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Keeping the Struggle

by Alan Abulencia

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1.
Maybe We Can 03:29
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we're all fucked up we're out of luck we made a mess we cannot fix we lost the fight we lost our right they got us with their bag of tricks we can't ignore what's behind the door we have the need to pick the locks the word is out there is no doubt we can't put the cat back in the box maybe we can give it another chance maybe we can get ourselves out of this trance maybe we can find us another way maybe we can find ourselves a better day we're all insane we're all in pain we de-evolved to a feral state we yell and scream we lost the dream we filled our hearts with scorn and hate we desperately search for a key so that we can escape this cage we'll wipe the tears we'll face our fears we will ascend to a better age maybe we can give it another chance maybe we can get ourselves out of this trance maybe we can find us another way maybe we can find ourselves a better day maybe we can give it another chance maybe we can get ourselves out of this trance maybe we can find us another way maybe we can find ourselves a better day
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Next to Me 02:28
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every day when I wake I can feel the heat of your breath, next to me I can feel the beat of your heart, you are mine could this all be a dream? a fantasy, you and me can I really believe? what is real? I think I know how I feel you make me glow what is real? I think I know how I feel you make me glow there's ghost in the room and it's taunting me there's a creature in the window and it's watching me there's a shadow on the ceiling and it wont go away but there's a hope next to me that will show me the way
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The Clock Keeps Ticking 03:23
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there is a light in the shadows, and it's coming for me there is no way to escape, no this isn't a dream there is a limit to it all, and the clock keeps ticking (yeah the clock keeps ticking, yeah the clock keeps ticking) there is a hole in the ground, and it's ready to fill so many dreams fade away when the heart is still so we all keep moving while the clock keeps ticking (yeah the clock keeps ticking, yeah the clock keeps ticking) we all gotta do what our heart tells us to we all gotta sort it out we all gotta make the most of everything we all gotta job to do there is a fire in my soul that I can't ignore and it is burning through my body, right down to the core and I can't stop now 'cause the clock is ticking (yeah the clock keeps ticking, yeah the clock keeps ticking) there is a moment that I find, and it seizes me I hold on tight as it flies, and it sets me free and my soul keeps burning while the clock keeps ticking (yeah the clock keeps ticking, yeah the clock keeps ticking) we all gotta do what our heart tells us to we all gotta sort it out we all gotta make the most of everything we all gotta job to do don't let it go away hold on tight, for your dear life today don't let it fall apart hold it tight, don't let it leave your heart we all gotta do what our heart tells us to we all gotta sort it out we all gotta make the most of everything we all gotta job to do we all gotta do what our heart tells us to we all gotta sort it out (yeah the clock keeps ticking, yeah the clock keeps ticking) we all gotta make the most of everything we all gotta job to do (yeah the clock keeps ticking, yeah the clock keeps ticking)
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All in Stride 02:44
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what do you say when you can't break away from the past? what do you do when you don't think the moments will last? do you let it all go or let it linger as long as you can? do you run and go hide or do you give it another chance? you know you are in control it's your life, choose a goal make it what you want show that you're confident take a stand and shout tell them what you're about take it all in stride head held high with pride head held high with pride what do you say when all comes crumbling down? what do you do when you feel you're being tossed around? do you accept your fate, or fight until you die? do you live your life in truth, or is it all a lie? you know you are in control it's your life, choose a goal make it what you want show that you're confident take a stand and shout tell them what you're about take it all in stride head held high with pride head held high with pride
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Just Like Them 03:13
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there’s a fire burning in their eyes they won’t be tricked by your disguise there's a fire burning in their souls just on the verge of losing all control they’ve been stuck outside in the pouring rain but now they’re locked inside a house of pain tragic men in a comic world twisted brains all come unfurled I don’t care for your invitation just like them, I’m losing patience I won’t stand for you exploitation just like them, there’s no temptation there’s an open door and they’re coming through here they come, they’re coming to get you they’ll take away, you’ll get what you deserve you’ll feel the pain through each and every nerve there’s no escape, they’ll make you pay these tragic men will make your day a living hell, you better be prepared to live the rest of your days in constant fear I don’t care for your invitation just like them, I’m losing patience I won’t stand for you exploitation just like them, there’s no temptation I don’t care for your invitation just like them, I’m losing patience I won’t stand for you exploitation just like them, there’s no temptation
