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The Illusion Of Progress

by Jeff Tundis

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1.
Another Mile 04:47
I heard somebody talkin' - and he told me what to say I don't know the rules yet - but I wanna' play the game And I don't care if I look like a fool - I've been called worse things before Time to walk it like I talk it now - and if I fall I fall alone Searchin' for the moments - that make me wanna' sing Never feel like I'm drownin' - in that water that you bring And I don't care what you think of me now - time is short so let's not waste it I just want you to stay the night - don't close the door and send me out Pack up my intentions - and I walk another mile I started out a man - but I ended up a child I'll lay down the cards I hold in my hand - make you think you really know me And if you try just once to read my mind - I'll get up and walk away
2.
Thought Knot 04:53
Think not on the thought knot, it will unravel itself in time Dwell not on the secret there, for it is long and serpentine I've been 'round a time or two, and I know your kind No you never can shut up - you just speak your mind I know how to get out, and I'll show you the way There are just some key words that you have to say So think not on the thought knot, don't fall into the line 'Cause I don't wanna waste no more my time Think not on the thought knot, it will unravel itself in time And if you don't open up your eye's it'll leave you blind But you walked all the way 'round and I met you there I didn't see you at first, and it gave me a scare So look all the way down, to the bottom of the well And if luck's on your side, you might see yourself So think not on the thought knot, don't fall into the line 'Cause I don't wanna waste no more my time Are you ever gonna' make up your fuckin' mind? Think not on the thought knot, it will unravel itself in time I know I said that before, but it's my favorite line And if you think that I make this up as I go along Let me tell now my friend, you can't be wrong Tracing eights in the winter snow, and it drove you mad Thinkin' just because you don't know why, wel it must be bad So think not on the thought knot, don't fall into the line 'Cause I don't wanna waste no more my time Are you ever gonna' make up your fuckin' mind?
3.
If you lead and I don't follow Does that make my promise seem hollow? What ya' gonna' do when it comes back around on you? If you speak and I don't listen As my eyes they glaze and glisten What ya' go gonna' say when i come right back at you? And you know... I get passive-aggressive when I'm high And you feel... me change like the weather in a New England sky And you know... that there ain't no place left to hide When you see... me comin' out the corner of your eye If you're mired in indecision Limited in scope and vision What's it gonna' take to open up your eyes? I'm no good but you're no better Why do you think we stay together? Anything said should come as no surprise You want so bad you're heart is burnin' Eyes are red with thoughts of yearnin' What you gonna' do when I don't come home again? Tied and bound by invisible tether I just can't fit this puzzle together If not now, then can you tell me when?
4.
Aiua 05:27
Show me a way that I can live again, show me a way... Show me a way I can be free again, show me a way... Show me a place where I can hide away, show me a place... Show me a place to keep my family safe, show me a place... Wash it away and make it clear again, wash it away... Wash it away and bring this to an end, wash it away...
5.
Everglades 06:26
No you never wanna see me turn around, see me turn around... Blind and innocent, much older than you know Struck in ivory, set in stone With greedy eyes and hungered breath Marks his days with time until his death And the roots he lays are further from the ground Crafted by his hand of earth and sound The more he takes, the more he stands to lose Given this same choice, which would you choose? No you're never gonna see me turn around, see me turn around... Hollow bones of glass will only turn to dust Speak his name no more, done and left to rust Calm and winding slow, folding waves along the sand Lonely days slip by like water from your hand No you're never gonna see me turn around, see me turn around... Now the cold refrain, life begins to leave his eyes People he once knew wander by Strangers all... Loves long passed Oh to sleep no more... I see at last... Oh, I see at last You took away all that we had made Burned away all our Everglades And why, oh why? (I'd like to know) Wish that I... Wish that I... Was somewhere else, So very far away Welcome to the Everglades Was somewhere else, Somewhere far away Welcome to the Everglades
6.
