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Shangri​-​La

by Nicholas Cicola

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Shangri-La 08:24
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It was a sudden feeling The true power of being I floated in the in air Into it's heart I stared I never guessed the truth My mind is cutting loose I hear a distant song Monolith in the Sun My feet landed back on the ground That missing piece I've finally found Though it happened only briefly It felt like an eternity I'll never look at anything the same I'll never see a face The way I found that gilded grace The day it caught my heart Shangri-La I'm going back to normal life Enlightenment is still alive It holds a different shape and size The golden statue's in my mind Shangri-La It was a sudden feeling The true power of being I floated in the in air Into it's heart I stared I never guessed the truth My mind is cutting loose I hear a distant song Monolith in the Sun Shangri-La I can remember only bits I can't put my finger on it But I see it asleep in my dreams And I feel it linger inside me Shangri-La
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My Friend, the Yak 03:18
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My friend the yak He is a yak In matter of fact He is a yak He's not a tree He's not a bee I already said he was a yak I cannot emphasize enough The true fact that he is a yak He carries all of my shit He must be really strong and fit My friend the Yak He keeps my company up here I'm tempted to give him a beer I haven't seen a town in miles At least I'm travelling in style My friend the Yak My friend the Yak
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The Alien 03:40
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Touch the rain with tongue Give your mind a bump Nothing real at all Come and take a fall The Alien Will he be nice Will he murder us What shall we do We cannot be fools Our resources pooled Work together too When it comes to us When it shows itself We can only hope We can only hope The Alien
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Stranger Passages 03:09
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Across the Mountains 08:28
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I can't bare it any more I can't escape it's pull I feel it's subtle presence It's like a distant dream I know it's there Across the mountains You can't fool me I know it's there Shangri-La I can't sleep any more There's ringing in my ears I feel it's mystic presence Seeping into my skin I know it's there Across the mountains I do not care I know it's there Shangri-La I can't think any longer My head is screwing off I feel it's haunting presence Creeping into my soul I must be close I have a feeling I'm going there Across the mountains Shangri-La Shangri-La
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Frostbitten Maniac Death 05:19
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To a flower what is the sun To a larva what is a moth To a feather what is a rock To a person what is a god An endless sea of mountains A frozen yak he was my friend I can't believe I thought of this Back home I had hot chocolate Panic starts to settle in Left with me I have nothing I have no more earthly power All I can do is look up So man what do you say Will I find my way I promise that I will It is too late
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Buried Statue 06:28
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Haven't you heard Faithful Down in the dumps Stuck in the mud Did you believe the signs Leading you here Right to the end Can you believe your eyes Deep in the snow Nowhere to go Can you accept your prize All of the lies Everyone dies Frost has flooded at my feet I can't accept I'm beat I've come all of this way Only to deadly pay Am I really to blame The visions they're the same The statue in the sun The book is finally done Haven't you heard Faithful Down in the dumps Stuck in the mud Did you believe the signs Leading you here Right to the end Can you believe your eyes Deep in the snow Nowhere to go Can you accept your prize All of the lies Everyone dies You deserve it right here Too cold for tears Moments in fear You have become a sign For hikers to know which way they should go You should have known your sins We don't let just anybody in Light it brightening all around I cannot hear a sound The voices in my ear are telling me to cheer I wanted to be me I wanted to be free I thought it could be me I thought it could be me Haven't you heard Faithful Down in the dumps Stuck in the mud Could I try one last time Give me a sign Shangri-La Suddenly I break free Out of the ice Into the sky Am I really dying Is this what it is Witness the Myth Is this the unknown Hidden beneath Tibetan snow I can feel life spanning Through every inch In every eye The statue is me Freezing You are with me I am with all

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I am always looking for something new and strange to add to my music. This time it happened to be the sitar. It took a while to even get comfortable holding the thing, but I eventually got to a place where I was satisfied with the recordings. I really like how the Phrygian mode sounds, and it pairs well with the sitar. It's always fun to incorporate some harder rock elements to some of the songs too. Enjoy!

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released November 20, 2022

All songs written and composed by Nicholas Cicola

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Nick Cicola Canton, Georgia

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