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Who's Laughing Now

by Savage Wizdom

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It started out as a game Looking for adventure on the road to fame Two lovers headed for a fall Living for the moment, backed against the wall Without an ounce of any shame Blinded by confusion, reaching for the flame Devastation with no cause Racing through the city, breaking all the laws They took advantage of the innocent They made them get down on the floor Grab all the money and away they went Till the day that it would be no more Shotgun, out of control We’ve been through hell and now it’s taking it’s toll Don’t turn your back for too long Stand back, hands in the air We’ll take it all because we don’t even care Life on the run is so wrong This life of crime will never pay Hopeless situation, nothing left to gain And every legend fades away Buried in the glory is a life of pain They took advantage of the innocent They made them get down on the floor Grab all the money and away they went Till the day that it would be no more Shotgun, out of control We’ve been through hell and now it’s taking it’s toll Don’t turn your back for too long Stand back, hands in the air We’ll take it all because we don’t even care Life on the run is so wrong
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I must go on a journey to places I don’t really know There’s a world calling to me I’m ready and all set to go Over mountains full of glory Crossing uncharted sea Such a universal story I’m on a quest to be free The wind will guide my way The sun my light A new path every day, like an eagle in flight All alone Standing as high as can be Everyone must make a choice Follow your destiny so far away from home Chasing down every rainbow Hitch a ride on a stream Flying high cast no shadows I am living the dream The wind will guide my way The sun my light A new path every day, like an eagle in flight All alone Standing as high as can be Everyone must make a choice Follow your destiny so far away from home The wind will guide my way The sun my light A new path every day, like an eagle in flight All alone (I’ve never seen a place like this before) Standing as high as can be (I can’t believe all that I see) Everyone must make a choice (On mighty wings I feel the need to soar) Follow your destiny (Could this be a fantasy?)
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On and on we ventured far away Searching for the ancient ruins Never knowing from day to day Must believe in what we’re doing (Paradise) I know it’s out there waiting (Somewhere) I hear the call Left behind a place of gloom and grey Full of agony and sadness In the hope that we would find someday Liberation from this madness (No fear) Sure as the sun is rising (Beware) There’s danger all around (Look there) I see a lost horizon (It’s clear) What we have found Life can take you anywhere Who knows what you’ll find Just like a game that you don’t always win Still you must try, so let the challenge begin And as he gazed upon the new world He looked to the sky and he said: I plant my feet on the ground I raise my hands in the air On this day I declare This is the land I am bound I’m gonna make it my home No longer will I roam Life can take you anywhere Who knows what you’ll find Just like a game that you don’t always win Still you must try, so let the challenge begin
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He had the weight of the world on his shoulder Don’t look back, it’s time to go Leading his army of soldiers On the attack deliver the blow And at the break of dawn They will be marching on to face the enemy That’s how it has to be Oh yes it’s true he knew just what he had to do Defy, deny he had to see this through or die Upon that day they say the wicked one will pay Engage with rage the battlefield will be his stage Never give up, don’t surrender Rely on the blade, live by the sword Cast in the role of defender Don’t be afraid of the sinister horde Before the sun goes down You must restore the crown Regain our dignity That’s what we ask of thee Oh yes it’s true he knew just what he had to do Defy, deny he had to see this through or die Upon that day they say the wicked one will pay Engage with rage the battlefield will be his stage And as you make a stand With fighting hand to hand Unleash the force within Because you have to win Take away all his will then there’s no need to fight And a man is reduced to a shadow Every breath is a gift that we use to ignite All the fire that burns in our souls
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Dark Horizon 08:25
High above the dark horizon stands a castle made of stone Where a man and his lady call their home Everyday they’d be romancing all along the castle walls Till the wind would end their dancing and she would fall Facing such devastation starring at the rocks below Comes a time of great frustration no one should know So he locked the gates around him Closing out the world so cold Now confined to all that bound him as foretold Tragedy comes in many ways And you never know when your last day will come Heed these words, hear what I must say You must seize the day Remember where you are from Haunting how he’d call to her Night after night, cursing the castle below Now there’s so much loneliness No end in sight, surround by nothing but woe …and as the story goes, years would pass by A man who was so depressed always wondering why “Please bring her back to me” He longed for her kiss, shouting to the emptiness Find her, find her Destined to walk the halls alone Was this for real? Was he on his own? He knew in his heart there would come a day The pain that he felt would go away A miracle gift, a magical deed Was what he desired, is what he would need Not knowing how their souls would unite He called one last time Then slipped out of sight
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Dances 06:37
