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Inevitable Ascension Theories

by Brian N.

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1.
The Dreamer's Burden 09:40
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For as long as I remember My vision’s grown dimmer The eyes of a shattered self Draw webs of contradiction The burden of the dreamer Is to perform the tragic roll Create a soulless surface A towering evolution Obsessed with reason and facade Taking refuge in solitude A brush with violence, an instinct A pain I must endure Behind these eyes burns a glaring light A defiant hateful gaze A dreamer's plight, a martyr of delusion Such affliction keeps healing out of reach I’ll keep the words elementary As The Art provokes Itself Don’t ask me to explain You couldn’t comprehend my verse I watch you through a spiteful lens And burn the world you hold so dear You’re so consumed by needless pride You don’t see the shame in all you lack Obsessed with reason and facade Taking refuge in solitude Unfulfilled, it's an instinct A pain I must endure Behind these eyes burns a glaring light A defiant hateful gaze A dreamer's plight, a martyr of delusion Such affliction keeps healing out of reach Don’t be fooled by the face I wear It’s never at all sincere Though I stand before you I’m a million miles away Obsessed with reason and facade Taking refuge in solitude A brush with violence, an instinct A pain I must endure Behind these eyes burns a glaring light A defiant hateful gaze A dreamer's plight, the curse of a false salvation Such affliction keeps healing out of reach
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Erratic 06:30
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I've traversed the bizarre The eccentric, reckless, and forlorn Lost in a forrest of anger and rebellion Fighting submission to The Great Unknown The monster of my domain I fear not regression from the status quo I re-submerge into endless fire Frantic, urging me to carry on Forever abandoned by all I once believed Left to my will without care for the end Lost, in an erratic race Desperate, running circles in a fearsome maze Staring down the curse of time No salvation I can find Spending life fighting against then, now, and then With fire on my breath, I look around Force the violence outward Time is growing short Now I’m alive and I’m in flight Vicious, without a lead, I ascend Always reaching for the wind Through a spiteful haze into the night I vanish He who feeds on hope from starvation so shall die Lost, in an erratic race Desperate, running circles in a fearsome maze Staring down the curse of time No salvation I can find Spending life fighting against then, now, and then Forever abandoned by all I once believed Left to my will without care for the end Lost, in an erratic race Desperate, running circles in a fearsome maze Staring down the curse of time No salvation I can find Spending life fighting against then, now, and then
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Chaos of Reason 08:15
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An Insolent Structure 08:11
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Arise, awake we’re at Code Red Threat level ten, the call to arms is imminent A rapid pulse surges through our nerves No breath to catch No time to waste on healing words Follow not, your common sense Only we can lead the way Follow not, the voice within Adhere to all we say Shake us awake With choices that are merely mind control We’re never free from exaggerated truths A fleeting peek of honesty We live the disguise In a world built on lies So nothing is remembered They lie and deny then blindly we buy An insolent structure we’re crushed beneath We bear the scars From deceivers we trusted And the falsities they speak We’re not what we perceive We are what we hide Facing imminent decay A culture fallen victim To distorted urgency Comprised of The Great Omission They minimize their lies Play it down when we realize Shake us awake With choices that are merely mind control We’re never free from exaggerated truths A fleeting peek of honesty We live the disguise In a world built on lies So nothing is remembered They lie and deny then blindly we buy An insolent structure we’re crushed beneath Shake us awake With choices that are merely mind control We’re never free from exaggerated truths A fleeting peek of honesty Shake us awake With choices that are merely mind control We’re never free from exaggerated truths A fleeting peek of honesty We live the disguise In a world built on lies So nothing is remembered They lie and deny then blindly we buy An insolent structure we’re crushed beneath
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She Walks Within 05:38
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From the fires of my memories Burn the embers of the time Though clouds were hanging over us We were lost in the silver line Last night I dreamt I laid with her Held so close, held so safe But how the tears fell from our eyes With morning on it’s way With forces far beyond us I feared our meeting came too late I knew she’d move beyond the hurt With a will that would not break I watch her walk away Head held high but still the pain it shows As she pulls away It hurts to see she knows we have to go In every day, though she couldn't stay While I push the thoughts away She walks within A once in a lifetime chance A time we can’t relive Would I have forged a different path Had I known how much I’d miss? She pushed away the fears and doubt When they’d tear and torture me But then with her wings took to the sky For I had to set her free I watched her walk away Head held high but still the pain it showed As she pulled away We finally came to know, she had to go In every day, though she couldn't stay While I push the thoughts away Though I can’t recall our every word I won’t forget her touch I can’t remain in years gone by But still it hurts because, she walks within
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Moment of Clarity 06:10
