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INTRO
can you see me? Is this thing on?
VERSE 1 (Chuck)
-There used to be so many separate hands…
-But now the song takes the lead.
-These days are different from when I began…
-I’m lonesome when it’s just me.
PC
With every song I write, I’ll gladly share in the spotlight, as we travel through…
CHORUS
-The darkness, the uncertainty…
I am here, but I know I’m not alone.
-So wrap your arms around me!
I’m in the clear, cause I can’t do this on my own.
-Cast your light, I’m in plain sight!
VERSE 2 (Vinny)
-All the years you spend, bathed in blue light…
-just you behind a screen.
-The joy, the sorrow, and the endless fight…
-of choosing how to be seen.
PCWith every song I write, I hope one day I get it right, as we travel through…CHORUS (REPEAT)
OUTRO
Can you see me? Is this thing on? (3x)
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BRIDGE
-Day in, day out…
-Chiming in to share what we’ve been thinking about.
-In song, as one…
-While we journey on, once more around the sun!
MAIN
-Around the sun…(riff and repeat)
VERSE 1
-We’re born in different corners, -sometimes in different years.
-We’re making marks before the next of us even appear.
-I’ll help the dreamers dream,
-Just as you did for me…
-and hope these songs will give the strength to carry on.
-Inspired to inspire,
-one torch to spread the fire!
-In hopes the joy you share will find its way back home to you.
-Across the land and sea…
-bigger than you and me.
-We learn about each other, speaking musically.
CHORUS
-And when you’re going to bed
-I will be waking up
-to a smile and a wave.
-And that is simply enough to go once more…
MAIN (REPEAT)
VERSE 2
-Through this impermanence,
-you know the song and dance.
-You start to think back when you wrote the tune that’s moving them…
-How it will it will echo on
-and travel far beyond
-what we learn and what we choose to leave behind.
-And if you’re feeling grim,
-and the light you cast grows dim…
-you should know that you can count on me to reignite.
-For we’re all embers of
-this ever burning flame.
-Old as the sun that comes to greet us once again!
CHORUS (REPEAT)
(RICH GUITAR SOLO)
BRIDGE (REPEAT)
(LACHLAN KEYBOARD SOLO)
FINAL CHORUS
-And when I’m going to bed
-you will be waking up.
-to a smile and a wave
-to help you go once more.
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GUITAR SOLO (KEN ACKERMAN)
VERSE 1
Late season crickets sing their final song
To the beat of the leaves as they all fall to the ground.
The finale of the cycle, right where it belongs
Welcome the decay as the fall comes back around
CHORUS
And it feels like you’re not the one behind the wheel.
Another year, another breath. Another turn, who hit reset?
Find the meaning of each season as you’re passing through…
And accept the change. The weather channels you.
GUITAR SOLO (NICK EVANS)
VERSE 2
The silence of the winter is broken by a song.
A chance to start again, but the road ahead is long.
And when the birds return, they bring with them the sun.
The earth begins to grow, another cycle has begun.
CHORUS 2
And it feels like all of us are passengers.
Another year, another breath. The world still turns, the path is set.
While we’re dreaming of the days beneath a sky so blue,
we embrace the change. The weather channels you.
BRIDGE/OUTRO (ANTON CORAZZA RAP & EWI SOLO)
GUITAR SOLO (KEN ACKERMAN)
VERSE 1
Late season crickets sing their final song
To the beat of the leaves as they all fall to the ground.
The finale of the cycle, right where it belongs
Welcome the decay as the fall comes back around
CHORUS
And it feels like you’re not the one behind the wheel.
Another year, another breath. Another turn, who hit reset?
Find the meaning of each season as you’re passing through…
And accept the change. The weather channels you.
GUITAR SOLO (NICK EVANS)
VERSE 2
The silence of the winter is broken by a song.
A chance to start again, but the road ahead is long.
And when the birds return, they bring with them the sun.
The earth begins to grow, another cycle has begun.
CHORUS 2
And it feels like all of us are passengers.
Another year, another breath. The world still turns, the path is set.
While we’re dreaming of the days beneath a sky so blue,
we embrace the change. The weather channels you.
