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The Dark

by C Zero

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1.
Locked Away 05:06
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When will my hopes and dreams See the light of day? I bet they’re quite tired of Being locked away Can someone please tell me When they start the show? I’ve got my ticket here But I still don’t know Until my hopes and dreams Become action scenes I’ll have a way to go Until then my life is a lie Somebody prophesized Something more… for me When will my hopes and dreams Give up on me? I bet they’re quite tired of This insecurity Can someone please tell me Did it start to show? I feel it in my bones But I still don’t know Until my hopes and dreams Become action scenes I’ll have a way to go Until then my life is a lie Somebody prophesized Something more… for me My spirit’s trapped inside I’ve got nowhere to hide It feels like the end This I cannot deny Until my hopes and dreams Become action scenes I’ll have a way to go Until then my life is a lie Somebody prophesized Something more… for me When will my hopes and dreams See the light of day? I bet they’re quite tired of Being locked away
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Cleveland 04:32
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One day One day I will One day I will One day In a random hotel lobby Somewhere I don’t know A pen, a pad of paper My familiar foes I want to write my story I’ve been trying for days I have to get this all out Before it fades away Before it fades away One day I’ll wake up in Cleveland And wonder where I am Ponder how I got this far And where it all began Fall asleep in Cleveland Then do it all again A different town, a different night My journey never ends There is no roulette wheel Not playing blackjack Still gambling my life away There’s no turning back I am out of options Failure made that clear Wasted half a decade Can’t lose another year Lose another year One day I’ll wake up in Cleveland And wonder where I am Ponder how I got this far And where it all began Fall asleep in Cleveland Then do it all again A different town, a different night My journey never ends I seek some other recourse But there is none to find I am stuck in neutral About to lose my mind I have to ditch this shovel I dug myself a hole Something to remind me That I am in control I am in control One day I’ll wake up in Cleveland And wonder where I am Ponder how I got this far And where it all began Fall asleep in Cleveland Then do it all again A different town, a different night
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Echo 04:31
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I open up the door But nobody’s home I call out your name And know that I’m alone To the monsters under my bed I say hello I have no audience Save for my echo-o-o-oh I say something profound When you are not around I sing it to the walls I sing it all so loudly I sing it all too proudly Until the echo falls-a-a-alls I’m pounding to the beat Waiting for the drums Sweating in the heat Until the morning comes To the voices in my head I say “go” I still have no audience Save for my echo-o-o-oh I say something profound When you are not around I sing it to the walls I sing it all so loudly I sing it all too proudly Until the echo falls-a-a-alls I hear the echo calling Me It is all so haunting I hear the echo taunting Me-ee-ee-eee I say something profound When you are not around I sing it to the walls I sing it all so loudly I sing it all too proudly Until the echo falls-a-a-alls Echo-o-o-oh, Echo-o-o-oh Echo-o-o-oh Echo-o-o-oh, Echo-o-o-oh Echo… O-o-o-o-oh
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The Dark 03:59
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I used to have it all figured out I used to know with a doubt But then I realized I knew nothing at all Nobody believed me When I said it was easy I guess I should have seen That I had it all wrong But when you live like a blind man No one can shine a light in You have to feel your own Way out of the dark (Out of the dark) I used to have it all figured out I used to know with a doubt But then I realized I knew nothing at all It used to be so much clearer When I looked in the mirror And though he looks the same I can tell that he’s changed He used to look more assured Like he’d already secured The secret to life But once again he’s back in the dark (Back in the dark) I used to have it all figured out I used to know with a doubt But then I realized I knew nothing at all He has to keep on living He has to keep on learning To look within himself And see through the fading light When all his senses are failing him And his whole world is caving in It’s time to search within For a path out of the dark (Out of the dark) I used to have it all figured out I used to know with a doubt But then I realized I knew nothing at all
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Hero 04:05
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Somebody told me once upon a time That my thoughts weren’t even worthy of a dime Somebody told me long before this night That there’s no point in me living my life When I need a hero I become my own I fly into the night sky Until the morning comes Our Lady Peace told me Superman is Dead Captain America found himself deported Now the Green Lantern burned out to red It guess it’s up to me to save myself instead When I need a hero I become my own I fly into the night sky Until the morning comes So many days Lost in this phase With no belief I sought relief So now I know A superhero When I need a hero I become my own I fly into the night sky Until the morning comes I’m a hero
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My Comfort 05:48
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This goes beyond hope All my dreams are dead My belief goes down the drain I wish it were me instead Forget love, pain is my comfort At least I know I’m still alive When I feel my heart dip and dive, The falling sensation is all I need Motivation no One day all sorrows will end and with them I shall - Go Who’s going to me miss when I’m gone? You always say you will But I’ve been here the whole time Invisible, still Forget love, pain is my comfort At least I know I’m still alive When I feel my heart dip and dive, The falling sensation is all I need Motivation no One day all sorrows will end and with them I shall - Go Mesmerized by others’ lives When does mine begin? Wondering who to trust Wondering if I have a friend Forget love, pain is my comfort At least I know I’m still alive When I feel my heart dip and dive, The falling sensation is all I need Motivation no One day all sorrows will end and with them I shall - Go With them I shall go
