[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
When all is lost and skies grow dark,
No guiding light, no fixed mark,
It’s in the unknown where we find our way,
The only truth that won't decay.

[Pre-chorus]
We fly upon the skies,
But the memory only lasts.
We try to build something new,
But the path is still...
Not clear through.
We're breaking the rules,
But the emptiness is null.
We chase for the pasts,
But the memory only lasts.

[Chorus]
This is a world unknown to us,
With feelings that won't last,
With memories that tend to fade,
And everything is goes away.
New things are born right here,
But everything is left unclear,
Which forces your mind to search
The paths that will not last.

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
The path is blurred, the future veiled,
No promise kept, no plans detailed,
Yet through the haze, our minds still chase,
Uncertainty - the endless space.

[Pre-chorus]
We fly upon the skies,
But the memory only lasts.
We try to build something new,
But the path is still...
Not clear through.
We're breaking the rules,
But the emptiness is null.
We chase for the pasts,
But the memory only lasts.

[Chorus]
This is a world unknown to us,
With feelings that won't last,
With memories that tend to fade,
And everything is goes away.
New things are born right here,
But everything is left unclear,
Which forces your mind to search
The paths that will not last.

[Solo]

[Chorus]
This is a world unknown to us,
With feelings that won't last,
With memories that tend to fade,
And everything is goes away.
New things are born right here,
But everything is left unclear,
Which forces you mind to search
The paths that will not last.

[Instrumental break]

[Unclear lyrics]
...
... tell the way

[Chorus]
New things are born right here,
But everything is left unclear,
Which forces your mind to search
The paths that will not la...

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus]
This is a world unknown to us,
With feelings that won't last,
With memories that tend to fade,
And everything is goes away.

[Outro]

Unclear

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
A thousand eyes behind one face,
You smile like silence owns the place.
The mirror spoke but lost its tongue,
You heard the truth when you were young.

[Pre-chorus]
You wear a smile that hides the fight,
Pretend it's fine, but lose each night.
The mirror cracks, the truth inside
There's no escape from what is you.

[Chorus]
Collect your pride
For the prime time.
Deny the truth
For feeling good,
And hide yourself
From options left,
From what is burn
Deep down in you.

[Chorus]
Collect your pride
For the last time.
Avoid the pain
To feel the same,
And make yourself
Constantly in pain,
Because of fear
Deep down in you.

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
Beneath the floor where shadows bloom,
A choir of smoke sings in your room.
You dance with names you can’t recall,
And paint the cracks upon your wall.

[Pre-chorus]
You wear a smile that hides the fight,
Pretend it's fine, but lose each night.
The mirror cracks, the truth inside
There's no escape from what is you.

[Chorus]
Collect your pride
For the prime time.
Deny the truth
For feeling good,
And hide yourself
From options left,
From what is burn
Deep down in you.

[Chorus]
Collect your pride
For the last time.
Avoid the pain
To feel the same,
And make yourself
Constantly in pain,
Because of fear
Deep down in you.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Chorus]
Collect your pride
For the prime time.
Deny the truth
For feeling good,
And hide yourself
From options left,
From what is burn
Deep down in you.

[Chorus]
Collect your pride
For the last time.
Avoid the pain
To feel the same,
And make yourself
Constantly in pain,
Because of fear
Deep down in you.

[Outro]

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse]
They drag you back, when you climb the walls.
They are equal by narrative, to feel better always.
They gaslight each other, to run in circles again.
They opinions’ weight is equal, to not feel pain.

[Pre-chorus]
Are you feel neighbors' crab calls?
Are you hear their false praises to all?
Are you told to be "positive",
To keep this calm-bucket regime?

[Chorus]
We select what is right for most,
And call all those things the good we boast.
But who is keeping keys from left,
Rules the whole universe.

What is left is always bad,
Because it gives, to those who use, the keys—
Keys to control those who believe
In all that good that should somewhere exist.

But there is no good and no bad,
Only a form to empower the self.
Because the power without control
Turns into real despair itself.

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
They silence the voice when it speaks too loud,
Truth is disguised to comfort the crowd.
They trade illusions to keep the chain,
And call it justice to cover the pain.

[Pre-chorus]
Are you feel neighbors' crab calls?
Are you hear their false praises to all?
Are you told to be "positive",
To keep this calm-bucket regime?

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus]
We select what is right for most,
And call all those things the good we boast.
But who is keeping keys from left,
Rules the whole universe.

What is left is always bad,
Because it gives, to those who use, the keys—
Keys to control those who believe
In all that good that should somewhere exist.

But there is no good and no bad,
Only a form to empower the self.
Because the power without control
Turns into real despair itself.

