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Reality TV

by Heavy Illusion

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1.
Freight Hopping 03:41
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Take my advice, you don't want to think twice, you just gotta move ahead Find the right car and that's where you are, one step wrong and you're dead The sun comes up, now the sun goes down, I gotta get out of this town I've got a cadillac grainer, I'll be seeing you later, but for now I'm nowhere bound Moving on, I just feel I have to go Where this train goes, nobody knows Mountains and plains, ghost town vibe This is my home, this is my tribe Bridges and cars, and bull ridden railyards, I'm finding a spot to catch out I'll give you some clues but you should know what to do. Maybe you can figure it out. I stocked up on beer, the coast seems clear, darkest hours of the night cause when you're hoppin' freight, you know it's never too late, just wanna get out of sight Moving on, I just feel I have to go Where this train goes, nobody knows Gaining in speed, wind blowin' west junction up ahead, this is the test and I could be wrong could be wrong could be wrong could be wrong Moving on, I just feel I have to go Where this train goes, nobody knows Mountains and plains, ghost town glide Stobe was here, come for a ride and it could be long could be long could be long could be long could be long could be long
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Carry On 04:28
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See...our progress in motion Hear...our endless devotion When we build ourselves a future we can thrive in Feel...a live imagination To call this luck would be remiss We've climbed up deep from the abyss We'll move ahead at steady pace We can't stop now for another day Speak...it is not what it seems Sleep...in deep suspended dreams And awaken to a brand new world A world...without limitation And when we know our work is done We'll travel far beyond the sun And how to find ourselves this way We can't stop now for another day We have no limits we'll live this way We'll go to distances unmade We'll be the people who climb upon Our ships to heaven where we can carry on And when you find me in the morning I will be happy once again And when the night comes I'll be quiet then I'll think of stars and what's beyond And when we know our work is done We'll travel far beyond the sun And how to find ourselves this way We can't stop now for another day We have no limits we'll live this way We'll go to distances unmade We'll be the people who climb upon Our ships to heaven where we can carry on Carry on
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Star Song 03:05
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There's a star in my room and it talks to me It tells me the things I need to know Stories and secrets and thoughts about my life Paving a road for me to go Shifting and spinning all of the time holding the ceiling Everybody wants to know the whos, the hows, the whys The only way I know how to explain it is to say that There's a star in my room and it talks to me It tells me the things I need to know Cleansing my head of these deceptions that I find Telling me things will be alright Diving and jumping all of the time Holding the ceiling Everybody likes to think I'm crazy, I know why Look into a mirror, see it happens all the time, all the time Shifting and spinning all of the time holding the ceiling into my mind diving and jumping showing what's real looks into my soul...and it tells me to Open up your eyes
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Ivory Tower 04:48
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I wouldn't say I'm dreaming Look at what I am I don't believe my eyes Faced with your demands I am not the one you're looking for to drown and throw away Don't say my life's been easy Living off the land Come from your ivory tower the work's done with my hands Tell me that you're listening to what I say Or I'll turn and walk away I'll walk away For another day Until my eyes deceive me And throw it all away I wouldn't say it's easy Being who I am But in your ivory tower You think it's all a scam Put those books down, come into the street And talk to me Come talk to me Come try to see Unless your eyes are failing You'll think about today I'm putting myself where you see me Even if we disagree don't Stifle the words that I'm saying Study and you'll understand Don't make yourself out to be The monster you abhor Keep the high ground, you're after it Don't get dragged down to the floor Don't tell me life is easy Look at where you are Atop your ivory tower Looking near and far If you want to put me in a group My group is going to win I'm going to win Is that a sin? Unless I know I'm falling I'll think about today.
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Providence To Boston 06:52
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Standing in a deep black hole, I listen for the sea The silence grows, the stillness of the cold air surrounding me A distant laugh, a warm embrace, and symbols of the past Through triumph and through tragedy, I come to you at last I'm on 95, heading northbound as I go I've got four wheel drive, I gotta beat the snow From Providence to Boston, I've got to make my way Gonna build my life, each and every day
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Reality TV 04:00
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Have you listened to the news this week? I heard about it on reality TV Shouting voices ask me where I stand I thought about it but I guess it's not for me Do you know who's gonna get you next? Read all about it on reality TV They'll tell you where you can direct your rage They pull the strings for all the puppets on the stage And now we wonder How can it be this way No thoughts it's only programs now the message is in place Who can lead us through this turbulence? Find out about it on reality TV Who will tell you how you should behave? Don't try to question it, they know what's best to say And now we wonder How can it be this way No thoughts it's only programs now the message is in place Tell me if the truth is gone I cannot seem to find it anymore Left and right they fall in line on two sides of a manufactured war What is it for? Can you see what they have planned for you? You'll know about it on reality TV Have you listened to the news this week? I heard about it on reality TV.
