July 27, 2010

Mercy (BETA)

Filed under: BETA songs,New songs — sycross @ 9:04 pm

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This is the kind of song a man writes when he is guilty of letting himself down…

Spent a lot of time crafting out the sound for this. I tried some really “spacey” effects, and tried to integrate some cool sound samples into the song. My epic-orchestral roots definitely bleed through in the ending of this song, which I really love how it turned out. I hope it works! Feedback is always appreciated, and I will use your comments to improve the final album version!

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Lyrics:
My broken dreams, they lay before me on the floor
What once was whole is split into these shattered shards
and now I carry on in time,
walking barefoot on the road map of my mistakes
and the glass cuts my feet, where the blood stains the carpet
and I’m carrying a debt, I can never seem to pay

[Chorus:
Time is mercy, but I don't want your pity.
Time forgives me, but I don't want to be forgiven.
I walk this road and carry on my shoulders
the weight of everything
I have destroyed]

What do you do?
when you see the light, but carry on the night
What do you do?
when you know what’s right, but can’t outfight the fight
What do you do?
When in front of you, you hold the sight
of everything that’s set in stone
the pathways where you broke your bone
taunting you light dancing moonlight

[Chorus]

The past is a brick road
My footsteps are hardened rock
And out beyond me, the crystal dew drops
whisper on the grass
I take a step now, and fight the pain of sharpened glass
and wash away
Only in my dreams

[Chorus]

I have betrayed,
I have forsaken.
Of all the pain in this world
I’ve held my hand when I could have done good
and time will forgive
but I won’t.

July 21, 2010

Together Apart (BETA)

Filed under: BETA songs,New songs — sycross @ 2:04 pm

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This is one of my personal favorites to date. A song about hope, about life, about leaving for college, and ultimately… about letting go and embracing the world.

This song is dedicated to anyone who has ever been a part of my life in any way (Including YOU, by listening to this song). Thank you :) .

It’s my way of saying goodbye, without saying goodbye.

I hope you guys enjoy! Free download is available, since this song is for you guys. This is still a BETA song, so please leave some feedback! Thanks!

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Lyrics:
Here we are at the helm of our lives
Falling forward, outward, onward
It’s breaking dawn
Another day, another way
Can you see the new horizon?

It’s time to leave everything behind
It’s time to breathe a landscape, filled with possibilities
To claim the world that lies before our feet
To split into our separate ways

And I know that the drop may be steep
But I tell you, don’t worry, don’t worry
No one’s walking this road alone

Just lend me your ears
Listen softly to this song
And know that we’ll make the leap together
I’ll see you in the end

[Chorus: It’s time to move on
Time to let go
Time to step into the sun
It's time to claim the life, that lies beyond
It's time to spread our wings
to make new memories
Embrace the possibilities]

To everyone
To everything
To all the friends, the family
To all the memories shared
To all the hours spent
Smiling, laughing, crying
Together

This is for you
This is for you

So lend me your ears
Settle your fears
Save up your tears for another time
We’ll make this leap together

[Chorus]

I believe in second chances
In redemption
In salvation
I’ll leave behind my troubles
I’ve carried too long
Too long

So lend me your ears
Lend me your hearts
And trust we’ll make a new start

[Chorus]

And I’ll miss everyone
And I’ll miss everything
I’ll miss all the places I’ve come to know
The faces I’ve seen change and grow
I’ll miss everything it meant to me
I’ll miss everything it meant to me
I’ll miss everything you meant to me

But I’ll save up my tears
If you lend me your ears
Just for a second
Today we face the golden sun
Together apart

This World of Ours (BETA)

Filed under: BETA songs,New songs — sycross @ 12:10 pm

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This is a song I started working on a while ago. I tried to go for a “Mad World” type feel, with soft/intimate vocals and some emotive string sections.

I hope you guys enjoy it. It’s probably one of the most depressing songs I’ve written, but I really love it.

As always, feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

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Lyrics:
[Chorus: It’s a funny place, this world of ours
And I’d probably laugh
If it didn’t feel like my heart’s been
Stomped in half]
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July 7, 2010

Memory of Everything (BETA)

Filed under: BETA songs,My Life,New songs — sycross @ 12:10 pm

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I first want to sincerely apologize that I haven’t released any new music lately. I’ve been pretty busy with school. But now that I’ve graduated from high school, I’m going to have plenty of free time to work on new music over the summer!

Hopefully I can finish a new album, or perhaps just an EP before I head off to college!

Anyhow, this new song is something completely new and different for me. It is the first song I’m publishing that has vocals in it. And I had a lot of fun experimenting with vocal effects and (more…)

August 18, 2009

Final Horizon: My debut album!

Filed under: New songs — sycross @ 11:26 am

So, after a two-year-long journey with music, I have finally completed my first album! Honestly, I’m amazed at how far I’ve come in such a short amount of time.

There are 12 songs featured on this album: Dawn, Edge, Skyline, Forsaken, Breathe, Starlight Grace, Midnight, Everscape, When the Fighting Stops, Salvation Forest, Life, Seven Years to Come.

And here is a sample of the album art:

4-Panel-Outside

(Album Cover and the Back of the Booklet)

Tray-Card

(Back of the Album)

4-Panel-Inside

(Inside of Booklet)

CD-Face

(CD Face)

Now that the album is done, I will mostly be focused on the marketing aspect of my music for a while. Of course, I’ll still be working on new songs, but that will be a lesser priority while I promote the album release.

If you enjoy my music, please seriously consider buying a copy of the album. It’s my first business endeavor as a musician, and I’ve put some serious time/effort/money into getting to this point.

Thanks to everyone who has been keeping up with my updates. Your support is greatly appreciated.

July 28, 2009

When the Fighting Stops

Filed under: New songs — sycross @ 8:36 pm

Wow… Haha. I’m happy to announce that this is my LAST MAJOR PROJECT for the album!!!! I am now pretty much done with all mixing/remastering!!! I just have  to go over my current songs one last time, record some piano playing of my friend Daniel Brottman, and then viola! CD-ready audio!!!

Of course, I still need to design all the album art… haha…

Anyway, some info about the song… this is one of my older songs. I originally wrote it for a Newgrounds audio competition. For the current version, I’ve completely reshaped the sound… it’s quite amazing what you can do without really changing any notes… just working with levels, panning, etc.

Hope you enjoy it. The song is my tribute to pacifism. I intended to paint a picture about war and how “When the Fighting Stops” nothing is left…

Enjoy!

July 25, 2009

Life

Filed under: New songs — sycross @ 2:13 pm

Well, I’m proud to announce that I have officially reached the 10 song mark! I just finished “Life” this morning and have uploaded it for your listening pleasure. Now there are just two songs left before the album is ready!!! I am very excited and I hope you are too.

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