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Is This Life?

by Kevin Hartnell

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Who Could Be Sane 04:26
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Mama said sit down, son There’s something I gotta say Madness runs in the family And you can’t run away Now don’t get discouraged Cuz here’s the very best part You won’t be alone in this world Crazy or sane you can’t tell them apart Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Who could be sane in this world Surrounded by madness? Am I crazy? Yes, I’m crazy. What does it really matter If perception is reality? So when the sleeper awakes And you find you’re alone In a world gone mad And you wanna go home Just remember what mama said And don’t forget that it’s all in your head Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Who could be sane in this world Surrounded by madness? Am I crazy? Yes, I’m crazy. What does it really matter If perception is reality?
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Out of Place Out of Time 04:00
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Mama I tried to live just how you taught me I read the good book from front to back always more questions than answers faith left me behind and now I'm running out of time out of place, out of time where will I go east or west, north or south or down below out of place, out of time where will I go all I know is that I don't know it didn't take long to lose the light it never was a winning fight right from wrong was out of sight I didn't care at all and now I've run out of time out of place, out of time where will I go east or west, north or south or down below out of place, out of time where will I go all I know is that I don't know now I lay me down to sleep this broken soul ain't worth to keep The lives I took, yet never weep now the're coming for me and now I've run out of time out of place, out of time where will I go east or west, north or south I think you know out of place, out of time that's where I'll go now I know, yes, now I know
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Is This Life? 04:39
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Is this life, to live in fear? To walk with death, always near. Looking up, a hole in the sky Yet looking down, waiting to die. Is this life, a life apart? That ends so soon, after the start. Growing ever so close And Learning to let go Don’t you ever grow tired of falling down? Until you never want to get up off the ground. Sometimes it easy to see the end When you’ve had enough Yet when we look around us We are not alone
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Like a Stone 03:26
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It all went down that summer day a beautiful sky that turned to gray so suddenly your life can turn around no time for any profound thoughts or final words or time to say “goodbye” Your heart was racing and your light was fading embrace the pain and begin the waiting hoping that your life won't end this way you closed your eyes to look inside try to take it all in stride and welcomed the end It's not the first time won't be the last time you hold the hand of fate but when your time comes the beating of the drums will sound the way back home as you fall like a stone Inside your mind a single word made it all seem so absurd could it really be this easy to die so close our eyes and look inside try to take it all in stride and wait for the end It's not the first time won't be the last time you hold the hand of fate but when your time comes the beating of the drums will sound the way back home as you fall like a stone As you draw your final breath and open up your arms to death take the hand that's reaching out to you then close your eyes and look inside try to take it all in stride and know it's the end It's not the first time won't be the last time you hold the hand of fate but when your time comes the beating of the drums will sound the way back home as you fall like a stone
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The King's Dinghy 03:59
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Life at sea, wind in your hair sun shines down, nary a care in the sky, Fulmar doth fly watching and waiting with hungry eyes just below, bedlam awaits madness doth flow through the narrowest strait Sailing on to the bitter end bearing down on the figurehead wearing a crown like an isle of a man an anchor the heart sinks in the sand The albatross now hangs at your neck as you carry the weight of the smoldering wreck Sailing on to the bitter end bearing down on the figurehead wearing a crown, like an isle of a man an anchor the heart sinks into the sand heart sinks into the sand
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The Simplification 04:08
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Pallor 02:45
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Yesterday was the last day that I saw you standing by the waterside watching the darkening tide Your face was cold and empty unusual pallor from the typical light that glowed in your eyes Had I known what you were going through I'd have been there for you like I was supposed to now you lay before me mud in your hair the sea looks like tears falling from your eyes hands that once held mine now so cold what caused me to hesitate? now it's much too late
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The Hard Way 03:58
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Took a long time to see the day Took a long time to learn what's right Only ever learned everything the hard way But that's the only way, I ever learned Falling down, getting up again That's the way it's always been Knock me down, lift me up again Play to lose, hope to win Took me long enough to ease the pain Took me long enough to learn to fight Nothing to lose, but everything to gain But that's the only way, that I remain Falling down, getting up again That's the way it's always been Knock me down, lift me up again Playing to lose, hoping to win

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released January 19, 2024

All songs written and performed by Kevin Hartnell with the following exceptions: Special thanks to Mathew Williams for providing stunning lead guitars on "Who Could Be Sane?," "Is This Life?," and "The Simplification." He was also kind enough to provide rhythm guitars on "The Simplification" as well. I am extremely grateful for his contributions and inspiration.

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