I'm going to keep this short and sweet. We recorded a few tunes during a rehearsal back in September. One was "Beyond", which we've posted before, and since that turned out pretty decent, I figured I'd put this one out there as a little Christmas gift for those who've supported us through the past year.
The song is called "Awake". It was the first song that we worked up together, at the tail end of the "7th Seal" era. At the time, it was called "Blood" and had a totally different set of lyrics that I just couldn't finish. We played it at the final two 7th Seal shows, and have done it at every Rule 17 show. When we recorded the 3-song demo back in 2009 (the one with Act of Defiance, In the Wake of Fear, and Waste Away), we inexplicably didn't record this one. None of us can really remember why we didn't.
So here it is: Awake
Lyrics:
It's another grey-skied monday morning
It's another day and a deeper rut
Fake fluorescent daylight is burning in my eyes.
This boring life could drive you nuts.
Time keeps moving faster, you're here and then you're gone
Life is getting shorter but death lasts just as long
We awake, running headlong into life, we learn the world is ours to take.
We arise, throwing caution to the wind just to live before we die.
A second life is waiting for me
Beyond a painted western sky
Burning through my senses, it stimulates my soul
The body ages but the spirit's never old
I (Travis) take the first solo, Troy takes the second solo.
Obviously, we decided to throw a couple extra guitar tracks at this one. Why not?
So there you go - have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The song is called "Awake". It was the first song that we worked up together, at the tail end of the "7th Seal" era. At the time, it was called "Blood" and had a totally different set of lyrics that I just couldn't finish. We played it at the final two 7th Seal shows, and have done it at every Rule 17 show. When we recorded the 3-song demo back in 2009 (the one with Act of Defiance, In the Wake of Fear, and Waste Away), we inexplicably didn't record this one. None of us can really remember why we didn't.
So here it is: Awake
Lyrics:
It's another grey-skied monday morning
It's another day and a deeper rut
Fake fluorescent daylight is burning in my eyes.
This boring life could drive you nuts.
Time keeps moving faster, you're here and then you're gone
Life is getting shorter but death lasts just as long
We awake, running headlong into life, we learn the world is ours to take.
We arise, throwing caution to the wind just to live before we die.
A second life is waiting for me
Beyond a painted western sky
Burning through my senses, it stimulates my soul
The body ages but the spirit's never old
I (Travis) take the first solo, Troy takes the second solo.
Obviously, we decided to throw a couple extra guitar tracks at this one. Why not?
So there you go - have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
