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Poser

by Neil Howell

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1.
I Still Believe (In Rock and Roll) 04:19
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If you listen you will hear the call Of a million people with their backs against the wall There is nothing, it is never enough Except for music when the going gets tough I still believe that we can change the world Just listen now to the music There is magic to be found here Close your eyes and just disappear There’s no other substitution It will melt your disillusion ‘Cause I still believe that we can change the world Just listen now to the music Don’t you remember the sound of home? If you need a reminder, you’re not alone. If you’ve never felt the might of rock and roll Then turn it up and let it take control You cannot lose here, you can only win So come on people let’s rock again I still believe in rock and roll I still believe
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Riddles 03:57
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By day she walks undiscovered At night she sits alone Blind man who savor the weather Is the first to cast a stone I see the woman who’s gonna save the fool They say no other can lead us to the shining jewel If you don’t change for me I know you’ll never agree She doesn’t want to wait here blaming another You have to let her go I know the way of denial is Paved with dark rainbows Pale, she feels another tremor Those eyes won’t go away Possessed, she speaks another riddle No thought but to disobey If you try to see How I tried to bring clarity Implanted, she said another word Lost in space and time Unreal the things that I feel Have become her paradigm It’s all downhill, this battlefield We will find a way Pull against the layer, we’ve lost another player Discarded potter’s clay
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Legacy 06:32
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Through all the years And through the seasons of fire and cheer I return to you You showed me a world that I could escape into I return to you again Your song will live within my veins I watched you walk down that lonely road Now we reached the end of this episode I’ll see you again Every now and then I hear your soul Left for us all in your melody Legends of your time Lost in your rhyme Your legacy Lives in me I remain to carry on your song of dreams For your sake I’ll be the best that I can be I’m not alone, the whole world sings of your glory And through it all, it’s not the end of your story ‘Cause I’ll see you again Every now and then I hear your soul Left for us all in your melody Legends of your time Lost in your rhyme Your legacy Lives in me
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The Spiral 03:33
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Bright young eyes look to paternal wards One by one they become the horde Learning things that cause mistrust and harm From those who reap sick fields inside a glass jar Do what I say though my words are poor Self-acquired delusions of grandeur My poison thoughts sent to the wilds Don’t let me down, you are my child It spirals on through generations.
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Poser 04:29
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You know, I was just sitting here playing this old guitar All of the sudden, I got hungry So I went into the kitchen Got me some bread, got me some cheese That’s right, I made a big ol’ cheese sandwich Another night banging on the wall I thought I’d seen it all I didn’t realize that it was gonna be a crawl My friends called me up, hey do you want to go? We’re gonna leave this show The end’s in sight and that all you need to know We met up near the five and dime We were in our prime Blinded by youth we had no sense of time Then I saw you there with my ten-yard stare I needed you, woman But I didn’t know where to go Turn around Burn it down She laughed and said I was a clown Jealous now A fool’s vow I’m going nowhere with a poser’s crown Back home again I had to ditch my friends Committed surgery with my paper and pen I remade my mask A never-ending task Every note I played repelled future attack Oh, to be so cool And not played the fool Insecure enough to break all the rules But it’s never enough You called my bluff A poser ‘till the end, I am shit out of luck Guitar in hand, I’ll make my stand Let me show you all, what you’ve been missing I’m coming to get you There’s no escape A poser takes his shape And you saw right through my disguise And looked into my eyes And saw a pretender A fake offender I’m a poser ‘till the day I die
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Cattle Court 03:08
