
Until you tire
Of leading us on
Are you burning out your own soul?
Just to show your light to us all
Are you burning out your own soul?
But just like me, you are only mortal
There's a hole in the sky
Where you once shown
It's still filled with light
So, we'd never know
That you faded out
So long ago
Your life still shines so bright
Upon my home
Leading me on
Were you burning out your own soul?
Just to show your light to us all
Were you burning out your own soul?
But just like me, you were only mortal
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8. |
Termina
05:28
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I've been called young
Even though I am quite old
My tale is unsung
But the ending is foretold
I've seen so many go
Stars much bigger than I
Even now gone
They still light up the sky
I miss my younger days
Endless possibilities
Swapped chaos for stability
What a pity
You can turn to science
To find the keys to limitless life
But the world you live on
Doesn't seem to have that right
You can run
From the sun
To seek shelter on distant homes
You can search forever
But you'll find yourself out in the cold
I've been betrayed
By what I have made
Nothing left of mine
Taken away by time
Tenacity
Technology
Space colonies
They will save me
I miss the good old days
But there's still better ahead
At least I believe what I said
Those around me are either dying
Or falling apart
I know for sure now that I'm closer
To the finish than the start
Almost broken down
Not familiar to the old days
Can I be saved
Or will the end just be delayed
Please come back to me
I've drifted so far
I can't even see my own star
You can turn to science
To find the keys to limitless life
But the world you live on
Doesn't seem to have that right
You can run
From the sun
To seek shelter on distant homes
You can search forever
But you'll find yourself out in the cold
Nothing left to say
No one to hear it anyway
Is this my final day
Hello?
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9. |
Royalty
10:55
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9) Royalty
Lynch mob going after the sun
Hunt of love, but it's just begun
Warm blood of the wounded sun
Oh yes, she's the one
Cold killer in the afternoon
Her blood's shining on the moon
The Lion's eyes are gripped with fear
As the lady sings that spring is near
Will you let her under your skin
Will you let the murders begin?
Royalty, divided nation
Unguided exploration
Liberty, uncertainty
Cultured hypocrisy
Televised autonomy
Electrified supremacy
Queen destruction, close your eyes
Green instruction, hypnotize
All forgotten will return
In the future from the past, we will burn
Wasteland evolution
Imperial delusion
Opinionated constitution
The circus guide will entertain
Their racial war - an endless chain
The system's whore is greeted with green
She wears the crown, but has never been seen
Slip inside the American Queen
Run away with the American Dream
We'll wonder through the dessert
Into our dreams
We'll fly through the night
And its uncertainty
We'll see the snakes alongside of us
Won't win this love without trust
We'll fight the sun from coming down on us
We'll beg the moon to dance through us
Love holds the strangest fear
Without hate we'd have never have made it here
Adore the moon
Adore our moon
Wasteland evolution
Imperial delusion
The stage is set for revolution
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10. |
Alien
10:32
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Calling out across all space
Searching for a friendly alien face
Alienated from the outside
Isolated within the inside
Alone, apart - the space between
Alienated within the you
That is never seen
Trapped inside this inertial message
Traveling just to reach someone
One ongoing journey
Racing towards what I become
Cold and separate from a warm embrace
Native child in a foreign place
Painting on his alien face
Drifting away from the human race
Drifting away
Crowded on this native stone
I feel that I am so alone
An alien child
Isolated upon my earthen home
Now that I am found
I can see the unknown
When we leave
Will we still be alone?
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The Mindstream Nyack, New York
Mindstream is an original band in New York, headed by Paul Damon Thomas, writing and performing songs that are prog/pop space-blues/rock poetic mini-symphonies.
Andy Egyud on Bass
Robert Durham on drums
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