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Odyssey

by Cosmosaurus

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1.
Odyssey 05:10
I'm beginning to look around and truly open up my eyes Casting off the vestiges of a dream I'm beginning to feel that soon the darkness will be all behind me And I think I'm ready to let it go I'm beginning to realize exactly what's been plaguing me Something I couldn't place but I could feel Something that lingered on in the fringes of my own perception Keeping me chained to something that was never real All at once in perfect clarity Everything around me falls away Though I tread within the mystery I can see I'm beginning to see the path ahead is where I want to be Though it seems as distant as the stars And in the middle of all this doubt the picture is becoming clearer And I think I'm ready now to let it go All at once in perfect clarity Everything around me falls away Though I tread within the mystery I can see I'm beginning to see all of the beauty that had eluded me My waking eyes cannot deny Casting off the weight that held me down and kept me like a prisoner And I think I'm ready to take to the sky Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na I'm sailing away upon my own new subspace odyssey I'm traveling away to find the edges of the galaxy Where I can finally find the things I never thought I'd see And I can find where I belong
2.
Puppet 05:08
You, you're the only one that greets me As I open up my eyes to meet the day You, you always wear such a pompous smile As the illusions in my world all fade away To you, I am an instrument Spreading inspiration as you please into my mind You, you seem to overtake my dreams And entrap me in your seductive reverie And I beg and I plead and I kick and I scream And I twist in my bones 'till I'm finally released There's a lingering thirst There's a hook in my heart And it's pulling me back again Soft eyes, burning alight You play me like a puppet on a string Left here, in your clutches alone While two hands will pass them by You, you're the one that taunts me As you flicker and you dance inside my mind You, you steal away the light of day And send me whirling and cascading into my dreams And I beg and I plead and I kick and I scream And I twist in my bones 'till I'm finally released There's a lingering thirst There's a hook in my heart And it's pulling me back again Soft eyes, burning alight You play me like a puppet on a string Left here, in your clutches alone While two hands will pass them by You came and broke all the barriers down And then you smother me 'till I drown Still I find, in my mind, you open up my eyes You give me passion, you give me pain And the sensation it still remains You hold the key, and now I see, you are a part of me You, you cut me open You look inside my heart and you pull out the truth You, you're my companion You'll always stay with me to soothe my tired soul You, you'll never leave me You'll always linger like a ghost inside my mind And I, I can't live without you I am addicted to the clutches I am in Soft eyes, burning alight You play me like a puppet on a string Left here, in your clutches alone While two hands will pass them by Soft eyes, burning alight You play me like a puppet on a string Left here, in your clutches alone While two hands will pass them by
3.
There's something different in the air tonight Something that lingers just beyond my sight And for a moment I can hold it if I try But it escapes me But I can feel it in my bones now A subtle changing of the wind Then I feel it vanish with the evening light As it escapes me Then it hits me like a memory that I had forgotten And I'm wishing for a way to bring it back around again But it could be something I lost And it could be something I never had Or something I held for such a simple fleeting moment Then it's slipping through my fingers once again There's something gleaming in the air tonight It's shining brightly like the moon And as my mind begins to finally let it in It escapes me But I can see it with my own eyes And I can't begin to comprehend This ephemeral beauty that will soon leave me behind As it escapes me Then it hits me like a memory that I had forgotten And I'm wishing for a way to bring it back around again But it could be something I lost And it could be something I never had Or something I held for such a simple fleeting moment Then it's slipping through my fingers once again Left here in a feeling with no substance Reaching out, but it's already gone And it could be something I lost And it could be something I never had And it could be something I'm longing for But I let it pass me by And it could be something I lost And it could be something I never had Or something I held for such a simple fleeting moment And then it's gone before I had the chance to know it But while I still recall the feeling, I will hold it Before it's slipping through my fingers once again
4.
In the dark here I crawl through a maze of uncertainty As I search for the ever-distant light I have heard there's a path that will lead to prosperity And it helps to get me through the night But as I linger here I wonder what the world is like above And in my mind I see the endless sky that I've been dreaming of Oh, if I could leave this place, and float away If I could fly, I'd cast away the burdens of my mind I'd soar away and leave it all behind I'd finally be free to see the sky Held down by the weight of all this hypocrisy Hungry jaws that will never have enough I'll climb my way out of this monotony And catch a glimpse of the sky above But as I linger here, I dream about a life that's free from chains And in my ears I hear them whisper that there is no other way If I could fly, I'd cast away the burdens of my mind I'd soar away and leave it all behind I'd finally be free to see the sky Oh, if I could fly, I'd cast away the burdens of my mind And I could find a better place to hide Somewhere unfamiliar where I float above the world If I could fly, I'd cast away the burdens of my mind I'd soar away and leave it all behind I'd finally be free to see the sky Oh, if I could fly, I'd cast away the burdens of my mind And I could find a better place to hide Somewhere unfamiliar where I float above the world If I could fly, I'd reach above the clouds that keep me blind I'd breathe in what it is to be alive I'd have more than I needed to survive Oh, if I could fly, I'd grasp ahold the joy that I've denied And I could find a better place to hide Somewhere unfamiliar where I float above the world
5.
Keep a light on Keep a light on for me You can ride on through the wind and the trees But don't leave me here Don't leave me out here in the cold Keep a light on Keep a light on for me Yes I trust you But I can't help but see that there's something there Something that you want to hide Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light on Keep a light on for me You're so distant now when we disagree Where are you And what do you think that you see Keep a light on Keep a light on for me You're so oblivious to the things that I need Can't you see I'm trying to keep this alive Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light on Keep a light on for me I can't find out who you want me to be I can't speak to you My words always twist in your mind Keep a light on Keep a light on for me You're so quick now to fall into anger and flee I'm left alone Holding out my open hands to you Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light on Keep a light on for me I'm so sick now of dealing with your jealousy I can't always be fixing the doubt in your mind And trying to cater to all of your pride Keep a light on Keep a light on for me You're so silent, turning your back to my pleas You don't even listen, you don't even care You can't even tell that I'm gasping for air Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light on for me Keep a light Keep a light Keep a light on for me