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Ghostly Chorus 03:05
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lost in a maze labyrinth’s of haze I been here for days I been here for days lost in the craze drowning in the praise though it never stays though it never stays day by day act by act living in this play it’s so abstract one by one the lights go black living on a stage we can’t go back nights in a forest hear a ghostly chorus day by day act by act living in this play it’s so abstract one by one the lights go black living on a stage we can’t go back hidden in a veil drifting from the trail what a lonely tale what a lonely tale swept up in a gale beaten down by hail this is no fairytale this is no fairytale day by day act by act living in this play it’s so abstract one by one the lights go black living on a stage we can’t go back nights in a forest hear a ghostly chorus
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Illusions in Silence 04:09
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I’m locked out in the cold and I am growing old as time passes by I look up to the sky oh I want to fly high before I die I want to see the world before I’m unfurled but it all comes crashing down I see it all around comedy and tragedy but none of that feels real to me illusions in silence the noise and the violence it’s killing me, I want to be free but I just can’t seem to let it be I’m broken and tired I’m lost and expired I was feeling fine, before i lost my mind and now I’m stuck in a never ending wind lost in time and now I’m blind yes I was feeling fine before I lost my mind and now I’m trapped on the borderline illusions in silence the noise and the violence it’s killing me, I want to be free but I just can’t seem to let it be
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Tonight 04:28
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never you fear, I got your back my dear don’t be afraid, I won’t let you slip away I’ll keep on holding, no, I won’t let you go I’ll keep on going, no, I won’t leave you all alone when things get rough, don’t worry, I’ll be right by your side when things get tough, don’t worry, I’ll be there, I won’t hide just don’t let go, just don’t give up, I need you here right now just hold my hand, I’ll carry you through the darkest corners of the earth I’ll show you how to fly through the stars at night I’ll lift you up, we’re flying high through the stars in the night sky, tonight I’ll show you how to dance through all of this romance we will ascend through heaven’s end, tonight this world is ours we’ll take control we won’t give up our heart and soul this is our love this is our heart we’ll never fail or fall apart and I will keep you safe all through the night and I’ll help you to see the light and I’ll make sure that you never drift away through the dark of the night, we will never fade to gray when things get rough, don’t worry, I’ll be right by your side when things get tough, don’t worry, I’ll be there, I won’t hide just don’t let go, just don’t give up, I need you here right now just hold my hand, I’ll carry you through the darkest corners of the earth I’ll show you how to fly through the stars at night I’ll lift you up, we’re flying high through the stars in the night sky, tonight I’ll show you how to dance through all of this romance we will ascend through heaven’s end, tonight this world is ours we’ll take control we won’t give up our heart and soul this is our love this is our heart we’ll never fail or fall apart
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The Way It Is 03:23
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I wanted something more but I was just a friend I wish you would’ve stayed but I guess it had to end and all I wish is that we could start anew I know that it would last and that I’m sure is true but I guess that’s how it goes that’s just the way it is it’s never how you planned it to be yes I guess that’s how it goes that’s just the way it is it’s never how you planned it to be forever I had thought we’d keep on growing old but both of us got lost got left out in the cold and all I wish is that things could turn around I know that we’re still lost but maybe we’ll be found I guess that’s how it goes that’s just the way it is it’s never how you planned it to be yes I guess that’s how it goes that’s just the way it is it’s never how you planned it to be I know that you’re waiting for me to find my way but I can’t seem to find my way without your aid I guess that’s how it goes that’s just the way it is it’s never how you planned it to be yes I guess that’s how it goes that’s just the way it is it’s never how you planned it to be
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So Long For Now 03:22
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yesterday is gone, tomorrow’s on the way I’m just hoping for a positive day I take a look around and you’re nowhere to be found I feel like my world has turned upside-down I’m losing my grip on reality you know it’s such a shame that we couldn’t agree I’m out here like a dog in the pouring rain and I just wanna get rid of the pain so long for now I’m going home so long for now leave me alone goodbye to windows and open doors there’s no point in starting any wars sticks and stones may crush my soul it’s been so long since I felt whole laughing out loud at the way that it’s been been feeling like a fool, again and again it’s so hard to clean up all of this mess I swear to you I’m doing my best so long for now I’m going home so long for now leave me alone so long for now I’m going home so long for now leave me alone so long for now I’m going home so long for now leave me alone

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My 5th album.

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released December 14, 2016

written and produced by Alan Abulencia

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