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Crystal Clear

from The Man Forgotten by Ian Marquis

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Crystal Clear was written for the 2011 Reddit Music Contest, with a theme of Egypt. It's about using power to silence the people, and what happens when they fight back.

lyrics

Plug me in
The world, my friend
You can't escape it
Can't burn the papers

It's crystal clear
What's happening here
And they'll all know
We stole the show

But every day
We've had to pay
The lines are growing
Disquiet showing

Don't wanna play
This game no more
We've found something
Worth fighting for

A normal man may live in fear
Of the words that make us disappear
Another day, we'll still be here
You can't erase our world with fear

Fooled again
They've locked us in
You can't escape it
I've read the papers

It's crystal clear
What happened here
The world will know
Support will grow

But every day
We've had to pay
The lines are growing
Disquiet showing

Don't wanna play
This game no more
We've found something
Worth fighting for

A normal man may live in fear
Of the words that make us disappear
Another day, we'll be right here
You can't erase our world with fear

A normal man may live in fear
Of the ones who wish we'd disappear
Another day, we're all still here
You can't make our world disappear

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from The Man Forgotten, track released February 7, 2011
All by Ian Marquis

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Ian Marquis Portland, Maine

My songs are tiny ecosystems: self-sustaining, self-contained, intricate, and densely layered. I'm captivated by found sound and immaculate production. I sample my own work. I chop up my guitars and create arrangements I could never have played. I treat my voice like an instrument, pushing and pulling it in otherworldly directions. I polish each track until, sonically, it feels like it sparkles. ... more

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