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Far and Away
03:55
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Surfing on the red eye ride
I have felt the pages of my mind
Fading out and coming in
Filing through the questions left behind
Should I decide that there once was a time
When I was right and God was wrong
Far and away
When she moves in closer
Makes me throw my senses
Away
Searching for direction
At a higher elevation
Almost flying
Feelin' free
And I found my way
Changing focus on the lens
I see forests lost within the trees
Contrast dull and colors bright
Feeling what perspective does to me
I would concede that I get too caught up
In fantasies and wishing wells
Far and away
When she moves in closer
Makes me throw my senses
Away
Searching for direction
At a higher elevation
Almost flying
Feelin' free
And I found my way
Far and away
When she moves in closer
Makes me throw my senses
Away
Searching for direction
At a higher elevation
Away
When she moves in closer
Makes me throw my senses
Away
Searching for direction
At a higher elevation
Almost flying
Feelin' free
And I found my way
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2. |
Don't Tell Me Why
05:24
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Turn your back on your friends
Turn your back on your faith
When you need to let go
You think it's easy to wait?
Don't go wasting my time
It's not that easy to find
At the end of the day
It's the end of the world
When all the shadows fall
Still can't explain it away
It wouldn't do any good
It wouldn't help if I could
Don't tell me why anymore
It doesn't help me in the end
Don't tell me why anymore
It doesn't matter this time
I've heard it before
Find another excuse
But it still won't explain
You look it up and down
Till there's nothing left to gain
What do you get for your time?
Another place in the line
Don't tell me why anymore
It doesn't help me in the end
Don't tell me why anymore
It doesn't matter this time
I've heard it before
That's enough for now
Won't make sense anyway
Will I run out of time?
Enough light in the day?
Can't it happen somehow
Or is this all they'll allow?
Don't tell me why anymore
It doesn't help me in the end
Don't tell me why anymore
It doesn't matter this time
I've heard it before
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3. |
It All Comes Together
06:08
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Flying down the road again
No chance to wonder why
Keeping the balance straight
And reaching out for the sky
Five minutes late and I missed the day
Higher anxiety, waiting my turn
And still turned away
That's why we sing, sing for the day
When it all comes together
Yeah we sing, sing for the way
When it all comes together
Here in the end
What do you want from me
Why can't I give to you
I sometimes feel lost
Between a laugh or two
Five minutes more and what have I done
Second guess everything, where do I turn
When turning to run
That's why we sing, sing for the day
When it all comes together
Yeah we sing, sing for the way
When it all comes together
And we sing, sing for the day
When it all comes together
Yeah we sing, sing while we play
And it all comes together
Here in the end
One little world
We cannot escape
One little choice
We never can make
One larger goal
That we rarely see
Replacing what is
With what is to be
Getting my grip again
Letting the demons go
Some things I'll understand
Most I will never know
Five minutes pass, but it feels like a year
Hoping to get it right, it's so hard to take
When coming so near
That's why we sing, sing for the day
When it all comes together
Yeah we sing, sing for the way
When it all comes together
And we sing, sing for the day
When it all comes together
Yeah we sing, sing while we play
And it all comes together
Well we sing for the day
When it all comes together
Oh we sing, sing for the way
When it all comes together
And we sing
And it all comes together
Oh we sing, sing while we play
And it all comes together
Here in the end
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4. |
Not a Moment Too Soon
05:18
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Down the streets and corridors
Shards of glass pierce broken dreams
Where postcards shadow dead-end roads
Things not quite as they seem
Escape comes at nightfall
Waiting for daybreak to come
It's always been the same old place
Always still and no one knew
The wall we scaled were granite gray
Or were they baby blue?
Escape comes at nightfall
Waiting for daybreak to come
Did Spring come too early
A moment too soon?
Did you cover your eyes?
Did you howl at the moon?
Was it dark before dawn
When you sang out your tune?
Did you set sail too late
Or a moment too soon?
Grant us now another chance
Another time around
I think that it will work out right
One more glimpse at the fading night
The gateway swings wide
And daybreak is here
Did Spring come too early
A moment too soon?
