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Searching
04:11
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Don’t know what I'm searching for
But I’ll know it when I find it
Have a vision in my head
More real than anything in life
I can almost touch it, it’s so near
But every time I get close, it disappears
Like it was just a dream
I know it’s there, it’s waiting
If I could find the way I’d see it
I know inside, it’s hoping
If I could find the key I’d free it
I know what I want to say but I'm searching for the right words
I know what I want to sing but I'm searching for the right tones
I know what I want to paint but I’m searching for the right colors
I know who I want to love
And I’m searching
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Trapped
03:55
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Well the world ain’t gonna wait for me
Have to get up and get on my feet
Got a million things to try and do today
There’s a lot of folks depending on me
And the system is demanding that we
Do it right we have our jobs and roles to play
I act out my part for as long as I can stand
Disguise myself like I’m a champion
Survive for a while but too soon I burn and crash
And lose myself in my obsession
Get the rhyming down get the timing down
Whole note half note quarter note eighth note
Mixolydian, phrygian, dorian
Sus chord, tritone, seventh chord and ninth chord
Music is work but work is play
Can’t see, can’t hear anything you say
I’m trapped in here and I can’t get out
Forgive me dear, it’s what I’m about
Well the children need my full attention
And the household has relentless rhythm
My career above it all is unforgiving
And when things go wrong it just gets harder
Pile it on now we must see the doctor
The police and judge and God it’s never ending
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Mudita
03:58
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With pearls in her hair and bright gold down her dress
Red paint on her hands and a jewel on her face
She stands on the stage head turned up at the sky
Her hands tell a story of glory and pride
They call her Mudita
Born to the same class outside looking in
We shared a connection we could not comprehend
So gentle and kind I felt safe I was free
Our laughter was endless but was not meant to be
Forever Mudita
A few short years later, her smile caught their eye
They offered her power and glory and pride
A chance to climb out of the class that we’re from
She started to dance to the beat of their drum
I followed at first, thought it would be fun
I danced and I sang to the beat of that drum
But they never listened or cared what I felt
They left me behind with no second thought
Can I be happy living a lie
I’m not fooling anyone so why even try
If keeping my pride means I can’t have you
Then I know exactly what I must do
I’m leaving you Mudita
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Aero
02:47
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You’re always running places
Running from the past
What is it you can’t face that
Makes you run so fast
Ignore the future and where
You were before
Just run for running’s sake
And then you can run some more
I’m running running faster than the speed of sound
I’m free I’m flying feet they never reach the ground
And I'm not gonna stop for as long as
You’re by my side yes I’m gonna
Just keep on running till I die
You live like you’re in prison
Living in the dark
Just look around at listen
Life’s a work of art
Ignore the future and where
You were before
Just live for living’s sake
And then you can live some more
These days my body’s breaking down
Can’t do the things I used to love
It doesn’t bother me now
Cause in my mind, in my dreams I still run
Just keep on living till I die
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5. |
Keepers of Humanity
03:25
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They invade, they destroy
Hunt us down, try to take us
It’s our souls, that they want
Cut us down, and degrade us
The machines they created this world
Making rules that keep them in power
They don’t see, cause their eyes are closed
Fool themselves into thinking they have honor
Tried to run, tried escape
But we’re locked in this prison
Thrown below with the beast
And deprived into submission
But tonight we are drawing up plans
For a battle on another plane
We will spot each other from afar
Light the torch, keep it burning, keep the flame
We find peace
In our creation
Safe from harm
It is fleeting
We draw strength
From our connection
Our survival is our fight
Well the world didn’t give us our lives
So we built everything from within
Found the truth, found each other and our kind
Learned to trust and to love and to give
They invade, they destroy
Hunt us down, try to take us
But our souls, they can’t reach
We will rise victorious
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Flowers in the DMZ
04:45
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Mountains on the one side
Surrounded by the sea
One land, one people
Brothers and sisters, one family
Why can’t they leave us alone
Got caught in their game of stratego
Where there was one, now there are two
It happened so fast
Got caught on the other side
Didn’t get to say goodbye
Years and years I cry
The divide only widens
Lions on one side, snakes on the other but I
Still hold out hope
That I’ll see you again
Not sure what I should do
No one is listening
Someone’s got to do something
I know what I must do
I’ll defy the rules and walk
Walk across the DMZ
A lifetime goes by
And nothing has changed
It’s like time has stopped
All we can do is stay alive
And know that in our hearts
Maybe not in this world but I
Still hold out hope
That I’ll see you again
Maybe not in this world but in the next
Cause even land mines can’t stop
Flowers from growing in the DMZ
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Trampoline
03:49
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He breathes in deep then he’s breathing out slow
Gonna take another leap the reason he doesn’t know
His mind’s on edge and his senses and his soul
Gotta pass another test so please let the drum roll
One flight, one fall
You feel the freedom in the chaos and control
A thousand voices in your head the secret is to let it flow
One flight, one fall
Nothing prepared him for the moment when he crashed
The continents are calling him but he can’t answer any more
Confused in pain now he wakes up in a cage
The destruction found its aim there’s nothing to do but wait
Alone and trapped no escape he cannot fly
We discover him at last and take him back to life
Trampoline
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8. |
Intersection
03:31
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Well
That intersection you dreamed of exists
Outside of time and space
The circular depiction was simple
But it’s all blown to hell now
We threw a dart at a moving target
Impossible to deploy
Suppressed our natural instincts for nothing
Wish I could start all over again
And do it right this time
You see what you want to
You hear what want to
I remind you, you don't realize
I don’t do, I’m none of those
Let me be me
Well
Your inner essence we pulled it forward
And sanded some of the edges
You were stoked to reshape it and reach that
Intersection in the sky
It was torture through trial and error
But finally we arrived
Then he threw at it away it didn’t feel right
Wish I could start all over again
And do it right this time
Don’t fit in anywhere
No one can peg me down
So be it, if so then so be it
Let me be me
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Keepers of Humanity San Francisco, California
Keepers of Humanity is a piano-based alt-rock band from the city of San Francisco. Their sound features innocent yet seductive vocals set to complex and powerful songwriting. Influenced by Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Amanda Palmer, they have an unexpected sound that is caught between worlds. ... more
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