[Solo]

[Chorus]
We select what is right for most,
And call all those things the good we boast.
But who is keeping keys from left,
Rules the whole...

What is left is always bad,
Because it gives, to those who use, the keys—
Keys to control those who believe
In all that good that should somewhere exist.

But there is no good and no bad,
Only a form to empower the self.
Because the power without control
Turns into real despair.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]
[Solo 2]
[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Chorus]
We select what is right for most,
And call all those things the good we boast.
But who is keeping keys from left,
Rules the whole...

What is left is always bad,
Because it gives, to those who use, the keys—
Keys to control those who believe
In all that good that should somewhere exist.

But there is no good and no bad,
Only a form to empower the self.
Because the power without control
Turns into real despair.

[Outro]

Duality

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
I move through the shadows, quiet and slow,
Fingers brushing walls I cannot see.
Every step hums under my feet,
The darkness folding around me.

I listen to the silence shifting,
Tracing shapes that vanish in my mind.
Thoughts drift between what's real and gone,
And I keep walking deeper into the night.

[Pre-chorus]
Burning hopes come and go,
But the world exists.
Strange feelings come and go,
But not everything is felt.

The world tied to hopes
That never exists,
And the strange reflections of the stars
That never reached.

[Chorus]
And this feels like
The loneliest place in the world.
Collect the parts
That were not told.

And this feels like
A meaningless place in the world.
Whatever's left
Only makes us cold.

And this feels like...
And this feels like...

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
Voices fade in the corners of my mind,
Fragments of words I never said.
The clock ticks in uneven rhythm,
Marking moments already gone.

Lights flicker in the distance eyes,
Hints of warmth I cannot hold.
Every glance becomes a story told,
Every pause becomes a lie (untold)

[Pre-chorus]
Burning hopes come and go,
But the world exists.
Strange feelings come and go,
But not everything is felt.

The world tied to hopes
That never exists,
And the strange reflections of the stars
That never reached.

[Chorus]
And this feels like
The loneliest place in the world.
Collect the parts
That were not told.

And this feels like
A meaningless place in the world.
Whatever's left
Only makes us cold.

And this feels like
Everything you've done is lost,
And no one cares
For whatever was done.

And this feels like
Actors play their roles
For only once —
But they're not lost...
But they're not lost...

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus]
And this feels like
The loneliest place in the world.
Collect the parts
That were not told.

And this feels like
A meaningless place in the world.
Whatever's left
Only makes us cold.

And this feels like
Everything you've done is lost,
And no one cares
For whatever was done.

And this feels like
Actors play their roles
For only once —
But they're not lost...
But they're not lost...

[Outro]

And This Feels Like

"Yet Another Wasted Day" tells the story of a man who has outgrown the relentless survival game, having secured the basic comforts and security to simply live. But now, he finds himself trapped in a world where everyone around him is still obsessed with the grind-chasing wealth, status, engaging in useless social and political games. As he watches the cycle of life continue without any real meaning beyond survival, he feels detached from those still caught in it. The song captures his frustration not with the survival game itself, but with a society that still trapped in it, while he yearns for meaningful connections that go beyond the endless chase.


[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
Walls collapse with silent screams.
Pieces fall, unspoken dreams.
Instinct fights to hold the flame,
Yet another wasted day.

[Pre-chorus]
Gather knowledge for the next day.
New broad issues arise each day.
Keep the decision till the last day.
Let these eternal falls cascade.

Gather knowledge for the next day.
New broad issues arise each day.
Keep the decision till the last day.
Let these eternal falls cascade.

[Chorus]
But in the cycle is your mind;
It's designed just to survive.
But when illusions slip away,
Survival is no more your game...

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
Shadows stretch across the walls.
Fading echoes, empty halls.
Hope resists but slips away,
Yet another wasted day.

[Pre-chorus]
Gather knowledge for the next day.
New broad issues arise each day.
Keep the decision till the last day.
Let these eternal falls cascade.

Gather knowledge for the next day.
New broad issues arise each day.
Keep the decision till the last day.
Let these eternal falls cascade.

[Chorus]
But in the cycle is your mind;
It's designed just to survive.
But when illusions slip away,
Survival is no more your game...

But in the cycle is your mind;
It's designed just to survive.
But when illusions slip away,
Survival is no more your game...

[Post-chorus]
Yet another wasted day...
Yet another wasted day...
Yet another wasted day...
Yet another wasted day...
Yet another wasted day...

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Pre-chorus]
Gather knowledge for the next day.
New broad issues arise each day.
Keep the decision till the last day.
Let these eternal falls cascade.

