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=== UNREALITY ===
1. Unreality [6:02] - TAB
2. The Truth [6:45] - TAB
3. My Children - Short Version [5:10] - TAB
4. This Corruption [5:43]
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Just four days since my last submission! That hasn't happened for ages, but I've been on something of a music streak recently. This one turned out quite unusual in not really having a rhyming scheme at all - its lyrics turned out more like rhythmic sentences.
If I can set up something of a storyline here, this one is sort of a continuation of Guardian of Memories from positively years ago (that one was written in 2004, I think). After emerging into the real world, he still has a gift for looking through other people's memories and finding out who they really are underneath. And outside that storyline, it's about the guilty thoughts or secrets that everyone has - and that if these are always repressed that you'll never know who you really are.
A couple of chip-like instruments are used here, most obviously during the pre-chorus sections. There's also a small surprise for the introduction - Guitar Pro 5 and Modplug Tracker working together at last! My original plan was to actually have the acoustic part played, but I never got it sounding as good as I wanted (the transition here is still a little less smooth than I'd really like, but I think that putting them together in Tracktion will come with experience). That and the slow section near the end took a lot of inspiration from Silent Force's music. (I promise they're great... it's a shame about their rubbish website...)
Lyrics
People will all look to me when the world lies on their shoulders
Throughout all their lives they've known that they can't be open and free
Every last one of these hearts have something they have kept secret
Their minds full of guilt, they'll never be able to know themselves
I can see through your mind if you'll let me
Tell me now the name that you were born
It's the first step to looking through your hidden mind
And the secret to knowing who you are
After you're over your fear and you've learned that you can trust me
The memories pour out, I follow the water of time back again
There is no need to fight back to the world, because I will listen
There's always an origin that we'll find somewhere in the past
I'm just a man - but I have a vision
Something I taught myself through years in darkness
Let me come close - open your mind, receive my own
And I'll dive deep into your scattered, shattered memories
Will you walk with me
Through the corridor of time
To find forgotten pieces in
The corners of your mind
I can see myself in you
I can look out through your eyes
We'll unlock this twisted miracle
Together we'll find the truth
Each mind is a story that I can read through all your memories
Another one starts, another life woven in front of my eyes
With each new mind to explore, I see things that look so familiar
I'm finding myself through you, your desires reflected in me
I can see your evolution
Every joy and fear, each passion and poison
As the past becomes clear again, you'll see it too
And together we'll walk through years of broken memories
Will you walk with me
Through the gallery of time
To find forgotten pieces in
The corners of your mind
I can see myself in you
I can look out through your eyes
We'll unlock this twisted miracle
Together we'll find the truth
Try to remember all that you've heard
Through all your memories I hope to find myself
Don't be afraid now, open your past
Then I can give you peace of mind at last
The answers at last
Will you follow me
Through the labyrinth of time
To find forgotten pieces in
The path that made your life
I can see myself in you
I can look out through your eyes
And I hope you'll do the same for me
Together - forever
I grant you the greatest gift of all
You'll know me when you find the truth
1. Unreality [6:02] - TAB
2. The Truth [6:45] - TAB
3. My Children - Short Version [5:10] - TAB
4. This Corruption [5:43]
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Just four days since my last submission! That hasn't happened for ages, but I've been on something of a music streak recently. This one turned out quite unusual in not really having a rhyming scheme at all - its lyrics turned out more like rhythmic sentences.
If I can set up something of a storyline here, this one is sort of a continuation of Guardian of Memories from positively years ago (that one was written in 2004, I think). After emerging into the real world, he still has a gift for looking through other people's memories and finding out who they really are underneath. And outside that storyline, it's about the guilty thoughts or secrets that everyone has - and that if these are always repressed that you'll never know who you really are.
A couple of chip-like instruments are used here, most obviously during the pre-chorus sections. There's also a small surprise for the introduction - Guitar Pro 5 and Modplug Tracker working together at last! My original plan was to actually have the acoustic part played, but I never got it sounding as good as I wanted (the transition here is still a little less smooth than I'd really like, but I think that putting them together in Tracktion will come with experience). That and the slow section near the end took a lot of inspiration from Silent Force's music. (I promise they're great... it's a shame about their rubbish website...)
