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The Art of Being Your Illusion

by Mattoid Droids

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1.
In Clear View 02:16
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Opened mind fears the attack Of plastic souls on their backs So desperate to fit in, I'm Sick of the spurious majority Self-thought is lost Today, I'm not You
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Skeptic Antic 02:36
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I was a skeptic of your pre-description lies Sure, it wasn't your idea of paradise Gravity controls us 'til we die I will take a backseat to your nonsense Go - I didn't imagine this could get so old Pitching some sort of mockery to your soul Downwards on my luck - You and I should know it Don't know what I'm saying, but you all know how I feel Background dims, so fucked, ineffective I know what you want, and I don't seem to care When I go down, you better see We are more than just property Now go Fighting your way through the backdoor What have I done? What's a heart's exact price?
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Deny 03:20
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Hey, are you feared? To say you'll deny that could be spared Play by the flames Until you witness real life become dense On my peril I call home, There's got to be something outside of hope Yeah, no she doesn't care anymore I'm a lost soul with love to fill but no place for it to go It's the same with all my dreaming The action stifled the meaning You say you'll deny this Don't say you'll deny me I'll never deny you your breath...yet
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Jupiter's Downfall 03:13
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Toxic Love 03:57
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Who is this I see? The way she stares is so familiar But to look deeper would change my ways We could talk for hours But I don't know where it'd lead Can we slow this down before this all explodes? I need some time to clear my head Inside, you're the one I see, and I can't Seem to resist you, but I wonder Is this toxic love? Is this toxic love? Walking down the street The way she left is so peculiar Now I'm searching for her Where did she go? Was her feel real or fake? This is driving me insane She has rotten my brain for good, now my heart's to blame Why did she leave me here? I need some time to clear my head Inside, you're the one I see, and I can't Seem to resist you, but I wonder Is this toxic love? Is this toxic love? Would you believe that she'd abandon me? Down to the core, I can't take anymore Felt her angel wings go from good to bad Gotta face the truth - she's the best I've ever had Now I lay in bed With her eyes staring back at me I need some time to clear my head Inside, you're the one I see, and I can't Seem to resist you, but I wonder Is this toxic love? Is this toxic love?
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Reach 03:31
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You're out of my sight, I'm out of my mind; yeah, I'm fine What more do you want? It seems I always get a grip when they're losing it; I just fall to the gound I'm done Reach is what it's all about But you don't wanna be the one who's there to grasp it See, it's hard to figure out When all you have are failed attempts Isn't it? It's all said and done; just go away and have your fun I see the light The picture-perfect clarity of this lamp makes nearly anything impossible to ignore but trust me when I say I find ways To un-love Reach is what it's all about But you don't wanna be the one who's there to grasp it See, it's hard to figure out When all you have are failed attempts Isn't it?
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Ageless Pyramids 04:43
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Found You (It Won't Be Long) 03:39
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It's time to get back to basics On what you've done to me It's always the same thing Why can't you let me breathe? Yeah, it's you It won't be long It won't be long 'til I find you It won't be long (2x) It won't be long 'til you lie too My head is twisting from all of this I need to settle down But your controlling walls keep caving in I don't see a way around Yeah, it's you It won't be long It won't be long 'til I find you It won't be long (2x) It won't be long 'til you lie too
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E.T.M.B.R. 04:36
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I'd like to find a way here But your story's not very clear In the mud, in the wind, gotta like what you see There's nothing left, except the tragedy But if you could see what's inside that's me Then you would see You're finding nothing Are we the ones to blame? No, we'll just try to stay I could never leave clues Empty, torn, mother born Running from the thing that's warned Baby, baby, it's a crime But if this is true, what's inside that's you? When you can't be A part of something I'd like to find a way here But your story's not very clear In the mud, in the wind, gotta like what you see There's nothing left, except the tragedy But if you could see what's inside that's me Then you would see You're finding nothing
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The Leech 03:56
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The leech is comin' today (3x) Don't matter what you say (3x) You tell them time again to just back off, and it'll be okay But the leech comes anyway Yeah they come anyway (2x) You lie to prolong, again The leech is comin' today (3x) Unknown reasons but bad intentions - it's always the same Long before deciding, you're on the lookout for some place to sway It's got me goin' away (2x) You lie to prolong Well I don't think it's right The leech is comin' today (3x) Don't matter what you say (3x) You tell them time again to just back off, and it'll be okay But the leech comes anyway Yeah they come anyway (2x) You lie to prolong Lie to prolong (2x) It's time for separate ways, again
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Up 04:04
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Going up, nowhere fast If I keep it up, it'll never last What's the point in being true? I can see it all fall down But the way it looks, I'll never frown If it's going to be this way It's time to be More than life There's got to be more to you You just keep walking my way And the ties control the road If I find my way out of here I won't let you go When I think of my strength Developing comes to mind Growth lies where hearts that did break Mold back together in time Am I that strong? What have I done wrong? Now, I don't want to think this fixation was ever real But you remind me constantly while her lips stay sealed I feel close to an end; I hear the chains breaking It's a liberating kind of mood As if you found the key I hope her heart is lost Deep in unforgiving sea Yeah, yeah, yeah Back to the age they've seen it all The horse-drawn slave led to waterfall (All my friends say you were wrong I agree, given what you have done) (Give me the light that I need Never again will you see my face here)
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Desert Dessert 04:19
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As I stumble across barren plains Hope and escapade were a mere mirage Feeling the space in the waves in which your hair lie Though you're just an illusion to the eye Sand in my eyes, my toes in the cracks Of unoccupied souls that drift past What's the meaning? What's the point? What's the excuse? What's the right thing to do when you are down in the slumps? Hey, I got some things to say Never wage out on wars you can't pay And if push comes to shove, the sand storm will not lose I know what you do too, so you better pay your dues I see no frown on desert ground I see no frown on desert ground I see no frown

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Mattoid Droids' second full-length album

Buying the album comes with a bonus track (Make Yourself).

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released February 14, 2011

Music written by David Gonzales
Produced/Mixed by David Gonzales, except track #2 (Justin Thyme)
Artwork by Tyler McKaige

David Gonzales - guitars/bass/keyboards/drums/vocals
Kacy Carvajal - bass
Geoffrey Messer - drums/percussion/saxophone

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Mattoid Droids is an experimental 3-piece band from Vero Beach, Florida that began in 2008.

"Lead songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David “Gonzo” Gonzales experiments with sounds ranging from alternative to bossa and hard rock to jazz." ... more

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