Imaginary Lines Album Tracks – Page 6

The Phoenix

By Cygnus Wave September 9, 2009 January 3, 2024 Imaginary Lines Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:56
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Lyrics It appeared you found a new direction, heading down towards the mines Where you would pick for gold in dire perplexion Disregarding all alternative signs To a future wrought by burrowing down, you’d resigned Then sometime came some eccentric stranger Seemed quite familiar, but yet not quite Who would harass until you’d ogre the danger Until finally you’d step out into the light Those derivatives of naïveté you’d now fight Your millstone is that of one self-carved and with gaiety But this lusus naturae must now be collapsed through rumpus mutiny The rain falls down but there’s no comfort in the cool The wretched heat cannot be dampened by the pool You break down, disintegrate, and break down Refined into diminutive shapes Ordained reality, from this flame no escape It appears you found a new direction, pointed towards the sky Puissant with refreshed predilection Black elbows, white lightning in your eyes From the serrated, glassy desert floor you now rise! Composition © 2004 Ric Albano Publication © 2005, 2009, 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Composed on December 10, 2004 Recorded starting on May 9, 2005 at Saturation Acres, Danville, PA Produced by Ric Albano Engineered by Paul Smith Mixed and Mastered in 2005 at Silver Spring Subterranean Original Release: October 10, 2005 on Imaginary Lines I This Release: September 9, 2009 on Imaginary Lines 33 Performers Ric Albano Piano, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Vocals Bret Alexander Electric Guitars Ron Simasek Drums Listener Guide Grade Analysis: Although this was an excellent “kick-off” song, it is probably the weakest song on Imaginary Lines I. It does nicely build tension before releasing energy during the bridge and outtro sections, but suffers from weak vocals and a muddled overall mix. Song Trivia This auto-biographical song was written by Ric Albano on his 36th Birthday. The lyric “It appears you found a new direction, pointed towards the sky” is influenced by the rare dystopian song by Pink Floyd called “Point Me At the Sky”, which contains the lyric “And if you survive ’til 2005 I hope you’re exceedingly thin / For if you are stout you will have to breathe out while the people around you breathe in”.

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Ashes

By Cygnus Wave September 9, 2009 January 3, 2024 Imaginary Lines Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 1:16
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Lyrics Ten, nine, eight – begin the countdown Let’s hope it is not long until we hit the ground The spoon is broken, this goon has spoken Five, four, three – was it ever meant to be? Too late now for reminiscing The bird is chokin’, the family’s croakin’ Ten, nine, eight – no more time for the hate We’ll all soon be ashes Composition © 2008 Ric Albano Publication © 2009, 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Composed on October 9, 2008 Recorded starting on October 9, 2008 at Cygnus Wave Studios Produced by Ric Albano Engineered by Ric Albano Mixed and Mastered in 2009 at Cygnus Wave Studios Original Release: September 9, 2009 on Imaginary Lines 33 Performers Ric Albano Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals Janet Rains Backing Vocals, Vocal Chorus Listener Guide Grade Analysis: The only song on Imaginary Lines 33 which is pure filler. Song Trivia The ending of “Ashes” was directly lifted from the very beginning of the original version of “The Phoenix”.

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Can’t Get My Mojo Risin’

By Cygnus Wave September 9, 2009 January 3, 2024 Imaginary Lines Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 2:14
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Lyrics Rock-n-Roll – oh yes there is a soul Peel away the glam and the gloom, the hype and the trite Found it one year in the eyes of the deer In the winter chill I feared that I just might move on… But who will distinguish between the undeserved – And the under-served in our Camelot? And who would agree to be the worker bee – When everything is free from our Lancelot? When will I postpone casual dining alone, Carry my millstone back home and start writing? When the world has opined that this genius behind The old curtain is just not that exciting, move on… A long, so long Eat Air! Drink Water! Breathe Fire! Eat Air! Drink Water! Breathe Fire! Take that plunge, that leap of faith – got faith? So you keep your yellows yellow and I’ll keep my greens green And we’ll never use any in between I really don’t know what to say when you approach me that way I’m so scared and afraid that we’ll make a scene, move on… Do not seem to know if I’ll see the show Float n’ feel the flow, or move Composition © 2009 Ric Albano Publication © 2009, 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Composed on July 22, 2009 Recorded starting on August 10, 2009 at Saturation Acres (II), DuPont, PA Produced by Ric Albano Engineered by Bret Alexander Mixed and Mastered in 2009 at Cygnus Wave Studios Original Release: September 9, 2009 on Imaginary Lines 33 Performers Ric Albano Piano, Bass Guitar, Vocals Ron Simasek Drums Listener Guide Grade Analysis: Although it appears rather early on in the sequence of Imaginary Lines 33, this is really the closing song of Imaginary Lines. The tune is very simple and straight-forward, albeit the lyric takes some analyzing to understand. The performance slightly suffers from sync issues with the various, concurrent vocals. Song Trivia Although the title is obviously a tribute to Jim Morrison (Mr. Mojo Risin), it is equally a nod to mike Myer’s character Austin Powers.