Lyrics
People will all look to me when the world lies on their shoulders
Throughout all their lives they've known that they can't be open and free
Every last one of these hearts have something they have kept secret
Their minds full of guilt, they'll never be able to know themselves
I can see through your mind if you'll let me
Tell me now the name that you were born
It's the first step to looking through your hidden mind
And the secret to knowing who you are
After you're over your fear and you've learned that you can trust me
The memories pour out, I follow the water of time back again
There is no need to fight back to the world, because I will listen
There's always an origin that we'll find somewhere in the past
I'm just a man - but I have a vision
Something I taught myself through years in darkness
Let me come close - open your mind, receive my own
And I'll dive deep into your scattered, shattered memories
Will you walk with me
Through the corridor of time
To find forgotten pieces in
The corners of your mind
I can see myself in you
I can look out through your eyes
We'll unlock this twisted miracle
Together we'll find the truth
Each mind is a story that I can read through all your memories
Another one starts, another life woven in front of my eyes
With each new mind to explore, I see things that look so familiar
I'm finding myself through you, your desires reflected in me
I can see your evolution
Every joy and fear, each passion and poison
As the past becomes clear again, you'll see it too
And together we'll walk through years of broken memories
Will you walk with me
Through the gallery of time
To find forgotten pieces in
The corners of your mind
I can see myself in you
I can look out through your eyes
We'll unlock this twisted miracle
Together we'll find the truth
Try to remember all that you've heard
Through all your memories I hope to find myself
Don't be afraid now, open your past
Then I can give you peace of mind at last
The answers at last
Will you follow me
Through the labyrinth of time
To find forgotten pieces in
The path that made your life
I can see myself in you
I can look out through your eyes
And I hope you'll do the same for me
Together - forever
I grant you the greatest gift of all
You'll know me when you find the truth
Category Music / Rock
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Size 120 x 120px
File Size 7.75 MB
Thanks for mentioning that - the drums are actually the instrument I know the least about, I think! The most I've seen of a real kit is a couple of video drum lessons that I downloaded a while ago just to see if my electronic use of them matched up at all to how they're really played.
Well, the sound contradicts your statement. It seems like you know all the instruments inside out, literally.
To be honest, I'm a *cough* drummer *cough* I'm only coughing because my kit is non-existent now. I should be getting a new one for the holidays, but I don't know. I do know different drum sounds, like snare and stuff. But that's the extent of it.
To fill my drum needs, I use Hydrogen. Since I run Linux, (Ubuntu to be specific) most programs don't work for me (unless I put lots of effort in it).
Sorry for the off-topic sentences....I do that sometimes. But anyway, the only thing I'd say about this line in particular, is that there is a whole lot of snare, and one cymbal. Maybe a more diverse line, like the one in Unreality, would help emphasize the song. Just a thought.
To be honest, I'm a *cough* drummer *cough* I'm only coughing because my kit is non-existent now. I should be getting a new one for the holidays, but I don't know. I do know different drum sounds, like snare and stuff. But that's the extent of it.
To fill my drum needs, I use Hydrogen. Since I run Linux, (Ubuntu to be specific) most programs don't work for me (unless I put lots of effort in it).
Sorry for the off-topic sentences....I do that sometimes. But anyway, the only thing I'd say about this line in particular, is that there is a whole lot of snare, and one cymbal. Maybe a more diverse line, like the one in Unreality, would help emphasize the song. Just a thought.
Once again, very pretty intro that leads to an absolutely epic song when it starts. First Unreality and now this...if you can keep this up for the rest of the album, this will be the best album you've ever done, by far. (And while I came by too late to be familiar with anything before them, I really really enjoyed My Kingdom and Machine World, so that's a very high goal you're currently on track to meet!)
I take it you have an idea of what caused the origins of this song, too :) They all get a bit more fantastical in the process, but most are grounded in real life (as much as the Internet is real life). Thanks for your comment, as always - and I just hope that I can keep it up, then :)
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