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The Cave (And Other Assorted Love Songs) 2020 Remaster

by Ryan Yunck

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1.
-i- (Instrumental) -ii- A flicker of the light, this is all Shadow's dance in The Puppet's Hall Never turn, never look away This is where they were meant to stay "All there is to know of this world We see it in the shapes passing by All there is to know of this world Doesn't come from asking why" Satisfied not to understand Why they're here, why they've bound their hands Name the shapes, call them what you will It won't change that you're trapped here still "All there is to know of this world We see it in the shapes passing by All there is to know of this world Doesn't come from asking why" -iii- (Instrumental)
2.
Free? 03:32
Suddenly I feel like something's slightly strange I no longer feel those familiar chains I begin to wonder what this should mean to me Then comes the voice in my ear: "You're free" I protest to him that I was never bound Still he beckons me to stand and look around Yet I can see the shapes and call them all by name Then he laughs and says, "You think there's truth in that game? But I know the way to leave The Cave I can show you the way, your soul to save Freedom only comes once you leave this place So you can find your way, and you can leave The Cave" I try to shut him out and let him keep those claims But it makes no difference and, to him, it's just the same He smiles and says, "It's time to leave this world behind" No second chance to speak my mind "Come," he says to me "Come and you'll be free" "Come and see the truth you've never known" But I don't understand; what could be wrong? Still he leads me on and on
3.
Ascending 03:37
-i- (Instrumental) -ii- What is this shape that burns my eyes? Is this his truth? This means nothing to me Still there's more, he says As he leads me further on -iii- (Instrumental)
4.
-i- A blinding world beyond my shielded eyes Can't seem to see what's true and what's a lie The silence broke and something changed inside I see the shapes, but there's something more they hide With unbound hands, I venture further I need to know what truth is found there Then, far above: A shape so full of light -ii- It's all so beautiful It's all so clear Such brilliant light Such perfect truth It's all clear as day
5.
For too long, I lived in darkness My truth was only shadows on the wall I rose to find the light of day What waits not far above, if I had only thought to look beyond And if I could arise from a world of lies Could I save the ones that I left behind in the shadows of a better world? As the smoke was cleared, I forgot my fears And I found myself drawn ever-near to a truth beyond the lies I once held dear For a moment, did I raise my eyes? Did I wonder why? Or was I really sure it all was fine? And though I dread to see that place again Can I let them all stay lost within the lies, the Puppet's Hall? And if I could arise from a world of lies Could I save the ones that I left behind in the shadows of a better world? As the smoke was cleared, I forgot my fears And I found myself drawn ever-near to a truth beyond the lies I once held dear So could I save them? My brothers I'll set you free
6.
-i- There's a higher truth than what you've known There's another world beyond The Cave There's a way to rise above the stone There's a chance for your souls to be saved And you can find your way Out of The Cave There's a better life not far above There's a truth you can't yet comprehend There's a place that you will come to love There's a sense of knowing in the end And you can find your way Out of The Cave -ii- (Instrumental) -iii- That's when I realize my eyes cannot see in this pale light How can I play their games when I know there's so much more? "All there is to know of this world We see it in the shapes passing by All there is to know of this world Doesn't come from asking why" -iv- "There's a higher truth you claim to know There's another world that's left you blind You call it light but fail to show that it's more than poison in your mind You leave us no choice but to make you pay the price for your lies" But I know the way to leave The Cave I can show you the way, your soul to save Freedom only comes once you leave this place Please You're living a lie "There's a higher truth you claim to know There's another world that's left you blind You call it light but fail to show that it's more than poison in your mind You leave us no choice but to make you pay the price for your lies" But I know the way to leave The Cave I can show you the way, your soul to save Freedom only comes once you leave this place Please You're living a lie -v- Blind, they could never look away For the ignorance, this is the price you pay The way of light in The Puppet's Hall is only flickerings on the wall And now you become as the shadows are -vi- And so, those who have ascended to the light of higher truth must make the noble sacrifice: to return again to The Cave and, even in the face of death, beckon those prisoners to undo their chains. Only then may this story someday have a different ending, and may we someday leave the passing shapes as they are: A flicker of the light, this is all The shadow's dance in The Puppet's Hall
7.
To Silence 04:51
Silent social stigma stands Belief through bated breath Tiny words and fractured hands were never any less A subtle change inside us all Black light that lights the way Doubly I'd hear the call as she would say The world is not dying All is all From splinters breaking free To silence holding me Believe me, if I could, I'd look you in the eye What once was not the same Still tried to play their games And now it holds me back much deeper than before If this would ever really change and time's the only test Underneath it's all the same Pretend that it's the best The mind is not dying All is all From splinters breaking free To silence holding me Believe me, if I could, I'd look you in the eye What once was not the same Still tried to play their games And now it holds me back much deeper than before And when a voice inside my doubt says, "It's all right to feel alone sometimes To let it all be known, sometimes you fall" I try to connect to myself again, but it seems I've lost the way So I'll move quietly To get to where I've got to be, I fall I fall From splinters breaking free To silence holding me Believe me, if I could, I'd look you in the eye What once was not the same Still tried to play their games And it still holds me back as my words slowly fade to silence
8.
At the surface Where the clouds break Where the winds don’t blow It’s all perfect It’s everything we have ever known In the open Where the sun bakes Where the truth roams free There’s a child Who is hoping That someone still believes Don’t move too fast Breathe in deep while it lasts Don’t let it pass Feel the moment while it lasts At a time when I was drifting through the open book There you found me Slowly lifting in the words from us they took They were: Don’t move too fast Breathe in deep while it lasts Don’t let it pass Feel the moment while it lasts So they told us to wait for something But tomorrow never came That fulfillment that we ordered was so surely coming But it seems it lost its way We had to find our own reason to stay At the end of that which once was Just the everyday You’ll know that the world keeps turning And the memories remain Don’t move too fast Breathe in deep while it lasts Don’t let it pass Feel the moment while it lasts Can you teach me how to breathe here while it lasts?
9.
This Time 07:26
There’s a sign on the wall Did I already take my fall? There’s a passion still moved But is there something else I lose? ‘Cause the sun seems just a little colder somehow And those dreams feel a little bit different now So this time Maybe I’ll find myself alone Lost in another world not quite my own And this time Maybe I could set my true self free If I only knew what I was meant to be There’s a dream I’m still dreaming Yet still not yet the life I’m living ‘Cause the sun seems just a little colder somehow And those dreams feel a little bit different now So this time Maybe I’ll find myself alone Lost in another world not quite my own And this time Maybe I could set my true self free If I only knew what I was meant to be This time Maybe I’ll fall out of the sky in the end This time Look away in the fear that you hold now You can stay in the pride that has come down For a time It’s all your mind So just wait again to seize the day Look away from the calling Don’t acknowledge the fact that you’re falling And as such It isn’t much Only your life If I only knew what I was meant to be

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released October 20, 2020

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