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The Riders / Worthwhile
10:31
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The Riders:
I can hear them riding towards me.
I can hear them riding towards me.
I can feel the riders approaching
I can see the riders coming
I can see them riding towards me
Worthwhile:
As you struggle on through this life
these past unraveling years
not knowing which way to turn
learning and earning some things here and there
they may come in handy someday
but you're never quite sure if they'll be worth a damn
I know that there's something out there worth reaching for
and nothing worthwhile is easy
but not everything hard is worthwhile
I know
Is it too late to find someone
to carry this burden with you
and share a love and life and home
deep inside you know
exactly what it is you're needing
too blind to see it there in front of you
I know that there's somebody out there worth searching for
and nothing worthwhile is easy
but not everything hard is worthwhile
I know
You know that there's some things right here
worth holding onto
and some things worthwhile are easy
but don't regret giving the path a try
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2. |
Drakus
06:32
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I can see them stand before me, swords already drawn.
Have they come to slay the dragon as prophesied in stone?
Has it been so long? My life's passed me by.
For eons I have slept alone in this forsaken broken home.
Can I still spread my wings and fly?
Drakus the forgotten dragon lie within this cave.
Legends say that long ago he could have ruled the skies.
Has it been so long? My life's passed me by.
For eons I have slept alone in this forsaken broken home.
Can I still spread my wings and fly?
Now you all will see my vengeance! Now you'll feel my pain!
Feel the fire built up inside me, driven me insane!
Don't cry. Isn't this what you have come to see?
Before you take the dragon's head I'll give you all fantastic show!
And if I can't fly no more at least I can watch you all burn.
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3. |
End of a Crisis
03:37
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The Joker was born at the end of a crisis
The thief before one began
at either side of a grand wild spectrum
it's almost it was planned
they laughed and cried as forces beyond their control
played political games
as cultures clashed and empires fell
the song always ended the the same
the joker said to the ragged thief
"and they call me the fool"
the thief said "they've stolen my future
and I've no money left for school"
The thief made everyone laugh with his dance
as the dragon burned everything down
The Joker stole all of the thief's ideas
and enjoyed a new glory rebound
They laughed and cried as forces beyond their control
played political games
as cultures clashed and empires fell
the song always ended the same
the thief said to the wealthy joker
"and they call me a crook"
the joker said "these are the tears of a clown that you see
For it is my past that they took"
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Travel On:
When I was just a child one day
We walked along the waterway
I asked my father what lay beyond
the hills of crown and Glavestoun
Travel on we grew so fast
Travel on but slow enough that
We never saw the cycles of our lives
He told me that the cave of Drake
lay within the mountain gloom
A dragon lived their, so he said
But riders brought him to his doom
Travel on we grew so fast
Travel on but slow enough that
We never saw the cycles of our lives
Drakus was the dragon’s name
And terrible was the flying worm
He scorched our fields, destroyed our homes
And left our bodies charred and burned
My grandfather was one of them
Who rode to slay the wretched beast
And every year we honor them
Our heroes with an annual feast
Travel on we grew so fast
Travel on but slow enough that
We never saw the cycles of our lives
If I were only half as brave
as grandfather back in the day
They sacrificed and scrimped an saved
while we just laugh and feast and play
But the party does end far too fast
Our travels takes us down that path
And soon we’ll see the cycle of our lives
Heroes' Feast:
I. Bustling Brew
(Instrumental)
II. Funky Feast
(Instrumental)
III. Blissful Bellies
(Instrumental)
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5. |
What I Want to See
06:05
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Well Maybe I was wrong
have I waited far too long
for her to notice me
I’m increasingly deranged
deep inside I’ve never changed
I know she’ll love me
‘Cause I still see what I want too see
And as she paints the skies
I can see that that in her eyes
that she’s forgotten me
And all the worlds that she creates
the inspirations that she takes
maybe comes from me
‘Cause I still see what I want to see
How else can I go on
without hope without a song
what’s the point at all
I might as well be dead
why should I get out of bed
if she won’t respond
Because I still see what I want to see
But I still put up a fight
for the chance we’ll see the light
and we’ll find our home
it’s not too late
‘Cause I still see what I want to see
What I want to see
What I want to see
What I want to see
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6. |
Pool of Glavestoun
07:40
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When the Moon is Full and there’s nobody around
I crawl out of my hole and I travel to the pool of glavestoun
Late at night when I’m free to approach on my Own
I peer into the water and see how my decay has grown
Is that me down there?
I can hardly recognize that form
Trying so hard to hold on
Now I’ve lived to long
Reflection often leads to Reflection
Regrets pool up around me as I fade
Missing treasures never had
Wishing I’d replaced the ones long gone
At the pool of Glavestoun
Gently washing the remaining rotten teeth inside my head
The pain is dull but still reminds me that I am not yet dead
Dreading in silence when the next one will abandon me
Quietly resisting the urge to yank them all out and be free
Is that me down there?