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Blistered in every way Time-shared within a bank Took aim at our will to survive We go to war against the wolf A meteor to burn us all A promise not to satisfy Now take your medicine One knock to let us in I guess I failed to see How you turned to an enemy A safe bet for your privileged cow Don’t ask there’s no why or how I warned you with heresy Don’t look now, ‘cause it’s not me I’m in, so say no more We’re eating off the floor My eyes are burning everyday Tried in a cattle court There’s nothing to report Dropped all the birds of prey So take your medicine One knock to let us in I guess I failed to see How you turned to an enemy A safe bet for your privileged cow Don’t ask there’s no why or how I warned you with heresy Don’t look now, ‘cause it’s not me Within a golden word The kind you’ve never heard It’s hard for you to comprehend A loser all along There’s no right to these wrongs I’ve got your proof right here in my hand Now take your medicine One knock to let us in I guess I failed to see How you turned to an enemy A safe bet for your privileged cow Don’t ask there’s no why or how I warned you with heresy Don’t look now, ‘cause it’s not me Not me
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Finding Balance 04:59
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Headlong in troubles that I didn’t ask to get I know that we’ve all done some things that are hard to forgive But an honest sailor knows when to abandon ship And when to bail the water to complete the trip We’re on the edge of a great expanse Come with me, we’ll take the chance I weigh it down, I have tipped the scale But with your help I won’t fail You can blame it weather, you can blame it all on chance But in the end it all comes down to broken circumstance If you follow the rainbow, there will be no pot of gold And there are no dark secrets hiding nameless in the cold We’re on the edge of a great expanse Together we’ll take the chance I weigh it down I have tipped the scale But with your help, I won’t fail I won’t fail
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Infection 06:48
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The cold winds of November Trapped inside alone Makes me remember When the world was more than home Around the corner It’s everywhere, waiting No one knows why Will this end? We must try Because life has been condemned What’s real? I feel left behind And no one really cares As the walls close in We’re left to fend for ourselves In our isolation We were overwhelmed Infection You struggle to breathe Everything is gone, this is all you’ll ever see Afflictions Left alone to die I remember a world when we were free Free us Don’t return Our mistrust We’ll never learn We’ve lost it all Time is irrelevant Everything has changed, there is no getting out of this
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Wasted Days 03:56
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I woke up like warm death Another day lost again We were throwing it all away We’ll never know what might have been Wasted days go by I didn’t even try I just wanted to belong Before I knew it, it was gone We were young and stupid Choices made weren’t meant to last Confused and drifting But no one ever even asked Wasted days go by I didn’t even try I just wanted to belong Before I knew it, it was gone I gave you my word But you never even heard I forgot what it’s all about I was just looking for a way out It’s been too long since I walked in the sun I waited there for you before we became undone And now I look back at all the years gone by It wasn’t wasted time at all, it was our brief moment to fly Wasted days go by I didn’t even try I just wanted to belong Before I knew it, it was gone I gave you my word But you never even heard I forgot what it’s all about I was just looking for a way out
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The Idol Falls 04:28
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I see your weakness Shaken to the core It’s no longer a secret You try and settle the score You’re through with mercy You have no shame But just remember This is more than a game Command them all The idol falls Push them away Imbeciles rule the day Bleeding from my head You’ll die on your sword Your thoughts are blood red ‘Cause you’re killing us all Command them all The idol falls Push them away Idiots rule the day No more madness Before it’s too late Tongue's will speak now Of our twisted fate We’re sinking faster Headed straight down But I still believe I won’t let it down I see your weakness Shaken to the core It’s no longer a secret You'll never settle the score We're through with mercy ‘Cause you have no shame We all remember How you played the game Command them all The idol falls Push them away Imbeciles rule the day
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Walk Away 04:06
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Gone down that road That leads me home Lights shine weak into the unknown What did I miss While in the abyss My complaints were all dismissed To break through, go all the way But I knew you’d walk away I go alone I will atone For faults thrown against a stone To break through, go all the way But I knew you would walk away

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released December 2, 2020

Neil Howell - Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, production, mixing, mastering, yada yada yada...

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Neil Howell Missouri

My influences are too vast to name; I love rock, metal, alternative, classical, folk, and everything in between. And I want to make it all. I follow my instincts and hope to produce something new and yet totally familiar. I hope you can find something here that you like. ... more

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