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Samsara

by Human Radio

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    This "Samsara" vinyl pressing is the result of a successful Indiegogo campaign on behalf of a Memphis/Nashville band that existed 1988-92, with a single eponymous David Kahne-produced release on Columbia (1990) and a minor hit ("Me & Elvis"). Produced by Ross Rice with all original members, both the CD and vinyl covers features art by Keith Brogdon of Thinking Out Loud Productions. Manufactured with loving care by the good folks at Memphis Record Pressing. Features nine of the twelve songs from the CD.

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    All twelve songs are also available on the Samsara CD, which comes in an eco-pac with the cover design by Keith Brogdon of Thinking Out Loud. Both vinyl and CD have been mastered by Bruce Barielle, of the fine city of New Orleans, and though the music comes out at a fine level, we do not participate in "volume wars" so it's not overly compressed like many new rock CDs. Also a result of the Indiegogo campaign, with donors galore recognized in the gatefold!

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1.
From a million miles away I see you everyday And you’re beautiful Never close but you’re never far So much more than just a star There’s nothing here without you You’re everywhere we are And you’re warm to the touch You surround us with light I need you so much, I’m here for life Super Solar Satellite Spinning fast in flight Copernicus was right Super Solar Satellite The gods that men devise Reveal us through your eye So terrifying and bright We’re naked in your sight Super Solar Satellite A million years of power Exploding every hour And it’s beautiful There’s no need for looking down In holes you blow into the ground For something everywhere It’ll always be around And with eyes to the sun We can harvest the sky Smile through space at the one Whose heart ignites Super Solar Satellite Spinning fast in flight Copernicus was right Super Solar Satellite Face to the divine Streaking through the sky Super Solar Satellite The gods that men devise Reveal us through your eye So terrifying and bright We’re naked in your sight Super Solar Satellite
2.
Blue sky bright and free The news of the world don’t mean much to me Sunshine through the trees The perfect life……that’s never meant to be Newscast flash on screen Describing a place I never want to see Where psychos secretly steal a planet from humanity… Don’t give in to the alienation It comes from within Don’t bow down when the alienation Gets under your skin They walk among us They’re everywhere Sunlight frightens me I live in the dark where I can still believe That people on the street Are exactly who they’re supposed to be Newsflash: your privacy Got traded out for insecurity The mutations lack empathy…. Could it even be inside of me????
3.
I never wanted for a mountain, it just came to me Woke up with a mountain between me and the deep blue sea So I asked the mountain, “Why’d you come and find me? I didn’t ask for a mountain between me and the one place I want to be.” Listened hard to the mountain, it said nothing to me So I climbed up the mountain, it was the only way to break free Climbing up on the mountain made me forget about the sea Started thinking that mountain was all my world was ever gonna be When it’s real It’s a long time coming round And you feel Like you’re never coming down And it’s real Took a long time, now you’re everywhere While right here Letting go, let it go now Hanging out on the mountain seemed the right place to me Satisfied on the mountain, I was a member of the family A good life on the mountain, loving and living free And I was happy on the mountain Til I saw through the trees….a bird of the sea…. Got back climbing the mountain, no one there to stop me Everybody on the mountain was right where they wanted to be And at the top of the mountain, the sky was waiting for me My sea surrounding the mountain Blue as far as the eye could see….
4.
It was you and me and the dew in the green green grass In the twilight of the storm And you held my hand as the last of the wind blew past And we kept each other warm And we listened til we heard the voices calling out To follow the rocks down to the water Slipping through shadows down an unseen ravine Where we found the hidden shore And we cupped our hands And splashed our faces drinking too fast But our bodies cried out for more So we floated like a boat down the river All the way to the ocean Our bodies in motion We are one with the water
5.
At the top of the morning, word comes down the wire Fight sides are forming, streets are catching fire Now here comes a man with a megaphone He’s got something to say We’re stepping off into the unknown this is a new day Off in the distance, the drum begins its song One by one the people join the line There is no resistance, the rhythms are too strong And everyone’s in time We’re coming hot to the microphone We’ve got something to say If you’ve had enough, well you’re not alone We feel the same way! Feel the big drums rolling out When the big drums come, move or move over! The men with the bombs and the guns on the run They’ve lost their minds! “Take one down and fifty takes their place!” Deafened and stunned by the millions of drummers out on the line Playing for their lives And we’re coming hot to the microphone We’ve got something to say We’re staying here, we’re not going home, We’ll go the whole way!
6.