Did you cover your eyes?
Did you howl at the moon?
Was it dark before dawn
When you sang out your tune?
Did you set sail too late
Or a moment...a moment...
Poets hoist your pens
Soldiers raise your flags
We're running for the sun at noon
It's not a moment
It's not one moment too soon
It's not one moment too soon
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5. |
From the Outpost
06:55
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A damp fog lifting just above the ground
Memories encased in photo flashes
Daydreams pass in dots and dashes
A lone figure emerges
Solitary
A past viewed at the edge
Searching out all I can find
From the outpost of my mind
There I see things no other way
And hear the things no words can say
Is that even the right feeling?
Is that what has me believing?
Do you think you can find me
When I'm out here on my own?
Just another endless chase
In my favorite race
You're searching everywhere
When I'm waiting right here for you
A lonesome, weary traveler moves along
Packs up his bags and bits and pieces
Folds and tucks and neatly creases
Doesn't really want to go
Stepping bravely
Where angels fear to tread
Thoughts of you get left behind
At the outpost of my mind
There I saw things no other way
And heard the things no words can say
Is that even the right feeling?
Is that what has me believing?
Do you think you can find me
When I'm out here on my own?
Just another endless chase
In my favorite race
You're searching everywhere
When I'm waiting right here for you
Do you think you can find me
When I'm out here on my own?
Just another endless chase
In my favorite race
You're searching everywhere
When I'm waiting right here for you
Right here for you
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6. |
Anyway
06:35
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Things were so simple back then
Our world so small
We had so much to say
But we had to stay
And wait for another day
What was I aiming for
I lost the path
My sense of direction gone
Trading my life for a song
When I knew all along
No matter what I pretend
there are limits to the sky
No matter what I pretend
You'll say goodbye
It's not the way I wanted
It's not the way I planned
It's not the perfect story
With the fairy tale end
But it happened anyway
And that's alright
Yeah that's alright with me
We had it all worked out
Right from the start
For as far as we could see
The best that we could be
Yeah you trusted me
Oh next time will be better
What can I do?
I must have another chance
To take you by the hands
And ask for another dance
No matter what I pretend
There are limits to the eyes
No matter what I pretend
You'll say goodbye
It's not the way I wanted
It's not the way I planned
It's not the perfect story
With the fairy tale end
But it happened anyway
And that's alright
Yeah that's alright with me
No matter what I pretend
there are limits to the sky
No matter what I pretend
You'll say goodbye
No matter what I pretend
There are limits to the eyes
No matter what I pretend
You said goodbye
And that's alright
Yeah, that's alright
Yeah, that's alright
It's not the way I wanted
It's not the way I planned
It's not the perfect story
With the fairy tale end
But it happened anyway
And that's alright
Yeah that's alright
It's alright with me
It's alright
It's alright, It's alright, It's alright
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7. |
Certainly
05:43
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Up, down
Hit the ground
Dust off my back
Take a look around
Trap door
Back for more
Had no idea
What you had in store
In, out
Roundabout
Head still spinning
In a cloud of doubt
Wrong, right
Every night
A search for clues
Under pale moonlight
If I only saw it coming
If only I had known
You caught me by surprise again
And left me far from home
I certainly wish I was out there
I certainly wish that I could play this game
I certainly wish I knew where to go from here
But only one thing is certain
You certainly never know
You, me
Could it be?
You never know your heart
Till you set it free
Low, high
You take a ride
All you need to know
You can find inside
If I only saw it coming
If only I had known
You caught me by surprise again
And left me far from home
I certainly wish I was out there
I certainly wish that I could play this game
I certainly wish I knew where to go from here
But only one thing is certain
You certainly never know
If you never see it coming
If you never really knew
I'll catch you by surprise this time
I'll be waiting for you
I certainly wish I was out there
I certainly wish that I could play this game
I certainly wish I knew where to go from here
But only one thing is certain
You certainly never know
You certainly never know
No, you certainly never know
You never know
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8. |
Nothing More
05:56
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Feels like riding on a whirlwind
There is no escaping this tailspin
The answers lost in this state of mind
Buried beneath this debris
That lies under this falling destiny
Hiding all there is to see
Listening...
