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Dark Age Of Reason

by Aquariums

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    5-track EP on CD in full color glossy jacket. Just like a mini record. Also includes an immediate download of the 5-song EP in your choice of digital format. Its a win-win.


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1.
Take Aim 05:01
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Take aim Take aim Before they try to take it all Away Take aim Take aim Before they try to make us all The same Before they try to place the blame Before its too late Before the targets out of range Take aim The strange The strange The strangest thing happened Today Today Today The wolf did become prey Today The oxen he did bray The sheep did run away With the wolf into the haze Today Captain Captain At their wits end are The men Captain Captain Mutiny is imminent We've followed you blindly for two years and a day No more shall you remain Captain Thrown in Thrown in Overboard the Captain's Sinkin' Sinkin' Sinkin' Never to surface Again The course is set for home No more shall we roam The seas aimlessly blown By the wind
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My Light 04:37
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Lay your body next to mine Leave the light on by the stairs Our hearts match up pulsing in time how could you not be aware that You are to me the light by which I'm guided and see You ought to know how much I love you. Oh babe I need you so Let your loving wash over me Cleansing every bit of my soul The bitterness and pain are debris That lie in scars from long ago You are to me the light by which I'm guided and see You ought to know how much I love you. Oh babe I need you so A flash of light in the sky The crash of thunder from below I saw the whites of your eyes Shift from brown to gold You are to me the light by which I'm guided and see You ought to know how much I love you. Oh babe I need you so
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Pick Up The Pace 04:21
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Pick up the pace Pick up the pace There's something coming soon and like to moon its hurtling through space Paint on a face Paint on a face To conceal your real and frightened frail features behind a veil of lace Smell it on the breeze Smell it on the breeze As the wind does plough and buckles boughs and bends the breaking branches of the trees Salvation's within reach Salvation's within reach Though it may exceed your grasp just gasp and breathe a sigh of relief
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The River 06:37
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I went down to the river And her waters they beckoned me in Saying come with us son and ride 'neath the tide and never be thirsty again I waded into the water Till the water was up to my chin Swept away in the current no telling what's round the bend For the river runs free down the mountains to the sea and it seemed to me without end Let it roll Oh Lord, let me roll on down to the sea Take me tide and bear me high o'er the crest of time to eternity Then I came to a forrest And the trees they beckoned me in Saying stay with us son and take shelter in our shade and you'll never go hungry again Shattering silence around me The echoing voices of men Calling to me from the mountain peaks offer their guiding hand If you search you will find if you ask in due time the answer you seek will be given Let it roll Oh Lord, let me roll on down to the sea Take me tide and bear me high o'er the crest of time to eternity
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Dark Of The Day 06:42
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Stranger things have been known to occur The warning the swallow brings Concerns the house of your honor A cold wind blows from the East Stripping all the trees of their leaves No comfort no relief Board the windows and the doors Take shelter and wait for it to pass Try to weather the storm Try not to worry about the past And shield your face from the night As the storm comes rolling in Sky was cut apart by lightning And the roar of the wind Restless waking eyes Wishing you could dream Without a star in the sky How small does the universe seem? Remember how it used to be Remember that it comes in threes Remember the heat How the tides have changed To years of famine from feast In the end those who remain Left to pick it up piece by piece The sun is setting now in the East The warmth it brings don't help in the least And the cold wind doesn't cease Dull diffused light Blood red gleam of the dawn Left confused by its sight Been staring at the sun too long To shield your face from the night As the storm comes rolling in Sky was cut apart by lightning And the roar of the wind

about

Dark Age Of Reason:

The follow up companion to "Heartache Is A Four Letter Word" is a five track EP comprised of the darker, more brooding compositions written by Schneider. These songs were fleshed out with the help of his wife Elizabeth and mandolinist Mark Connolly. "Take Aim," the first track on "Dark Age Of Reason," was actually written on the same day as "Heartache Is A Four Letter Word," and speaks from a different part of Schneider's writing.

These two EPs are meant to be looked upon as one complete work. They showcase the full spectrum of Aquariums' material from the softer finger-picking folk to what Schneider refers to as the brooding Noir-Folk compositions. While both "Heartache" and "Dark Age" stand alone as complete works, together they give a more complete picture of the emotion and content driving Schneider's writing.

In much the same way as it's companion piece, the performances on "Dark Age Of Reason" have been left complete and unedited to preserve the spirit of the take. At least philosophically this sets these two EPs apart from most modern recordings that are relentlessly deprived of all life through "comping" and the desire to make everything perfect. We live in an imperfect world and part of what it is to be human is to err.

credits

released March 14, 2012

M Schneider: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, organ
Elizabeth Schneider: harmony vocals
Mark Connolly: mandolin

Recorded and Mixed by M Schneider with the help of Jeb Morris Dec. 2010 and Dec. 2011

Mastered by Marc Chevalier at Raven Sound Nashville, TN

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