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Witches

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:41
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/03-Witches.mp3]
Lyrics In the eyes of the night lies the witches brew for sight With their magic brooms and Venus schrooms In the heart of the day, they try to lock it away With their golden keys on golden trees Like a dog without a home, they never settle always roam With their dreadful gloom, in a sonic boom They run! Now I still remember when she was thirteen, I was ten She was beautiful as one can be Now I may not tell a lie, but I swear that with her cry That she cast her spell on me Although I’ll always love her so, I still tried to let her go But she’ll take my hand now, she’s always with me And we run! Beautiful as one can be Don’t tell me nothing, don’t tell me nothing, no Don’t want to hear no more, don’t want to hear no more, no In the eyes of the night lies the witches brew for sight With their magic brooms and Venus schrooms In the heart of the day, they try to lock it away With their golden keys on golden trees Like a dog without a home, they never settle always roam With their dreadful gloom, in a sonic boom They run! Beautiful as one can be Now I may not tell a lie, but I swear that with her cry That she cast her spell on me Although I’ll always love her so, I still tried to let her go But by the powers of Neverland, she’ll take my hand And we’ll run! Beautiful as one can be Don’t want to hear no more, don’t want to hear no more, no Don’t want to hear no more, don’t want to hear no more, no Composition © 1987, 1988, 2003 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on September 9, 1987 Recorded October 1988 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 and Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Harpsichord, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: Of the nearly 100 songs I wrote in 1987, this has always been one of my favorites. Recording here is a bit raw with some percussive effects added during the original remix in 2003 and some editing which kind of jumbles the vocals at one point.

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Everything I Forgot

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:19
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/56-EverythingIForgot.mp3]
Lyrics I used to believe in sentiment but that just hurt my mind So now the things I think of are of futuristic kind I used to believe magic places where no true time exists But all those childhood fantasies are things I’ll truly miss Can you imagine a simple place where noone knows your name? Your face, your color, your size, your age, Play no importance in gain And do you believe in the magic thing that makes the world go ’round? If it’s not of the materialistic state, I hope someday it’s found Someone should’ve listened long ago to that crackpot fool on the hill He told us this would happen if we didn’t practice goodwill faster Now it is not that I have a grudge with time But time is a lethal thing It crawls up from behind and it consumes peasants and kings Can you remember a special time when men were really men? And noone worried about how they looked or when they’d eat again My motto now is “live while you can, make the best of what you’ve got” In order to move on, I must stop and remember everything I forgot Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, na, na, na, na, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, na, na, na, na, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, na, na, na, na, nah Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, na, na, na, na, nah Composition © 1991, 1993 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on December 26, 1991 Recorded December 1991 / November 1993 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Harpsichord, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This was at the time, and remains to this day, one of the finest Wahray and Soul songs ever recorded. It strikes a perfect balance between the past and future of the project with the dusting off of the old harpsichord for the main riff and the new synth for the overtones. The title also plays into this “retro” feel, while the drum sound is probably the best I ever captured on tape.

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Got to Abide By the Rules If You Want to Play

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:22
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/28-You’veGotToAbideByTheRulesIfYouWantToPlay.mp3]
Lyrics Feeling a conscious, making a stand Doing what it takes to become a man Keeping my own, holding off tears Wasting away the most magic of years I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Making a strong comeback, not quite as bitter I could be a Veggie, but I’m not a quitter Finding a throne halfway up a ladder But no one here roams, so what does it matter I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Losing my love for the thirty-sixth time She’s not yet quite ready to join in my clan Keeping feet on the ground, reaching for stars Wasting our oxygen playing guitars I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Searching long through time and space For love and peace and help to make things right Keeping feet on the ground, reaching for stars Wasting our oxygen playing guitars Finding a throne halfway up a ladder But no one here roams, so what does it matter I should have quiet, that’s what they say You’ve got to abide by the rules if you want to play Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on November 2, 1989 Recorded November 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Harpsichord, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: I wrote and recorded this song the day before leaving for audio tech school in Ohio and it reflects the melancholy mood of leaving behind the life, friends, and girl who I would not see again. It is a simple harpsichord song with simple drum beat put together spontaneously and beautifully.

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Blue Flowers and Beige Towers

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:24
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/19-BlueFlowersAndBeigeTowers.mp3]
Lyrics Fire! Take your first shot at me but you better make it good Because if you miss than I get to shoot at you And if it is impossible to make my bullet meet Than I’ll be in trouble because you’re shooting back at me This will go on and on until one of us dies All over something we thought were harmless lies I don’t want no bloodshed but I have to do what I have to do Even if it’s blue flowers and beige towers on the shore Yes, we’ve met before, my friend, on the plains of Evermore In the third century or was it maybe the fourth? Nothing is clear no more except for one thing Our opinions were different over who should be king This has gone on and on through space and time Our business unfinished, we must now make our climb To the top of the summit hill, just me and you We’ll fight to the finish over who gets Blue flowers and beige towers at his door It is really a shame, something always has to ruin something He we are with our two super-heroes climbing up on the summit hill And ready for battle, and some asshole has to come and interrupt it I don’t think, I say I don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t think That they should take away our only shot At blue flowers and beige towers, do you? Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on June 4, 1989 Recorded June-July 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Harpsichord, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: One of my favorite songs of the 80’s era. It moves at a frantic pace with cool sound scapes and adventurous lyrics. Unfortunately, some of the song was lost due to tape issues (which are also present during the guitar solos), so the entire thing was shortened by about a minute and a half. Despite these problems, it is the best “sounding” song of the era, especially when it comes to guitars and drums.

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Loneliness

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:06
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/15-Loneliness.mp3]
Lyrics It’s 5pm one cloudy, cold Monday I’ve been nowhere for at least the last three days They say Friday’s the greatest night for fun And Saturday’s the one to get things done By my weekends don’t bring me nothing new I sit around and think of things to do Because I’m the lonely man on a quest for truth And after five hungry days of feeling lost and betrayed I think I’ll get drunk and blue That’s what my friends do but that’s not for me too And in the summer I’ll sweat, maybe find myself some little pet I’ll take her under my wing but then she’ll heal well Put me under her spell, and then she’ll be gone Now when the coldness is gone there’ll be a chance to move on To a place where nothing is obtained Nothing lost, nothing gained So when the cowbells are rung And when the last song is sung We’ll march from within the lonely night For better or worse, I don’t know But I must move along It’s 9pm on another lonely day I’ve been sick as hell for at least the past three days They say sometimes I’m not the only one Who does alot but never gets things done But still sometimes the sky seems lighter blue It tells me soon I’ll find something that’s new I’m just a lonely man who thirsts for truth I’m just a lonely man who thirsts for truth Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on February 13, 1989 Recorded February 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A simple, upbeat, riff-driven rocker during the verses gives way to a softer, jazzier chorus and bridge section.

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