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Fata Morgana

by The Stone Eye

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1.
Flashing lights like rain for us to see Another hey man where's your ride today Goes a bit like this, summer kiss Everybody seems to have their way Another way to say hello or goodbye, nothing more to say Nothing more Made your slave today Weighed down Falling out of line once more we sang hymns with meanings we can’t share today, words that can’t describe, raise your fists Crooked smiles that lead across the hall Pockets deep and bellies wide, something I won’t deny Said like this Another dance with myself today Nothing more I have to say, it is just the truth Painted In rose hues Weighed down A system to disguise there’s no meaning we can’t hide Pull teeth A feeling to describe that goes something like this Pale faces flash by All in line For the best show In town Pushing roses In one straight line Is this all we have To see
2.
T.G.R. 05:01
Awoken to a soft ring An inviting passage Swore to never leave her Taillights in passing Words that have no meaning But you, leave it to me To mend this silent passage A gift between you and me Tastefully surveying you My face turns blue singing these dead end blues Patiently obeying you For now Now you’re simply chasing An expiring passion Writing off the hours Callously abstaining Words that have no meaning But you, seem to believe By carefully refraining You’re Cautiously inflating truth Just give in, to the voice within I have nothing to forget A hand that guides me to the end Temptations lead to other friends Caught off guard without my head Softly turn my head away Just give in, to the voice within Softly turn my head to them A hand that guides me to the end Tastefully surveying you My face turns blue singing these dead end blues Patiently obeying you My face turns blue singing these dead end blues Wastefully engaging you My face turns blue singing these dead end blues Carefully enabling you For now
3.
Oogie-Dew 04:50
Wash the walls with your cancers Scrape the glass of the ground Sold my soul for a promise To which I could not reveal So the cats in the bag You come crawling back Passions align You find me I take my eyes off the foresight With the slightest touch of your hand Faces flash by the bedside Forces who would not wield So the cats in the bag You come crawling back Passions align You find me Call it a bluff What’s more to reveal Grabbed by the hands Of another surprise What a story to tell Faces flash in the moonlight Their sauntering shadows reveal Friars in search of their own
4.
Spit out the words I haven’t chewed (Wrapped in pork rind) Pronounce the one profession you know (Tune in tonight) Confiding all your time in dues (Break out your scribe) Reciting words until you’re blue Lavishly intemperate Riding out a storm Laughably advised Cuffed jeans and arrows on your shoes (Bright blue, who knew?) Tastes low but how am I to view you? Selling twills for favors Riding out a storm Laughably advised Glass stained mirrors Their whispers in my ears Tasteless stares A wonder to my friends, are you them? Remind me, Am I them? Simple favors wrapped in lucid behaviors Leave me alone Filling shit up to my eyes now Lay me in the pen Riding out a storm Laughably advised
5.
You got me wishing I was blind You got me thinking I was high I watch the crystal diamonds glow Show me all that I was to know The hands of vultures and the tears we cry It wasn’t you but I would like to try I’m so over the new inning Place your bets now send me soaring Words so overrated Sounds so complicated Faces morphing into my mind Shape shifting sacrilegious high I know you’re coming- still blows my mind Feels like I loved you all this time I’m so over the new inning Place your bets now send me soaring Words so overrated Sounds so complicated The clocks have turned around now another way to say that the days have turned to weeks for me, but to each is to their own The nights are getting colder, let’s share that cigarette And laugh into the night sky I’m so over the new inning Place your bets now send me soaring Words so overrated Sounds so complicated
6.
Hey now, it’s just another friend of mine Patting me on the head, A subtle sight, you see (Oh we know, oh you know) Fantasy, seldom is for real But with enough words we can make it what we please (What we’ve sown, what we’ve known) Say, now Save a seat for two So, something’s out of line. Where the grass grows green, is someone I can’t see Sold on other thoughts by now. What is that you please, it’s something I might need Curse me out, you never seem to lie When my hands are both tied, you slip into the night (Oh you know, oh we know) Patience, is another friend of mine Crossing off the hours, trading time for time Say, now Save a seat for two So, something’s out of line. Where the grass grows green, is someone I can’t see Sold on other thoughts by now. What is that you please, it’s something I might need Say, take a quarter from my hand, what is this to you, it ain’t all that to me Sing another song or three, teach me what it means, tell me all you please Face down, observing what we can Oddly chasing a light Wasting light for hours and Writing names that long ago Crossed my mind, let’s have a go Gracefully entangled to you Say, now Save a seat for two So, something’s out of line. Where the grass grows green, is someone I can’t see Sold on other thoughts by now. What is that you please, it’s something I might need Say, take a quarter from my hand, what is this to you, it ain’t all that to me Are you me?
7.
Donora 04:57
