This is my audition for Sumerian Records' new project. Had lots of fun writing lyrics, and had a good basis of a song to work with!

My name is Hanno "FlatCoke" Smit. I'm 22 years of age, from Cape Town, South Africa. I am an assistant editor at a local film company. I studied audio engineering, with post production as my major.
I have been singing all my life, and have always worked towards singing in a world wide touring band.

Lyrics:
I held up high
what meant the most to me.
My walls, built high,
like the heart that's on my sleeve.
I heard it calling me.

But then, I heard a voice
entangled in my vivid memory.
The floor is cold, I've grown apart
from what it means to me.

As it's about to end, it gets louder,
harder, more intentional.
The meaning, that feeling,
the never ending reaping.

Old friend, adversary,
we meet again, embrace me.
Invite me in and part the sea.
Nothing less than everything.
Deadly friend, I'm ready.
Hold my hand, embrace me.
I surrender, faithfully,
to this cruel addiction.

A new beginning needs an end.
Broken things need to be mended.
Hold your heart in hand, carefully.

As it's about to end, it gets harder,
louder, more intentional.
The meaning, that never ending feeling.

Old friend, adversary,
we meet again, embrace me.
Invite me in and part the sea.
Nothing less than everything.
Deadly friend, I'm ready.
Hold my hand, embrace me.
I surrender, faithfully,
to this cruel addiction.

Continual corruption.
Gradual hallucination.
Embrace me. (x4)

Continual corruption.
Gradual hallucination.
Embrace me. (x4)

It's all been wasted!
The metal (not barrel XD) of the barrel has been tasted.
I'll be hated,
but this is self created.

Deadly friend, I'm ready.
Hold my hand, embrace me.
I surrender faithfully,
to this true addiction.

Nerdy stuff:
- Recorded on Logic Pro X
- Compression on vocals (OPTO compressor, Logic Stock)
- Tiny bit of reverb
- (Most importantly) NO AUTO-TUNE!

Sumerian Vocal Audition - Hanno FlatCoke Smit

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Secrets - Lyrics

I've never known such a cruel decline 
It's come to building walls 
We've gone from all to nothing 
And in nothing at all 

You made me an open book 
While you locked yourself away 
And the only key that I have left 
Is me begging you to stay  

And all I know, is that you know

What are you thinking? 
You look so lost 
Like you've been walking for miles 
With bare feet on frost 
The sparks in your eyes 
Are doused with tears 
And you ain't said a word 
In what feels like years  

I can feel that something's wrong 
You can't hide from me 
You're dressed to kill but you're playing dead 
And all for what? 
It seems the song has changed 
It seems we're out of sync  
And now our hearts beat 
To the ticks of wasted time  

And all I know, is that you know

What are you thinking? 
You look so lost 
Like you've been walking for miles 
With bare feet on frost 
The sparks in your eyes 
Are doused with tears 
And you ain't said a word 
In what feels like years

Oh, the secrets you keep 
In this thick air we're breathing 
We drowned in silence 
And then we were strangers again

It feels like years

What are you thinking? 
You look so lost 
Like you've been walking for miles 
With bare feet on frost 
The sparks in your eyes 
Are doused with tears 
And you ain't said a word 
In what feels like years

It feels like years
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Recorded at Watts Audio Recording Studio, South Africa
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Clint Watts
Written and performed by Craig Pietropaolo
Copyright © 2017 Craig Pietropaolo
All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured

Sumerian Vocal Audition - Hanno FlatCoke Smit

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