An upbeat track about having the right people around you to make things happen - written after having taken a year off music due to anxiety and self esteem issues.
lyrics
Make for Brighter Skies
Don't take pity on me
I'm doing just fine
You can rain on my parade
I've still got the sunshine
Don't mistake this look of concentration
For a cold and grumpy frown
Don't mistake me for the lost and lonely
I've got angels all around
All around
All around
All around
And they're singing to me now
Don't tell me that you know the feeling
When you've been nowhere near
Try plumb the depths of your existence
And find out what you fear
Then stare right at it, stare it down
Take another, bigger bite
Feel adrenalin course through your body
This is fight or flight
Fight or flight
Fight or flight
Fight or flight
Fly away with me now
I've got a ticket to an unknown destination
And I'm enjoying the ride
I'm going to visit every constelation
'Cause there's a star burning up inside
I'm not becoming a singularity
I've got friends with truth in their eyes
So come join my peculiarity
Us freaks will make for brighter skies
Brighter skies
So don't take pity on me
I'm doing just great
And to those who stuck around
I'm sorry for the wait
But I'm back together now
And I'm stronger than before
And I finally understand
What I was hiding for
Hiding for
Hiding for
Hiding for
But I'm out of the shadows now
credits
from Make for Brighter Skies,
released July 2, 2021
Music & Lyrics: Howard Sinclair
Keyboards, Electric and Acoustic 6 String Guitars, Ebow, Vocoder, Lead and Harmony Vocals: Howard Sinclair
Drums: Gary Chamberlain
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I didn't think I would like this record but it's so infectious in its ability to change from prog to post rock then to psychedelic and onwards into alternative metal. Such an amazing feat to introduce the saxophone and it sounds so cool, this record is outstanding. Darknight
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