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Altered Diction

by David J. Irvine

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1.
Superstar 04:04 video
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Woke from a lucid dream Your face so real thought I heard you sing Another Twisted Love Song that you wrote for me Charged your motive and fueled your fire You left me here with your dreams piled high Cast away our plans for a moment bright Who knows just what could have been If you followed the path and taken my hand But you sailed to the setting sun My dreams I thought they'd always last We were never in sync, your foot on the gas Cruising to the setting sun Hello, Superstar You're making your mark and you're setting the bar Seems you've done all you set out to do You had your moment you had your chance You let it slide such a sweet romance I hope that spotlight warms you on lonely nights And who knows what the future holds I'm sure I'll see you again when I'm out on the road In the land of the rising sun Don't be sad it still can change I'm here can't fill the space Just waiting by the rising sun She's a miracle She's my faded dream She's a winner She's my destiny She's a shooting star The past still in her And who knows just what could have been If you followed the path and taken my hand But you sailed to the setting sun My dreams I thought they'd last But you had your foot on the gas Just cruising to the setting sun And who knows what the future holds I'm sure I'll see you again when you're out on the road In the land of the rising sun Don't be sad it still can change I'm here can't fill the space Just waiting by the rising sun
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Waiting For You 03:56 video
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Come and stand close to me So I can feel you when you breathe Never know what to do The moments you're not here with me Waiting For You Don't know what I'm going do Just Waiting For You I'm Crazy for you Wasting time out of my mind Crazy for you Come and lie next to me So I can hold you endlessly Your body so perfectly Captures my heart imprisons me Waiting For You Don't know what I'm going do Just Waiting For You Crazy for you Wasting time out of my mind Crazy for you
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Twisted Love Song 04:01
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What would you say? If I turned and walked away Would you even care? Knowing I wasn't there to lend a hand Hear you laugh at all of my stories And your small catastrophes Let you cry up on my shoulder Dry your tears with my smile I will leap into the falls Drive my car into a wall for you If you want me to I will run into the flames Jump in front of any train for you If you need me too I would sever off an ear Wrapped it up addressed to you my dear If you'd like me to Can't you see that you're everything to me What would do if I fell out of love with you? Would you bide your time burning letters from me just to fuel your night Wind me up with all of your charms and your faded promises Still I'll fall into your darkness No more light left to shine I will walk across the coals Make a deal to sell my soul for you If you want me to I will swim across the seas Crawl around on hands and knees for you If you need me I will pledge my love again By jumping into a lion's den for you If you'd like me too Can't you see that you're everything Everything to me You're everything Everything to me I will leap into the falls Drive my car into a wall for you If you want me to I will run into the flames Jump in front of any train for you If you need me too I would sever off an ear Wrapped it up addressed to you my dear If you'd like me to You'll see you're everything to me
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Eclipse 08:11 video
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I wake up but you're not here Screams echo, smoke fills the air I jump up and stumble outside Chaos I find Lives burning down, children gripped with fear Frantic I run searching everywhere Heart overload Head spinning I can't fail World upside down Sun dying I need my Soul Mate Imprisoned I cannot speak Small glimpse of sunlight my body weak I struggle to gaze outside the truth I find Lives sacrificed, captives stripped of hope I sense my life's ending drawing close Heads rolling down Men chanting, a blind stare Crowd cheering loud No time left to find my Soul Mate My mind is focused Breathing quickened Need to take command Lost in the shadows Waiting silent Time is close at hand The chamber open Panic broken I can sense their fear Now moving quickly Overtaken Freedom fills the air Frantic I run searching everywhere Joy rushes in, find her hidden there Heart overload Heads reeling, we can't speak Lives reunite Haze lifted, I found my Soul Mate Heart overload Heads reeling, we can't speak Lives reunite Haze lifted, I have my Soul Mate
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Come Take My Hand 04:59
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Lazy morning sunshine makes his way Through the clouds he rolls his eyes across the bay I feel the warmth surround me, soothe my skin I brush off all the sand and take a little swim I think back to the time you left enraged Can we find a shred of hope to save? Our love means more to me Much more than I can say Come Take My Hand Leave your anger Let your heart become your guide Leave your worries Bring you passion Put the doubts out of your mind It's the first step Not the last step Open up and you will find True happiness together in our lives Together in our lives Staring through the skylights, the clouds roll in The man on the moon is starring back again I lie awake for a while, for an hour or two Tracing back the steps that led me apart from you Who holds the answers in his head Who can ask the questions when it's only me in bed oh babe I'm lost without your touch Come Take My Hand Leave your anger Let your heart become your guide Leave your worries Bring you passion Put the doubts out of your mind It's the first step Not the last step Open up and you will find True happiness together in our lives Together in our lives
