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Sometimes I question whether I am machine,
Replacing my nerves with circuits under my skin,
Vessels of blood to copper wires within,
Analog signals mixed with digital dreams
The synthesizer family of mine you cannot see,
We are locked inside the darkened cave from all humanity,
Together with technology, my hands on all my toys,
Plugging cable after cable patching things to make some noise
Never will I ever leave the room of sonic dreams
My heart beats to the tempo of the MIDI clock it seems
Sitting under tables sorting wires with no labels
Going diving through the menus on a backlit LCD
*Human or machine, the never-ending dream
A sea of cables wider, than eyes have ever seen
I was pulled into this world, from which I can't reset,
The synthesizers calling me and I have no regrets*
Back into the rhythm that I've crafted with my friends,
Making complicated routings through the auxes and the sends,
The hours pass us by as we continue marching forward
There is nothing that can stop us but a power [outage]
Some may never see the beauty in the flashing lights,
The shiny metal bodies built to military might,
Sanded wood with grain unique to every unit made,
Or resistance in the knobs and faders waiting to be played
This song comes to a close and all of life will carry on,
The world keeps on turning and the future's here and gone,
But if you listen closely through the sirens and the screams
You'll hear the synthesizers sing inside the room of sonic dreams
*Human or machine, the never-ending dream
A sea of cables wider, than eyes have ever seen
I was pulled into this world, from which I can't reset,
The synthesizers calling me and I have no regrets*
*Human or machine, the never-ending dream
A sea of cables wider, than eyes have ever seen
I was pulled into this world, from which I can't reset,
The synthesizers calling me and I have no regrets*
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Infinityweb
04:09
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Infinityweb
Interconnected minds
Together we must exist
A brave new world
Home to a billion dreams
Unable to resist
The circuits we call home
Threatened by the dark unknown
One by one we fall
Becoming one with the machine
Infinityweb
Dark and light combine
Blurring out the lines
Which way is wrong?
Which way is right?
Is it legal or a crime?
Unchecked it runs its course
Injecting lies through our data ports
Choking out the opposition
What are we to do?
Infinityweb
Monsters of copper wire
With scales of silicon
A bleeder resistor
Consuming innocence
Until it's dead and gone
The poor forsaken child
Converted to a corrupted file
Servant to the omnipotent
System 32
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Power on, open Port 443
Secure server, connect for privacy
Hitch a ride on an outbound packet
I hope the CAT5 has a smooth inner jacket cuz
I am on my way to feel you close to me
Teleport through fiber optic cable
Uplink to satellites out in space
Download to your home computer
A hologram of me lying next to you
*I'll travel the world to get to you
Your eyes are bright and they light the way
This new technology was built for you and me
So do not fear
I'll hold you close even if it's digital
I'll travel the world to get to you
Your eyes are bright and they light the way
This new technology was built for you and me
So do not fear
I'll hold you close even if it's digital,
Digital love tonight*
Your eyes are blue like the screen of death
I cannot keep my thoughts in check
Data transmission Error 404, the signal's getting weak but we long for more
Kiss and hold me tight [as we disconnect]
*I'll travel the world to get to you
Your eyes are bright and they light the way
This new technology was built for you and me
So do not fear
I'll hold you close even if it's digital
I'll travel the world to get to you
Your eyes are bright and they light the way
This new technology was built for you and me
so do not fear
I'll hold you close even if it's digital,
Digital love tonight*
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[Talk, Talk
Talk, Talk
Vocalize]
When I hear the words you utter from your filthy mouth
I clench my fists and resist the urge to collapse your face
So many times I have given this another chance
The benefit of the doubt, always forgiving
Not anymore, I have to save myself from your control
I’m walking away, there’s nothing that can bring me back
You alone have brought this situation on yourself
Now it’s up to you to find another
**********
All you do is
Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk
Hate it when you
Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk
The paint is peeling off the walls
I can’t wait until you fall
There will be no room to let you stand and vocalize
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Not a second passes by without you making me cringe
No matter what I try to do I know you’ll always win
I stuck it out, took the punishment you threw onto me
Enough is enough, now I will have my revenge
Freedom’s light is at the end of the tunnel
Once I am there, I know that I will survive
On the brink of success, I’m making progress
No time to look back, no saying goodbye
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All you do is
Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk
Hate it when you
Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk
The paint is peeling off the walls
I can’t wait until you fall
There will be no room to let you stand and vocalize
*****************
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Negligent Ecocide
06:00
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[Explicit]
The sun comes up, the air gets hot
The people come running to the popular spot
The cool blue pool is a welcoming sight
...If you only knew the plight
Our leisure in the sun comes with so many costs
Costs most people never bother a thought
But for us who work in the industry
We see them every day
The ones who didn't make it from the night before
The ones exhausted, holding onto hope
I get down on my knees and extend out my hand
F*ck, you're already dead!
*I'm so sorry, I cannot save you all tonight!
I do what I can, but it's never enough!
Save yourselves if you're able,
Help may not be on the way!
I turn my back, I can hear the screams!
Please forgive me, my dear friends
We've built this trap that you fall in
No one's there to hear you cry
Animals drowning in water*
I hear a high squeal coming from the pool
A fuzzy little creature swimming frantically
Looking for a flat, dry surface to hold
But the walls are vertical!
Clinging to life, no escape in sight
Sacrificing yourself for the others
I'll never forget, no I'll never forget!
I myself am not the only one
We all share blame for the killing we've done
Guilty as charged, negligent ecocide!
We swim together in the waters of death
The very basin that collects your last breath
One last breath, one last breath...
*I'm so sorry, I cannot save you all tonight!
I do what I can, but it's never enough!
Save yourselves if you're able,
Help may not be on the way!
I turn my back, I can hear the screams!
Please forgive me, my dear friends
We've built this trap that you fall in
No one's there to hear you cry
Animals drowning in water*
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Cryptostructure Raleigh, North Carolina
With nutrients absorbed from all subgenres, the seed of Cryptostructure has sprouted roots in the darker circuitry of
electronic music.
Building upon years of inspiration and experimentation, Douglas Shaw (of V.I.O. Productions) further discovers and refines his sound.
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