The Great Silence

by Aaron Harwood

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1.
Corporations ruin habitats Make it hard to breathe Selling fear & negativity They control what you see They are into everything They've got what you need Don't want to help you or anyone else It's pure psychotic greed Oil drums, shit loads of guns Making sure you're in debt to someone Come on, you know the one Jungle is massive but not for long People take life too seriously Bombings for security But that ain't me, I don't agree We are not enemies Oil drums, shit loads of guns Making sure you're in debt to someone Come on, you know the one Jungle is massive but not for long We always go to war We never go to peace Then we wonder why The conflict will never cease Oil drums, shit loads of guns Making sure you're in debt to someone Come on, you know the one Jungle is massive but not for long
2.
Set Us Right 04:15
Woke up from a dream last night I was talking to myself Somehow in a quest to be I got left up on a shelf Found good jobs ,good pay A fucked up mental health I watched over everything As I pleased everyone else Sometimes all I know Is how to stay alive Then I remember Only love can set us right Working or slaving? Depends on point of view I had a change of heart Now I do what I wanna do No more work now I'm learning Always to yourself be true 'Cause if it don't feel right Maybe it's not for you There's a great silence that you can find If you look down really deep inside Down past your ego is where you reside Find your inner fire, open your mind Sometimes all I know Is how to stay alive Then I remember Only love can set us right
3.
Medicine 02:17
Don't forget life's a terminal disease No matter how clean one day you won't breathe Better live it up every single day I know what drug to take Music's my medicine Music's the cure Music's my remedy Give me some more When shoulders drop and my chest falls in When dark thoughts are all I'm thinking When curtains are drawn and my room is dark When depression inhabits my heart Music's my medicine Music's the cure Music's my remedy Give me some more
4.
Caught in the rat race like everyone else Making that money to adorn myself Little did I know it added nothing to me Parading around like a Christmas tree Walk around with no sky in the cloud Buying up stuff to your soul it's bound You don't even know it's weighing you down Sink like a stone just to feel proud It only stopped me feeling free It only stopped me being me Send it back you can have it all I don't want it any more There's a better place to be Free from negativity Place of peace & love where you can be Where what you want is reality It only stopped me feeling free It only stopped me being me Send it back you can have it all I don't want it any more You walk around with no sky in the cloud You don't even know that it's weighing you down It only stopped me feeling free It only stopped me being me Send it back you can have it all I don't want it any more
5.
Rat Race 04:20
Do you ever feel like you're killing time? Just clocking in on the production line On the outside seems you're doing fine But on the inside do you feel alive? Do you ever feel you're wasting away And it's all for just another hours pay When you have to drag your ass out of bed Another day just listen to your head Oh quit the rat race It's not worth winning Like a hamster wheel Leaves your head spinning Yesterday's gone Tomorrow don't exist There's only today Hold on with both fists Round and round it goes, round and round Do you ever feel stress compress your spine Ever hear yourself say, "I don't have time" Well maybe it's time for you to find A perfect life where you can unwind Oh quit the rat race It's not worth winning Like a hamster wheel Leaves your head spinning Yesterday's gone Tomorrow don't exist There's only today Hold on with both fists Round and round it goes, round and round It goes round, round, round It's a rat race Oh quit the rat race It's not worth winning Like a hamster wheel Leaves your head spinning Yesterday's gone Tomorrow don't exist There's only today Hold on with both fists Round and round it goes, round and round
6.
The Nuts 03:54
There's an Ace in the hole And an Ace up my sleeve That tell on your face Is your Achilles heel Be in it to win it You can't win 'em all What you've got in your hand Is enough to call I've got the nuts You can't beat me Stakes are getting high Not as high as my stack Pushing up the ante There is no turning back Is it a game of chance? Not with what I've got Stare down my poker face 'Cause I'm taking the lot I've got the nuts You can't beat me Deadmans hand in hand You try to hold your tongue I got a pair of bullets I don't need a gun Float on down the river You don't need to turn Don't think of it as failure But as a chance to learn I've got the nuts You can't beat me When the Universe deals your cards You've got to know how to play them It's never the same, each day a new game Don't be too busy complaining I've got the nuts You can't beat me
7.
Bedlam 03:04
She's a love machine, a hit of dopamine A fat blunt on the beach in the blazing sun She's going to be my queen, like a hot love scene Pulls my trigger, fires me like a gun Because She's bedlam in the bedroom She's crazy under the sheets She's bedlam in the bedroom I can't get no sleep She's hot to trot, she loves being on top And I don't think she's ever gonna stop Because She's bedlam in the bedroom She's crazy under the sheets She's bedlam in the bedroom I can't get no sleep It's getting wetter, like Island weather I'm never gonna find another one better She's bedlam in the bedroom She's crazy under the sheets She's bedlam in the bedroom I can't get no sleep
8.
Supernova 03:23
For a long time there was was 4-4-2 I left the rock, joined the 142 When I came back didn't know what to do Thought I worked for me but, I worked for you Took a long time to find my way I wouldn't change a single day Not even ones that caused me pain I wouldn't have it any other way Lived like Rabbit the next few years Running machines, turning down gears I drowned so long that I grew gills I came up when I'd had my fill Took a long time to find my way I wouldn't change a single day Not even ones that caused me pain I wouldn't have it any other way I've had days when my head's supernova I've had days where I wished the World was over I've had times when I just feel hungover But now I'm stronger now I'm stronger Huh! More time went past as I figured it out Took away the fears and all the doubt Stripped away ideas that weren't my own Found myself a place that I could call home Took a long time to find my way I wouldn't change a single day Not even ones that caused me pain I wouldn't have it any other way
9.
Rock On 03:11
I'm sick of working to pay bills That only serves to make me ill Had enough of running around Checking in with everyone in town Is this how it's supposed be? Cause somehow I don't feel free It can't just be me But still I... Rock on Got to keep rockin' Know how I wanna spend my time But now it's back to the grind I know where I want to be For this roof call me employee Is this how it's supposed be? Cause somehow I don't feel free It can't just be me But still I... Rock on Got to keep rockin' Am I the only one who knows Every time you buy, you vote Every time you're naiive You let ignorance breed The flashing box takes you in Then it tells you what to think Invisible chains wrap around So I shake them off with sound Rock on Got to keep rockin'

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The Great Silence is my debut album funded by the Isle of Man Arts Council, recorded, mixed and mastered by Power On Music and produced by Ry Jones with artwork from the incredible Hans Effects.
It is more than a years work (not including writing the songs!) due to one set back or another but we finally got it over the line and have created something I am very proud of! In my humble opinion, this album ROCKS!
Lyrically it tells stories of my life, my thoughts and my feelings about life and how I see The World in general.
I hope that the lyrics and the music will resonate with you and thank you for listening.

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released June 23, 2023

All songs written by Aaron Harwood
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Power On Music
Produced by Ry Jones
Funded by Isle of Man Arts Council

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