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Gone For Good 04:08
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What have you done to my baby? Why is he going crazy? What have you done to lead him astray? Give me an explanation He’s out of motivation I need to understand his pain I’m his broken-hearted mother Why can’t he find any other Way to say that he’s not okay? What have you done? Don’t give the boy a gun I wish that there were more that I could say Whose face is staring into the window helplessly? Looking at empty space so blankly Did someone tell him to leave? It’s understood That this boy is out of touch, he’s gone for good He’s gone for good If you want to know my motto Meet me out by the grotto What I whisper only you will hear Once I tell you my secrets Promise me you’ll never quit Until you’ve finished off your years Listen to me I don’t take kindly To those who break my trust, it’s not a game Here’s my mantra Also called the dogma We ride together and we die the same Way Whose face is staring into the window helplessly? Looking at empty space so blankly Did someone tell him to leave? It’s understood That this boy is out of touch, he’s gone for good He’s gone for good So you took back your word Or so I overheard I guess you could say you earned this reward I take you to the docks The final ticking clocks Ring out as I throw you overboard
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Eternity 05:11
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I would rather crash and burn Than never try What’s the point if we all die? I know that joy and pain Are not the same But can they stand alone? This is my desperate plea To my society I don’t want to fit the mold As we’re all getting old I am told Our memories will fade I take in my daily bread For fear that otherwise I could end up dead But why should I have to eat This daily meat When I’m starving just to live Lost in the wind Blowing away I would rather crash and burn Than never try What’s the point if we all die? I know that joy and pain Are not the same But can they stand alone? All that I need tonight In order to win this fight Is something to hold When I look back on my life On my trials and strife Will it have been worth a thing? And all of your love for me Will it cease to be Or will it live on? Will you remember me For an eternity Or will I wind up gone? Lost in the wind Blowing away I would rather crash and burn Than never try What’s the point if we all die? I know that joy and pain Are not the same But can they stand alone? Will you remember me For an eternity?
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Anomie 04:00
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Give me something to pray for Oh Lord I wish you would Help me find a religion So that I may do good That’s what society’s asking Who am I to deny? A divine intervention Sent down from on high So now I scour the masses But all I find is me No enemy can surpass this Feeling of anomie My best friend and my enemy All rolled into one Staring down my demons The battle has just begun Wish I could take back the pleasure Wish I could give back the pain Wish I could kiss you one more time So at least I could feel again So now I scour the vastness But all I find is me No enemy can surpass this Feeling of anomie I did everything asked of me For no reward and no fame I might as well have done nothing You know it’s one and the same Uncontrolled locomotion I’m going off of the rails The fire inside me burns Oh it never fails So now I scour the ashes But all I find is me No enemy can surpass this Feeling of anomie So now I scatter my ashes They’re all that’s left of me No enemy can surpass it My feeling of anomie
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Losing Hope 03:57
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I must say I’m in too deep, I must say I’m losing sleep I must say I always think of you You can rely on me, but I can’t rely on you I would say “I’m sorry” but it’s true Take me away from here. I can’t stand another year Don’t want you to call me a friend The least I can do is hope that I can cut the rope So the ties that bind won’t bind again Another day and I’m losing hope again I feel like I can never win I do nothing/something all the same When I wake up you don’t know, still don’t know My name You can say I don’t exist, but you would be remiss ‘Cause I know I do I feel my pain Gonna take back what you took. Gonna throw you dirty looks Gonna make you think that I’m insane Another day and I’m losing hope again I feel like I can never win I do nothing/something all the same When I wake up you don’t know, still don’t know My name You treat me like a machine. I keep you squeaky clean But everything I say is not good enough You say that I’m too rough. You say I don’t know love You only love to make a scene Another day and I’m losing hope again I feel like I can never win I do nothing/something all the same When I wake up you don’t know, still don’t know My name C Z E R O If you don’t already then you soon will know C Z E R O Better get that right or you’ll be left all alone

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released April 30, 2016

All lyrics written and composed by James Magown
All music written by James Magown, except for “Echo,” which was co-written with Stephen Luther
Vocals by James Magown
Classical Guitar by James Magown
Electric Guitar by James Curtis
Bass Guitar by Brian Brewer
Drums by Michael Thomas Silva
Additional instruments by Michael Thomas Silva
Production, recording, engineering, mixing, mastering by Michael Thomas Silva
Electric Guitar recording and engineering by James Curtis
Recording done at Blackbeard Recording Studios in Spring, Texas

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C Zero Houston, Texas

My name is Magown. I sing and play classical guitar. No smoke and mirrors, no frills, just substance and lots of it. My style is a fusion of alternative and pop in English and Spanish. I perform original songs that I have written. My sound is reminiscent of bands like Cartel, City of Lions, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

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