The Paradigm Shift EP

by Break the Shade

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Land of Fear 04:24
A sordid, faded night… Caught in Detroit, how she cried From behind bars tonight And have I just destroyed a life? Underground and I’m right there with her now. Pick the guitar. No escape. A catastrophe. It’s not as it should be. It’s all my fault. Should be here instead of me (cos’) You’re gone, long gone And look at the mess we’ve made. How long? How long? Before this debt is paid. It’s not what I want, it all ends here. Which way to turn? It’s so unclear. No, I never thought I’d wake up in the land of fear. Fear. Fear. Fear. Silence. Silence. The endless dark is deafening. Tired. Wired. In waking dreams, you decimate. And what are we to do? They’ll keep you here. And what are we to do? Guess this party now is over. You’re gone, long gone And look at the mess we’ve made How long? How long? Before this debt is paid It’s not what I want, it all ends here. Which way to turn? It’s so unclear. I never thought I’d wind up in the land of fear Fear. Fear. Fear. It takes a lot to say “I’ll wait for you, dear.” “I’d do anything to see you through” It takes a lot to say if this thing’s loaded My kamikaze angel, blue. It takes a lot to say what waits for you dear But I’d do anything to see this through. It takes a lot to say if this thing’s loaded. My kamikaze angel, blue. You’re gone, you’re long gone And look at the mess we’ve made. How long? How long? Before this debt is paid. It’s not what I want, it all ends here. Which way to turn? It’s so unclear. I never thought I’d end up in the Land of Fear. Fear. Fear. Fear.
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Listen. I hear the siren cry. Do you hear her? Listen. She’s taken by the tide. Well I know you care but there’s not a soul in sight. So don’t go out there, where there's no saving you. Such a long way down, You should save yourself. I’m going under, won’t let her drown In Mariana Trench I’m hypnotised, by Her sad pale blue eyes, I’ve Fallen to that good night Into her death be dive, there’s no way that Of all the thoughts That cross her mind tonight I promise you not one of them is you. She holds me down now Don’t wanna save yourself But Mariana’s pulling me down And for her, I’d drown Instrumental Someone save me now You could have saved yourself Going under, all the way down And alone I’ll drown.
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It happened again, fallen a little behind We’d not got far when it sank So done missing out by I guess some hook or line Now wondering yet again what’s the reason? Like, what have I done now? Did I come on too strong? And what have I done now? Did I miss it all along? Thinking way back to when She would always hold my hand To keep her getting down with her night demons On my arm, she would depend Just as far as the party’s end See, I never was the man for every season. Oh, what have I done now? Did you come on too strong? And what have I done now? Did I get it all wrong? But won’t you let it be? Don’t sit around, thinking they'll complete ya Paradigms shift and soon they’ll react, man You’ll see So I’m trying again, but it’s always on my mind The fear of missing out is taking over Looking around, why can’t I figure it out? Can you ever just be sure of the path you’re walking? Cos what did I do now? She just was not the one And what’ll I do now? The best is yet to come! And won’t you let it be? You don’t need no one else – get on your feet/up, yeah? The stars all shift and Fall into place, man You’ll see So let go. Don’t play it cool Just be warm as you are Stand up tall, your heart upon your arm Don’t shy away man, let her see all of your scars And won’t you let it be? You are enough, her rock to stand on To stop her drifting You’ll be her everything, man You'll see
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Where do you go... When things don’t add up right? When we wanted you there But you’d ran out of sight. And where was your head when you were somewhere else and The rain was coming down around us Sometimes I wished you’d just been there? But you never were, you know. And when was the time When the mountain range was ours? When coming off the ground It didn’t seem so hard? Well I wrote it down and hoped somehow you’d notice How far in time we both have drifted Far And wide and never further from the start Where do you go? Gone without a sound And dispatch the search To bring ya back to life And just take the hand that needs it You’re fading. Please come home? We’d have never made it on our own. And how do we go So long undiscovered? Those Roman candles burn Burn against the night. “Don't you understand? For this, we’ll have to fight It’s been so damn cold, We've got to keep that spark alight” And where do you go? I call your name aloud Didn’t you ever hear The call out every night? And just take this hand. I'm pleading. You’re fading. Please come home? We’d have never made it on our own.

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How do you get through the dark times in order to see the light? With a little help from your friends of course.

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released March 24, 2022

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Break the Shade London, UK

I'm Stan. Welcome to my project, 'Break the Shade'. Independent singer-songwriter living in the UK, Cornwall.

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