"Once Upon a Second Act" is SYSTEM SYN's finest and most complex record to date. The album takes the listener on an emotionally engaging journey, showcasing Clint Carney’s vocal and lyrical talents like never before. The songs of “Once Upon a Second Act” range from haunting and heartbreaking, to heavy-hitting club tracks, yet all retain the sound that is so uniquely SYSTEM SYN. This also marks the project’s first completely independent release. Mixed and mastered by Ted Phelps (Imperative Reaction).
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no wonder you’re disappointed
you spend your days expecting us to care
but the only thing you’re offering
is sharing your despair
alive or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
still we must play out our lives
reach for connections in the darkness
we’re all blind
yet we still swing our knives
are you longing for the touch
of another sightless soul
though these transitory nights
will always take their toll
alive or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
still we must play out our lives
reach for connections in the darkness
we’re all blind
yet we still swing our knives
we still swing our knives
we still swing our knives
you spilled your heart into a chalice
passed it around to sate their thirst
when it returned so dry and hollow
all your hope had been dispersed
I have no answers to your questions
I am just as lost as you
I feel the burden of the absence
of the mercy we were due
Is it a function of our humanity
that we forever fall apart
as endlessly we play out our lives
reach for connections in the darkness
we’re all blind
yet we still swing our knives
alive alive or dead or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
alive alive or dead or dead
there’s no mystery to the road ahead
so swing your knife
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