The Side Effects of Passing On
The Side Effects of Passing On is what I imagine a post-mortem intergalactic trip would feel like.
I wrote, performed, arranged and produced The Side Effects of Passing On in my humble home studio. I also have my very talented friend and former Anannuki bandmate, @MichaelKarius shredding a couple of solos in there.
Lyrics:
The Side Effects of Passing On
V.1
A sudden yearning
Without discerning
Friend or foe,
Darkness will come for you all.
All these lives gone by,
Aflight the barren skies
May peace, you one day earn.
Can’t come back crawlin’
There’s no die rollin’
Friend or foe,
You’ll find them all where you’ll go.
Forget all you know.
Through blazing skies,
May peace, you one day learn.
PRE-CH
You broke your skin against a world
Turning its blind eye;
And the cycle spins, no one wins
So take your maiden flight
CH
If you hear a song fill your soul
With voices you thought gone,
Past the dimming dusk,
Across (the) seas of dust,
The stars will call you home.
And the winds will blow your sails
To places ships run out of skies.
Settle down, breathe in the void.
These are the side effects of passing on.
V.2
Don’t poke the lion
While roaming zion
Don’t heed the voices burning black holes in your head
As a matter of fact
Ignore your teachers
Stone their preachers
So in peace, you’ll one day burn
PRE-CH
You broke your world against your kin
Turning their blind eye;
The more the cycle spins, the less we win
So take one last flight
CH
If you hear a song fill your soul
With voices you thought gone,
Past the dimming dusk,
Across (the) seas of dust,
The stars will call you home.
And the winds will blow your sails
To places ships run out of skies.
Settle down, breathe in the void.
These are the side effects of passing on.
instrumental bridge
PRE-CH
You broke your word against your kin
Turning their blind eye;
The more the cycle spins, the less we win
So pick one last fight
CH
If you hear a song fill your soul
With voices you thought gone,
Past the dimming dusk,
Across (the) seas of dust,
The stars will call you home.
And the winds will blow your sails
To places ships run out of skies.
Settle down, breathe in the void.
These are the side effects of passing on.