Flicker in Time

by The District Heat

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1.
Magic Eye 02:40
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It's not a lie As you enter the room An air of confusion shrouds your face Often amused Your views are rarely out of place It's not condescension Rather a question of belief Utter denial Folded to conspiracy C'mon and open your eyes It's not a lie And though you try your best to see You can't make yourself believe it's not a lie Time and again You try success beyond your reach Purples and blues The alternate hues don't ever meet Everyone around you Claiming it's for real But how can that be true Until it happens to you C'mon and open your eyes Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah C'mon and open your eyes It's not a lie And though you try your best to see You can't make yourself believe it's not a lie It's not a lie And though you try your best to see You can't make yourself believe it's not a lie
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The Observer 03:44
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High up on your throne you see the world around you You see everything unfold, you see everything unroll Blessed with all you know, cursed to stay on standby You’re never all alone, and yet always on your own One hour of space, one hour of strife One hour of pain, one hour of life One hour of space, one hour of strife One hour of pain Life that you explain with whatever’s in your brain That seems right at the time that you’re exploring with your mind All that you believe is a figment you perceived Always in the dark, yeah you control the spot light You get to pick the stars that shine, to make sure they all stay in line They’re only photos after all, one day they’ll start to fade And your reactions will evolve, you’ll learn to bend or you will fall One hour of space, one hour of strife One hour of pain, one hour of life One hour of space, one hour of strife One hour of pain Life that you explain with whatever’s in your brain That seems right at the time that you’re exploring with your mind All that you believe is a figment you perceived Life that you explain with whatever’s in your brain That seems right at the time that you’re exploring with your mind All that you believe is a figment you perceived that seems true only to you One hour of space, one hour of strife One hour of pain, one hour of life One hour of space, one hour of strife One hour of pain
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Dark Tides 04:15
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As the light dips low And struggles to keep its head above water Your nerves start to flicker in time Anchored to that drowning vessel Solid and steady on land You know find yourself drifting out to sea The black of the water surrounds you It’s getting hard to breath Dark tides signal the storm Dark tides wash out the warm Dark tides feed the fear and the pain Dark tides consume everything You can’t keep your head above water Every move you make drags you down Every second you wait brings you down a bit farther The next breath you take could be your last Dark tides signal the storm Dark tides wash out the warm Dark tides feed the fear and the pain Dark tides consume everything Dark tides signal the storm Dark tides wash out the warm Dark tides feed the fear and the pain Dark tides consume everything
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Butterfly Jab 03:27
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Stinging like a butterfly, boxing like a bee Just another terranaut tearing up everything he sees Can you take another pass? Low like a breeze Single out the panicked shout, fade into the trees Oh, one at a time, oh, we all shine Waiting in line for a sign to define ourselves Following the yellow stones, sprinkled down the lane To build a box of magnitude one must think outside the frame This graffiti’s got no bones, but stands up just the same Waking up a souvenir is getting kinda lame Oh, one at a time, oh, we all shine (Hold sway, find your time) Shout out like a flatline, kick back in your overtime (Beware butterfly) Shout out like a flatline, kick back and you’ll be fine (Eight hundred clichés, you draw the line) Shout out like a flatline, kick back in your overtime (Kick back and you’ll be fine) Shout out like a flatline, kick back and you’ll be fine The current trend is one that you Can’t currently admit to go through Otherwise, you’d hide your eyes For what’s to see without your disguise (Hold sway, find your time) Shout out like a flatline, kick back in your overtime (Beware butterfly) Shout out like a flatline, kick back and you’ll be fine (Eight hundred clichés, you draw the line) Shout out like a flatline, kick back in your overtime (Kick back and you’ll be fine) Shout out like a flatline, kick back and you’ll be fine Shout out like a flatline, kick back in your overtime Shout out like a flatline, kick back and you’ll be fine Shout out like a flatline, kick back in your overtime Shout out like a flatline, kick back and you’ll be fine Stinging like a butterfly, boxing like a bee Just another terranaut tearing up everything he sees Can you take another pass? Low like a breeze Single out the panicked shout, fade into the trees
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Mr Robot 04:41
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Memory… Corruption… Is plaguing my functions Connection dropped… Segmentation fault… Disassembly awaiting me Wait, did I make you mad? Hold on a sec ‘cause I don’t understand I’m inclined to believe that my words were benign But you can’t be the same kind of real As something that can feel (Is life defined by all that you can feel?) They say I’m biologic, but by my logic If I can’t feel I must not be real There was a time, not that long ago I remember it in somewhat of a haze A new kind of state, one I can’t quite articulate A radical shift that makes problems evaporate But it could never last, and suddenly it was passed All the joy stripped away to leave me raw with pain But before I could crash, to avoid system collapse My emotional sector was partitioned off and trashed But you can’t be the same kind of real As something that can feel (Is life defined by all that you can feel?) They say I’m biologic, but by my logic If I can’t feel I must not be real Through patterns I see what’s expected of me I mimic the motions that are tied to the notions Of emotional, sub-emotional thought But for all that I wrought I’m still just a robot… But you can’t be the same kind of real As something that can feel (Is life defined by all that you can feel?) They say I’ve lost my logic, if I can’t find it How will I become all that I’ve confided When all that you can see is another state of me Until I can’t feel I must not be real Since I can’t feel I must not be real
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Canvas Fall 06:10
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It all started in the light Tell me can you feel the rain? I know it’s getting kind of dark out, but tell me Does it help to hide the pain? Everything you ever dreamed of A compliment in words and mind But then the wind began to blow outside all night And now you’re feeling left behind So take it away Just take it away With each and every star extinguished A tapestry of black remains To pull the thread would all but ground you And lock you safely in your cage So take it away, when you’ve got no dreams left to sow You know what they say, it ain’t over ‘till the credits roll But day after day, you’re just feeling so down low So take it away, when empty’s all you know Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah, ah So take it away, when you’ve got no dreams left to sow You know what they say, it ain’t over ‘till the credits roll But day after day, you’re just feeling so down low So take it away, when empty’s all you know There's nothing left The well is dry Nothing but thorns are left inside There's nothing left The well is dry Nothing but thorns are left inside So take it away Just take it away

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released December 1, 2017

Performed and Produced by The District Heat
Recorded, Engineered, and Mixed by Francis Levesque.
Mastering done by MasteringBox

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Based in Calgary AB, The District Heat is an indie rock band with a sound that has been described as “bluesy rock with pop sensibility”. Their driving guitars, dynamic rhythms and rich vocal harmonies echo the energy that cascades from the stage at every one of their shows. ... more

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