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Empire Fire Town
04:04
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Empire Fire Town
Damian K. Sheiles 2011
I’ve got to get back to the town. That I love the most when
I’m down. I’ve gotta get back there before I’m found.
It’s been too long since I saw my town.
It better not be empire down
Empire down – fire town
It better not be empire down
Fire town – empire down
Now I’m going back to the town. That I miss the most
when I frown. I’m leaving this place and all these clowns.
With all their ghosts underground.
It better not be empire down
Empire down – fire town
It better not be empire down
Fire town – empire down
The inferno in my belly - It won’t burn out.
The hive alive in my mind - It wants out.
Shift into overdrive - I can’t stop now.
Not until I reach my destination now.
In empire town they say it’s the best. So I was stunned to
learn that you’d left. No where to be found here of there
Simply vanished into fire town air.
Far away from empire town
Fire gone – empire down
Far away from empire town
Fire gone – empire down
That inferno in my belly - It starts to fade out
And the hive alive in my mind - It got out
Down shift to second - slow down now
Thank you for visiting empire town
Keys turn ignition and my foot to the floor
It’s time to head off on a brand new course
Now that I know its empire down
I can finally leave this fire town
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2. |
Crossroads
03:18
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Crossroads
That’s pretty sick and wicked bad
It tastes like something you’ve never had
There’s some for the taking, none that you know
And one to keep you walking this road
That’s pretty far beyond your reach
Your destination, the clouded beach
Except for the knowing, the chosen few
Being dragged along the road with you
That’s pretty dirty for those crossed fucks
You’ve seen it all, you’ve seen enough
You’ll put them down, one by one
With morals damned, coming undone
That’s pretty close for your comfort
Almost copped it from the sick pervert
You’ll take your chances even bare the cross
Even if it ends up costing the most
Forever
Beyond the
Horizon
We go
That’s a pretty bad outcome for your lot
Crossed with disease, filth and rot
Ammo depleted, supplies are low
Wonder how low you’ll have to go
That’s pretty much where this journey ends
It finishes when the child is the man
There’s some for the learning, some to forget
And these events are best left unsaid
Forever
Beyond the
Horizon
You go
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3. |
You Are A Winter Storm
03:41
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You Are A Winter Storm
Damian K. Sheiles
So they say the road to hell
Is paved with good Intentions
The safest way to travel there
Divine intervention
The sure-fire way to spite your face
Cut off your nose; mutilation
So they say what matters most
Is the journey not destination
You’ve got it all figured out, baby
With debonair, charm and a little crazy
You’ve got them all tricked, maybe?
With prestige, smiles and a little shady
You are a winter storm in the summer time
You are arctic ice on the equator line
You bend the truth, distort it to your design
You put the sour-puss in to the sublime
You are a winter storm in the summer time
You put the crooked in every straight line
You are the soil above a hidden land mine
You are a winter storm in the summer time
Iced over lake sealed your fate
It’s far too late; condolences
Snow white red, poisonous friend
Time and again; grievances
Wind swept time - past your prime
Best pantomime performances
Rain soaked clothes, saturated sole
Got to keep up appearances
You’ve got it all figured out, baby
With debonair, charm and a little crazy
You’ve got them all tricked, maybe?
With prestige, smiles and a little shady
You are a winter storm in the summer time
You are arctic ice on the equator line
You bend the truth, distort it to your design
You put the sour-puss in to the sublime
You are a winter storm in the summer time
You put the crooked in every straight line
You are the soil above a hidden land mine
You are a winter storm in the summer time
You ARE a winter storm in the summer time
You’re a winter storm in the everytime
You are a winter storm
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4. |
The New Division
04:50
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5. |
Optimystic
04:50
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Optimystic
Written by Damian K Sheiles - September 2011
You
Want to
Believe it's true
Though
You know, you know
It's impossible
Take
A step
A giant leap of faith
Stretch
Out your arms
And glide through space
You
Want to
Believe it's true
Though
You know, you know
It's impossible
Why does
gravity
disconnect
from reality
Believe me
You’ve been seen
Soaring through
the stratosphere
Cosmonauts
Call their wives
They can’t deny
What’s caught their eye’s
Why does
Gravity
Disappear
So completely
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The Space Station Mystery
It’s been two hundred years since I returned home
And the face in the reflection of the window
It’s not my own, own, own.