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Disappear 04:36
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I’ll stay inside I’ll try to hide You cannot find me here I want to disappear (A sudden change) New instability (We froze in place) Increased anxiety Is anybody safe? Whose jobs here are at stake? Oh it slowly crept into our lives, come on now Warnings made but dismissed with a laugh, hold on now (I’m locked indoors) A chance for laziness (Two months or more) Mixed with stir craziness The days keep passing by The end I cannot find (I’ve lost my mind) I can't get out of bed (In record time) I'm stuck inside my head Am I going insane? What’s happened to my brain? Oh, a 21st century plight, come on now Write textbooks, and show them what we did to fight, hold on now (Hoard up supplies) We fight uncertainty (Hope no one dies) With new technology If you’re a lucky one If not, you’re on the run I’m stuck inside I’ll try to hide You cannot find me here I’ll try to disappear Oh it slowly crept into our lives, come on now Warnings made but dismissed with a laugh, hold on now Oh, a 21st century plight, come on now Write textbooks, and show them what we did to fight, hold on now How can it be? (We'll be okay)
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Highway Song For Highway People 07:16
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Hey you highway people there I got my highway song I'm gonna drive my big rig And I want you to come along I've got precious cargo here and yes, it's a heavy load I don't have much more time to spare it's getting time to hit the road now saying hey HEY Got to know what you would say I'm driving my big rig (I'm driving my big rig) I'm driving my big rig All over town Miles and miles of emptiness and now I've had my rest You're only gonna get so far when they put you through the test I've got nothing else to do Don't tell me that I'm wrong I'm gonna drive my big rig And I want you to ride along I'm driving my big rig (He's driving his big rig?) I'm driving my big rig All over town I'm driving my big rig (I'm driving my big rig) I'm driving my big rig (He's driving his big rig?) I'm driving my big rig (Yeah, I'm driving my big rig!) I'm driving my big rig All over town
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All Our Lives 04:45
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I'm alright here tonight with the morning dew like diamonds in our eyes Summer nights or winter games upon the table When I spend these days with you I have got it all Now lets play another song And dance to music all night long From Newport walks to workday talks for what lies ahead I want you by my side Cause you're my Queen, you are everything to me and I would give you all I can to make you happy We glide through snowfields deep in bliss we're crossing countries off the list Spending weekends on the run Climbing mountains in the sun And when I get down on my knee I'll thank the stars if you agree this is forever Cause I love you and I want to be together for all our lives
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Brave New Day 07:08
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Dreams hard to find, but trying all the time Today’s a new day but the bright light shines into my eyes Now the world’s so upside down, can we turn it all around Do we know what we’re looking for, or is it more obscure? Walking down the streets alone, carving through the fear How can I communicate, if no one else is near? Maybe I’ll recalibrate, maybe I don’t care No time to deliberate, no time to prepare I need someone to tell me am I right or am I wrong? Give me the answers, and I'll follow along. They must have sucked out my brain when I stared into the screen With words unheard and pictures unseen All these strangers look at me, but none of them can see I am just a data point, what else could I be? Can I join the human race? Does it still exist? Shame on me for asking that, put me on the list. I can't know who you are without a day walked in your shoes There’s nothing to say and nothing to do The show is still going strong, the cast has changed but that’s okay It’s a brand new world and a brave new day I look up at the sky Wave my fears goodbye I’m here, I feel alive You’re here, you are alive

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Heavy Illusion's 7th studio album. This album is an examination of the times, particularly how we view the world through the lens of the media. What is our reality?

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released July 14, 2021

Ricky North - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Trumpet
Tyler North - Drums (Bass on Track 2)
Eric North - Piano on Tracks 1 and 8
Chris Stearns - Guitar on Track 8

All songs written by Ricky North except "Highway Song For Highway People", written by Ricky North, Tyler North, Chris Stearns, Andrew Wheeler, and Pat McNally

Recorded and Produced by Tyler North and Ricky North

Cover Photo by Eric North

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Heavy Illusion is a psychedelic rock band from Rhode Island. Led by brothers Ricky and Tyler North, the band has been around in some form since 2003 and has released 6 studio albums.

The sound these days draws from a variety of influences, from the complex and compelling songwriting of Pink Floyd and Talking Heads to the improvisational stylings of Phish and the Grateful Dead. ... more

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