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I fear we've felt everything We're ever going to feel We built a haven but then Ran out of miracles I'm lying in a cavern deep, awaiting your arrival Will you push away the boulder? Reveal the helpless one beneath Just a whisper in the crowd Would mean the very world to me Be a moment I could keep A safe escape, a self reflection You were a final moment of clarity You were a final moment of clarity I’m condemned to an endless sleep I’m pulled apart can’t move beyond Knowing we won’t see it through In the undertow my fears run free Just a whisper in the crowd Would mean the very world to me Be a moment I could keep A safe escape, a self reflection You were a final moment of clarity You were a final moment of clarity I am sinking inward, lost in a mutiny of grief Seeing now how much I’ve hurt you Makes it hard to breathe Just a whisper in the crowd Would mean the very world to me Be a moment I could keep A safe escape, a self reflection You were a final moment of clarity You are my final moment of clarity
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No Time For Silence 11:31
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Conscience is the voice within, telling you what's just You've ignored the clamor far too long Now revolt is looming on the dawn Yea there’s no time for silence Decisions must be made You're convinced it can't exist Your facade leads you astray There's no time for silence When virtues turn away Right between our eyes You've taken well-considered aim Now set the sight and take your shot You’re so careless, callous, vain, and lost Is there nothing that eats at you? You weep and smile at chosen intervals Through foolish gambles you have made Your bluff's been called Their silence enables violence Don’t count on our compliance From here, you’ll only meet defiance There’s no time for silence Have you not shame nor pride You’ve doubled down, no more to lose You’re a lying, vapid, empty hole And there’s nothing left that you can do Yea there's no time for silence Decisions must be made You've convinced it can't exist Your facade leads you astray There's no time for silence when virtues turn away Now there's no time for silence Lest we fall for your charade You've convinced them all it can't exist Your facade leads them astray Oh, there's no time for silence Your virtues have all burnt away
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A Filtered Portrait 09:38
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His spirit is muted, his joy executed Quieted down to a manageable state They abruptly disarm him, it's sadly too common Childhood is halted at an alarming rate Exploiting his needs, a parental disease All too easy when you're outside the know Take it with water, don't make this harder There are one of two ways that this can go You'd rather take the easy road Then walk them through the years They’re not themselves they’re something else A filtered portrait doesn’t stand a chance In a freely flowing world He’s going in through the out door, can’t take it anymore Not feeling himself something’s been removed Those bastard physicians, not exactly magicians A pledge, the turn, but there’s no prestige You'd rather take the easy road Then walk them through the years They're not themselves, they're something else A filtered portrait doesn’t stand a chance In a freely flowing world Professional interests focused on financial gain A guardian's choice based on steadying the wave Don't you hear them crying out for love It may take years but you will see The fading and extinction of their trust in you You'd rather take the easy road Then walk them through the years They're not themselves, they're something else A filtered portrait doesn’t stand a chance In a freely flowing world Restless angels; take some time and listen to them Restless angels; yearning, they seek your refuge Restless angels; they are their own, help them to fly
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The Spokes of Infinity 10:23
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Peering through a lens We awaken to the world We can’t trust gods or teachers or generals They prepare us for a world that’s long since past So lost, so corrupt, their lies pervade our truths You’ve bit the hand from which we feed Now we’re hungry every day When your ship docks Behold the rocks it’s crashed against Where is the devotion you had pledged? I was dead on arrival Now we’re lashing out But all our questions have no answers As restless demons start to stir I’m awakened to the truth You may suffer without protest But don’t expect it to suffice You must drive the road you choose Now you have to follow through None of us can say for sure But the price of glory is our suffering So consumed by merit & narratives You merely just conceived You speak as if they were Prophecies from eras past Every day you’re shocked At what has always been So lost, so corrupt, your lies pervade your truths You’ve bit the hand from which we feed Now we’re hungry every day When your ship docks Behold the rocks it’s crashed against As restless demons start to stir I’m awakened to the truth As you self-reflect you just regret Beware, all meanings have effect You must drive the road you choose Now you have to follow through None of us can say for sure But the price of glory is our suffering This is your own doing, Are you content with what you see? This is your own doing, Stop pleading and take a stand This is your own doing, Fear of tomorrow, fear of today This will be your undoing, Stuck in the spokes of infinity As restless demons start to stir I’m awakened to the truth You may suffer without protest But don’t expect it to suffice You must drive the road you choose Now you have to follow through None of us can say for sure But the price of glory is our suffering Now vindictive demons walk the day They’re accustomed the light And in the wheel forever spun Not learning from all we’ve seen Order must take control Untethered to a thoughtless code Should we make it out alive What will come in the days ahead?

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Prog-Metal epic, first album of fully original material since 2016

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released November 6, 2020

All music composed, arranged, produced, performed, and recorded by Brian N.

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Brian N. Boston, Massachusetts

While primarily Classically trained Brian enjoys composing music in an array styles.

In Spring 2021, look for his highly anticipated release "A Piece of Youth". This is an album featuring 16 songs by The Smashing Pumpkins arranged for piano, voice, and string quartet ... more

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