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yet another update
Okay so 3/10 are studio ready. Another one is more than halfway there and two more are sitting at about 50% exactly. That's more than half of the songs with significant progress. More work to be done this Memorial Day weekend. >.>
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Another update of sorts
time signature shifts are a bitch to program. I envy some of my musical heroes (cough cough Thrice cough) for being able to make the shifts sound so easy and fluid.
anyways, all but 2 songs with drums have demo tracks, Hebrew Reading and Last Lights/Archangels. I'll probably work on the former tonight after work. The latter we have to program the keys and bass before i can do anything.
Will send all tracks to surrogate drummer if we don't find one in the next week or so.
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album update thingy
I programmed 3 out of 9 possible drum tracks today for the album, and started on a fourth. The hope is that either these will act as a guide for an actual drummer to understand the structure of the songs when recording/playing them live. Worst case scenario, if i can get them sounding good enough, we can theoretically record the album without a drummer in the lineup.
Crash cymbal sounds are hard to tweak.
Progress, though, as it were.
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Cicada Sunrise Live at Peabody's Main Stage (April 25th, 2011)
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Cicada Sunrise LIVE at Cleats in Downtown Cleveland (February 17th, 2011)
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Domino by Cicada Sunrise
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Screaming In Straight Lines
Nail these frames to the wall all you want They'll still be pictureless Play these games with my head on and on I taste your bitterness
You cannot put a price on patience You can't say it's worth the wait
Place the blame on my back like a cross A heavy sentiment Call my name in the night when you're lost You'll get no settlement
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No Corners
You reside in seeds of sickness A house of unborn virtue Castrating the connection between Doing everything you can to modify What it is I see in my eyes In my head, your love was better left unsaid
There will be no corners cut no chance to sneak in through the back door If I'm really who you want, then stand fast No faltering, no falling down I won't mistake you for perfect But at least attempt to make a move in my direction Say your selection now, or lose your so-called savior
The angel you claim to adore The one that you abandoned Damaging and dissonant you seem Saying anything you can to pacify What you've done to my heart To my soul, I will not give you control
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Daredevil
I hold you in my head Like the water from a dromedary A mess of pain and pain and processes unfinished That you would steel away Pick pocket all the pulse that I have left So tonight i'm coming correct
Devil may care, but I dare you not to love me I know you're there, just waiting on the wings In hopes that we ay soar
A cup completely full to the brim With a cold confession You pry it from my lips Listening with little thirst Yet still and sure you stand, gold dripping off your fingertips Well, tonight I'm placing my bets
Devil may care, but I dare you not to love me I know you're there, just waiting on the wings You can run, you can hide, you can try to deny But you know that you're living a lie Devil may care, but I dare you not to love me In hopes that we may soar
In the night, at the speed of light You don't have to be scared, I will hold you tight Like a straight jacket, I'm going insane for you Don't play hard to get, cause you know you'll reget I'm always ready, you just get set and go
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Five Times Fast
I wish you were ugly I wish you were fake I wish that your hair was a wreck And your frame was imperfect With tendencies give less than take I wis you were hurtful I wish that your tongue told lie I wis that your smile was off center And skin soaked in blemish And far from infallible eyes
But you're not Lady of Troy modern Delilah Divine and deadly all at once Untarnished beauty, future and past I'll sing your praise in secret for fear of Opponents wounding what I want Whisper your worship five time fast
I wish you were broken I wish you were vain I wis that your soul were impure And your mind mutilated From consequence unascertained I wis you were crazy I wis you were frail I wish that your image invisible Condition critical Or otherwise behind your veil
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The Jaded Samaritan
So who died? And made you king of how my heart's supposed to feel? You know nothing of what's false and what is real With skin made of steel And veins pumping nitrogen Inorganic your fruit, your roots intertwine Lined with a violent stem, nose pressed to window As if to say "save me from this, don't let me go" What is my benefit from bringing you inside? Out from the cold, need to be close" Too many years have passed to attach again You want to feel new The only thing true is the damage you do You chose a disconnect I will not intersect wit you Never with you
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Hebrew Reading
And nothing comes close to the curtain call Behind the scenes we wait wit anxious breaths for our praise The applause that never comes The façade of fame the never ending game of chance So we dance distracted, blind to all but our scars And the spotlights on the soloists who play the piper's songs
Can I sway you from their gaze? Can I pry you from their grip? If I can, ten I will sing at the top of my lungs From the bottom of my heart In hopes tat it rattles you from right to left like Hebrew reading
Don't I deserve the glory you bestow upon the boys in blue and green Their symmetry and lack thereof The puzzle piece, the skeleton key to your heart Through clenched teeth, I sashay to no avail My spirit can't be beat their walk in the race for admiration To burst and bloom with you is worth the abuse of the sun
Just give me one note A single stanza I promise it won't waste your time I swear it will be worth your while And hands entwined, remember lines I need them to be true I need it t be you
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Sienna
Ripcord love High wire heart Skin and bones Pulled apart
Sparks fly out Clouds may come Choose your fate All or none
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Don't Flinch
We've been stuck here in this pattern for so long A stagnant position And I know your feelings, they just aren't as strong But I need you to listen Everything I say, you know it's true No questions asked, no strings attaced Tere is just one thing I need from you
Darling just please don't flinch tonight
I think I'm wearing down from tearing down your walls Now let's build them better And I know you think that you're always the one to fall But let's fall together Everything you say I know it's true No questions asked, no strings attached There is just one thing you have to do
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Archangels/Last Lights
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Awake in the Apocalypse
We are the sons of saoirse and the daughters of the downfall riot the streets and set fire to the town hall No rest until we have spoken Blood will be shed, and bones will be broken We are awake We are awake We are awake We are awake We are the mothers of malice and the fathers of forgotten shut down this city shut down the government and stall it No rest until we have spoken Blood will be shed, and bones will be broken We are awake We are awake We are awake We are awake
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