Another ticket to an avenue Always unmarked, colors blacked out Resting eyes, callas lungs A swans last song, cut in half What’s that song I hear repeating inside my ears These thoughts of mine, I’ve always had They seem alright, at least I've tried Broken arms, shattered legs A song should be sung in harmony What’s that song I hear repeating inside my ears I could not lie to you but where I go is where I see the madness I can’t even try to explain my feelings and tell you how I feel Where I go is where I see the madness Where I go is where I see the madness Where I go is where I see the madness Words have meanings that I cannot fear I am sorry but I must see myself, myself out Shaking baby lets herself be freed from the horror that she won’t see Swords of mercy pick their highness from The seeds of gardens that were starved in bloom, we won’t share Servants clinging to the orphans, the bastard child of a mother Mary I’ve seen her In my dreams Fade away Resting eyes, callas lungs A swans last song, cut in half What’s that song I hear repeating inside my ears Nothing seemed so clear But who am I to care
8.
Banished from his only home Can't you see, I've got another reason Don’t you know Can't you hear, the chiming of the bells at night Wouldn’t you know, another night has passed by Care to know Why the fight, it’s just a tick past half nine now I think it’s only fair to (Wouldn't you know) I only wish it was true (Care to say) I think it’s only fair to assume A face for the misgiven (Dare to say) Mistaken for the living (Wouldn't you know) Poisoned for believing Banished from his only home Carved in leather and painted skin what’s there to ask Ideations in silkscreen bottles a maze that we run For the time, it was another sideshow But here we are Now it’s time, to piece it all together slowly What a way, to signal a beginning What a time There we are, two pieces of a broken puzzle A crack beneath the ceiling (Nice to know) A broken heart needs healing (Bet your fun) A flood begins to circle down What’s that you are believing (Care to say) A crescent in the night sky? (What did you say?) I think you got a screw loose, man Carved in leather and painted skin what’s there to ask Ideations in silkscreen bottles a maze that we run Cordial membranes that feed off our land Embrace the mindlessness, taste the fragile waste Blunted arrows and poisoned water wells Tastes like rejects and normal circumstance Awoken to the thoughts that we once shared that we had held But now that we have established where we stand, what’s next? What’s next? What’s next?
9.
Oh Well 05:26
An hour to deceive me for myself I can, I have Tonight, what a night to precede myself I have, I can Kicking back Carless act Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh A phase, just a way to remind myself I have, I can Touché, another way to convince yourself I have, I can Kicking back Carless act Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well Oh well Who’s that to tell me why? Mind your manners just don’t ask why Favors don’t come in threes Pulling strings on the edge of my seat A friar, but just by name Grasping straws like a second belief Who’s that to tell me why? Mind your manners just don’t ask why Favors don’t come in threes Pulling strings on the edge of my seat A friar, but just by name Grasping straws like a second belief Craving my own self doubt Aren’t you tired of playing yourself?
10.
Stay right there Obey the words they set for you at once Silence is the new normal, you know? Take a breath and soon you’ll see what we have left in store, for you You find the time we’ll pass it by Danced into the night we wash away Faster now the Colors they don’t look so bad in shade Care to stop on by Patience my dear Takes some time to make out what you mean Careful for what you ask, you know? One step leads to the rest and then who’s left to blame I'll find the time let’s pass it by Danced into the night we wash away Faster now the Colors they don’t look so bad in shade Care to join us Parading faces no sensations last Same old story Tonight’s a new beginning not the end Let’s sing a lullaby In our youth We paid our dues Now all I ask is too respect that fact Plastic walls, and paper dolls You’ll find me, where were all make believe Calling back Faces gone mad Who’s that in there? Oh god I’m mad
11.
Another hour passes ‘til you find me A broken silence, an alarming violence A sudden taste you know, never comes but goes, a look inside of your eye A fondness I’ll resist until you find me Find me, you know you’ll try to, yeah you think you’ll go far for me Try me, you know you’ll find me, a place where I’ll go and tighten the hold Hand down your beauty to me, you know I’ll find it in me, you’ll see Who’s your mother to be, they’ll be there when I couldn’t be you’ll see Paid my dues, sat by the bed you claimed soaked up all I could Bon voyage Closer, a taste to revive the sea For I will not be Here to see I don’t mean to be afraid, but what’s out there for me I don’t seem to be afraid, but nothings on my mind Soaked in guilt, another new night to tease What you mean to me Or Claim to mean Fortune favors you and me At least that’s what l dreamed So it seems I don’t mean to be afraid, but what’s out there for me I don’t seem to be afraid, but nothings on my mind I don’t mean to be afraid, but I can’t seem to cry I don’t seem to be afraid, but heavens on my mind A swollen face that’s growing old The sort of thing that seemed untold A fragile stare that slowly dies Find me, you know you’ll try to, yeah you think you’ll go far for me Try me, you know you’ll find me, a place where I’ll go and tighten the hold Hand down your beauty to me, you know I’ll find it in me, you’ll see Careful, it ain’t what it seems, for reasons I can’t explain, you’ll see Who’s your mother to be, they’ll be there when I couldn’t be you’ll see Wasteful, is all I can feel, a glimpse of, your hollow disguise tonight Slowly you’re burning under the sun
12.
One summer eve as the sun was setting The wind blew soft and cold A young man lay on a bed of Fever and tears stood in his eye Mother I’m surely dying The other night as I left the meeting The spirit, he bid me pay I said not tonight next week only I will go, and bang to the day Mother I’m surely dying Mother dear go and tell my comrades Not to do what I have done When my spirit comes down and calls you Do not reject this honest plea Mother I’m surely dying Mother I’m surely dying