What a tragedy the day I lost my lady So full of life, so innocent was she But when the reaper calls, what can you do There’s no place you can hide He took the girl that meant the world to me And when it’s late at night that’s when I hear her say It’s gonna be alright, I never really went away She dances with my shadow Underneath the moon at night Enchanted by the warm glow What a vision, what a sight And I cannot believe she’s back in my life Somehow I can’t explain And when tomorrow comes I wanna do it all again I’ve been told before there’s angels all around Ghosts or spirits crossing the unknown All I know is what I see And I’m wondering how can this be I’ve got an angel of my very own And everywhere I go I can feel her by my side It’s strange I know to be haunted by my bride She dances with my shadow Underneath the moon at night Enchanted by the warm glow What a vision, what a sight And I cannot believe she’s back in my life Don’t tell me I’m insane And when tomorrow comes Let’s do it all again Her frozen touch, her icy stare so cold She’s got me in a trance Her empty breath, her frigid lips oh no Mesmerizing dance
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I am the tide of all man’s suffering A mighty wave out of control Nowhere to hide, darkness is what I bring Years of decay can take a toll But who’s laughing now And who is to blame How could there be so much pain You kne w that somehow it’s all the same You had your chance, don’t complain I tried to warn you but you didn’t see Your world was crumbling around And now you cling to what will never be Your dreams come crashing to the ground But who’s laughing now And who is to blame How could there be so much pain You knew that somehow it’s all the same You had your chance, don’t complain But who’s laughing now And who is to blame How could there be so much pain You knew that somehow it’s all the same You had your chance, don’t complain No matter where you may roam on this planet you call home There is one thing you must keep in mind Every move that you make, every step that you take Will be judged by what you leave behind
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Prepare for a fight, arm yourselves this is war The gauntlet is thrown, we won’t take anymore They took us for fools, now the blood’s gonna flow Soon they will realize you reap what you sow They gave us a reason There is no turning back Revenge is now in season It’s time to attack Right or wrong It’s brutal, I know But this is the way it must be Revenge for a king That is why we are here We didn’t start this chaos, we won’t live in fear Revenge for a king This is not what we planned But vengeance is swift, it’s the way of the land We seek retribution, let’s settle the score There is so much despair that they must answer for Cut off the head and the snakes gonna die Aim for the heart, flaming arrows will fly Smashing their defenses One by one they fall I know this is senseless Release the fireball Right or wrong It’s brutal, I know But this is the way it must be Revenge for a king That is why we are here We didn’t start this chaos, we won’t live in fear Revenge for a king This is not what we planned But vengeance is swift, it’s the way of the land I can’t wait until I look into their eyes Only then they’ll know how much that I despise All they have done and what they stand for This festering problem I no longer can ignore Revenge for a king That is why we are here We didn’t start this chaos, we won’t live in fear Revenge for a king This is not what we planned But vengeance is swift, it’s the way of the land Right or wrong It’s brutal I know But this is the way it must be Revenge for a king
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Stories told forevermore Beyond the tides that crash the shore Stormy graves too numerous to be known The hand of fate it may appall To hear this tale I now recall A little time and I leave this with you And though you think that you’ve heard this before Coincidence? Too many to be ignored Far beneath the solar kiss Lying in the dark abyss Rising up this Titan ghost on the floor Within the steel an age has died Concealed the dead buried inside And crying out their voices carry through time Broken in two, the iron rusts back to sand Gaea she waits to claim her winning hand Standing at the fore deck alone Adrift on the tide A broken man is cast aside In their eyes he sees a life once he knew The heart he pursued It’s tearing him in two Gale and the ash drive this conquest of man No smite from gods that her walls can’t withstand Five years gone, the time brings no repose From thoughts he retains Just one more drink to ease the pain The night ahead conceals an unlikely fate New paths he may take Revealed by daybreak Off in the night lay the schooner and crew Struck by her bow, she is broken in two All the way through This time, the bell it tolls for you Bringing to an end the reign that you pursue Far from the light of the shore Seized by the tides that take you to your grave Every part of you the sea will now enslave Here at the fall, a night to recall once again Ten and fifty high the sailor’s gaze Beholds who is slain His silence is sought but will not be obtained The captain seeks but to little avail Disparage this tale The sailor will prevail Tainting his vice and the poison is spread On looks the child as corruption is bred Right up ahead This time, the bell it tolls for you Bringing to an end the reign that you pursue Far from the light of the shore Seized by the tides that take you to your grave Every part of you the sea will now enslave Here at the fall, a night to recall once again In the dark there loomed the ice ahead Titan steamed too fast to turn She strikes below and shakes the hand of doom And the deep far beneath is her tomb The sailor held the child near to him Three thousand cries fill the dark From the deck to berg the two are thrown As the ship sank like lead In a sea of the dead And the two are soon left all alone Sails out in the night passed into sight And took them away from horror to home Clearing this man of the blame Honor restored to his name And as with the tide, fortune subsides Another time, another place An omen that you may retrace The story ends, but the moral the same To dare the gods and claim the sea A tale to futility And still we seek until we conquer the deep

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released April 19, 2024

Produced by Savage Wizdom
Mixed & Mastered by Ken Riley at Rio Grande Studios, Albuquerque, NM

Steve Montoya: Vocals
Pablo Roybal: Guitar
Steven Montoya: Guitar/Vocals
Faron Valencia: Bass
Ben Durfee: Drums

Henning Basse: Guest vocals on "The Need To Soar"
Shantelle Montoya: Female voice actor on "The End Of The Road"

Vocals recorded by Danny Duran at D7 Studios, Galisteo, NM
Guitars and Bass recorded by Ken Riley at Rio Grande Studios, Albuquerque, NM
Drums recorded by Augustine Ortiz at The Decibel Foundry, Santa Fe, NM

Cover art: Stan W. Decker

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