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The Wheel
00:55
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I am machine
I present myself to your early ones
I present myself as the only one
To build your future piece by piece
I am machine
I’m not averse to progress
I’m not averse to change
I’m behind anything that moves our whole world forward
I’m not against the shift
I’m not against the tide
I’m behind anything that will improve our lives
There are those who question
There are those who flee
Believe me when I tell you
You can count on me.
Machinery and me,
We think the same, though it may sound odd
Machinery and me
We’re like two peas in a pod
We see the world for what will come
I love complexity
I love the gears and cogs
I love the way that they all work together so well
I love the sounds they make
I love the drone of power
I love the way that all the parts make up the whole
There are those who question
There are those who flee
Believe me when I tell you
You can count on me.
Machinery and me,
We think the same, though it may sound odd
Machinery and me
We’re like two peas in a pod
We see the world for what will come
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03-Dawn Of A New Age
05:28
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It’s the dawn of a new age
And there’s no turning back
It’s the dawn of a new age
And there’s no turning back
It’s the start of a new day
And with that comes change
It’s the start of new way
And all that it brings
And your mind will be blown to the sky
And your life will be changed in one night
And you whole heart will be filled with fright
It’s the sunrise of a new day
The light shines on the road
It's the start of a new path
And all that it holds
It's a risk that you're taking
And one that you fear
And the world you'll be making
Will someday be here
And your face will be carved out in stone
And your statue will stand out as one
Of the few souls who braved it alone
Say goodbye to your old way of life
Say goodbye to the past
Say hello to your future
Cuz the future will last
It's the dream you've been having
The one where you fly
It's the dream you've been having
The one where you die
And it comes every night now
And ends the same way
And you wake in the morning
To dream it again
And the history books will all say
You were selfless and most of all brave
But they won't won't know that you were a slave
Say goodbye to your old way of life
Say goodbye to the past
Say hello to your future
Cuz the future will last
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The plans have all been drawn out
There’s nothing left to chance
The devil’s in the details
But he’ll have one last dance
He’s gonna make you think that
You’re broken and old
He’s gonna make think that
You’re losing control
Here he comes
Technology is booming
And no-one seems to care
The cost of doing business
Is posted everywhere
If you don’t pay attention
You’ll wind up on the street
If you don’t pay the boatman
You’ll end up in the sea
The purpose of this meeting
Is to educate
We all have some objection
To assimilate
Try to understand that
We share the same fears
We’re just an assembly
Of complex gears
The plans have all been drawn out
There’s nothing left to chance
The devil’s in the details
But he’ll have one last dance
He’s gonna make you think that
You’re broken and old
He’s gonna make think that
You’re losing control
Here he comes
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05-Wrenches
07:55
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So what’s with all these wrenches?
You trying to break machine?
You put up all these fences
And now you’re breaking in
What is your problem?
Are you scared of the truth?
What does that tell you?
That you’re part of the design
And you don’t get to resign?
Where did you go?
What did you say?
You must have broken down somehow
What did you do?
What made you change?
You must have been in so much pain til now
It’s just growing tensions
It’s just going on
So why you throwing wrenches?
You trying to jam the gears?
You helped to build defences
And now you run from fear
What made you worry?
Was it what you had seen?
What does that tell you?
That you know too much to stay
And they’ll find you anyway?
No more problems
You’re free of them now
On your deathbed
You need not worry now
Where did you go?
What did you say?
You must have broken down somehow
What did you do?
What made you change?
You must have been in so much pain til now
It’s just growing tensions
It’s just going on
No more problems
You’re free of them now
On your deathbed
You need not worry now
You done with throwing wrenches?
You see it makes no change
Machine keeps growing bigger
No matter what you pray
What made you think that
You could stop what you made?
What does that tell you?
That you’re powerless to fight?
The machine is always right
Where did you go?
What did you say?
You must have broken down somehow
What did you do?
What made you change?
You must have been in so much pain til now
It’s just growing tensions
It’s just going on
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06-Machiniac
04:35
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07-Oil And Gas
05:42
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The machine
Needs to feed
And its hunger never wanes
It’s a beast
With the least
Of respect for anything...
Cars and planes and war machines / are part of the system of mechanical things / you can’t have progress without the pain / when nothing’s lost then nothing’s gained / so stand up, man up, face your fears / you can’t go back a few thousand years / you gotta live now and work for today / that’s the great industrial way
Oil and gas, it’s a gas
It’s a necessary thing
You can’t live without machines
You can lie
To yourself
But you’ll never convince me
It is life
It is death
And it’s all things in between…
Live your life like you have a plan / give your life to your fellow man / you can’t be selfish and you can’t be shy / you have to be the one to sacrifice / don’t tell me that you aren’t fulfilled / you’re lucky just to have the necessary skills / don’t be afraid to stand up and be seen, take one for the industrial team
Oil and gas, it’s a gas
It’s a necessary thing
You can’t live without machines
Oil and gas, it’s a gas
It’s a necessary thing
You can’t live without machines
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08-Hydraulic
06:55
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You don’t know what you don’t know
Don’t say I didn’t tell you so
Focus on the task at hand
Force your mind now to expand
Give it time
To sink in
Learn the ropes
Then learn the ropes again
Study hard
Take it in
Execute
Then execute again
Do it all again
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s coming
Guaranteed
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s all that it’s meant to be
Change is coming this I know
Don’t say I didn’t warn you all
Keeping up is half the plan
Getting there is close at hand
Give it time
To sink in
Learn the ropes
Then learn the ropes again
Study hard
Take it in
Execute
Then execute again
Do it all again
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s coming
Guaranteed
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s all that it’s meant to be
Progress is the car we drive
Automatic is alive
Ages past have gone away
Now we’re living in today
Give it time
To sink in
Learn the ropes
Then learn the ropes again
Study hard
Take it in
Execute
Then execute again
Do it all again
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s coming
Guaranteed
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s all that it’s meant to be
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s coming
Guaranteed
Hydraulic
Hydraulic
It’s all that it’s meant to be
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09-Megametropolis
04:36
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The last time that I saw you
You were this high
It must be twenty years now
You reach the sky
You got so big
You grew so tall
I hardly recognize you
You overrun
You overtake
I’m starting to despise you
Megametropolis
Megametropolis
I wonder where you’d be now
Without machines
I wonder if they see now
What it all means
You got so big
You grew so tall
I hardly recognize you
You overrun
You overtake
I’m starting to despise you
Megametropolis
Megametropolis
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10-Just A Cog
02:30
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I’m just a cog in the machine
I’m just one part of the whole thing
And although I can sometimes feel like I don’t mean a thing
I’m still a cog in the machine
I’m just a gear that spins around
One little gear that makes no sound
And although I just rotate and then wonder if I care
I’m still a gear that spins around
I’m just a cog in the machine
I don’t know what the whole thing means
But I will keep on doing what I do for evermore
It is what I was put here for
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Sun Holes / Norm Berketa Ottawa, Ontario
Sun Holes is the latest musical project from songwriter & composer Norm Berketa. To date, Norm has written and recorded close to 400 songs, the majority recorded just for fun. Sun Holes is a solo endeavour. Norm is self-taught on many instruments, including guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, banjo and drums. Norm has always had a passion for creating music. Sun Holes was born January of 2012. ... more
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