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"Heavy with a layer of glorious weirdness, Fata Morgana combines raucous, dirty guitar sounds with clever musicianship, hypnic vocals, and a stylistically diverse range of songs. Tracks such as the ominously titled T.G.R pummel you with funky yet tasteful weirdness, whilst Not my Circus guides you through a meticulously crafted landscape that can best be described as articulate minimalism. Listeners will find nods to punk with the track Sacrilegious High, and by the end, be taken through a progressive rock landscape only seldom explored by bands such as King Crimson with the 9 minute epic, In Lieu of Roses. Fata Morgana is a record that is both representative of the band's growth, as well as their continued blending of pop-sensibilities and musical weirdness."

Philadelphia’s premier fuzz-filled rockers are ushering in 2023 with their new full-length album, "Fata Morgana". Formed in 2014 by some buddies in High School with a shared love for music and endless amounts of ambition (sometimes to the point of absurdity), The Stone Eye is a band that prides itself in tackling multiple genres within one cohesive package; usually topped off with thunderous rhythm, loud guitars, and haunting vocals. It was not always this way though, and that's part of the appeal.

Throughout the band's long history, musical evolution and experimentation have been at the forefront of each member's mind. What happens if you cross pop-sensibilities with traditional metal? Or maybe throw some funk in there for the ladies? Perhaps this song needs a hand pan? Why not! With every new release, The Stone Eye is providing new perspectives on tried genres, and that's... well, cool. These upcoming releases are absolutely no exception to that now-established mantra, so strap on in, grab a beer, and enjoy the ride.

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released April 28, 2023

Personnel :
Stephen Burdick: Guitar, Vocals
Jeremiah Bertin: Percussion
Christian Mechem: Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Orchestral Composition
Mike Pacca: Bass

Recorded by: Stephen Burdick, Mike Pacca (Tracks 3 ,5, 6, 10) Michael Kerchner (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7-9, 11)
Mixed by: Stephen Burdick
Mastered by: Paul Logus (PDX Mastering)
Produced by: The Stone Eye
Artwork by: Derek Setzer, Stephen Burdick
Lyrics by: Stephen Burdick
Music by: The Stone Eye

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