Songs from 1989 – Page 4

Diamond Ships

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

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:55
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/18-DiamondShips.mp3]
Lyrics On Thursday the battle had begun We are the fighters to save the sun We take now bullshit from Venus or Mars We blow them away with our electric guitars A couple of light years ago we were hot We zapped the x-men and left them to rot We had some trouble on the asteroid belt We had to pull back before we would melt We are the rebels on diamond ships We landed slowly on Earth’s green ground Without a warning of might would be found There was anarchy, depression, and rape Brother versus brother over trivial bait And so we scooted back down the road until we found our landing spot And we got in our diamond ships and set a permanent course for home It is a journey getting back home to Troy A five year mission to defend or destroy No drops of honey ever rain from the stars We get what we take, never too near of too far On our diamond ships where forever we must roam This is Captain Freebird The enemy x-men have tried to invade our land Get ready to commence operations Fire when ready! Fire when ready! By Tuesday the battle was won Our fearless fighters have defended the sun We left the x-men on Venus and Mars With nothing to protect them but electric guitars We are the rebels on diamond ships of gold No we can never be sold, no no no never be sold Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on May 24, 1989 Recorded May 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Synths, Electric Guitars, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This was a total left turn musically, as a borrowed a Roland synthesizer from a friend for one night and in that one night recorded the music of four full songs, of which only this made the regular collection. You can tell I went a bit over-the-top with sound effects and such with this new toy and the lyrics were kind of juvenille with the intent of matching the “space age” feel of the synths.

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Discouragement

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

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:09
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/16-Discouragement.mp3]
Lyrics I wonder who the hell you think you are You’ve really taken this thing too far this time You don’t have the looks and you don’t make us dance For you the pursuit of happiness is a crime You’re not with the norm, you can’t come along We want something hip, we don’t want your damn song No matter how hard we try, we can’t make us sad You don’t out us down, you just make us look bad You’re not one us, you don’t even compare So what gives you the right to breathe in our air? We’ll bring out your faults to cover our own We’ll blindfold you and then we’ll cast our stone ‘Cause you can’t trade your visions with me You can’t face the rain So I wonder you even try? You probably should just curl up and die You can’t be a winner in no ordinary game So I guess you just must take a dive There’s no room here for compromise Working so hard to keep my feet on the ground The last thing I need is someone like you to put me down I don’t really mean to get in your way But if I wasn’t so foward, I’d probably just fade away Am I really so bad or is that just what you say? Is it jealousy you have that brings you to act this way? I’ve really come far, just open your eyes You may be in for somewhat of a surprise Yes, you find some faults, so blindly you reap You’re skimmimg the surface, you’re not reaching in too deep I don’t ask for much, my needs are small If you won’t judge fair then don’t judge me at all You can’t trade your visions with me You can’t face the rain So I wonder you even try? You probably should just curl up and die You can’t be a winner in no ordinary game So I guess you just may take a dive There’s no room here for compromise Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on February 22, 1989 Recorded February-March 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano 12-String Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A very moody folk song with desperate vocals and lyrics which speak of frustration, projection, and yes, discouragement. Musically, the mix is a little weak when the bass and drums kick in, but otherwise a pleasant listen.

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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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Dark Side Suite

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

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 8:35
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/14-DarkSideSuite.mp3]
Lyrics OVERTURE Unfortunately for some, yet profitable for others There reaps a bitter dark side which roams about and smothers The souls of our brothers THE DARK SIDE Northeast in Penn’s land where mountains touch the sky It’s shadow glooms this man, it feasts on tears he cries It moves about and grins It is the face within the bitter taste of sin With deception, fear, and lies While most are unaware and hardly even care They’re just trying to have some fun They’re the trigger for it’s gun I guess I shalln’t complain, but it’s hard to bear this pain On the eve of going insane do I have something to gain? Yet through these tragic years With disappointment, sorrow, and tears I’ve come a long, long way to reach that special day And if I do survive, I’ll scream and praise “alive” Although the battle is lost for sure, we can still win the war Yet through these tragic years With disappointment, sorrow, and tears I’ve come a long, long way to reach that special day And if I do survive, I’ll scream and praise “alive” Although the battle is lost for sure, we can still win the war But for right now the sadness glooms The happiness is gone And not a soul around me will listen to my song I guess I shalln’t complain, but it’s hard to bear this pain On the edge of going insane do I have something to gain Loneliness haunts my night, questions haunt my day No answers ever seem right, so much has been thrown away Discouragement is all I get, no matter what I try to say Don’t want to hear my words but yet so much can be gained if they Listen to what I have to say Give me just a little time of day Listen to what I say, give me the time of day Together we can destroy the dark side now! TEARS A stranger a long, long way from home A life of love replaced by chrome A finding of your deepest fears A wasted time in magical years A massacre of all want, torn up and thrown in a fire A good intention shot right down to fulfill a cold desire A loss of love, a loss of hope, a steel cage with iron beams A storm of such excruciating pain, suffering, and screams Guess they’re not tears of love Didn’t want to end up this way Didn’t want to speak the words I say Didn’t want to cry alone Didn’t want to be the dog That went and bit the poison bone Didn’t want to be the one left out in the rainy cold Didn’t want to sit around and pray to God I don’t get old But this time you’ve gone too far Need to know just where you are Know somehow you could hear me Need to know just what you see Pray somehow the end is near End of all these painful tears But this time you’ve gone too far Need to know just where you are Then maybe I’ll have tears of love Composition © 1989, 2003 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on February 11, 1989 Recorded February-March 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Ricter Synth, Keyboards, Bass, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals Sinclair Soul Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This is the only true multi-song medley in the collection. It consists of the original songs “The Dark Side” and “Tears”, as well as a new intro section which was constructed in 2003. The new minute-plus intro drew samples from several songs which were part of The Dark Side project in Spring 1989 with a doomy, Ricter backing in a loop. This leads to the eerie beginning of “The DarK Side”, which eventually builds to a heavy rock song with frenzied movement and lyrics. After building to a crescendo, this collapses into the mellow and moody “Tears”, with its dreamy guitars and dualing vocals. All told, this is the longest “song” in the collection.

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Springtime

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

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:39
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/12-Springtime.mp3]
Lyrics I’ll try to make this as clear as I can You don’t know who I am Believe me, trust me, I’ll show you the way I just need you to stay Look beneath the frozen ice You’ll see the colors you find nice It must be close to springtime again Although it seems the winter was so long We found the way to carry on Just two more months of biding time, my friend I strive just as fast as the deer runs from the hunter But you don’t know who I am Believe me, trust me, break through that evil screen You’ll find that gentle stream Where we’ll pass by when warm air comes We’ll lay beneath the frozen sun It must be close to springtime again And afterall we survived the fall When flowers die and trees get small Just two more months of biding time, my friend So come, my friend, into my wonderland And find out who I am Believe me, trust me, you’ll never be denied On our forest lakeside ride, our ride Composition © 1989, 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on January 7, 1989 Recorded January 1989 & Spring 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Harpsichord, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This is a literal song, written about a literal event which happen just days before its composition, during a very warm January day. The vocals were re-recorded in 1990, while the rest of the song is original from 1989.

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