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Why does realizing something is almost over make it impossible to enjoy? The moment you see the finish line, the spell is broken, and the present slips away into the inevitable future.

NEAR THE END
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

The pages running out
The final words approach
Anticipating how
The plot comes to a close
Why must I rush ahead
And interrupt the flow
Near the end?

As morning light invades
And dances through the blinds
Though knowing better
I give in and check the time
Why does awareness steal
The peace I hope to find
Near the end?

Tugging at the clock hands
Tying up the loose strands
Can’t stand them

A chance to see the world
A time to get away 
But every traveler
Must go back home someday
Why does it feel like
I’m already on my way
Near the end?

Haunted by intrusion
Longing for conclusion
Resolution

Time is my opponent
Lost in the next moment
Postponement

As twilight deepens
And my numbered days decrease
To toil and suffer
In the throes of some disease
Will I still hunger for
The moment of release
Near the end?

COLOR THEORY
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Near the End

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“The Rehearsal” is about compulsively practicing conversations in your head—what you’ll say, how you’ll say it, and replaying it until it all feels just right, even if you end up never saying a word.

THE REHEARSAL
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

I deal in daydreams
I traffic in text
Endless predictions of
What you’ll say next

I pick my battles
And I take my licks
At the rehearsal
I rewrite the script

There’s something I have to get off my chest
But I don’t know how to say it best

Tape decks chew on old cassettes
Restless pacing wears the floorboards
Grasp at smoke and call it home
Shape my thoughts like molten chrome

Stories aching to be told
Every silence must be broken
But I bottled the eclipse
From my umbra to your lips

It’s a compulsion
A cognitive trap
At the rehearsal
I polish my act

I’m the sole architect of each pause
I preach my gospel to empty halls

Why not let the words find their own flow?
I can make it all up as I go

Improvisation
Is the skillful way
Trust when the time comes
I’ll know what to say

Let go of scenes
That may never exist
Live in the moment
And welcome the risk

COLOR THEORY
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The Rehearsal

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~~LYRICS~~
(Music and lyrics by Zoe Konez)

I said yes
Too many times
No more red dress
No more straight lines
No more tongue bites

I don't mind
Saying that wasn't right
No more fake smiles
No more compromise
No more standing by

Forgive yourself
For now
For ever
For everything gone
It's not fatal

It's okay
You made it
You don't have to prove yourself
To anyone, anyone
It's okay
You made it
Just take up room for who comes next
And show them
It's okay now

I arrived late
It was a different time
Alt pace lifeline
Hetnorm franchise
Right in the middle I’m

Want to hide, I
I'm just waiting to find
Have you noticed we're all in this?
Come along for the ride

Forgive yourself
For now
For ever
For everything gone
Don’t beat yourself up

It's okay
You made it
You don't have to prove yourself
To anyone, anyone
It's okay
You made it
Just take up room for who comes next
To show them
It's okay now

It’s not as simple as
We took a different path
Still got a lot to learn
It’s okay, it’s okay now

It’s not as simple as
We took a different path
Still got a lot to learn
It’s okay, it’s okay now

It's okay
You made it
You don't have to prove yourself
To anyone, anyone
It's okay
You made it
Just take up room for who comes next
To show them
It's okay now

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Written, recorded and produced by Zoe Konez
Performed by CATBEAR
Mixed and mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden Track Studios
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It's Okay

Last Man Standing

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Night Drive

I'm pleased to present my track Deep Inside. If you want to immerse yourself in a nostalgic atmosphere with a modern sound, then this track is for you. It's also ideal for night drive. Enjoy listening 💜

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Deep Inside

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Dank Disco

"Departure” opens like a fresh take­off. A shimmering synth washes into being, warm yet urgent, evoking that moment when you lean forward, ready to leave the runway. The beat kicks in with confidence and drive, but never rushes—it’s poised, sleek, and stylish. You sense movement, progression, leaving behind and heading toward something bold. There’s nostalgia in the tones—analog warmth, distant echoes—yet the production is clean, modern and forward-looking. It’s the kind of track that makes you think “we’re just getting started

Departure

For the November track challenge on Reddit, where the challenge is to come up with a track idea in 20 minutes, and then fully produce it in another 20 minutes:

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Against The Clock

Back In Time

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My second collaboration with A Days Wait, “Empty Promises” is a bittersweet song about home, leaving, and the promises we make along the way.

EMPTY PROMISES

It feels like my very first time away
Making empty promises again
And I see you hanging around all day
I was trying to keep you safe

It seemed like we should've had it all
But it looks like we should go

Coming back around again
On the road back home
Thought we'd make it out alive 
But I was losing hope

It's not the very first time I've said
I don't feel like growing up
Now I see you hanging around my head 
and I know what that's about

We won't make it on our own 
If we fall apart
We’ll muddle forward to the tune
Of a beating heart

It feels like the very first time away
It's just like my very first time away
It feels like my very first time away
Making Empty Promises

COLOR THEORY
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Empty Promises

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