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The Cove 05:57
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I'm sitting at home just watching my fingers roam on my remote And I stumble onto something that brings me back to my youth I once had a friend we never were seen apart yeah that was then we had a cool place where we could slip away And I call that place The Cove Take me back to the place I want to go Take me back to the place I know so well We walked through the leaves That someone had rake so neat At the end of the street Singling lyrics to songs Trying to harmonize without going off He passed me a Bright with a light and said they're the best of all He was right Cupped the butt in our hands as we walked by his house heading for the Cove Take me back to the place I want to go Take me back to the place I know so well Looking back we had it made We'd stay out late The biggest worry of them all Just trying to get laid Take me back to the place I want to go We managed to pick up six And head for the railroad tracks just for kicks Journeyed down on the rails, ended up sitting high on some hill We sat there a while And finished the final sips with a smile Those days were the best times that we ever shared shared them at The Cove Take me back to the place I want to go Take me back to the place I know so well
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N + 1 03:35
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The Letter 04:36 video
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Early morning, 4am, I still can't sleep Replying every moment of our time last week No second win the anger wins you hold the pain Clutching tightly to your heart the hate sustained I drift away into the past and I start to wonder What if the early days weren't lost? I dream of ways to catch that spark Hey yeah my love A walk in the shadows, feelings parsed, another sigh Reach into my memory box and search inside Scan your letters, a hundred words, your scent arise Read them all between the lines a dozen times And I drift away into the past and I start to wonder What if our paths have never crossed? Would I be any better off? Hey yeah my love I pen another hopeless cause And send it off to nowhere Will it be read or tossed away? It leads her heart my way Her smile greets me at the door No more days to ponder I grab and sweep her off her feet Saving me
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Backseat 03:47
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Taking a backseat to my life Seems like I'm always trying to find Another excuse to justify failure Planning to climb up every peak The summit remains just out of reach Graciously, I will just except defeat Focusing on the final goal Strategically giving up as I go I'm blaming it all on you and not me From all the heightened insecurities that feed Your self destruction and your countless lies And it's no surprise I'm pausing my own life Riddles are all I seem to find Why don't you say what's on your mind Instead of just dropping me a clue or two Trading on up to finer things You polished your act to suit your needs Get me your bag I'll gladly help you pack I won't be made a fool again There's just no way I'm giving in I'm keeping it all for me and not you For all the aggravation that you put me through Your selfish and materialistic ways No it's time you paid I'm starting up my life Open road fills my soul, unwind Leave the backseat behind unlock life's door Now I break through to write the score The rudiments I labored over years before Have set me free igniting my desire Fueling passion's fire I'm living out my dreams
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Whole 04:16
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What's the reason, taking my time, don't give in Hold the feeling, clouding my mind, twisted grin Pull me under, cover my lips, deep blue skin I'm watching my life cave in I don't see the signs I always see half empty Put the truth behind Disregard affection As my world collides I decide I won't be Whole if you leave Scattered in my world Trapped down, broken crown Shattered dream survives Still I try hard to make you see Just what you mean to me Last time, I won't leave Piece the dream False attraction, governed my mind, now I win No reaction, put it aside, change within Resurrection, surge in my veins, taking in I'm watching my life begin I can see the signs I never see half empty Put the lies behind And I embrace direction As my world survives I decide I will be Whole if you leave Stronger in my world Cast down foolish crown Lucid dream revived I won't try at all to make you see Just what you meant to me First time, now I leave Piece the dream Clear reflection, time for action, a distant memory Rising up out of the ashes, bound but now I'm free Breathing in strong second win, I'm rounding sanctuary Won't finish last, far from the past Piece the dream I will be Whole if you leave Stronger in my world Cast down foolish crown Lucid dream revived I won't try at all to make you see Just what you meant to me First time, now I leave Peace the dream

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released January 15, 2023

All songs written by David J. Irvine

Recorded at David's Personal Studio in Sarasota, FL, Trax East Studios, NJ and Avatar Studios NYC.

Produced by David J. Irvine

Mixed by Eric Rachel at Trax East
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

David J. Irvine - Piano, Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Danny Bergland - Drums
Sean-David Cunningham - Violin on "Eclipse", "Come Take My Hand", "The Cove", "The Letter"
James Bourbeau - Trumpet on "Waiting For You"
Karen Tuttle - Violin, Viola on "Superstar"
Lucia Barrett - Cello on "Superstar"

Photography Credit (Album Front Cover): John Decker
Photography Credit (Album Back Cover): Linda Rowe
Photography Credit (Insert Photos): John Decker, Linda Rowe
CD Packaging Design/Illustration: Dawn Pittaro

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