The seas may rise, the seas may fall But what is the secret behind it all? I wonder at the strange alchemy The shifting sand between you and me Your friends may come, your friends may go - but know! People change... like the weather Yes... Na na Na na Na na Na Na NA naaaa The clouds may roll and the stars may die A ghost sits tired and wonders why Reality opens and slams the door The orchestration commands the floor It's so unclear then the fog recedes - and see! Moments change... like the weather Yes...
7.
InterSpatial 02:26
8.
Dichotomy 04:48
Free... your thougths on the wind Make... of your life what you will You can dream and forge your own reality Keep... your spirit light Fear... not what goes bump in the night You can destroy yourself by being paranoid Whoa-oh... The truth can seem a terrible curse Whoa-oh... but duality is worse Whoa-oh... Love can seem a terrible curse Whoa-oh... But loneliness is worse Lies... can bring your spirit down Be true... and keep your feet on the ground Just remember you can't avoid yourself Feel... it's part of what we are Think... to take your notions far Two hemispheres make up the whole
9.
Alone again, still searching Through this world, uncertain What propels this tragic course What draws me to its breath? I’ve seen the folly of this world The cracks appear and hold my eye Who among us changes The money's good and then you die The money's good and then you die I can hear it softly ease through the wind Can't you see the calm in my reflection? I can hear it softly ease through the wind, yeah See the calm in my reflection Hear it softly ease through the wind, through the wind... Borrowed time comes with a cost Wretched lives and souls are lost Cold upon the painted floor Whose fate is this you see Attempt to mine the failing Keep the moment within sight Our time alive is waning Day is crossing into night Day is crossing into night
10.
DaDa 03:54
Sometimes you worry me, You're buying this philosophy But you were born with eyes to see You're stuck - just tear it down, Close your eyes and look around The whole world is made of sound Da, Dada, Da I see a million butterflies, Pour from your Grey-Green eyes Look away and the image dies Thought more than words can say, Randomness in a state of play Contradiction holding sway Clarification applicate your concentration crystallize your observation In the midst of conversation I need clarification Applicate your concentration crystallize your observation In the midst of conversation I just need you to relax :) Fly around the color wheel, How does it make you feel? Witness what the mind conceals Folly of the moment laughs, Between dialectic halves Harmony and chaos clash
11.
The question's burnin', burnin' in your eyes The secret never, never ever dies The question's turnin', turnin' on your mind The answer always seems to be a lie You never, never learn Don't ask questions you don't want the answers to Confusion only leaves you askin' why Intrusion of the truth can leave you blind The question's slowly turnin' in your mind The answer just turned out to be a lie Questions... Secrets... And those Lies, all those lies you tell me I got no Questions I keep no Secerts I tell you no Lies No more Lies
12.
Get in line, with that purple vibe That's flowing through the atmosphere Get in line, with that purple vibe That's flowing through the atmosphere Come inside, step over the line There's nothing to fear Come inside, step over the line There's nothing to fear, yeah I told my man to invite you I want to enlighten and excite you Come inside, aw come inside
13.
Walk across a snow covered field I see your reflection in the glare How does it feel to have broken a heart A heart that wishes you were near I often wonder where you have gone And wish that I had gone there too Life can seem so meaningless Without someone to love The rain beats down impatiently Thoughts recall all we've lost Don't mourn the child we'll never see Whose fate is drifting after all I often wonder where you have gone I wish that I had gone too Life can seem so meaningless Without someone to love Oh God I've tried, Lord I've tried But I'm drowned again, burned alive Everything and all I see Smiles and speaks your name I can recall an ageless face Though mine has withered through the years Etched in time across my aching mind I turn and shadows reappear I often wonder where you have gone I wish that I had gone too Life can seem so meaningless Without someone to love

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The long delayed third album from RI based rock/jam band Jazz Bastards.

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released November 4, 2015

Jeff Tundis: Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
Josh Jackson: Vocals, Guitar
John Campion: Drums, Backing Vocals
Evan Noel: Guitar, Backing Vocals

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