BRIDGE/OUTRO (ANTON CORAZZA RAP & EWI SOLO)
And it done got a lil' too hot. We go to war while the globe is warmin'. We gotta cool off, but I'm burnin' fossil fuels. AC blastin' as I Uber drive. That's my main gig. I'm just doin' this music on the side. See most of us workin' two jobs to survive the heat waves on replay. Mask on, we move in smog and smoke from forest fires, shoot. While they shoot and bomb cause the war where the real money at. See how they loot the bodies droppin'? Thats where we dropping tax money. Me and you involved enough to wanna go grab the wheel but then my Uber go through a wall. I gotta get that paper 'fore the trees burn and we lose 'em all. Use my last ten on some tree to burn with my crew. We watch
how the globe do revolve... I dreamt it spun a lil faster, took the tyrant sittin' on top and threw 'em off past the horizon. A new dawn. Had to make room to walk. Now watch the youth runnin' up the block. See the future is on. Let's do somethin'.
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CHORUS (Ooo’s)
VERSE 1
-The side door’s always open.
-You can head right down,
-Just follow the sound.
-We had been hopin’
-for a place like this, to call our own…
-for a house that music built.
-Singin’
CHORUS (repeat ooo’s with students)
BRIDGE
-Some came to us when they were small
-And chose to strap themselves in for the long haul.
-Some love to sing, while others love to play.
-The music will guide you and show you the way.
-If you can dream, then soon you’ll be 10 years down the road.
-you started out small, climbed over the wall, and met us on this song!
-And we will grow with this…
-we’ll always know this is the house that music built
CHORUS (repeat)
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MAIN (distorted whisper track)
-Who am I expected to be…
-If the enemy is me?
-Two choices: fight or flee…
-A war within, perpetually.
VERSE 1
Sound the alarms again…
Another battle is about to begin.
Threat buried deep beneath my skin
Brain fog of war comes rollin’ in…
PC
-A sudden chill comes over me.
There’s plenty of air, but I can’t breathe.
And I’m no stranger to this war.
-It’s just max level empathy.
Why am I still too blind to see?
This is a gift, it’s not a curse.
CHORUS
-It’s the fear of losing it all.
-The destruction of the wall.
-Won’t you knock some sense into me?!
-Overwrite the tragedy.
MAIN (REPEAT)
VERSE 2
-confusing love for fear…
-focus on right now and not what’s lurking near…
2nd HALF OF PC (REPEAT)
CHORUS (REPEAT)
JOE CHRISTIANSON TRUMPET SOLO
OUTRO (VERSE 1 1st HALF REPEAT)
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MAIN (Instrumental, Martin, then Sean)
VERSE 1
-Carry yourself from point A to point B,
-Making room for memories.
-You’ll move and you’ll choose, and change consistently.
-Try something new, with an older piece.
PC
-Time is felt in what you carry.
-When you unpack, results may vary.
CHORUS
-Show me where you’ve been
-and where you wanna go!
-Sing me a song from anywhere!
-Even if it’s one I know.
MAIN (unpack, remove, rearrange, let’s groove)
VERSE 2
-Dredge up the past and you just might find.
-Friends and mentors that changed your mind.
-You’ve all moved ahead, and you rarely hit rewind,
-but who you were isn’t far behind.
PC (Repeat)
CHORUS (Repeat)
BRIDGE/SOLO
“And now, we proudly present, a little something from the cutting room floor…”
KEYBOARD SOLO(S), SEAN AND MARTIN
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Hidden
05:12
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VERSE 1
I was awakened by the sound, still feel it all around, the power it holds, a memory of a melody.
The music still entrances me, I realize the imaginary, in song I journey far beyond myself.
PC
I am the sum of so many things,
I am the son of what makes me sing.
I am the messenger of those who came before (of those who came before)
CHORUS
Don’t hide! Share the songs that decorate your heart and define who you are and who you will be.
VERSE 2
There’s no need to fear that you’ll remain a dreamer throughout your days, stop fearing the undone.
You’re gonna get out of your own way, and share the hidden pieces of yesterday and every day.
PC
You are the sum of so many things,
You are the one that makes them sing.
You are the messenger of those who came before (of those who came before)
CHORUS (REPEAT, guitar solo)
BRIDGE
And I will steal from myself before that part of the story’s even told. And I will spin up ancient songs and tell myself I’m not that old.
The time you have is dwindling. Don’t hide your song, just let it ring. Leave it somewhere for one of us to find!
Don’t hide yourself away!
Don’t you ever hide yourself away!
FINALE
Now you see me for what I am…and what I am is…
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Chuck Salamone Bloomfield, New Jersey
Mostly known for his work on video game OST’s (Hylics 2 & 3, Flips¿de, Eulogy of an Insect, and more titles in development), Chuck Salamone is a composer who has carved out a unique sound that incorporates myriad influences. Not only is he passionate about composition, but also music education (co-owner and instructor at His and Hers Music LLC). ... more
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