Dig the pixels, lipstick red and chrome Clean lines to greet you at the Treasuredome Pleased to meet me, I can see it in your seen-it-all eyes Beautiful people caught in every glance Tickets paid, we got to take our chances Here in the upper strata, Transatlantic Lives New York or Paris? I just can’t decide Supersonic baby always gets you there on time Through uncertain skies, sit back enjoy the ride When you went out on the wing, said you wanted to fly You left me wondering….why’d you have to leave me so high? You left me high Urgent messages flashlight up the phone Wanna see you Friday but I’m stuck in Rome Pleased to hear it, sorry about the big surprise Beautiful travelers swathed in perfect light But the weather’s threatening Everybody goes nowhere tonight…
7.
Remember the time when you and I First arrived here on the island? All was provided by the light We shared a paradise But you wanted yours, I wanted mine We drew the line and it defined us Now we don’t talk much anymore We just stare across the spaces And you don’t recognize my face We’re on opposite sides but we occupy the same place Remember that we are one big family Suspended in reality And we’ve got to live here together I’ve got you and you’ve got me Lovers, strangers, enemies Somehow we’ve got to live here together Once we were right but now we fight We’re bitter rivals on the island Count out the time and waste our lives Civilizing paradise Now I want yours, you want mine See how the animals get violent And someone smart calls it a war Now we glare across the table Aiming instruments of pain With our amazing brains that never will be able to remember…
8.
Woke from a dream where I belonged And there’s nobody home The chorus gone, the curtains closed The solo voice just seems so exposed I’ve never been more alone The doorway opens to the sun But it hides behind the sky Why am I here? What’s to be done? I wander towards the highways blinking lights I really don’t know why I’ll walk in the garden with you no more
9.
A smiling face in a dark dark place you find me In all those moment I was never alone You remind me We were open wide and amazing Faced em down guns blazing We always did it all I won’t follow you down Wake up and turn this ship around So many good good nights with my best befriender We always did it up right Just wish that I could….remember When I found out you’re the deceiver Shouldn’t have been so hard to see it As we wrote it on the wall I won’t follow you down Wake up and turn this ship around Coz I love you, I believe in you But you won’t see me fuck up Coz I won’t follow you down Wake up! I won’t follow you I’m gonna run away
10.
Horizon Now 03:20
Right! Hot off the lot, put the metal in motion baby Ninety-five and we’re not even trying We’ve been rolling since midnight We’re keeping it between the lines where everything’s fine Pull off at the last chance, top it off Cash is cool, there’s nothing left on the card It’s a good speed when you keep on passing em We’re not stopping til we find out Where the time is arriving The Horizon Now Look sharp! Got me searching For a satellite station and its “…all right now, baby it’s a…” Hot coffee with the Les Paul Kossoff Hitting all night long, and it’s gonna get loud Fat city in the rearview mirror, no we won’t go back And the storms getting hard Score punch it, it’s waiting on the other side We’re not stopping til we find out Where the time is arriving The Horizon Now
11.
The heavens surely smiled The day of your arrival When she offered you a ride And asked for nothing So you made her house your home You took over But you don’t know her very well at all You think you’ll get everything for free So you take more than you need But now the clouds are closing in The wind blasts cross the sky And the waves pound on the shore She doesn’t seem to care about you anymore You think that it’s OK to stay the same And it’s not you who needs to change She’s gonna be the one You think that you’re not to blame And you’re the only game she was ever made to play Well, she’s gonna be the one Who says goodbye to you and makes you cry And you’ll refresh the oceans with the teardrops from your eyes She’s gonna say goodbye The city breaks the sky, fills the open eyes up The people hurry by, they see nothing, they keep moving The sun sets on a screen, it’s somewhere out there Burning out there And everybody knows you never get any air for free It’s hard to even see That the clouds are closing in Tornadoes trash the sky The waves pound on the shores She doesn’t even have to fight to win the war
12.
I have been here before May have been or not been me This shrouded sun, this broken shore My enemy… I stood tall before the fall And when I lost it I could feel the light It was all around me, and it Just seemed right to fall inside We’re all alive in here And we call for the celestial divine As we hope for some intelligent design And as we probe the outer corners of the cosmos with our mind There’s always one we can’t unwind We’re light experiencing time I have been you before And I could feel the way you feel And here we are, back for more This is real Lived our lives so many lines And each time over it was not enough To learn the answers It was only love that could not be forgotten here We’re light We’re all light Experiencing time

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released January 1, 2017

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Human Radio Nashville, Tennessee

Memphis/Nashville-based experimental rock/power pop quintet, formed in 1988. Eponymous debut on Columbia (1990) had minor hit "Me & Elvis" on Billboard Rock chart and MTV rotation. Reformed 2014 for Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign, resulting in self-produced SAMSARA. Steve Ebe-Drums, Steve Arnold-Bass,
Peter Hyrka-Violin, Electric Mandolin, Kye Kennedy-Guitar,
Ross Rice-Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals.
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