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Lost On This Island

by The Black Swan Event

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1.
It’s my turn but I don’t dare You turn the lights off when I’m still sitting there. It’s blinding, I close my eyes, I accept that this may come as some surprise. Collusion is now at play, Use it or get out of the way. I feel it hit at the top, I suppose at any moment it might stop. This is how I’m falling for the world… So close now, I know it’s near Try to prepare but it is already here, Becoming--I knew it would. The end result is not quite fully understood. The inner workings are now exposed, You have the knowledge, don’t let your mind be closed. It builds and it breaks apart And at the end it may just be a work of art. This is how I’m falling for the world…
2.
All has come to nought, all the trouble that was wrought, Overwhelming analog devices. Season of trouble, so long Thief of the Daylight, be gone. Walls are caving in, wills are wearing thin, Overwhelming natural defenses. Season of slumber, so long Thief of the Daylight, be gone. Sunshine, and all is forgiven. Greet the rain that pours, open up the outer doors Gaze upon that mighty face and tremble. Season of trouble, so long Thief of the Daylight, be gone. Sunshine, and all is forgiven Season of trouble, so long Thief of the Daylight, be gone. Season of trouble, so long Thief of the Daylight, be gone.
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There is the Sun--up there, high in the sky burning There is the Earth--weightless, bound to the sun, turning Here is the Sun spinning in spiral-armed circles Here is the Earth’s orbit, bound in a well of stars Here is the Moon waning, and then again waxes Here are the Earth’s seasons, caused by a tilt of axis We float along the sea of space, Order from chaos in This Cosmic Place We float along the ocean of stars Lost on this island; hey, look where we are Look where we are Here is the Earth, our home--water and air and land Now here is humankind stretching to touch God’s hand We float along an ocean of stars Lost on this Island, look where we are. We float along the cosmic sea How far we’ve come, humans. All of the dust in all of the men All came from stars and will go back again. We came from stars, it’s what we were then We came from stars, and we’ll go back again We float along the sea of space, Order from chaos in This Cosmic Place We float along the ocean of stars Lost on this island Look where we are

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Lost On This Island is a three song e.p. of songs that were composed by a computer program called AutoHarp. A human (Paul Mariz) wrote lyrics, sang them, played guitar, and produced the songs.

The Black Swan Event is an ongoing project exploring the space between human and machine and how that space is changing. Find out more: www.inquisitivists.com

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released April 21, 2017

Songs composed and arranged by AutoHarp, an algorithmic music generator. Lyrics by Paul Mariz

Performed by:
AutoHarp: Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Synths
Paul Mariz: Vocals, Guitars, Additional Keys
Jennie Shortridge: Backing Vocals

Produced by Paul Mariz. Additional Production on "Thief of the Daylight" by Gino Scarpino.

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The Black Swan Event is an ongoing project exploring the space between human and machine and how that space is changing. Find out more: www.inquisitivists.com

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