I am emerging
From the shell
And I am so grateful for the
The gift of air that fills my lungs
So humbling to feel this enduring moment Emergence from this prison shell Drinking in the liberation
My satisfaction
Was always here
Waiting to engulf me
And always will be
Eternally
I can see my path before me All I have to do is take these steps I know I will stumble
But I’ll keep spinning the earth Beneath my feet
Struggling out of the shell
That’s outlasted its purpose Enveloped in the warm glow
That was once just a glimmer through a hole
Immersed in this unrestricted blessing Brought to tears
And joyous laughter
This is eternity
No need to worry
The sun was always waiting right here
Only birth can conquer death The birth of something wholly new The Wellspring of creation Driven by an ember of hope
"The Impulse"
"A Path Out"
There’s no escaping disappointment and loss When I can’t feel any hope I must ignite an ember And forge a path
A path out of despair
By asking you for your help I can’t do this alone
I thought that I could Enlighten my way out of this It turns out I still can
By asking for a hand
In suffering this path
In taking another step By asking for your shoulder And opening up to you
"Bitter"
Tired of holding contempt For all of this incompetence This must end
Don’t want to be a bitter man So I must bite my tongue Give way to Noble silence
I’ll never make you see the light This child doesn’t need validation Attempting to influence
Is futile anyway Nothing I do or say Could ever make me superior It’s just how I keep myself safe
I wish you the best
I hope that something will open your eyes To the damage you inflict
By ignoring the pain inside
And pretending that you’re just fine
I want you to suffer Punishment for your Transgressions but I know
That won’t serve anything
I choose to be vital Destructive criticism
Is malignant so I
Choose to love you
Where you’re at and Maybe someday
You will feel embraced beyond the Mending of your past
I wish you the best
I hope that something will open your eyes To the damage you inflict
By ignoring the pain inside
And pretending that you’re just fine
I wish you the best
May you find some introspection and May you find the mending
You desperately need
To be free
"Mandala"
Credits: Benjamin Gleason: Vocals, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Acuostic Guitar, Grand Piano,
Keyboards, Synthesizers
Justin Mirarck:
Drums, Nord Drum Synthesizer Pascal Faurie:
Bass Guitar
ALL MUSIC WRITEN BY SOURCE
Additional writing credit to
Jake Demarco
For his contributions to
"The Impulse" and "A Path Out" Recorded at Cymatic Sounds Studios in Golden CO.
Produced and Mixed by: Benjamin Gleason and Justin Mirarck Engineered by Justin Mirarck Organ and Leslie Recordings by Don Bearie at Colorado Sound Mastered by Tom Capek at Colorado Sound Studios Cover art by Mike Gamble Augmented Reality by Misha George
I leave the shell with this precious gift
All the troubles and all blessings of existence
This potential is turning kinetic
Taking these first steps in my new form
Just to feel my breath breathing
Soaked in a fountain of humility
Atop this arc
I sit Inhaling
And exhaling
My breath propels me
Through the sea
The sea of living life
Through all the troubles and all the blessings of the world The sunlight was always shining here
Waiting to engulf me
Beyond the horizon
Of the shell
That I am struggling from
Emergence into the world