Cranked in the Lab - vol.5

Mixed By Steve Fisk
Mastered by Jack Endino.
Fist single off the  Mallrats Record, only at https://shorediverecords.bandcamp.com/album/mallrats?fbclid=IwAR3yaPsCBQXFaxOhc6owsD5rQUe2Njv8ymWC7_ObX5kCwamsPhj6_m8ooSA
Music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLJzWe3i6vg

That summer girl.

Many thanks to Michael Dellman for his patience on this track so happy he reached out to me from the other side of this world and ask me to write lyrics to his music.

From The Ground Up - Dellmania / Flipside Mantra

The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara
“Mysterium Tremendum”

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Music and Lyrics by:
Daphne Ang
Andrea Papi

Performed by:
The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara
Daphne Ang (Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Orchestra)
Andrea Papi (Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar)

Recorded and Produced by TCOMAS Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Ergosphere Studios

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Mysterium Tremendum

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In the quiet of my study, papers scattered, thoughts take flight,
Years of work, so clear, so concise, a beacon in the night.
Through every trial, each presentation, polished every phrase and line,
Submitted with a heart full of hope, to judgement so blind.

The editor's cold embrace, swift to undercut my stride,
"Relevance lacking," so it claims, "too trivial, yet overwrought inside."
Referee number two, the root of all my trials, casting shadows, sowing doubt,
Misunderstood, dismissed, my meticulous toil left out in the cold, without.

My nemesis, yet my guide,
My downfall, yet light provided.
Harsh lessons sharply learned,
In shadows, doubts stirred.

Now behind the desk, roles reversed, a manuscript lies in my hold,
Adequate, yet lacking a spark, the narrative cold, unbold.
Words not quite right, elegance lost, a story struggling to unfold,
A dilemma grows within me, what fate will my verdict hold?

To wield my pen with grace, or cast a shadow too long,
Echoing the paths once walked, the rights and the wrongs.
Be the light in their darkness, or the storm they feared all along?
A heavy decision upon my soul, in this scholarly song.

My nemesis, yet my guide,
My downfall, yet light provided.
Harsh lessons sharply learned,
In shadows, doubts stirred.

Referee Number Two, your fate's in my grasp,
Which path to take? A choice to unclasp.
Will I be friend, guide you through?
Or turn enemy, shadows pursue?

Will kindness prevail, in deeds and word?
Or mirror the past, a cycle stirred?
Referee Number Two, today I decide.

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"Referee Number Two" is not just a song about the academic peer review process; it's a profound exploration of the moral dilemmas we face when critiquing the work of our peers. This song narrates the internal conflict of an academic who has endured harsh judgments from an anonymous reviewer and now finds themselves in the position to review others. Will they seek retribution, or rise above and provide constructive feedback?

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Here's to the struggles we face in the quiet of our studies and the strength we find in making the right choices, even when it's hard.

Contradistinctions

Referee Number Two

90's Inspire rock and roll direct from Metro Detroit.

Dive on in, who said life was always colorfast.
Cut and run you've been out done by another broke iconoclast........
Broken down iconoclast.

And if you decide it's worth the strain of one my try, then wash away the dirty days, I'll be standing by.
One more plan that we design falls apart one more time, so find a way to better days.......I'll be standing by.

Try holding something new that's running out of time.
Another fear, one more lie, another rock we just can't hide behind.

And if you decide it's worth the strain of one my try, then wash away the dirty days, I'll be standing by.
One more plan that we design falls apart one more time, so find a way to better days.......I'll be standing by.

Cause we walk away from better days. We're holding up, because we're standing by.

Referee Number Two

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