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Tommy’s Got a Gun

By Cygnus Wave September 9, 2009 January 3, 2024 Imaginary Lines Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano and Hunter S. Thompson	Song Length: 3:09
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Lyrics The Hunter could not stand it no more, Couldn’t stand his Aspen slums He pranced about like a dignitary But his heart paled to that of a bum It was so easy to travel the “Heming” way He reached out with both arms and he embraced surrender For he could see no solace in yet another cheap bender No longer was it easy to face the setting sun So Tommy got his gun, away from life he chose to run Project him towards the setting sun in six months The Hunter could not fake it no more, He could not shift the blame For football season is over now, There will be no more games No more bombs, no more walking, no more fun Tommy’s got a gun You are getting greedy now, act your old age 17 more than we needed, 17 more than we wanted Relax, this won’t hurt… Composition © 2005 Ric Albano and Hunter S. Thompson Publication © 2009, 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Composed on February 25, 2005 Recorded starting on August 10, 2009 at Saturation Acres (II), DuPont, PA Produced by Ric Albano Engineered by Bret Alexander Mixed and Mastered in 2009 at Cygnus Wave Studios Released: September 9, 2009 on Imaginary Lines 33 Performers Ric Albano Piano, Bass Guitar, Vocals Erik Trabert Electric Guitars Ron Simasek Drums Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A simple but haunting song with lyrics that were fused together from different sources and points of view. Writer Hunter S. Thompson shot himself on February 20, 2005 and Ric Albano composed the original part of this song a few days later in response. Months later, the contents of Thompson’s suicide were revealed and much of that was lifeted ver batim for the ending of this song, including the final, chilling line; “relax, this won’t hurt”. Song Trivia Although Hunter S. Thompson has several music credits, mostly in the spoken word and “gonzo” genres, he is credited for composing songs for only two musical acts – Warren Zevon and Imaginary Lines.

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999 Escape

By Cygnus Wave September 9, 2009 January 3, 2024 Imaginary Lines Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:20
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Lyrics Let’s go out in the back yard, watch the lions roam in the field Dress to the ‘T’ in our finest armor so we don’t arrive back on our shields Let’s go witness a historic act through the lenses of tomorrow’s eyes We’ll do our best to commence the quest to watch Atlantis rematerialize A quarter of a quarter of a century A few more dimes just to waste my time with amazing inefficiency Johnny loves the air above so he won’t stand up to the man Shall I risk my chance to escape for a blurred word written in sand? Let’s witness a belligerent act and not fall down on our knees We’ll act as though we’re grown ups now Leave the rats to play in their house of cheese A quarter of a quarter of a century A few more dimes just to hasten my decline into the cold dark infinite sea Janie lives for her chance to give but she won’t stand up to the man Why should I pass on my heroic escape Just because you don’t understand? Why? Come with me to the back yard watch our Lyen roam through his field We’ve come so far on little more than faith, now is no time for us to yield Composition © 2008 Ric Albano Publication © 2009, 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Composed on November 8, 2008 Recorded starting on December 6, 2008 at Cygnus Wave Studios Produced by Ric Albano Engineered by Ric Albano Mixed and Mastered in 2009 at Cygnus Wave Studios Original Release: September 9, 2009 on Imaginary Lines 33 Performers Ric Albano Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A song with some interesting lyrics and 1980s soundscape, that suffers from the over-use of electronic percussion and a bit of a dated message. Song Trivia The song is about a planned retirement date, which would have been 6 years and 3 months after initiation (a quarter of a quarter century).

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