6.
Obscured 04:40
You think you know, you think you see What I am and will always be What I still think to this day Could I have had it any other way Don't presume to know my mind My truths are hidden deep inside My thoughts brush against my lips Held tight behind my kiss You'll never know, of this I'm sure My course decided, despite the lure Why then do I hesitate Jump, then make the dash You're never gonna change the past Turn your head and look away Turn and face a bright new day Quick now, time to run Don't blink, keep your eyes to the sun Life is here, life is now Your path will form as you allow So here's the truth behind the mask Being free's an overwhelming task To go beyond, first look within The answers lie beneath my skin Stand up tall, despite it all Another step and you're sure to win Now I know, now I see Who I am depends on me Why then do I hesitate Jump, then make the dash You're never gonna change the past Turn your head and look away Turn and face a bright new day Quick now, time to run Don't blink, keep your eyes to the sun Life is here, life is now Your path will form as you allow Another time, another place Another dream that hides behind my face Let go of doubt, let go of fear Take a step, the path is here Jump, then make the dash You're never gonna change the past Turn your head and look away Turn and face a bright new day Quick now, time to run Don't blink, keep your eyes to the sun Life is here, life is now Your path will form as you allow Jump, then make the dash You're never gonna change the past Turn your head and look away Turn and face a bright new day Quick now, time to run Don't blink, keep your eyes to the sun Life is here, life is now Your path will form as you allow Quick now
7.
Once there was a child in the world of the forgotten Who'd sit and watch the stage from a stranger's eyes The lights so captivating, you could lose yourself inside And the mind of an eager dreamer open wide Life will pass on by and some dreams may go forgotten Left collecting dust in a stranger time Surrounded by the blur of trudging through the hazy darkness The morning light will bleed into the day And lately on my mind I find the world I had forgotten An echo of a dream that used to be And when I do I find I'm not the same as when I wrought them The crashing tides of time have got to me But in this moment I believe That I could find my way back to such perfect clarity It seems that I have left something behind Lost within a maze inside my mind A piece of the puzzle is missing inside my mind And now I can't find Where I drew the line Where I lost my drive I've been stuck here treading water trying to survive And it occurs to me that I'm not where I envisioned When I used to hold an image Of the future as a vision of idyllic life Well here I am And I paid the price in pennies of sacrifice A little more apathy will get me through the day And I convince myself that it's still okay It's still coming, it's still coming It's not gone yet, it's still coming I can't remember the last time I was honest with myself There's something missing There's something gone It left a hole, and now I see There's something it gave to me, something I lost Something I failed to see, despite the cost It's been eating away at me, been wearing me down Been tearing away at all the certainty I'd found And in this moment I believe That I could find my way back to such perfect clarity It seems that I have left something behind Lost within a maze inside my mind Once I held a secret, I held it in my hands And I could see the future then, before I could understand Now I know the mystery, but I can't see the truth And I can't see the picture that I held so fast in youth And it's gone, and it's gone When the darkness pulls the strings that keep the light away And it's gone, and it's gone Yet I still can feel it flicker out of sight But in this moment I believe That I could find my way back to such perfect clarity It seems that I have left something behind Lost within a maze inside my mind And in this moment I can see The path was always somewhere just beyond my memory It seems that I have let myself be blind Trapped within a maze inside my mind Once I was a child in the world of the forgotten And as I lived my life I lost myself along the way Before I am consumed by all the fear that now surrounds me I'll catch the dying light as it fades away And lately on my mind I find the world I had forgotten I can't let it slip away from me And now I have to find a way to bring back what I lost then 'Cause I won't let it slip away from me
8.
Empty Castle 05:38
Here I sit in the empty castle All the guests have gone away They once came and went so freely But one day they left to stay Only memory remains in here now And those begin to fade They always thought that they could return Something gone, something replaced But in my open eyes I can see it clearly Lost and gone away As I'm here now, I can feel it right beneath my skin And it lingers, something still remains of what has been And in moving on, the memories start to slip away Hidden somewhere in the corners of my mind Here I sit as I gaze in wonder Through a foggy windowpane Through the glass I can see them moving Spinning in circles, ever the same All around I can see the statues Standing frozen in time Forever waiting for the reveal Of a future already defined But in my open eyes I can see it clearly Lost and gone away As I'm here now, I can feel it right beneath my skin And it lingers, something still remains of what has been And in moving on, the memories start to slip away Hidden somewhere in the corners of my mind In my open eyes I can see it clearly Lost and gone away Lost and gone away Lost and gone away Lost and gone away

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released March 25, 2023

Hayden Lister - Vocals & Guitar
Kim Lister - Vocals & Keyboards
Atana Mae - Guitar
Graham Shonwise - Bass
Jordan Becker - Drums

All tracks written by Hayden Lister, except
"Obscured" written by Kim Lister and Hayden Lister.

Produced by Anthony Sharkey and Hayden Lister
Recorded at Risque Disques Records
Engineered and Mixed by Anthony Sharkey
Mastered by Derek Mattin
Cover art by Kara Dee Harrison

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Cosmosaurus Nanaimo, British Columbia

Cosmosaurus is a Nanaimo, British Columbia-based five-piece alternative rock band, formed in 2018. Having met through shared experience in the VIU jazz program, each member brings a variety of musical influences to the group, resulting in a style that is a unique blend of progressive introspective funky space rock, with an emphasis on vocal harmony. ... more

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