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The Answer

by 2L8

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I am calling to say goodbye I am calling to share what I found I am calling but I am always so far I am calling from afar Calling Calling Calling
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Post Human 04:22
Into the wind, I got lost, into the fire I left my spirit Into the wind, I am lost, I am always in between I surrender my spirit, be part of the evolution Nature has a way to make order disappear I connect my spirit to the infinite consciousness that lies beyond us I surrender my spirit, to the overlapping chaos I am energy flowing, atoms spinning I am so much more Than my five senses Nowadays All I do is look at myself from a distance The image is blurry. I live in the past I vaguely recall the ideas that shaped me The questions that pushed me oh so far The wolf in me, is still hungry The wolf in me, is still hungry For me being enslaved by poverty, brother Nothing is more able to kill than routine Will someone please break the bubble? Into the wind, I got lost, into the fire I left my spirit Into the wind, I am lost, I am always in between When the music stopped I realized I was alone. So keep hitting the drum. For I am always in between. Trying to write in order to understand and reach those who matter to me, yet also trying to push my mind with ideas beyond the everyday. This borderland I inhabit. Not here, nor there. At some point I stopped singing, and all I do is scream. Shout it out loud. My words hurt my throat. So keep singing choir. Keep singing. I am on my way. The bastard son is back. Keep singing. None of us has a singing voice anymore. Keep singing.
3.
You looked away when I was on fire Running from truth again, cause you lit the fire I'm on fire On fire Something must have moved in my world Cause I can breathe no more Since that day I can only see From the eternal perspective I grow colder A calm came in his eyes It was like he figured out something that the rest of us are never gonna see I saw it in his eyes, he was free in a whole other kinda way, he was ready to live I am further than I ever was
4.
Underwater 04:04
A flock of sheep sleeping in my mouth The word no never, never comes out We are stuck in between, we are stuck in between That's what we say to keep our conscience clean. And it's working! Will you love me underwater? Will you love me underwater? Will you love me under the sea with the fish and a mermaid daughter? Will you love me underwater? We're stuck in between Are we stuck in a dream? Did they put a hole in, a hole in your skin? Oh no! Did they put a hole in, a hole in your skin? Oh no. Well, I wanna see it. Every day i write a poem titled tomorrow Every day i write a poem titled tomorrow Will you love me underwater? Will you love me underwater? Will you love me under the sea with the fish and a mermaid daughter? Will you love me underwater? We're stuck in between Are we stuck in a dream? We will never, we will never, we will never know
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Veil 04:09
My world is a veil So thick, I can't see My world is a veil And the face I wear is not my own This is a world That nothing gets solved It's all solid and cold Beware, beware of passion It's in your bones, in your bones, in your bones The pain we suffer Is nothing compared to the pain we cause It's in your bones, in your bones, in your bones I don’t mind the pain its hope that kills me There're savages, live under your skin, they feed from your flesh, they nurture the need It's savages, they need you to kill, they call it the spell, could be a matter of will? We have to be reborn to escape that doom It's in our bones, in our bones, in our bones
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The Pattern 03:33
My hand was on your chest But you were never there Who set the rules to this game? That force us move away? Day in, day out Why does love cost so much? A longing to find someone Who knows the depth of our sadness If my love isn't unheard of Then it's not worth mentioning Day in, day out Why does love cost so much? Day in, day out Love in, love out They longed for the touch
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Decay of 03:13
I blame you for the all the sleepless nights I blame you when the stars do not shine I blame you for all my rivers are still dry I said I am broken, I said there are some people who are meant to be alone, so save yourself All the lies, as I set off for a trip to the dark side. The gloom, no weakness, no disappointment All I meant was save me, and I will save you I blame you for the love we lost
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We need a way out of our hate. this is the trap Cause it’s better to feel pain than nothing at all Please don’t leave me How will we ever forgive ourselves? “We made life seem like a quick succession of busy nothings” Please don’t leave me I want you, I want you, I want you, I want you New normal - you are fucked at birth The nameless grave that I dig for myself on bad days It’s a handwritten list of the people I once knew, the people that left me Our generation will never be new again Our youth has been stolen from us I want you, I want you, I want you, I want you New normal - you are fucked at birth
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If you’re going to the prison To be a guard to do some guarding You’re still going to the prison You’ll spend most of your life there And waste it away If you’re going to the prison To be a guard to do some guarding Once you cross the gates there’s nothing Nothing but bars behind you Are they guarding you? You’ll never be the same again We’ll never be the same again
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The String 04:35
Nowhere to hide, crippled inside The system is designed for you to fail it Falling
11.
Kneel down put your eye in the keyhole and I’ll tell you what you see They walked for ten days and twelve nights and the fog swallowed the memories They wept in the desert to water the earth, and making no traces they reached the gate With no key, no answers Kneel down put your eye in the keyhole and I’ll tell you what you see Each breath an eternity, the entire journey a blink of an eye Partly frustrated but still desiring, seeking Decided to keep on wondering and not to stop until they track down the new day Kneel down put your eye in the keyhole and I’ll tell you what you see Dark shadows of gloom hang above the The lion roars this is a representation, everything is merely a description not my real self. Everything is a shape, a form, an identifier to let others recognize me as me No longer being afraid that they will lose their identity if others leave them, no longer seeking their own value in the perception of others decided to swim for the sea of memories is enormous This is the closing, this is the beginning, falling in love with people sleeping Kneel down put your eye in the keyhole and I’ll tell you what you see After all these years, all the struggles, we are still, looking at our children, lying at the bottom of the ocean. They died For the answer
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The Answer 06:37
The answer They'll die for the answer And all that journey down through space In cool descent She spins a ladder to the place From where she started In the spider's web You'll find a truth discerning Attach one silken thread to you For my returning Meet the spider, praise the villain Meet the spider, praise the villain The answer They'll die for the answer From a tiny bundle of energy We try to build a perfect balance The road is long The road is endless Farewell anger Farewell hatred Farewell questions Farewell sadness The road is long The road is endless Farewell

