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The Wasteland

by Neil Howell

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1.
Welcome to the Desert 04:54
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I’ve been trying to relocate the passion But vacant eyes stare at the ground Memory and desire stirring from the void Revelry I have admired blurring all that we have destroyed Fools of the underside of the world My son, we run Swollen wound open We go south now in the winter Into the desert where we lost ourselves Memory and desire stirring from the void Revelry I have admired blurring all that we have destroyed My son, we run Swollen wound open
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The Cruellest Month 06:39
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Underneath a skin of snow Forgotten life, forgotten hope Again we walked in the sunlight Unwatchful eyes And I was frightened Here Here is where you will feel free Don’t mind the rain It’s only temporary Talk with me about when we were young Just hold on tight Feel the air in your lungs Remember those who have come and gone Winter’s hold as distant as the dawn Buried with all the rest of the dead I can still feel your hand upon my head A little life Another way The summer comes And then turns to clay Bury your dead
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Handful of Dust 04:19
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Shadow of morning came too fast We should have known this wouldn't last Shadow of night rising to greet you And all our hopes were dashed Nightmares that never go away Broken images of that day It was in our hands Arms are full I could not speak All this work has made us weak Alive or dead I can no longer can tell Silence is all we seek Nightmares that never go away Broken images of that day In our hands crumbling dust I walk this land because I must Don’t speak to me of fortune Cause in our hands crumbling dust I walk this land because I must Don’t speak to me of fortune In my hands crumbling dust I walk this land because I must Don’t speak to me of fortune Cause in our hands crumbling dust I walk this land because I must Don’t speak to me of fortune
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Clairvoyant 03:42
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Come with me I know that you are lost I know that you have been searching, but never finding Now, I give you a rare opportunity to see the future I see the first card drawn One-eyed merchant on the wheel So hide your true face to everyone Bow your head to the lady on the shore Are you sure you want to play this game? So many others despise what they became Give your life to carry someone else Now comes the hangman Cause in the end he comes for us all Close your eyes Divine Inscribed Fear death by water Fear death by fire
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Winter Dawn 05:30
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A candle burns at midnight As snow fall outside the door Within this house of spirits A deep silence we can’t ignore Like a nightingale in the desert Drawing forth all those that hear Looking at the chair you sat in Waiting for you to reappear Stay with me Speak to me Why do you never speak? Like dolphins in the ocean The smoke swam in the air The yellow image of the firelight Shown like ghosts in your hair Stay with me Speak to me Why do you never speak? And still the world goes on And still the world keeps spinning There’s no stopping the winter There’s no stopping the dawn So speak to me Stay with me Speak to me Why do you never speak? And still the world goes on And still the world keeps spinning There’s no stopping the winter There’s no stopping the dawn So speak to me Why do you never speak?
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Nothing 03:01
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What’s that noise outside the door? Better check in case just to be sure Shall we walk the streets? Perhaps a game of chess? Or take another toast to our success? It’s getting late I should be moving on So intelligent I get just what I want What do you want? What do you need? What do you remember? What do you see? What do you want? What do you need? What do you remember? What the hell do you see? Nothing
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Hurry Up 04:29
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If you don’t like it now You can just get on with it Others will pick and choose now if you can’t I won’t mince my words Hurry up it’s time to go It’s time to come to terms Cause you are going way too slow They said it’d be all right You should be so ashamed Where in the hell did all the money go? I won’t mince my words Hurry up it’s time to go It’s time to come to terms Cause you are going way too slow Goodnight I said goodnight To everyone I can’t bear it To look at you I won’t mince my words Hurry up it’s time to go It’s time come to terms Cause you are going way too slow
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Unreal City 04:51
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Secret night My friends departed We’ll reunite Just where we started Violet hour when we’re called home On the streets where we were walking The city takes our breath away By the river the music washed over me I asked you please if we could stay One more night Vanity Requires no response Undesired That’s not what I want Violet hour when we’re called home On the streets where we were walking The city takes our breath away By the river the music washed over me I asked you please if we could stay One more night As I sit alone The city goes on without me It chills me to the bone Rejected and unwanted Yet I’m still called home On the streets where we were walking The city takes our breath away By the river the music washed over me I asked you please if we could stay One more night
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Entering the Whirlpool 04:21
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With Like Patience 04:01
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Everywhere I look there is no water A dusty road An endless sky A prison in this place where there is no laughter Is this where we will die? The sweat is dry upon my forehead My body becomes the sand I remember the life that I once lead Before I came to this land There is no silence in the mountains There is no rest among the clouds It’s all just chance encounters Among a restless crowd I’d give anything for some water Just another shot to get me through A veiled attempt from all the others Always in pursuit Who is this that walks beside you? On and on down this barren road Everything he said is clearly untrue We’ve been bought and sold With a little patience we’ll make it over This barren road that we walk down If we could only find some water before We leave this ground
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Falling Towers 04:32
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Hordes swarming, swarming Over endless plains Murmur Lamentation Crying through the cracks in the Earth Falling, falling, falling Do we dare this moment to surrender? A baby’s face in the darkened light Is this our chance to get it right? Whispered music and playful things An empty voice that forever sings Falling Falling forever Towers Empty towers A decaying hole my only home A gray horizon beneath the dome A rain-soaked gust that pushed us under Crouched in silence But then they spoke the thunder They spoke thunder What have we been given? A shaking heart What is your decision? I’ll never play the part Falling Forever falling
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Upon the Shore 04:14
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Quiet The sea was calm as we sat upon the shore Peaceful As nightfall come we begin to feel restored We were falling down Through the winter we were falling down But now we greet the sun Traveled Through darkened lands of pain and misery Shattered But we’ll pick the pieces up here at the sea We were falling down Through the winter we were falling down But now we greet the sun We were invited We came with our response To sit upon your shore Through ruin Together somehow we knew it would be all right An illusion This empty land will vanish into light We have been found What was lost has now been found And we greet the sun
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The Fisher King 06:20
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Waiting inside the wreak for someone to save us Wasting time counting the stars The power I once held cannot sustain us My injuries haunt me Perhaps one day they’ll turn to scars We will return We will be free of this land Cause we still burn Cause we still see And now we understand Few remain unbroken I still remember the days before the darkness found us You remained devoted To a fractured kingdom Where dust and fear will always surround us Bound to this place and made to suffer I dreamed one day a hero would come From black and white into brilliant color Go on this quest for me I know there never will be another Few remain unbroken I still remember the days before the darkness found us You remained devoted To a fractured kingdom Where dust and fear will always surround us I, the King of Dirt Command you to stand before me Help me lift this curse Swear the oath and bend the knee If you recall I am the one who carried you through this So now stand tall Find the grail in the heart of the abyss It was meant to be You’ve been given a divine assignment I fear no treachery Cause nothing could be worse than my confinement Few remain unbroken I still remember the days before the darkness found us You remained devoted To a shattered kingdom where dust and fear always surround us I’ll be waiting here For your return I will feel nothing Nothing but a heart that yearns For remembered days Of love and laughter Of a land so full of joy If we can only close this chapter

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released April 14, 2023

Neil Howell - All vocals, guitars, bass, synths, and programming.
Angela - Vocals on Upon the Shore

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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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