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lyrics

THE ILLUSION OF DUALITY:
Greetings and welcome. It's good to have you here. Let me begin by asking: "Does anything seem familiar?"
I'm curious to know what you were feeling before. I'm curious to know how you are feeling now.

Although we'll harbor our time, we must give rise to a true sight.

Witness this anthesis. A flower in bloom. I am only a baby inside a womb.
I'm curious to know what you were thinking before. I'm curious to know how you are thinking now.

We'll mold our spirits combined, protecting each other's hearts and minds.

We'll know consciousness refined. Recognize the vessels from past lives.

Who is what we are? We are what we have been. We look for council outside of our decadence.
I've found you. I've found myself, rediscovering the truth that we are one. Unified beneath the sun.

Rest your bewildered mind. It's time to be resensitized. Reintegrate illumination. Our vibrations realized.
A distant familiarity. This side I've never seen before. This side I used to know until I lost sight of what was mine.

And in a heartbeat, the world transforms and the presence feels so warm.
The lights are turned on. It's been far too long. This day is new dawn.

Now I am left to extrapolate from experience. Words obliterate the construct of my thoughts.
The energy permeates from my assemblage point. A vortex within the surface of my etheric double.
We unlock the centers from root to crown. A turning containing the essence of true self.
I am healed by this balanced alignment. The illusion of duality is shattered.

In a heartbeat, the world transforms and the presence feels so warm.
The lights are turned on. It's been far too long. Please don't be long gone.

Be with me inside this moment. Come with me upon this journey. Be yourself and do not be afraid.

This is not your epitaph. This is your awakening.
We are connected to everything.
This is not your epitaph. This is no obituary.
We are reincarnate from our dreams. Our intent. Our intention. Our intentions.

You patronize the heaven I'm holding in my hands. Come with me into a world you need to understand.
We'll figure out this paradox and complete our crusade. Free yourself and do not be afraid.

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from War of the Songs of Light Against the Songs of Darkness, released September 7, 2012
Written, performed, produced and recorded by Austin Taft. Published by Timewave Music Publishing (ASCAP).

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Austin Taft Colorado Springs, Colorado

Drummer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist focused on making unique and intriguing music – whatever that should entail. The new album, “Skeletons”, has been self-described as “Prog-Metal-That-Sometimes-Isn't”. The album before that was acoustic-focused.
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