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Song of Dystopia

by The Hornrims

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Artist With a Day Job The Hornrim's latest- "Song of Dystopia" is a fantastic concept album that will take you on an amazing journey (think "Tommy"). There's a lot to love here, so much so that when I asked Joe Popp (lead-singer and personal friend) to contribute a song for our upcoming compilation CD, it was tough to choose just one. (Personally, I couldn't, so I purchased the entire album for my own listening pleasure...). Favorite track: Fever Dream.
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1.
Overture 03:52
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Coordinates Here’s a song you need to know Watch me, listen, to the tones It will guide you on your way You will, see it, when your grown Just open up you mind It sounds crazy Answers you will find Now they’re hazy You must do your work You can’t be lazy I’ve been trying all my life Trip up, stumble, falling short I’m not even slightly close Trying, thinking, ‘til it hurts Equations I can’t solve You will conquer I’m sure you will evolve Do your studies The problem you will solve You must be the one One day son this will be clear Learn it, know it, hold my hand A puzzle that I can’t decode Crack it, break it, understand? You’ve got so far to go You will get there The answer’s in the notes It’s almost not fair Grab it by the throat You will find the air, the air, the air More Harm Than Good Stupid disagreement What was it about? Differing opinions Both sides too devout We always do more harm than good We always do more harm than good What was it that we tasted? Was it victory? Olive branches burning Blasted to eternity Look at how we raped her There’s hardly nothing left Took the sharpest knife Plunged it in her chest
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Passage 02:52
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Give Me A Drink I'm tired of digging up empty wells Life on earth is like living in hell The once ubiquitous is a rare supply Why won't it fall from the mackerel sky Thirsty Insatiable Desperate Somebody give me a drink We all have needs we need quenched I remember when the earth was drenched Can't locate my basic need At the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy The ancient Mariner bit his arm Drank his blood to scream the alarm I don't need to use my voice Surviving would be a better choice
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Fever Dream 04:30
Fever Dream I don't know where i was taken Maybe a far off northern ruin I saw the forms in the fever dream They were painting pictures of the moon Pictures of the moon I don't know what took hold A man's face turned and froze There was a room above my head They were selling pictures of the dead Pictures of the dead Adam had a broken rib They cut glass upon his back In the forms of the fever dream No one ever – ever comes back No one ever comes back
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Miserable Highway Is there a will Is there a way How can the mind Just turn away The code is lost Answer in the ashtray The search for meaning Has given way Am I living just to die On that miserable highway Am I living just to die What will matter I cannot see There must be a reason Purpose to be
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Shelter 02:47
Shelter Broken machine from another time Virtue of the production line Under the hood a place of my own Made by hands forever unknown Shelter me from a world unknown Shelter me from A world unknown Once a transport now a home The destruction of the comfort zone What once was has changed for good The meaning of which now understood No souls in this dying rust Make refuge here if I must Good intentions often change Repurposed and rearranged Staring out over tons of waste Oxidation leaves a bitter taste Fields that were once lush and green Painted charcoal by Benzine
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Barking Dog 02:53
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Pharmacy 03:49
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The Scientist Every night she sits lonely Tapping out the clues An effort cast in vain But there's not much else to do Broadcasting far and near Fighting back the tears Combats her greatest fear That nobody can hear Hoping for an answer To her electronic plea Pressing ancient equipment That emits a series of beeps 32 - 34 - 43 - 60 110 - 51 - 02 - 14
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The Signal 04:02
The Signal Do I hear a transmission? bouncing all around inside my head Taunting me from it’s origin A sound that leaves me so mislead I’m supposed to be the solution Some kind of human Rosetta Stone Haunted by the ghost of my father I can’t figure this out on my own
12.
My Compass 02:57
Compass While all seemed at its blackest We trudged alone though the tar Squeezed my shoulder I felt the grip That’s how I knew I was safe You thought you were too aggressive Fathers do what they have to do Protecting things most precious Prolong that certain fate Thought I’d let you know How much I miss my compass I reach out You’re not there Taught me how to beat disaster Gave me tools to survive Told when to fight and when to run When to give and when to take Einstein knew what he was talking about Time is such a fleeting thing All I have are tattered visions Wish you were by my side again Give me your sage direction To guide me on my way
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A Man Alone 02:27
A Man Alone Isolation to the highest degree A man alone like a refugee Pulling the trigger would solve this thing Is it a sound, if no one hears the ring? What's the point if there's no resting place A man alone on a world erased Nothing survived but waste and dreck I want to swing from gallows by my neck Is that signal inside my head A man alone I'm so mislead Scrambling for any way to cope Clinging to the thinnest shred of hope
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Remnant 03:27
Remnant See the traces of the past Some things I thought would always last Laid out here right before my eyes The old world has finally died Useless, somehow History, for now Buildings burn all through the night Fire blazing, the only light Traffic jams are all gone Everyday an uncertain dawn Broken, somehow Forgotten, for now Broken bridges underwater Prized possessions are no longer Dead cities surround me Have we finally been set free? History somehow Forgotten for now
16.
Figured It Out Within my spinning mind Examined a crazy scheme The song my father taught me Is more than what it seems Assigning numbers to the notes A scientist hinted with a code Position is what it’s all about It’s obvious now I figured it out We never recognize Signs right in our face We over analyze Never look from a different place Figured it out
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Perspective is Defective I have wandered many hours This barren crust I had to scour For impossible code There was no connection Thought it was all for naught I know my father's glad I fought Is there hope for this rock Maybe resurrection? Answers are obvious When you look from a different place Perspective is defective When there's no receptor The basic task simple and clear A message transmitted complete and sincere I arrived at the end Finished the circuit Thanks to you whomever you are A pulse of light in my dark Leading me to this point I guess it was worth it
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Finally Home 06:01
Finally Home Somehow I believed this very place existed Followed the blinding faith many others have resisted Heard the notes they called – a subliminal sensation We are finally here a saving destination All we need is entrance to escape the hell that’s been Kindly open the gates… Let us – Let us In Struggle your whole life to achieve a place of peace And when you arrive there it’s so hard to believe Trapped on an endless treadmill trying to take a leap Often only get there when you’re fast asleep Just can't stay protected in this tight hermetic seal Have to find a way to help the earth to heal Home We’re finally home

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Song of Dystopia is a concept album about a man wandering the earth in the not so distant future. As the world's atmosphere dies, he follows a signal to hopefully find a sanctuary where he can survive.

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released September 25, 2013

Joe Popp - Guitar and Vocals
Tylor Durand - Drums
Brian McCabe - Bass
Drum tracking: Brian Trent
Mixed by Joe Popp
Recorded at: The Sonic Arts Center @ CCNY

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The Hornrims New York, New York

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Guitar, Vocals:
Joe Popp

Bass, Backing Vocals:
Brian McCabe

Drums:
Tylor Durand

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