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Turquoise Scarab Over the Kingdom of Isis

from Strange Encounters by Opel

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hope on wings

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Sitting in the system
I view my captive visions
from this observation tower
a slum in paper city

A vacant kingdom
Graffiti road
Prisoner of my own decisions
Above the devil's market
Watching all his pawns, I pity

City of the dark trade
We're locked in by the same devices
Red brick ruins
Plywood panes
Our longing for the wings of Isis

If I had a way
I'd soar above it all

I'd glide so far away
So far beyond recall
Upon this turquoise scarab
with wings that take me higher
and higher and higher

Locked inside is where I'm hiding
Like Rapunzel waiting idly
Lonely yet excited
For someday someone comes to find me

Over cot with plastic pillow
Lying, waiting for intrusion
Hoping for a lapse of time
to wake me from this grand illusion

If I had a way
I'd soar above it all

I'd glide so far away
So far beyond recall
Upon this turquoise scarab
with wings that take me higher
and higher and higher

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from Strange Encounters, released March 1, 2008
Music by: Opel
Lyrics by: James W. Fiore, Jr.
Recorded and Mixed by: Michael Stitsinger
Mastered up in the basement by: Dan Richardson

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Opel Springfield, Massachusetts

Driving bass, complex percussion, dark melodic keyboards, and intense electric guitar leads define the sound that Opel claims as their own. Springfield, Massachusetts based rock band, Opel began writing and performing songs about love, life, loss, and addiction back in 2005 when bassist Bill Szafarowitz and song writer James Fiore (formerly of the band Project Fuzz) joined forces. ... more

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