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Lo Specchio Circolare

by Transmontane

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1.
Sugar 02:00
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Skin like sweetness baby You're gonna die some day Skin like sweetness baby You're gonna die some day Give me some of that sugar Before you roll on your way Heart like hardness baby You make the grown men pay Heart like hardness baby Make the grown men pay Remember you're just a baby As you roll on your way
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Unfinished Breakfast 03:07
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No need to speak We just sit there in silence Consider the ashes Of an unfinished breakfast In a world that's a put on The only honest thing I've ever done Is watch you sleep Your life A glowing ember Memories are ashes My mind It is on fire All I see are ashes I wish I was a better son I wish I was a better man For all I am now is bitter And the taste of these ashes Crowd my mouth
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The Embrace 02:59
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When the days are dark And you feel yourself fading Don't lose focus I'll be right here Right by your side Reach out your hand Don't be afraid To let me take it Your lonely heart could use a rest Let me hold it For just a moment Would you let me hold it For just a moment Nearer thou art To thy god thou art And this time This love will be Eternal
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Passive Voice 03:00
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In this house there is a shadow There is a silence hardly a sound Almost, not quite You can sit here forever Wringing your hands There's no resolution Hardly a chance Almost, not quite Son You better find your way You better find your voice Before it's too late Almost, not quite Why can't I say Stay Wait Almost, not quiet Almost, not quite
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Hang On 02:46
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You dumped your purse out on the floor Lined your pills up on the table You wanted out You were not able So you called me on the phone We sat and talked for a little while I cracked your shell Made you laugh A laugh worth everything Things will get easier I swear We're on our way Life doesn't have to be so hard, my dear Mark these words that I say Hang on to every lame cliche
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Oh, Be Joyful! 04:13
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The Music's playing I've been drinking Take a moment And start to thinking It's night like these, I wish were never ending It's like I've seen a little piece of heaven Well I know time can pull us separate ways We might not have a future So let's live it up today Oh, be joyful! And when I'm gone, your heart might be aching But not for long, you'll never be forsaken Lean on your friends They'll be there waiting for you Oh, be joyful! For there is beauty and there's sorrow And what you hold today Might not be around tomorrow
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First Love Song 03:28
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In the dark This moment is paralyzed Different points of the future Numerous, volatile, immense Far away as the stars Far away as your heart In the dark I know your shape In the dark I know Your body's shape An emotion An aroma that carries weight In the dark we are more than men We are the absence of dark
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Hold Your Tongue 03:17
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And from outside, A million prying eyes They want to see you crumble They want to see you fail Sometimes you might stumble but in the end you will prevail Hold your tongue just like they told you Hold your soul and don't you ever let it go Close your eyes, I'll tell you when it's over Hold me close I swear I'll never let you go And then there's time, It is an endless line The more we fight, the more we fall behind But when you meet your maker What are you going to say? The charlatans and fakers Your eyes always give you away Hold your tongue just like they told you Hold your soul and don't you ever let it go Close your eyes, I'll be there when it's over Hold me close I swear I'll never let you go
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UFOs 01:32
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The street lights coming on Like rows of UFOs And every day you're in this place Desperation grows But somehow Right now It hasn't crossed your mind Standing here in dusk's half-light It's alright
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Royal Scruff 03:49
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A wish that I wasn't here I feel as thin and slight as air The distance grants you comfort Silence grands us peace Now that it's all over My Love, you've been released Beholden You once were beholden I wonder who will be holding you now Beholden You were my beholden But now our bed is cold
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Midnight 03:02
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Midnight has come and gone You're out cold with the television on A shadow drifting back and forth across the floor You said you'd like to sleep on it I guess that's OK 'Cause you've been sleeping all the time But how do you expect to put your hands on it? Is that the writing on the wall? Can you even tell anymore? You've been ignoring it for so long...
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RWS 03:33
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There's a river that runs between us There are whispers floating among us There are secrets in the air Don't ask me why There are mountains on the horizon A pair I've always kept my eyes on Someday I'm going there Don't ask me when/where And on my dying day My soul will rise above On my dying day Don't forget my love

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Lo Spechio Circolare translates to "the circular mirror" in Italian, which is quite appropriate as a title for this collection of 12 songs by Transmontane (AKA Ryan Duncan from Chicago), for the lyrics and the mood on this debut record tend to be reflective in nature. The mood here is introspective, but at the same time it points toward certain elements of the soul that are universal. There is definitely a tone of desperation present, but it does not arrive without an underlying vibration of hope as its constant companion. As profound as our desires may be, when salvation seems to be a million miles away, we must always remember, that at the root of our existence is an eternal wellspring of hope, a fundamental love that exists within us and can never be broken.

These simple, honest songs are simply one man’s attempt to reflect this light back out into the world at large. Look into them, and perhaps you might find your own voice.

This release is presented in a limited edition of 500 vinyl LP records that include a CD and a set of photo card inserts.

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released February 8, 2011

Recorded by Paride Lanciani at Oxygen Studios, Verzuolo, Italy, July 2010

Mastered by Jason Ward, Chicago Mastering Service, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2010

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Transmontane Chicago, Illinois

This path we choose, the high road, the hard road. Transmontane. Across the mountains. We see the universe from many different viewpoints, peaks and valleys. The ascent and the descent. Looking up, looking down. Moments of contemplation and moments of struggle. The journey continues... ... more

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