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Good news! Τhe world has finally ended!
And now it is a time of pure joy. It is time to celebrate. For we still have each other, we still have the passion, we still have the will. They destroyed the world but they failed to destroy our mutual consciousness and the thread that unites us all. It's time to rebuild. It's time to reestablish. It's time to form a new language. With new words. With new meanings.

We are post human, we are calling to send this last message to YOU.
The future depends on that tiny bundle of energy you hide inside.
Join us
The war is far from over
And we need you

Signed: He&She

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We decided that all income produced from "The Answer" release will be donated to causes that support the refugee crisis in Greece. This is the 3rd crowdfunded album for 2L8, it is your generosity that made the album happen, so it is time to give back what you gave us. It is our DEBT nothing more, nothing less to answer the distress call for what is more important right now for the community, our people and ourselves. Thus, all income from selling the album that will be generated from online orders and at our shows will go where it will be mostly needed.

Take care,
2L8

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released March 20, 2016

2L8 are:
Kostis Vozikis: Guitars, Voices, Words
Elisso Papastrati: Violins, Choir
Babis Tsinikosmaoglou: Guitars, Choir
Vicky Gritza: Voices, Choir
Minas Vakaloudis: Bass
Dimitris Economou: Drums
* Sax at Learning to breathe by Thanasis Sabaziotis
* Most of the lyrics of Pro War Funeral Hymn come from this wonderful work of art by Spencer Cathcart, do yourself the favor and go and watch this now. Feel inspired and join the cause:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipe6CMvW0Dg

Recorded, produced and mixed by Kostis Vozikis
Executive producer: The Rosy Fridays
Drums recorded at ​The ​Soni​c​ Ark studio, Thessaloniki and mixed by Stelios Stelth Koslidis
Mastered by Stelios Stelth Koslidis
Photography by "Nicki Upstairs", www.nickiupstairs.com
Artwork design by Johnny Feelmore

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2L8 Θεσσαλονίκη, Greece

A collective led by K. and comprised of greek talented musicians, 2L8 is a bold project that has come to be categorized by their radical stylistic shifts between albums, while retaining a consistent interest in rhythm and distinct sonic accents and textures. Their music is rewarding, challenging and lurches deftly between emotional intimacy, ambition and uncompromising experimentation. ... more

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