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Within the Lightbulb’s Glow
Cannot see in the darkness, the lights went out,
In this endless night, we're left with only doubt.
What is the future, from the night?
In the absence of the sun's warming light,
The sun is drifting away
Turning day to night
The cities that once glowed, now shrouded in fright
In the absence of light, we try to see in the dark
To reignite this world, all we need is a spark
Through the darkest hour, we'll stand tall,
For in our hearts, the future will call.
Inventions of a new age, powered by dreams,
Rays of innovation in the void it seems
The sun is drifting away turning day to night
The Cities that once glowed, now shrouded in fright
In the absence of light, we try to see in the dark
To reignite this world all we need is a spark
We'll kindle the fire, bring back the day,
Still the darkness,
For the sun has gone, our spirit's lost,
A world of shadows, at any cost
Still the darkness
The sun is drifting away turning day to night
The cities that once glowed, now shrouded in fright
In the absence of light, we try to see in the dark
To reignite this world all we need is a spark
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Electricus
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Circuits and Codes
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Circuits and Codes
In circuits and codes
A marvel of science
for all to witness and see
Never in defiance
A world now rearranged
With boundless possibilities, uncharted and strange.
For all to witness and see
Unleashing the potential,
like lightning in the sky,
My creation will have impact,
no limit can deny.
The future unconfined,
ingenuity combined.
deep within the shadows,
A glimpse of who I was,
A metamorphosis
I can't erase.
I’ve tried so to change
In the mirror's gaze,
I saw a shifting face
A symphony of progress,
a future to unfold.
With gears and circuitry
An invention so bold
The future unconfined,
ingenuity combined.
deep within the shadows,
A glimpse of who I was,
A metamorphosis
I can't erase.
I’ve tried so to change
In the mirror's gaze,
I saw a shifting face
A symphony of progress,
a future to unfold.
With gears and circuitry
An invention so bold
Turning dreams into nightmares
That take their toll
Unintended consequences
I had no way to know
The catastrophe is now clear
Bringing havoc and now we're in fear
Na, na, na, na….
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Electro-Static Particles
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Experiments in Static Electricity
In a world of sparks and charge
we dance so free
Static dreams that light the night, a mystery.
Friction in the air, igniting our desire,
Electric pulses flowing higher and higher.
Experiments in static electricity
Unveiling hidden currents, igniting every night
Where Science meets emotion, a fusion of our souls,
Charged particles of affection, spinning tales untold.
Magnets in motion,
Polarity so strong,
Attracting closer,
Repelling doubts that no longer belong
Voltage of connection,
Surging through the air,
We're caught up in the current, a love beyond compare.
(Chorus)
Experiments in static electricity we're charged with pure delight,
Unveiling hidden currents
igniting every night
Static electricity, a love in that's truly real.
As the night winds down, we're glowing brighter still
Electric fingertips, tracing pathways on my skin,
A circuitry of feelings, sparks flying within
A symphony of fusion, passion amplified.
Dancing atoms tangled in a cosmic collide
Experiments in static electricity
Unveiling hidden currents, igniting every night
Where Science meets emotion, a fusion of our souls,
Charged particles of affection, spinning tales untold.
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Rubber Sole
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It's practically standing still now. They've dropped ropes out of the nose of the ship, and they've been taken a hold of down on the field by a number of men. It's starting to rain again; it's—the rain has slacked up a little bit. The back motors of the ship are just holding it just, just enough to keep it from — It burst into flames!
Get this, Charlie! Get this, Charlie! It's fire—and it's crashing! It's crashing terrible! Oh, my, get out of the way, please! It's burning and bursting into flames, and the—and it's falling on the mooring-mast and all the folks agree that this is terrible, this is one of the worst catastrophes in the world. [Indecipherable word(s)] It's–it's–it's the flames, [indecipherable, possibly the word "climbing"] oh, four- or five-hundred feet into the sky and it ... it's a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. It's smoke, and it's flames now ... and the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring-mast. Oh, the humanity and all the passengers screaming around here. I told you, I can't even talk to people whose friends are on there. Ah! It's–it's–it's–it's ... o–ohhh! I–I can't talk, ladies and gentlemen. Honest, it's just laying there, a mass of smoking wreckage. Ah! And everybody can hardly breathe and talk, and the screaming. Lady, I–I'm sorry. Honest: I–I can hardly breathe.
I–I'm going to step inside where I cannot see it. Charlie, that's terrible. Ah, ah—I can't. I, listen, folks, I–I'm gonna have to stop for a minute because I've lost my voice. This is the worst thing I've ever witnessed.
Herbert Morrison’s famous 1937 broadcast of the Hindenburg airship disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey
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Cymbalic Encounters Tokyo, Japan
Drummer, keyboardist and vocalist Mark Murdock's Cymbalic Encounters features eminent progressive-rock unit Brand X alumni
guitarist John Goodsall, bassist Percy Jones.
Murdock shines as a renaissance man and offers a diversified set, highlighted by the largely memorable compositions and aided by a crystal-clear studio production.
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