Waiting...
Wondering...
Holding on, holding on
Is this all that I am
Day to night and back again?
Is there nothing more?
When our hearts have failed
What can we restore?
What are we searching for?
Trying to keep in control
These daily battles are taking their toll
It's time to turn words to action
Like a raw and untamed reaction
What makes this the big attraction?
It's just another distraction
Living...
Watching...
Learning...
Holding on, holding on
Is this all that I am
Day to night and back again?
Is there nothing more?
When our hearts have failed
What can we restore?
What are we searching for?
If left to me I'd sieze the day
Turn the tide
Not fade away
Fight'em back on every side
Take the lead
And have my say
Is this all that I am
Day to night and back again?
Is there nothing more?
When our hearts have failed
What can we restore?
What are we searching for?
Is this all that I am
Day to night and back again?
Is there nothing more?
When our hearts have failed
What can we restore?
What are we searching for?
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9. |
Doesn't Matter
04:59
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The little secrets tucked away
A shadowed sunbeam on the rise
Doesn't matter anymore
The truth hurts more than the lies
The gentle thoughts were led astray
The good intentions compromised
Doesn't matter anymore
The truth hurts more than the lies
Did you mean to make me smile
Did I mean to make you sigh
Did we mean to wash it all away
When we let it fade and die
All the time that we had
All the good that went so bad
Guess I have to get used to it
All the times that we tried
All the thoughts we had to hide
Now I have to get used to it
Only wish it mattered now
Only wish it mattered now
And at the last one thing remains
The simple wish to say goodbyes
Doesn't matter anymore
The truth hurts more than the lies
Did you mean to make me smile
Did I mean to make you sigh
Did we mean to wash it all away
When we let it fade and die
All the time that we had
All the good that went so bad
Guess I have to get used to it
All the times that we tried
All the thoughts we had to hide
Now I have to get used to it
Only wish it mattered now
Only wish it mattered now
Was it something I didn't say
I tried to finish what hadn't begun
I try to forget it, to leave it and run
The sins of omission for the things I haven't done
And the person I have not become
All the time that we had
All the good that went so bad
Guess I have to get used to it
All the times that we tried
All the thoughts we had to hide
Now I have to get used to it
Only wish it mattered now
Only wish it mattered now
All the time that we had
All the good that went so bad
Guess I have to get used to it
All the times that we tried
All the thoughts we had to hide
Now I have to get used to it
Only wish it mattered now
Only wish it mattered now
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10. |
A Voice of One
06:12
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I think I read it somewhere
Right behind my eyes
Cut to size, last goodbyes
Nothing lasts forever
Not the good, not the bad
Not what you'll get
Not what you've had
Nothing left here, so it seems
Bled the fire, stole the dreams
Time to give it one last look
As found within these holy books
Always content at eventide
But never satisfied
A lifetime full of questions
Searching for the clues
When we choose, light the fuse
Never found the answers
Not the right, not the wrong
Not the fortunes
But just a song
Nothing left here, so it seems
Bled the fire, stole the dreams
Time to give it one last look
As found within these holy books
Always content at eventide
But never satisfied
The book is written page by page
The dreams of youth are regrets of age
A voice of one, crying out
Too many turns
And too much to learn
Too much to learn
Nothing left here, so it seems
Bled the fire, stole the dreams
Time to give it one last look
As found within these holy books
Nothing left here, so it seems
Bled the fire, stole the dreams
Time to give it one last look
As found within these holy books
Always content at eventide
But never satisfied
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Chris Klimecky Seattle, Washington
Chris plays in his own Seattle-based band, Crystal Monkey Project, as well as Tacoma-based Grieve the Astronaut. He released two albums in 2021 - one solo EP and one with CMP. Chris's full catalog can be found here on Bandcamp with releases from his band in the '90s, Jester's Crown, and multiple solo albums. Expect new recordings with GTA, performances, and videos next! ... more
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