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Days of Gold
04:05
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Days of Gold
those days of gold
I never realized
when I was young and bold
with lofty visions in my eyes
I was learning to be the man I became
learning to live, to love and to gain
learning to lose again and again with no tire
but never losing my desire
those days of old
escape as soon as they are told
now only tales are told
they are the framework of our souls
that lead us learning to live the life that we breathe
learning to love the reflection we see
learning to give eventually, we retire
still burning with desire
these days of gold
flash right before our eyes
our flesh grows old
before we ever realize
we’re learning to be the dream we perceive
learning to be the change that we need
learning to see we’ve always been free and inspired
learning to live the life that we breathe
learning to taste, to hear and to see
learning to grow eventually, we tire
still burning with desire
for those of gold
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Gliding
04:46
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Gliding
when you go riding
and you fall again
will you go riding
back again
if you go riding
and you lose your way
will you go riding
again someday
if you start writing
and you lose the thread
will you keep writing
or will you quit instead
and if you stop writing
will you start again
will your pen and paper guide you
or vanish in the end (through the turmoil to the end)
gliding
gliding
gliding home again
and if you’re fighting
and never seem to win
will you keep fighting
or blow away in the wind
the candle that you’re lighting
may never spark a flame
but the act of always striving
is the meaning of the game
gliding
gliding
sliding home again
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Islandize
04:08
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slandize
hey island eyes
the sunlight on your skin
the seagull flies
hey you mesmerize
and the world flies by
when you islandize
the water gives the sunrise to the skies
the rhythm of the surf and the seagull cries
with these memories of love
and last goodbyes
a life goes by
island eyes
hey young beauty have your fun
enjoy the days of laughing in the sun
for the day sails past you
then it’s done
hey islandize
the glow of morning opens to blue skies
but as the endless summer fades you realize
that all life once lived will surely die
hey young beauty have your fun
enjoy the days of laughing in the sun
for the day sails past you
then it’s done
so islandize
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Shadows on the Wall
03:42
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Shadows on the Wall
watching shadows on the wall
making sense of it all
first a rise and then a fall
watching shadows on the wall
pour your potion in a glass
the future tastes just as the past
what’s clearly gone is made to last
pour your potion in a glass
leave the cave and see the sun
your education’s just begun
first you walk and then you run
all day
watching shadows on the wall
dancing illusions, never real at all
outside this darkness freedom calls
no more shadows on the wall
the servitude becomes the past
these tools of trance weren’t meant to last
let your spirit lead you past
deceptive shadows fading fast
leave the darkness heed the call
lead the transfixed from the wall
share the sunshine with them all
all day
no more shadows on the wall
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The Eye
03:57
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The Eye
you’ve got a right to know
and it’s right to know
who controls the flow
look into the eye
it’s not incompetence
but, overconfidence
use your common sense
and look into the eye
they’re looking down at you
from their altitude
from the guarded view
look into the eye
they pull the marionette strings
on their political things
and they dictate everything
look into the eye
we know who you are
we know how much you stole
we know your every plan
we know evil empires always fold
how did it go so wrong
cause that’s their song
the attack is long
look into the eye
they control both sides
fund the genocide
they work from the inside
look into the eye
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6. |
Lost
04:55
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Lost
I’ve been lost without you
paid the cost ‘cause of you
how I longed to be free
and for something to believe in
and I cried in the night
for the sight,
make it right,
end this night for me
I’ve been found in spite of you
I’ve heard the sounds of the truth
I was blind, now I see
I found the freedom to believe
that those cries in the night
were just fright,
lacking sight,
we must fight to be free
can I fly too high (I don’t know)
can I fly too high
I never knew quite why (I had to know)
all these mirrors and lies are to control
I was lost in a maze
I was tossed in the haze
now I know and I see
through the systems that deceive
all the blind men who still fight
left and right
lacking sight of true light
they aren’t free
those cries in the night are just fright,
lacking sight,
we must fight to be free
no longer lost am I
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7. |
Last Days
04:04
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Last Days
I try to enjoy every taste and excess
celebrate every moment of breath
appreciate all of the comforts of what is our home
on these, the last days of Rome
our wealth was created on a house of cards the system was built to explode and discard
as if the charges were laid in the walls of our homes
set to explode on the last days of Rome
we still jeer and we cheer at our stadium games
but our sheckles are no longer valuable exchange
the cost of our bread soars higher and higher and higher
‘til there’s no fuel for the fire
we’ve seen all of our hopes and our dreams vaporize
like black magic performed for our TV strained eyes
we toss all our freedoms to burn on a funeral pyre
on these, the last days of the empire
we look down on the beggars who surely need love
we look to see we’ve been sprayed from above
the cameras are watching,
they track all our thoughts through our phones
on these, the last days of Rome
and men behind curtains dictate the decline
as the fall will bring chaos and order by design
where once the free and the brave made a home
what remains for us now are these, the last days of Rome
free men cut down by a drone
the last days of Rome
freedom left standing alone
on the last days of Rome
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8. |
Torrent
03:29
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Torrent
where were you when the skies closed
and the rains came
where were you when the sun came
crashing down
where were you when the deluge
swept all life away
did you observe the carnage
from higher ground
is there any hope left to rebuild
with all this blood mercilessly spilled
all our dreams have died here
in this hurricane
washed away through city streets
to the sea
all our forefathers cried here
as they built this home on the range
now all that remains are the few
who climbed the trees
washed away
washed away
where were you when the skies cleared
and the sun shone down
where were you after everything
was washed to the sea
where were you when we took stock
of our meager remains
where were you when we needed
to believe
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Drowned in the Atmosphere
nighttime filled with doubt
daylight constant fear
every pleasure drowns
in the atmosphere
moonlight fades to day
our feet must hit the road
every taste is earned
and never owed
how colorful the past
parties in the sun
the miracle of memories
fanciful fun
nighttime filled with dreams
lest we find out where we are
lying in the dirt
looking to the stars
we remember where we were
when our ship of dreams no longer steered us clear
now every hope is found
away from here
every joy is drowned
in the atmosphere
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Cold Destiny Unfolds (Carry on the Flame)
I’m still looking for life’s truth
as it all comes unglued
and as this cold destiny unfolds
we sadly dwell on days of gold
before the dream of shadows we believed so real
was scorched away by light of day
and the cost of life grew higher
than anyone could hope to pay
and yet we hope and carry on
with the game
it is planted deep
within our hearts and souls (carry forth the flame)
smashed upon the rocks
all these treasures of our lives
the lighthouse didn’t guide us
or shelter us from prying eyes
the rains came and drowned all gliding
and left us grounded way down here
in these final days of island dreaming
the future gift remains unclear
and yet we hope and carry on
with the game
it is planted deep
within our hearts and souls (carry forth the flame)
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Matt Kjeldsen Austin, Texas
With well over 1000 songs to his name and about one hundred independently produced and released albums over the past decades, Matt Kjeldsen is a veteran of the music industry and the eclectic Austin, Texas scene. His sound ranges in tone from irreverent to sublime, from angry to resigned, from simple tracks to grand soundscapes, from singer-songwriter to avant-garde groove designer. ... more
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