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lyrics

i. Alarms (Panic)
Escape into the darkening day
Where shadowed voices congregate
Wander by the beating drum
Where echoed sadness mocks you from

Running and running and running from
The frothing, foaming commotion
Barking at the helping hand
Fearful of the gypsy band

Run into the darkness
Disappear into the woods
Don’t look back
You won’t see what you think you should
What is before me?
What do I fantasize?
Is this real? It can’t be real.
I just need to rest my eyes

ii. The Clearing and the Old Man
“I’m glad you found me here
(In my broken air balloon)
It’s been a thousand years
(A hundred thousand times I’ve played this game)

“I can explain myself
Stay with me, play with me
I have the answers here
Stay with me, please stay with me

“I can explain myself
Stay with me, have a drink
Oh God, it’s my last birthday here

“‘Ooh ooh ooooooooh!’”

iii. Alarms (Escape)
Spinning, spinning, can’t stand still
If the man won’t die, the fire will

Running down the path, the bend
And wondering where the road will end…

iv. The Path Ends
Run into the darkness
Disappear into the woods
Don’t look back
You won’t see what you think you should
Whoa — fate
No way back, no way back
Running downhill

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from Crossing the Divide, released November 13, 2015

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The Benzene Ring is a Brooklyn prog-rock band. They explore lush textures and intricate, ambitious compositions. Their music appeals to fans of Yes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Hum, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, and Kayo Dot. Crossing the Divide, called “a true masterpiece,” and an "enormous, truly enormous prog-epic!", features Jeff Aldrich, Eric Hertenstein, Hwarg, and Daniel Gibson. ... more

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