I can hardly recognize that form
Trying so hard to hold on
Now I’ve lived to long
Reflection often leads to Reflection
Regrets pool up around me as I fade
Missing treasures never had
Wishing I’d replaced the ones long gone
At the pool of Glavestoun
Keep shining on, keep shining on through
Keep shining on, keep shining on
Keep shining on, keep shining on through
Keep shining on, keep shining on
Oh
I hear people to the east reminding me that it is time to go
I take one last look into the pool to see the shriveled monster down below
Better leave now or they will drag me away in their chains
I’m a wretched creature fearing every little change
Is that me down there?
I can hardly recognize that form
Trying so hard to hold on
Now I’ve lived to long
Reflection often leads to Reflection
Regrets pool up around me as I fade
Missing treasures never had
Wishing I’d replaced the ones long gone
At the pool of Glavestoun
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7. |
Sword of Aquarius
09:44
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I. Days of Old
She came down from the heavens with a white hot blazing sword
cleaving through the necks of the immortals. All the wounds were cauterized, never to be repaired. Zeus' and Odin's efforts were in vain.
Oh how it was in those days of old, remember how we how we lived as one ... Oh ...
Remember all the magic ... the fiery dragons high ... remember how it felt to never die. When she finally passed away, the last immortal sigh, the age of mortal man had begun.
Oh how it was in those days of old, remember how we basked in the sun. Oh how I miss those days.
II. The Forbidden Swamp
Within the forbidden swamp so deep
The ancient egg of Drakus is located
And those who seek its power will keep
fighting the monsters that they had created
with tribal fear and resentment they sold
their soul for a weapon but never they’ll learn
A dragon cannot be controlled
And those who’ve tried to wield one have all burned
burned
burned
III. Fallen Gods
She came down from the heavens with a white hot blazing sword when Aquarius broke through the wall. Jesus was the first to fall. He sacrificed himself to save us all when Aquarius broke through the wall. Oh...
The Science of her sword drove us back into the sea. We had no more route to escape when Aquarius broke through the wall. The sky fell like tears on the fallen gods below. In desperation we called him. That's when our dragon was launched to the sky. Oh .....
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8. |
Clear
09:54
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I. Dying Embers
(Instrumental)
II. Empty Head
Woke up outside
Had no bed
Had nothing on
My things are gone
Feel the sunlight
turn me red
He's burned my home
Yet the pain is gone
I never felt so alive
My head's
My head's clear
Cloudy skies
won't get me down
Don't feel misused
I'm so confused
Feel the rain
cool my body down
soothes my aching head
my empty head
Nothing to tether me down
My head's
My head's clear
I'm all alone but I don't feel lonely
I have no memories to hold me back
I know exactly what I've got to do now
I know exactly what I want at last
Dancing naked in the streets
My body is turning red
I can't remember anything
Feeding my empty head
Now that I've lost everything
I'm ready to start again
The pain is starting to lift away
Ooooh I'm going down down
I'm slowing down now
III. Procession
(Instrumental)
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9. |
Prove
03:52
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Oh the world is ending
the world that i’ve always known
I know a revolution’s coming
and I am all alone alone
I’ve lost my home
Oh the bottom’s dropping
all that I’ve known is gone
is anyone there to catch me
can i still survive the fall the fall
i’ve held on too long
were we born too early
were we born too late
or is this our first moment
to prove we can be great
were we born too early
were we born too late
or is this our first moment
to prove we can be great
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10. |
Firestorm
06:03
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I. Final Form
Now that you have slain the dragon, see my final form
Open up the fiery heavens, rain the fire storm
II. Furious Flamenco
(Instrumental)
III. Salsa Shower
(Instrumental)
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11. |
Shining Through
09:10
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I. Eye of the Storm
I can hear their voices from the eye
And see the sun start shining through
Hear their hopeful voices way up high
and see the sun keep shining through
Voices guide us onwards through the storm
we see the sun keep shining through, oooh
We can see the storm break way ahead
we see the sun keep shining through
keep shining on, keep shining on through,
keep shining on, keep shining on
keep shining on, keep shining on through,
keep shining on, keep shining on
One day all the clouds will be gone
(repeating in the background)
We keep weathering that storm
from the day we’re born
know the end is near
the sky getting clear
We can cloud break way ahead
we see the sun keep shining through
there’s a new age rising from the haze
we see the sun keep shining through
Oh keep weathering that storm
keep shining on, keep shining on through,
keep shining on, keep shining on
One day all the clouds will be gone
Now we’re going home
(repeating in the background)
We keep weathering that storm
from the day we’re born
we’re tired and tattered and worn
know the end is near
the sky getting clear
II. Keep Shining Through
Keep shining through
(repeating)
Oh Keep shining on through
See that light shining on through
Keep shining through
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James Murray
I'm a musician from Long Island influenced mainly by folk singer songwriters of the 60s and 70s as well as Progressive Rock, Jam Rock, and Jazz
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