Rise

THE RUSH
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2021

THE RUSH

Lyrics from A Journal of Nonsense by Clay Young & Becky Coleman

Dear Nicole

Dancing In My Room [Oh Oh Oh Mix]

Ukulele, french horns and flutes...special appearance by Ernie the Dog

Exiting Logos for Mythos

[Verse]
My head is aching, heavy from the night,
Shoes tied too tight, holding on right,
Wake at midnight, with feelings torn,
Cramps in my calf, the tension worn,
Dreams fleeting fast, shadows collide,
Secrets untold, whispering inside.

[Chorus]
You have to stretch out,
No matter how it hurts,
Stretch out, no matter how it hurts,
Never stop, never pause

[Verse]
When the current fades, silence anew,
The vibration lost, a disconnected view,
Words left unspoken, echoes remain,
Fool's ramblings end, truth in the rain,
Moments slip by, swept by the stream,
Stillness sways, unravel the dream.

[Chorus]
You have to check out,
No matter how it hurts,
Check out and see everything outside,
Oh-oh, oh, oh

[Bridge]
I don’t need a father,
Think I'll go, alone,
Left in this silence,
Seeking the unknown.

[Chorus]
You have to zoom out,
No matter how it hurts,
Zoom out and see everything we’re destroying,
Oh-oh, oh-oh

[Chorus]
You have to stretch out,
No matter how it hurts,
Stretch out, no matter how it hurts,
Never stop, never pause

Stretch Out [Smoking Gun Mix]

The Last Twilight

The Dream Of Kisses [Before They Came]

Qusoutrif

[Verse]
Silent roads we tread
In this quiet town
Whispers rise then softly drown
Fallen leaves on stone
We trace shadows here
We trace shadows here

Stars fade, they guide
Paths we used to roam
(We trace shadows here)
Still echoes (trace shadows here)
from our soft unknowns
Time forgets us slow
We are stories told
We are stories told

[Chorus]
(Yet) we hold on
In this fragile night
There's still a spark inside
Still a spark inside

[Bridge]
Tiny spark in endless time, 
awake and come alive,
Through the chaos, stars align, 
you're meant to rise and shine.

[Verse]
Awake in shadows' gentle sway
We walk these roads, fade into gray
Yet still a note, so faint, survives
In the emptiness, hope revives

[Chorus]
(Yet) we hold on
In this fragile night
There's still a spark inside
Still a spark inside

[Outro]
Time may drift and seasons fade, 
but one truth still survives,
The moments shared with you 
were the best of all my life.

Still A Spark Inside [Edit]

[Verse]
Shoes creak on cobblestones,
Echoes of the past in every tone.
A lantern flickers in the cold night air,
Casting warmth on memories we share.
The sky weeps softly, tracing lines of fate,
In this mosaic, love will resonate.
[Chorus]
The clock strikes, but no one listens,
Haunting melodies across the distance.
I walk the line of light and shadow,
Searching for a place I can call my own.
[Verse]
Red nails dance on the edge of time,
As the mirror reflects a love divine.
She laughs at the moments lost in the haze,
And I drift away in a waking daze.
[Chorus]
The clock strikes, but no one listens,
Haunting melodies across the distance.
I walk the line of light and shadow,
Searching for a place I can call my own.
[Bridge]
In corners where the shadows play,
I find comfort in the night’s bouquet.
A fleeting vision of what can be,
Beyond the mask, I’ll set myself free.
[Chorus]
The clock strikes, but no one listens,
Haunting melodies across the distance.
I walk the line of light and shadow,
Searching for a place I can call my own.

The Line We Walk

Rise [I See A Girl Undone]

[Verse]
Screens aglow, I'm waving low
In this shade, where did love go?
Just a sound, an echo bound
Home feels empty all around
I try to speak, they look away
In a world where silence stays

[Chorus]
They say to toughen up
But they don't feel the steal
Love's dripping through the ceiling
And I keep fading, unreal

[Verse]
Dinner cold, the table's bare
Mom and Dad, lost in their stare
Stories told, but no one hears
Floating through these scrolling years
Yet I smile, keep it all fine
In a world of warning signs

[Chorus]
They say to toughen up
But they don't feel the steal
Love's dripping through the ceiling
And I keep fading, unreal

[Bridge]
Screaming, let me be seen
Through the cracks, I intervene
Breaking free, sounding the drums
Silence turns to shouts, here it comes

[Chorus]
They say to toughen up
But they don't feel the steal
Love's dripping through the ceiling
And I keep fading, unreal

Dripping [Toughen Up Mix]

Caught in Purgatory

Caught in Purgatory (Instrumental)

Last Lie * Instrumental

Static Sky

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Note: In light of the recent AI breakthroughs, we feel it's important to clarify that we've been working with voice modulation since the mid-1990s – originally inspired by David Bowie's album Outside. Our approach predates AI-driven tools and is rooted in treating the voice as an instrument, shaped and sculpted through earlier technologies.

We fully understand that questioning authenticity may not be the intention – but it's worth remembering that all electronic music is, by nature, mediated and transformed. Even Nietzsche pointed out how modern tools shape us: inserting paper into a typewriter already creates a distance that handwriting does not. Perhaps birdsong is the only truly authentic sound. 🐦

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