The phase engines kick in near the eye of Jupiter
Automatic instruments taking me
closer to home, home, home.
Passing the asteroid belts of Solaris
I considered what happened and
my mind began to roam, roam, roam.
Is god throwing paper planes throughout space
Not caring how far they fly just
beyond our range, range, range
With the right fingerprints acquiring schematics
Activated former identity and
felt most strange, strange, strange.
Molecules altered and genetic mash up
If I could do it all again there’s so much
I would change, change, change.
Reverse engines wind down, time moves backwards
the landing pad surrounds us
As we connect with the main, frame, main.
Time-locked harnesses, trigger reactions
I remember the mystery
was hard to explain, claim, name?
Memories deceiving, grey matter tampered
And if I did it all again I’d probably
do it the same, same, way.
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7. |
Stardust
04:08
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8. |
Pulse
03:47
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Pulse
Written by Damian Sheiles - July 2011
I want to feel
The way that it feels
When I feel like singing
Singing with you
I want to hear
The way that it sounds
Once more with feeling
Feeling with you
I want to feel
The way that it feels
When I feel like singing
Singing with you
I want to hear
The way that it sounds
Once more with feeling
Feeling with you
I’ve got to change
The way that I’m living
And find a balance
Between the taking and the giving
I’ve got to breathe
Stop the regretting
And find the line
Between prayers and the sinning
I’ve got to stop
Getting up my hopes
I watch them fall down
I get back on the ropes
I’ve got to check
Sense my heart is beating
And feel my pulse
Underneath, retreating
I’ve got to break
My routine and habit
Flick the shoulder devil
That cheeky zealot
I’ve got to build
With bricks, dreams and mortar
Whole new Lego life
Before it gets any shorter
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9. |
Coming Down
05:16
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10. |
Optimystic (Return)
01:02
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You
Want to
Believe it's true
Though
You know, you know
It's impossible
Take
A step
A giant leap of faith
Stretch
Out your arms
And glide through space
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11. |
11:11
03:50
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11:11
Written by Damian Sheiles 23.2.08
It’s eleven oh one
And look what you’ve done
You’ve got it all over your hands
At eleven oh two
They’ll be coming for you
And you don’t really understand
At eleven oh three
You’ll be down on your knees
Begging forgiveness grand
At eleven oh four
You’ll reach for the drawer
And pocket what they have banned
It’s eleven oh five
You start to feel revived
Considering how clever you planned
At eleven oh six
and a sleeve full of tricks
awaiting the final command
It’s eleven oh seven
All under heaven
And everyone under the sand
count to eleven oh eight
With tempted fate
You’re about to be un-manned
(and the)
Search lights are flashing red blue – blue red
And the sirens are calling ‘Bring out the dead’
Angels with bird-wings dripping blood red
Descending, quickly. They’re coming for you
…instead
It’s eleven oh nine
And you don’t have much time
To find a way out of this mess
At eleven – ten
You’ll pick up the pen
And write it all down to confess
It’s eleven – eleven
And all under heaven
Are wondering what will come next
Now past twelve AM
It’s close to your end
And there’s muted nothing left
(and the )
Search lights are blinding blue red – red blue
And the sirens are calling - calling out to you.
Angels with bird-wings dripping blood red
Descending, quickly. They’re coming for you
(and the)
Search lights are cutting red black – black red
And the sirens are deafening inside your head.
The voices are screaming “you’ve been misled”
They’re coming for you. They’re coming for you.
…instead
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12. |
Tunnel
04:44
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Damian K. Sheiles Perth, Australia
My latest album, Alchemy II, is now available to stream directly into your ears.
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