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Tricks of Light and Shade

by John Haesemeyer

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1.
Big Surprise 03:40
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Ten thousand miles go by in the Blink of an eye Still the stars are So still outside Games played weightlessly A ball on a wire Space ships drift into a Growing star. Now we're Waiting here For the big surprise The big surprise We're waiting Ten thousand terabytes Store each of our lives The body has long gone The mind survives Information‘s all preserved From first breath The cradle past the grave Every step. Now we're... Waiting here For the big surprise The big surprise We're waiting One lonely chalk white moon crawls across the sky The tug of gravity Pulls ocean tides Deep down we descend Into the depths The slant of morning light Overhead. Now we’re Waiting here For the big surprise The big surprise Now we’re waiting Waiting here For the big surprise The big surprise Now we’re waiting Waiting here For the big surprise The big surprise Now we’re waiting Waiting here And we don’t know why We don’t know why Still we’re waiting..
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Lost and Found 03:57
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Not so long ago I’d walk down to the Lost and Found Have a drink or two Find a friend around Easier now to hide away With all my toys alone to play Still wish I could go Back to the Lost and Found The Lost and Found I wish I could I wish I could Wish I could go Back to the Lost and Found Now I feel the need Growing deep inside of me To pay the ones I owe Sincere apologies Harder now to reach out Own my faults not be proud Wish I could go Back to the Lost and Found The Lost and Found I wish I could I wish I could Wish I could go Back to the Lost and Found The Lost and Found the Lost and Found There’s a villain in the air Careful what you breathe As you walk along Down that two way street Down to the Lost and Found The Lost and Found I wish I could I wish I could Wish I could go to the Lost and Found The Lost and Found I wish I could I wish I could Wish I could go Back to the Lost and Found The Lost and Found The Lost and Found..
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Ruins 03:22
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I scan the land ahead The grounds of the ancient dead The cliffs of sacrifice The hillside once so full of life I walk the ruins Until last light I walk the ruins At the walls all alone I brush the dust from carved out stone Try to read the shapes On the fragments that still remain I walk the ruins Until last light I walk the ruins The monuments we made The tricks of light and shade Circles that we drew Around the myth of you Now I walk the ruins The circles inside I walk the ruins Remember lost times I walk the ruins Under dim skies I walk the ruins Until last light Mmmmmmm Until last light Mmmmmm…
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Before We Fly 03:26
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Lights out. the party’s over Inside my range rover I watch the last of your friends leave In through the garden window Upstairs to the bedroom It’s like we always dreamed Now that we’re together I could lie here forever Watching the circles in your eyes - ??? They remind me of my mother’s More so than the others’ As you turn to look in mine Before we fly Before we fly Before we fly Go ‘head call me crazy But have you seen the news lately The worlds on fire everywhere Everyone’s head is buried But you don’t have to worry I’ll help you hold your head up high Before we fly Before we fly Lights out, the trunk is closing Who’ll be my next chosen To join me on a mystery ride? It’ll all be much clearer When we meet in the mirror Then, you won’t have to hide Before we fly Before we fly Before we fly Before we fly Before we fly
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Nervous 04:01
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Racing through a stale green Hear the sirens wailing See the headlights trailing Feel the engine failing Outside the car park Spread out on a squad car Muzzle of a sidearm Left arm meets your right arm Are you nervous? A clown without a circus Smiling with no purpose Bruised beneath the surface Sat down in an an old chair Investigator’s cold glare Turns into a bold stare: “Nobody’s going nowhere” Try to say you were far away Your Heartbeat at a steady rate Careful not to hesitate Try to keep your story straight Walk down the marbled hall Suit and tie and game face on Everybody’s eyes upon The mothers child gone so wrong Someone says to please stand Black robe on an old man Gavel in his right hand Starts to read you gods plan Outside the concrete walls seven years behind you now Every hour gone somehow. All your life before you now
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Stars Come Out 03:23
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Walk down the hollow Open up the gate Wander the gardens Dance among the graves Til the stars come out Stars come out Stars come out Stars come out No trail to follow No path left to pave Yeaterays tomorrow Is here with you today No debt to pardon No one to save Yesterday’s tomorrow Joins you today at

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released March 7, 2022

All Songs prod by Nahuel Bronzini
Mixing by Nahuel Bronzini
Mastering by Michael Romanowski

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John Haesemeyer San Francisco, California

Haesemeyer (HAZE-mire) is a San Francisco based performing artist who fuses folk and pop genres, emphasizing intimate vocals, acoustic guitar, orchestral instruments, and the rhythm section of a rock band.

Sounds like: Ryan Adams, Neil Young, Mumford & Sons, Springsteen, Dan Wilson, The Blank Tapes ... more

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