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Shards in the Sand-Redux
09:18
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Once you close your eyes
And open your mind to what you see
At your feet evidence
Sands of time
Grand cities built
Upon grander dreams
Built to withstand
Time’s eroding sands
All the king’s men
And all of his money
Made it stand
With their bare hands
Here in this place
Set aside by decree
Built on this earth
A sight never before seen
Stone by stone
Fit together
By labor of power
Grand cities built
Upon grander dreams
Could not withstand
The eroding sands
All the king’s men
And all of his money
Could not put it
Together again
The son beats down in a brilliant wash
As my feet kick up the dry red dust
Stumbled there on a faded shard
The pieces of a life apart
Reflections from the canyon walls
Are the echoes of forgotten calls
Tumbled walls and stones abound
Reminders that all things come crashing down
What I would give to have seen
A day of life amongst these scattered shards
These empty walls
A people leave a legacy
Their way of life a distant memory
So many scenes so many lives
So many dreams lost in the sands of time
Here in this place, put upon by decrees
Here in this place, power has become a disease
Soul by soul
Free to decide, more like the freedom to do as your told
Human ideals, liberties bought and then sold
Soul by soul
Standing together . . . with all of their power
Cities were built
Upon grander dreams
They could not withstood
Time’s eroding sands
All the king’s men
With everyone’s money
Could not hold them
Together again
Grand cities fall
Upon grander dreams
They could not withstand
People’s eroding stance
Now there’s no king’s men
And no more money
Could not make it stand
Could not make it stand
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2. |
Damage Done Redux
07:29
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Just one vision
Fills the nights
One single moment
Contains his mind
Drowning emotions
A rising tide
Flooding in comes
The day’s hard light
Just another day
To swim through
Hollow steps nowhere
His hopes all used
A ghost among millions
A shell confused
Just one more soul
Lost in the pull
Blue skies, simpler times, sunlight
Hair laced , brushed away, across my face
Summer days, slipped away, into the haze
Warm breast, sweet caress, took my breath
Just one more step
Harder each time
One foot before another
Rebuild the stride
“You’re doing better”
Just put in more “try”
Pain in memory
Of a once whole life
Blue skies, simpler times, sunlight
Hair laced , brushed away, across my face
Summer days, slipped away, into the haze
Warm breast, sweet caress, took my breath
A call to arms, to defend
Disguised as “duty”
Willing they go
All for one
A mission fueled by arrogance
Doomed to failure
A crusade that
Cannot be won
Return unrecognized
Minds torn asunder
Hidden wounds
Never undone
How high the sacrifice
Before we realize
The true cost of
The damage done
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3. |
Shaman
05:07
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Always Rise Alone
One Against the Tide
Striding Bold in Pride
Defiance is the might
Center of Devotion
For All to idolize
Sanguine Common Man
To and Of All Things
All that is heard, is not as it seems
All that is seen, is made mystery
Fixate on The Working Joe
Trodden Upon and Blind
Fables in Dreamland
Lost Lap of Luxury
Seeds of Ill Discontent
Blowing like Dandelions
Fan the Flames Within
Driven by Fear and Rage
All that is felt, is not as perceived
All that is known, is held disbelief
I can only wonder at the tragedy
As the patrons gloat and froth with glee
Turn the trick to thunderous applause
From where I stand I am appalled
Chant! Retell the Lie
Designed to Blind
Holy Sorcerer
All of the Seven Sins
Censure Immune
Time and Time Again
I can only wonder at the tragedy
As the patrons gloat and froth with glee
Turn the trick to thunderous applause
From where I stand I am appalled
Koolaid drinkers
Anti thinkers
Opinionated
Acceptance haters
Mislead actors
Anti vaxxers
Psychopathic
Racist deflectors
Prophet False Laid Bare
For All to Judge and See
The Veil Must Fall to Dust
There Is and Was No King
Habeas Corpus Condemn
No Consequence is Fatal
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4. |
She Moved Me-Redux
05:00
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Out here in the dry and cold
The only sound is the breath I hold
Out here in the crystalline snow
The feeling is naked and alone
