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Self​-​Aware

by YMRED

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1.
Try 03:03
This is your last chance To see the world below No immortality With eminence Your daybreak exists Amidst the anarchy And if you never try You'll never get there You'll be lost in the dusk Cast by the wayside You'll cease to exist Forced down through the dirt You'll be left alone Drifting so far from home You're a shape-shifter Fighting spirit is your Triumphant return Into your galaxy Yeah! And if you never try You'll never get there You'll be lost in the dusk Cast by the wayside You'll cease to exist Forced down to the dirt Yeah
2.
Normal Rut 02:43
Wasting away, before the darkness comes Street lights will fade before the morning dawn Feel led astray, from what I could become I guess that's okay, I'm done with acting dumb Come slip away into a normal rut! Monotony until you come undone! Come slip away into a normal rut! Repeat these steps until you're one of us! Day after day, we watch the setting sun Glisten away, before the day is done A loose thread will fray, and only lose so much That's the price to pay, when the dam starts to rust. Come slip away into a normal rut! Monotony until you come undone! Come slip away into a normal rut! Repeat these steps until you're one of us!
3.
Force 04:26
Why can't you get it through your head? Tough luck, lay down, you've made your bed With all the lies you keep, the treasures that you seek Will always be just out of reach Why can't you learn to take a hint? Go home, shut up, and then just quit With all the lies you keep, the treasures that you seek Will always be just out of reach You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me All right! All right! When will you learn to just give up? It's done, you're down on your luck With all the tries you take, your eyes are glazed and fake You'll always need more than you keep When will you fold and then just quit? You've learned your mind is just a pit With all the tries you take, your eyes are glazed and fake You'll always need more than you keep. You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Yeah.
4.
On a throne in a dying kingdom Sits the only man who's been fed His army, thin and frail The walls and floors stained with red. His father in his youth set him on a path to learn the truth Descendants from the holy mountain You're lucky the gods have chosen you! Step forward son, repent your sins and take my hand I'll teach you wrong, and I'll teach you right For the glory of the Motherland, hand in hand By your sword they die tonight! We can't go down without a fight Yeah! Outside the bombs are dropping From the war ships flying overhead Built by the leader's army Fate chose him the most ironic end Sent down this selfish path The starving kingdom couldn't last Dearest leader, you are no hero Your father's wish has come to pass! Step forward son, repent your sins and take my hand I'll teach you wrong, and I'll teach you right For the glory of the Motherland, hand in hand By your sword they die tonight! We can't go down without a fight Right?
5.
I wanna fly real high in a space ship and experience zero-G Amp up among the cosmos cause in space no one hears you sing Hitchhike on shooting stars to avoid interstellar wars Where we're going we don't need roads, 'cause we all have flying cars Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! I wanna pilot a giant robot that can destroy galaxies Or find a wormhole to a universe that still plays music on MTV Time warp to Cygnus 9, and wonder if there was a 10 I don't have time to finish this song, so this is where it has to end. Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy!
6.
This is your last chance To see the world below No immortality With eminence Your daybreak exists Amidst the anarchy And if you never try You'll never get there You'll be lost in the dusk Cast by the wayside You'll cease to exist Forced down through the dirt You'll be left alone Drifting so far from home You're a shape-shifter Fighting spirit is your Triumphant return Into your galaxy Yeah! And if you never try You'll never get there You'll be lost in the dusk Cast by the wayside You'll cease to exist Forced down to the dirt Yeah
7.
Wasting away, before the darkness comes Street lights will fade before the morning dawn Feel led astray, from what I could become I guess that's okay, I'm done with acting dumb Come slip away into a normal rut! Monotony until you come undone! Come slip away into a normal rut! Repeat these steps until you're one of us! Day after day, we watch the setting sun Glisten away, before the day is done A loose thread will fray, and only lose so much That's the price to pay, when the dam starts to rust. Come slip away into a normal rut! Monotony until you come undone! Come slip away into a normal rut! Repeat these steps until you're one of us!
8.
Why can't you get it through your head? Tough luck, lay down, you've made your bed With all the lies you keep, the treasures that you seek Will always be just out of reach Why can't you learn to take a hint? Go home, shut up, and then just quit With all the lies you keep, the treasures that you seek Will always be just out of reach You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me All right! All right! When will you learn to just give up? It's done, you're down on your luck With all the tries you take, your eyes are glazed and fake You'll always need more than you keep When will you fold and then just quit? You've learned your mind is just a pit With all the tries you take, your eyes are glazed and fake You'll always need more than you keep. You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Can't coerce me You can't force me Yeah.
9.
On a throne in a dying kingdom Sits the only man who's been fed His army, thin and frail The walls and floors stained with red. His father in his youth set him on a path to learn the truth Descendants from the holy mountain You're lucky the gods have chosen you! Step forward son, repent your sins and take my hand I'll teach you wrong, and I'll teach you right For the glory of the Motherland, hand in hand By your sword they die tonight! We can't go down without a fight Yeah! Outside the bombs are dropping From the war ships flying overhead Built by the leader's army Fate chose him the most ironic end Sent down this selfish path The starving kingdom couldn't last Dearest leader, you are no hero Your father's wish has come to pass! Step forward son, repent your sins and take my hand I'll teach you wrong, and I'll teach you right For the glory of the Motherland, hand in hand By your sword they die tonight! We can't go down without a fight Right?
10.
I wanna fly real high in a space ship and experience zero-G Amp up among the cosmos cause in space no one hears you sing Hitchhike on shooting stars to avoid interstellar wars Where we're going we don't need roads, 'cause we all have flying cars Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! I wanna pilot a giant robot that can destroy galaxies Or find a wormhole to a universe that still plays music on MTV Time warp to Cygnus 9, and wonder if there was a 10 I don't have time to finish this song, so this is where it has to end. Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy! Sci-Fi Fantasy!

about

Inspired by a band with a silly name, YMRED comes out of hibernation to grace you with his musical landfill before getting a sore throat and hibernating for the winter. At least there's signs of life this time?

The whole point of Self-Aware was to do everything live, with minimal edits, and no virtual instruments at all. Everything on all instrument parts were played live, often in one or two takes, and layered over one another to make the sound you hear on the final product.

(Original release date November 4th, 2020)

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released October 20, 2022

YMRED
Shazzy Z. (Drum writing, track 3 & 8)

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