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from "Further Up, Further In"

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Under grey skies, the skyscrapers loom
Beacons blazing like rabid eyes
Factories lurk there on the shore
Always working, always wanting more

Our gazes fixed to our screens
In data lies our faith renewed
Financial gods have blessed our lives
With promises of more to buy

We deny our destiny
We only believe in what we see
False mantras fall from our lips
We see heaven in a microchip

Ring in the bright new age

No saviours to hang on a cross
No words to soothe us as we die
Just product placement all around
This empty heart is what we’ve found

We build vessels of steel and glass
And we tie ourselves to the mast
Gaze deep into the siren’s eyes
We cower under accusing skies

We dreamed of heaven or rebirth
We never looked for ours on earth
Cried out for love on radio waves
Man kills but money saves

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from The Complete Twilight Fields: Part One, released May 25, 2020

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Allister Thompson - The Gateless Gate North Bay, Ontario

This is the place to meet the psychedelic, progressive, ambient, and folk/rock music of Allister Thompson released under his own name and as The Gateless Gate, Sons of Birches, Twilight Fields, and Khan Tengri.

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