Like a wind
From an Eastern shore
She stirred the dust
That had settled on the floor
Radiant beauty
Blazing in the night
Filled up the air
And obscured all the light
She moved me
Oh she’s moved me
Blinded and confused
Couldn’t keep on path
I’d lost my way
Had trouble getting back
Collected my wits
And dove in the stream
Headed for shore, but man
It was a lot harder than it seemed
Out here in the dry and cold
The only sound is the breath I hold
Out here in the crystalline snow
The feeling is naked and alone
Every moment I see
I’ll see until my life’s bitter end
Everything I did
I did is not weighed down by regrets
When I finally surfaced
And breathed fresh air
Took a long while
Just to clear my head
Turned back to the nearer shore
I waded out
And looked back never more
She moved me
Oh she’s moved me
She moved me
Oh she’s moved me
She moved my soul
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5. |
Dreams Redux
03:52
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Clasping hands
We made our pact till the end of time
Brothers standing
Against all we would defend
And in our play
I never saw what was to come
Just within my grasp
These moments . . . play
Then fade
Like dreams I’ve had before
Standing fast
Down by the cold rushing waters
Peaks gleaming
We reached up for the very sky
And in our climb
I never saw what we would become
Lifting my eyes up to the sky
I feel the glow within my head
Then like leaves floating towards the Earth
I’m falling to the ground again
Fading stills
Scenes from another life time
Looking past
The faded glories shine through the haze
And in this moment
I see back down the road from where I’ve come
Just within my grasp
These moments . . . play
Then fade
Like dreams I’ve had before
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6. |
Miscreants-Redux
04:47
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From the fringes boldly striding out
Faith firmly on display
Discontent sewn among the devout
A fervent passion play
Bright lights, higher rights, walking on the air
Careful that you don’t step upon your halo there
No substance in the soliloquy
No common shades of gray
Pride in the vain belief
That absolutes hold sway
Commanding presence, holy essence, your cross to bear
Careful that your sins are not cast in the glare
Crawling out
From the darkest holes
Sheltered deep
In the hinterland
A new Dark Ages
An old malaise
These are the times
That try our very
Souls____________
Righteous in your indignation
Smug in your disease
Fear emboldens your higher sense
Of ignorant folk oblige
Crawling out
From the darkest holes
Sheltered deep
In the hinterland
A new Dark Ages
An old malaise
These are the times
That try my very
Soul
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7. |
Chasm City-Redux
06:48
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Push yourself to the edge
And there you must look down
Perhaps you’ll see how far it is
To the bottom of your deepest well
I
He walked across the room in confidence
In a picture perfect masquerade
Cold steel comfort gripped in his pocket
Eyes alert as he spies his prey
II
Slow to arise
Deep is the tide
Another’s life
Another time
Flashes past my eyes
Who am I
Faded past
I cannot place
A present
I cannot hold
One in the same man
Seen in different light
III
Snapping out of one dreamland
I crashed into the here and now
From within that darkest recess
Pours out my blackest fears
This feeling I cannot shake
That something waits for me there
Gaze too long in that abyss
And the darkness stares back into me
I just want back that life
And time is not on my side
Instrumental
II Reprise
Slow to realize
Deep is the divide
Another’s life
Another time
Lost to my eyes
I am who I am
Fading past
I know this place
A present
I must hold onto
One in the same man
Seen in brilliant light
III Reprise
Persistence wears upon my frame
Second guesses tear at my mind
Choose between the one I hunt
And those I touch and leave behind
Unclear of whom I really seek
Torn by what I knew and know
He who fights monsters take care
Lest he become the beast in soul
I just want to live this life
Free of deceit and lies
And time is now on my side
Outro
Stepping closer to the task at hand
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Dynamic odd metered progrock with emotive themes designed to shake your mind and rattle your bones. Cinema for the ears.
New Sun embarked on this journey in 1993, and we're still at it 30 years later.
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