Gather knowledge for the next day.
New broad issues arise each day.
Keep the decision till the last day.
Let these eternal falls cascade.

[Chorus]
But in the cycle is your mind;
It's designed just to survive.
But when illusions slip away,
Survival is no more your game...

But in the cycle is your mind;
It's designed just to survive.
But when illusions slip away,
Survival is no more your game...

[Post-chorus]
Yet another wasted day...
Yet another wasted day...
Yet another wasted day...

Yet Another Wasted Day

This track appeared almost by accident - like catching a glitch no one else saw. A moment slipped through reality, and something hidden revealed itself. It's hard to tell what came first - the sound, the silence, or the watcher behind it. "Dream Director" turns that small distortion into meaning, leaving you to wonder who's really observing whom.

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
When morning fades, and shadows glow,
I walk through thoughts I used to know.
The time is slow, the mirrors bend,
Each face I see becomes a f(r)iend.

[Pre-chorus]
When voice is heard,
And it's not near.
When night is felt,
So cold, so real.
When nothing's left
To keep us here,
Still you believe
In dream not real.

[Chorus]
In dream director
I'm your detector
Wherever you are, want to be
These silent voices you may hear
In dream director
I'm your detector
Wherever you are, want to goes
These silent voices is never offs

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
The signs are near, but none can read,
The dreams we chase, the thoughts we feed.
In endless loops, the silence calls,
And I still wait beyond the walls.

[Pre-chorus]
When voice is heard,
And it's not near.
When night is felt,
So cold, so real.
When nothing's left
To keep us here,
Still you believe
(In dream not real.)

[Chorus]
I'm your in-dream director
I'm your reality detector
Wherever you are, want to be
These silent voices you may hear
I'm your in-dream director
I'm your reality detector
Wherever you are, want to goes
These silent voices is never offs

[Instrumental break]

[Pre-chorus]
When voice is heard,
And it's not near.
When night is felt,
So cold, so real.
When nothing's left
To keep us here,
Still you believe
In dream not real.

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus]
In dream director
I'm your detector
Wherever you are, want to be
These silent voices you may hear
In dream director
I'm your detector
Wherever you are, want to goes
These silent voices is never offs

[Solo]
[Instrumental break]

[Post-chrous]
Let's see what happens after all
When dreams are gone and waking all
In dream director
I'm your detector
Let's see what happens after all
When dreams are gone and waking all
In dream director
(I'm your) Defter

[Solo]
[Outro]

In Dream Director

"This Shallow World" exploring the tension between human consciousness and the instinct-driven, herd-like nature of society. The song presents a world where humans are aware and their minds exist, but are fragmented and constrained, split between perception and the primal patterns imposed by the collective.

A society in which individuals reduce themselves to fit the most primitive, animalistic base level, surrendering their full potential and authentic experience to conform with herd instincts, roles and expectations. Awareness is present, yet limited, producing split minds that struggle to reconcile intellect with instinctual pressures and bends it over emotions.

The idea of the "perfect mystery" represents the human tendency to create enigmas about themselves, forcing others to spend energy decoding them, while simultaneously shaping one's own perception of the world into a "perfect binary" of good and bad during viewing this perfect mysteries. However, this binary is unstable and flips unpredictably, producing misery, confusion, mistrust, and the sense of contradiction - the "contrary".

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
We live with patterns no one sees,
and silent scripts we can't get rid.
With animal traits renamed as human,
to make live easy, just as animals.

[Pre-chorus]
This shallow world
and split inside.
And false connections
of our minds,
led by the perfect mystery
to waste your time,
until the misery.

[Chorus]
And waste your time,
behind a lie.
And split your mind,
just to survive.
And waste our time,
as all mankind.
And split our world,
as your own mind.

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
We live in herds where humans bow,
and silent rules obey the fowl.
With instincts ruling every gesture,
no mind can thrive beyond this pasture.

[Pre-chorus]
These shallow words
and split inside.
And false dichotomy
of our minds,
led by the perfect binary,
to waste your time,
until the contrary.

[Chorus]
And waste your time,
behind a lie.
And split your mind,
just to survive.
And waste our time,
as all mankind.
And split our world,
as your own mind.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Chorus]
And waste your time,
behind a lie.
And split your mind,
just to survive.
And waste our time,
as all mankind.
And split our world,
as your own mind.

[Solo]

[Chorus]
And waste your time,
behind a lie.
And split your mind,
just to survive.
And waste our time,
as all mankind.
And split our world,
as your own mind.

