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Simultanagnosia

from The Denisovan by Before & Apace

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lyrics

I'm broken.
I'm lying in pieces
I'm put here by your lies
all you've done, lain me here, weary
I've come apart

these myriad pieces all resist completion
without a unifying force, torn apart, infinitely far

buffeted & torn by crosswind currents
exiled in a dark land without a compass or a map
lost and dizzy, I can't find my hands
faith in rumours, in a frantic grasp for solid ground

will you come and touch me?
go away.
stay far away inside me;
I can't bear to have you near
when will this end?
mercy, snuff my pathetic life
seeking extremes to find a centre inside,
overwhelmed with fear.

I reverse my gaze to find a path inside:
action's origin, original will
where resides the agent of my fate?
I find her traces, but I lost the trail

I take a step with hesitation;
grace will have to wait
I settle into clumsiness
and welcome the change, awkward as it is

as the world around me
passes by my eyes,
as you approach and recede in time,
I start to question...

why am I here asking this question
and why does the answer matter?
what will I get with its solution
and what is in a second?

where will my rest lie?
will it be before I die?
what’s the best way to
point my toes and fly?
what will they think when
they all see me?
does it matter if
I live or die?
I’ll never sleep if
I keep this up
tomorrow will be shot
each second full of
holes and hollow through
half awake at best

take a look around this temple
with even eye, examine it;
evaluate it:
what’s so precious that it deserves a place in view?

ancient broken iron lungs on life support, obstructing

with nothing to maintain it
this edifice of belief
is razed each stone by stone

and by the wind and sand blown

take a breath (you’ve waited for this)
take a step (outside at last)
turn around (look what you’ve abandoned)
open wide (your arms and eyes)

tears freeze as they fall

temples like yours in all shapes & size
design both robust & ornate
parents, children of the one you just burned
you miss it, & feel a drop from the sky

faces in windows, you scramble for cover
the sky is about to explode

with no one to help the fool in the rain,
fall to the ground in defeat

I’ve already been to the water
I’ve already gone to the sea
I’ve already stood beside you
you’ve already come to me.

credits

from The Denisovan, released May 11, 2021

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Before & Apace Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

BEFORE & APACE is a heavy progressive rock project of Saskatoon, Sk based musician, Devin Martyniuk.

Drawing from the same well as Tool, The Mars Volta, Meshuggah, and Devin Townsend, B & A traverse fragility to brutality, sparsity to density, primitiveness to complexity.

On the 2021 debut, THE DENISOVAN, Dev was joined by Kaylon Disiewich (bass), Bryce Holcomb (vox/gtr), & Arlan Kopp (drums). ... more

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