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a flat in a dominant sea (the best of 2022 so far)

by Plastic Gong

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1.
you know nothing ever comes easy hard work is never easy hard work is never easy too easy too too easy if it came easy did it have any meaning did you believe in it was it your dream was it your dream your dream you know nothing ever comes easy hard work is never easy hard work is never easy so take it easy on the down beat so it take it easy on the down beat take it easy take it easy on me i am not your enemy take it easy easy on me ez on the down beat ez on the dowbeat hard work is never easy ez on the download my heart can only take so much hard work is never easy so take it ez on the down beat so take it ez on the down beat
2.
i wanted to ask you i wanted to tell you i practiced and practiced ion fromt of the mirror but every question i asked returned the same answer oh returned returned how can i believe in myself how can i believe and maybe we can talk about the weather be a feather in my cap whether or not i can get the confindence just to say just say that things are alright what would i say next maybe we can talk about how you left left last night i can say nothing nothing to change your mind hey baby what would it take to change your heart to change your heart there might not be another way out of here if only i had tried a little bit harder a little bit harder i wanted to ask you i wanted to tell you i wanted to ask you i wanted to tell you that i am sorry that i am sorry i wanted to tell you i wanted to tellk you i wanted to tell you that i am sorry that i am sorry
3.
baby when you talk to me everything will be alright when your mad it's the havoc of silence it's a havoc of silence the strangest part of this well known story is how much we forget the path we are on the journey it's blind to everything blind to everything doot to doot doot la la la laaa baby when you talk to me everything will be alright when your mad it's the havoc of silence it's a havoc of silence
4.
mother help us why have things digressed wnna leave this town seems like a long time ago now it seems like death by one thousand custs and i am not sure or where i am going like an atom in a vast universe need to feel feel like burn in me burn in me burning me and i am not sure where i am or where i am going (2X) mother helps us why have things digressed seems lik a long time ago now it seems like death by 1000 custs mother help us
5.
all of this unuised space what a waste we can use it for better things better things never wasted a day everything's in place no waste of unused space unused space take control it's your life so live it live it like the glass is hal full don't look for unused space what a waste what a waste don't waste you life this time .... this time .... this time .... eh so many people see the glass half empty when really the glass is half full the sun is shing shining bright shining on me all of this unused space in my head telling me that things just aren't so bad i think i am floating away floating away in this unused space
6.
a carnival a circus parade nothing better oh you and me if you believe will join this wild ride and all you wanted was me to make you my wife so let it begin so let it begin oh nothing better oh nothing better everytome you ring my bell the world can tell how much i am in love with you ring my bell ring my bell ring my bell Let's pretend that we never met and we can begin that romance thing again share the good times can you believe this is the time and the place and nothing but time and the place where everything can come together come together come together roger roger we have had lunar module jettison, and for apollo 13, the age of Aquarius ended at 141 hours, 30 minutes everytome you ring my bell the world can tell how much i am in love with you ring my bell ring my bell ring my bell
7.
three little birds hanging out with me singing in the rain drinking in the sun hanging out in a hurricane na na na na na sacrifice your freedom sacrifice your freedom sacrifice your freedom sacrifice your freedom don't stop don't stop don't stop three little birds hanging out with me singing in the rain drinking in the sun hanging out in a hurricane these three little birds before the solstice before the solstice these three little birds making me crazy making me crazy
8.
hey ay ee oo we are the dream this is a prayer for the victorious dead never heard never said always mentioned by loved ones in passing this is a prayer for the victorious dead no one ever wins at love and war sittin in this fox hole waiting for the end waiting for the end of the war ahhh ahhhh ahhh ahhh ahhhh ahhh this is a prayer for the victorious dead never heard never said always mentioned by loved ones in passing this is a prayer for the victoriois dead we are the dream no one ever wins at love and war sittin in this fox hole waiting for the end waiting for the end of the war we are the dream (fades out)
9.
Kyril raises his hand blesses the war machine blesses the hate machine the hate regime world wreckage world wreckage (2X) Patriarch don't you have anything better to do the church used to be about helping the poor now all you do is advocate war so much suffering at the hand of a mad man is it worth it thoughts and prayers used to be good now the world sees carnage, breakage and world wreckage world wreckage (2X) there is hell to pay for fucking up god's plan there's hell to pay for fucking up god's plan hell to play
10.
dancing in the moonlight when i am with you things will be alright things will be alright dancing in the moonlight moving pictures all around falling stars beauty in the night beauty in the night when i am with you things will be alright things will be alright dancing in the moon night
11.
doot dotto dotte do doo la la la this charming life this charming life must be the charming life that keeps me alive that keeps me awake at night must be theis charming life with you at my side this charming life doot dotto dotte do doo la la la this charming life this charming life hey brother hey brother hey brother this charming life doot dotto dotte do doo la la la are we a train wreck or are we a porcelain vase sometimes we pretend there's nothing wrong while other time nothing is right this charming life must be this charming life that keeps me alive that keeps me awake at night this charming life
12.
you are what you is i was what i am what i am mmmm mmmm mmmm can't change the world this ain't daylight saving man this ain't worth wasting time you still ugly and the mirror don't pretend you still ugly and the mirror don't pretend you are what you is i was what i am what i am
13.
hey everybody just listen up if you find a good one just don't let it go once in a lifetime a good one comes along can you hear the message can you hear the message can your hear this message are you ready hey everybody listen up
14.
what a crazy taxi ride dropping me off at some place in mumbai 20 dollars would have got me a free ride to the hotel to the hotel where i was staying woooooo what a crazy taxi ride wooooooo what a crazy taxi ride To fight or flight do i fight my way out i think i will hit the big guy first and hope the little guy doesn't have a gun oh what a night what a taxi ride what a taxi ride i found it's a day in the life just anotyher day surviving oh a day in a life dope just another day surviving a day in the life a day in the life a day in the life worth living
15.
get of your ass my friend there's much to do today i can't do it on my own get of your ass my friend i need you there's much to do today i need you too get kraken my friend i can't do it on my own you will find a way find a way wowwwwww oh wowwwwww wowwwwww wowwwwww oh wowwww wowwwwww woww oh woww oh
16.
as i set off on my crystal ship with the golden sails across the olive ocean knowing that i am never returning this crystal ship prepares to sail searching for new lands and hidden treasure in my dream i am the captain holding this glass its a diamond to me and this trash its my manuscript my mountain that i am chained you are my guardian angel coming to rescue me coming to rescue me a glimpse of yesterday's shadow we are living the dream living the dream forever son forgive me laughing at danger again again again again and again listen to the sky and a glimpse of yesterday on the ocean i can see for my miles i can see for miles a sea of possibilities i need i need to believe that i can capture this treasue in this sea of psoibilities the sea of possibilities

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A highlight of new tracks composed in the first half of 2022. Heavily inspired by the tragic Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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released August 12, 2022

PM: vocals, guitars, bass, synthesizers, and drum programming . Original music and lyrics created and composed by Peter Macios

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Plastic Gong Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Plastic Gong was formed 22 years ago by Peter Macios and Annie Macios. This musical fusion resulted in a progressive and fresh sounding gold stamp for the "00" decade.

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Peter Macios - bass, guitar, drums, programming and synthesizers
Anne Macios - vocals and inspiration
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