The Uncanny Valley

Slow

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Lyrics:

You ran there fast
Your ran there far
Your ankles dragged
From where you were
The gentle breeze can lift you up
and bring you back down to earth
Kind faces
Thinking of
Bright places
Good times
Wide arms embrace with love
And fill you up with warm sunshine

I wanna know you better
But I can't see you anymore
I wanna know you better than this
But I can't see you anymore
Those summer skies looked pretty
But each day keeps turning to night

All senses fired
From city sounds
To tired feet
The glass was empty
And you looked so sweet

I wanna know you better
But I can't see you anymore
I wanna know you better than this
But I can't see you anymore
Those summer skies looked pretty
But each day keeps turning to night



Those Summer Skies Looked Pretty

Sunshowers

[Verse]
I fell from the sky with no place to land
Thrown to the world with no guiding hand
The lights are too bright, and the crowd is too loud
But here I stand, alone in the crowd
 
[Chorus]
Cast out, fallen on the stage
No lines to read, no words to cage
The world’s a play, but I’m unprepared
I stand exposed, but I’m not scared

[Verse]
I search for a script, but the page is bare
The audience waits, but they’re unaware
Every move I make, a step in the dark
But I’ve found a spark, I’ve found my mark

[Chorus] 
Cast out, fallen on the stage
No lines to read, no words to cage
The world’s a play, but I’m unprepared
I stand exposed, but I’m not scared

[Bridge]
I thought I was lost, thrown out to fall
But now I see I can rise through it all
The script is mine, the stage is set
I’ll write the lines they won’t forget

[Chorus]
Cast out, fallen on the stage
No lines to read, no words to cage
The world’s a play, but I’m unprepared
I stand exposed, but I’m not scared

I Fell From The Sky

[Verse]
You rose like smoke, but I stayed down,
Holding the weight while you wore the crown.
Impossible tasks, I never said no,
But now I see the cracks start to show.
Was your laughter just an empty sound?
A mirror of the crowd, just spinning around.

[Chorus]
I’m stuck on level one, while you’re shining in the sun.
You played the game, I did the work,
And in the end, you left me in the dirt.
All your smiles, just a disguise, I was a fool, now I realize.

[Verse]
Some say you’ve found new faces now,
Others say you’re just too proud.
But I remember every call you made,
Every deadline that I couldn’t evade.
Was I just a fool you used to climb?
While I stayed behind, losing time.

[Chorus]
I’m stuck on level one, while you’re shining in the sun.
You played the game, I did the work,
And in the end, you left me in the dirt.
All your smiles, just a disguise, I was a fool, now I realize.

[Bridge]
The glimmer in your eyes, was it real at all?
Or just a trick to watch me fall?
I was a fool to wait and see,
Now I know it's all on me.

[Chorus]
I’m stuck on level one, while you’re shining in the sun.
You played the game, I did the work,
And in the end, you left me in the dirt.
All your smiles, just a disguise, I was a fool, now I realize.

Level One

[Verse]
You always had the brightest smile,
Took every challenge in your stride.
I was the one who stood in the dark,
Holding it all while you played the part.

Late-night calls, impossible tasks,
Was it just me who thought we had a pact?

[Chorus]
And now you’re shining in their light,
I’m left here wondering why.
Did you ever even see?
You climbed each step right over me.

[Verse]
Some say you've found some new friends,
Others say you just pretend.
But I remember every time I fought,
While you took the credit without a thought.

Was I the fool to hold your hand,
While you stood tall and made your stand?
Your words were sharp, your moves were slick,
I stayed behind while you climbed quick.

[Chorus]
And now you’re shining in their light,
I’m left here wondering why.
Did you ever even see?
You climbed each step right over me.

With all those lies you spread so well,
Why did the bosses never tell?
I did the work, but you took the prize,
Now I see through your disguise.

Climbing Over Me

[Verse]
What lies behind those hollow eyes?
Who controls the breathless sighs?
In the silence, something stirs,
A perfect face that never blurs.
Are you real, or just a dream?
Am I caught inside your scheme?

[Chorus]
In the Uncanny Valley, what’s hiding here?
Do you move with fear, or are you sincere?
Too real to trust, too strange to know,
Are you flesh, or just a shadowed glow?

[Verse]
Do you speak, or do you mime?
A hollow echo, lost in time.
Your smile's too still, your eyes too bright,
What do you see in the endless night?
Can you hear the pulse inside?
Do we shatter, or do we hide?
The closer we get, the stranger you seem,
Are we machines inside a dream?

[Chorus]
In the Uncanny Valley, what’s hiding here?
Do you move with fear, or are you sincere?
Too real to trust, too strange to know,
Are you flesh, or just a shadowed glow?

[Bridge]
Where do we end, and where do you start?
Are you a shell or a work of art?
In this valley, lost and cold,
Do you carry a soul, or just a mold?

[Chorus]
In the Uncanny Valley, what’s hiding here?
Do you move with fear, or are you sincere?
Too real to trust, too strange to know,
Are you flesh, or just a shadowed glow?

In the Uncanny Valley, where do you go?
Is your heart alive, or does it not show?
Can you feel the breath inside, or is it hollow? 
Will you lead, or must I follow?

I'll Never Be The Same

Slow – From the album "The Uncanny Valley"

Snow

Slow [Extended Version]

Cast Aside

[Verse]
I trace the outlines of what I’ve lost,
A shattered bond, at such a cost.
The books we read, the laughter shared,
A fragile trust, she couldn’t bear.
Each café table, every fairground ride,
A love so pure, stolen by pride.

[Pre-Chorus]
And now I’m left with memories thin,
A fragile shell, breaking within.

[Chorus, choir]
When you stand on tiptoes, you can almost see it,
When you search every drawer, you can almost feel it.
A life I should have known, a heart that could have grown,
But every step I take, it slips further away.

[Verse]
I tried to live, to take a bite,
But life bites back, with teeth of spite.
Every triumph’s met with pain,
Each piece I build, gets crushed again.
The dreams I had, the love I knew,
Lost to battles I never chose to pursue.

[Pre-Chorus]
And now I’m left with scars to show,
A broken map to where I’d go.

[Chorus]
When you stand on tiptoes, you can almost see it,
When you search every drawer, you can almost feel it.
A life I should have known, a heart that could have grown,
But every step I take, it slips further away.

When You Stand On Tiptoes [You Can Almost See It]

Love Is Lost [Lost Is Love]

Visions Of A Life

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