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Opaque

by Jeff Vicario

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1.
Opaque 03:27
Instrumental
2.
A night of compulsory chores Just tracking some leaves Another case of settling scores Knee deep in the weeds In the silence a chorus of noise In three part harmony Dispenses advice in a voice Of atonal informality Keep it simple Keep it pure A night of unsavoury thought Just breaking some seals On a scale of zero to nought Nothing is as it seems A fierce, uncontrollable force Descends menacingly It's a tangible, binary course Rooted in mythology Keep it simple Keep it pure
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Take It 04:19
No more Unclean thoughts Of you At least None where you Follow the rules You’ll take it Standing up You’ll take it Lying down You’ll take it The wrong way around You’ll take it Upside down Falling In reverse Into you I know As do you There’s nothing to lose You’ll take it The wrong way around You’ll take it Upside down The noise dies down A hush, deep underground
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In Silence 03:51
I grew up frightened of The silent argument I melted into walls A hidden dissident Oceans of seething rage Washed over me Internalised Self actualised I’m all alone Oh, so alone In silence So pure In silence Endure In silence Unsure In silence Endure I almost killed myself Avoiding arguments No contest, no conflict Endless sleep I’m all alone Oh, so alone In silence So pure In silence Endure In silence Unsure In silence Endure
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No More 03:03
Well if you can’t tell the difference Then how am I supposed to? It’s the aftermath of indecision Hindsight’s kicking in Full force In the rearview mirror Things seem crystal clear And the only thing you’re left with Is your inability to cope No more No more Don’t seem real I don’t know what’s wrong Well if you can’t change the subject Then how am I supposed to? It’s an exit clause for the uninformed A way of giving in Full force In the rearview mirror Nothing’s as it seemed Now the only thing you’re left with Is your inability to hope No more No more Don’t seem real I don’t know what’s wrong

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Update October 29th, 2022: Added a fourth and fifth song "In Silence" and "No More", both left over from another project.

Update October 5th, 2022: The "horrible song" I referred to below has been finished and added on this ep. It's called Take It.

Towards the end of recording Disco Dystopia I had grown so weary of that album and the songs that I felt a strong urge to write something simple, uncluttered and to the point. Simple and Pure tumbled out and I liked it. So I tried again, came up with another song and it was horrible. Undeterred, I wrote a third one and came up with the title track Opaque.

Not very simple, uncluttered or to the point anymore.

So whatever idea I had for writing an entire album of music in this style went out the window and I decided to release just these two songs and move on.

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released March 26, 2021

Music, lyrics, arrangements, vocals and all instruments, recording, mixing, the kitchen sink - Jeff Vicario
Extra percussion on Take It - Null-O Band

Artwork by Blue Lemming

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