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Man Once Looked to the Stars

from Chamber Music by Jake Rose

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This song explores themes of what I perceive to be negative aspects of technology, especially cell phones, in our culture.

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The stars are fading, the gods are fading
Ozone frosts the flesh lens, the sim-owl is night-blind
Losing the war with electricity, what used to be fun for you and me
Reflections in the dark pool distort the true image
Projections of what we would like to see and who we want to be

Man once looked to the stars, to search for himself in the order
Man once held his gaze up, now he bends down to stare in the tar
Man once looked to the sky, to search for some peace in the chaos
Man once looked to heaven, now he stares at himself in the tar

The stars are broken, the gods are broken
Myths of Mt. Olympus play out to us at nighttime
Reminds us how small the human comedy is really meant to be
Trapped under the shiny film, inside this glass prison
The trickster has stroked our egos, we can't see
this self-made tragedy

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from Chamber Music, released June 23, 2015
Jake Rose, voice
Michael Davis, flute
Daniel Vega, alto saxophone
Kyle Watkins, piano
Darya Babenko, conductor

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Jake Rose

Composer for film, video games, and other media. Leader of prog rock groups Rainbow Face and National Diet. Hip-hop producer and chiptunes artist as Omniboss. rosejake@gmail.com

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