[Solo]

[Post-chorus]
Because you never
would feel real,
and all these connections
in this world aren't real.
They're just the instincts
of animals,
led by primitive rituals.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]
[Outro]

This Shallow World

"Disconnection Of Our Minds" dives into the hidden machinery of modern connections, exposing how people can become replaceable functions in invisible cycles of give-and-take. It describes relationships and attention networks as dual parasitic systems - where both sides can be drained, yet neither may realize it.

It reflects the internal voids and fragmentation that come from overconnection, showing that even when we feel lost or consumed, fragments of the self remain, waiting to be reclaimed. The track illuminates patterns most people don’t notice: how society pushes us to shrink ourselves, how attention can be extracted like energy, and how connections can subtly consume identity from both sides.

Even deep connections within this system can cause problems: people risk losing their identity if they cannot disconnect and exist alone, losing both their sense of self and even the interest in connection, yet without these links, survival feels impossible.

[Instrumental intro]
[Solo]

[Verse 1]
Streams of faces, flickering light,
Every word recycled, no one speaks right.
Hands reach out, but grasp just air,
We drift in circuits, lost somewhere.

Patterns repeat, the same as before,
We crave connection, but get nothing more.
Silent signals we cannot decode,
Trapped in the network, like a spider road.

[Pre-chorus]
With too many connections,
We became replaceable functions,
Forgotten - to be replaced.
Without any memory,
We became parasite host enemy,
Consumed - to be replaced.

[Chorus]
And when you feel the loss inside,
This disconnection of our minds.
And when you're missing something - true,
That part is still inside of you.

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
Inside the noise, a whisper remains,
A spark of something the system can't claim.
Shadows of self, bending but true,
Fragments of meaning hidden from view.

We navigate walls of glass and steel,
Searching for something we alone can feel.
Every heartbeat resists, even if small,
A signal of life beyond the machine's thrall.

[Pre-chorus]
With too many connections,
We became replaceable functions,
Forgotten - to be replaced.
Without any memory,
We became parasite host enemy,
Consumed - to be replaced.

[Chorus]
And when you feel the loss inside,
This disconnection of our minds.
And when you're missing something - true,
That part is still inside of you.

And when you feel the void inside,
This can be filled by your mind.
And filled with the something new,
But found still inside of you.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Chorus]
And when you feel the loss inside,
This disconnection of our minds.
And when you're missing something - true,
That part is still inside of you.

And when you feel the void inside,
This can be filled by your mind.
And filled with the something new,
But found still inside of you.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Post-chorus]
And society has told you:
Reduce - yourself.
We just need a perfect function
To serve - ourselves.
And when connections are only to receive
Something from you,
You become a replaceable function
For a weak parasite
That is killing both of you.

[Outro]

Disconnection Of Our Minds

After completing the original instrumental guitar-only version in 2024, I found myself listening to it one night before it released, and something unexpected happened. As the track played, I actually heard a singing voice performing the verse lyrics in real time, blending seamlessly with the instrumental, even though no vocals were recorded. It's like mind automatically generated the lyrics and voice sign it on top of the music, without any intention of writing them. Intrigued by this, I continued to listen to the instrumental track, repeating it to help capture the all the lyrics that this voice was singing, while filling in any gaps where the words hadn't fully formed. This version of the song features the AI-generated vocals and instrumentals, along with the original guitar melody and this "missing" lyrics, combining all elements in a unique way.

What is fascinated in that type of lyrics writing - you might not understand logic of some parts until right time is comes: 
"when you've found you're not alone, it's time to move on your own."

Where's New King Is Mine [2025/03/19]

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
When you're not sure
what you should do,
when you're fearing
your feelings too,
when you've found
you're not alone,
it's time to move
on your own.

[Instrumental break]

[Pre-chorus]
Whether you are looking for,
you'll find answers on this road.
Whether you are looking for,
you'll find answers on this road.

And when you travel to this world,
you'll find answers on its own.
And when you travel to this world,
you'll find answers on its own.

[Instrumental break]
[Solo]

[Chorus]
For real matters,
and what's important,
for real wishes,
it's how important.
To find your answers,
to find your mirror,
to find yourself
on this road.

[Solo]

[Chorus]
For real matters,
and what's important,
for real wishes,
it's how important.
To find your answers,
to find your mirror,
to find yourself
on this road.

[Instrumental break]
[Piano interlude]

[Chorus]
For real matters,
and what's important,
for real wishes,
it's how important.
To find your answers,
to find your mirror,
to find yourself
on this road.

[Outro]

Where's New King Is Mine (v2)

Defter - One man Ukrainian band created in early 2012. Post rock and atmosphere texture music influenced guitar soundscapes and instrumentals.

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