The seventh track on the album Imaginary Cube, “Peace” was previously released under the same title on Imaginary Lines 33 in 2009. This updated 2024 version features new vocals, percussion and acoustic and electric guitars by Ric Albano.
Listen to the Song:
Composed by Ric Albano on March 8, 2005
From the album Imaginary Cube by Sinclair Soul
Released on July 10, 2024
Musicians
Ric Albano – piano, rhythm guitars, bass, keys, percussion, vocals
Bret Alexander – lead guitar
Ron Simasek – drums
Lyrics
Ohhhh, a forgotten town
Their favorite son’s turned stale and the wicked one’’s prevailed
So some towns folks rally to get their guns
And settle things with might, only one soul resists the fight
Says “find your peace, find your peace,
Don’t hastily react with base release
Find your peace, there’s more to life than that”
Oh oh oh, such a tragic girl
Who’s given up on hope, lost all desire to cope
She unplugged her heart and filled her world
With shallow, empty tasks, in clichéd terms she raps;
“I wish you peace, wish you peace,
Though any chance for me has surely ceased,
I wish you peace, could life ever be like that?”
It’s been a long, hard week in Jericho
A sudden sound calls all the men to arms
But not everyone benefits from this miracle
What’s the harm? What’s the harm?
Live in peace live in peace
And better days will doubtlessly increase
Live in peace regards to life like that
Oooh, those tribulations of the serviceman
With 14 colorful charms to the left of his severed right arm
Just to be subjugated to mindless chants (mindless chants!)
To this he calmly replies,
“For such people I’d have honorably died”
To bring them peace, bring them peace
Against their own internal nihilistic beasts
To bring them peace, do they deserve a life like that?”
It’s been a long, hard month in Babylon
Kleptocracies are now falling to the ground
It’s been a long, hard year in Avalon
The mighty ABC alliance begins to crumble down
Can the spring flower bloom in the desert sand?
A new world, open arms, extended hands?
© 2005-2024 Ric Albano and Cygnus Wave Records
Track 7 of 27 from Imaginary Cube by Sinclair Soul (2024)
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