"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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What a strange world we’ve found ourselves in
the last time I saw you, you were ashes
still every now and then I forget you’re gone
and now I’m getting pretty good at pretending to move on
If it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
it’s all they’ll ever ask of you
your time, your love, and your life too
it’s not your choice to make
all your pure and fragile promise
still fell apart after the fall
I couldn’t hold your heart together
turns out I wasn’t brave at all
I just ran through the hours
so the world would fall back
and everything would be right in its place
I ran through excuses I had built in my mind
Why I’d abandoned what I could not replace
If it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
it’s all they’ll every ask of you
your time, your love, and your life too
it’s not your choice to make
so how much can you take
how much can you take
What a strange world we’ve found ourselves in
the last time I saw you, you were ashes
still every now and then I forget you’re gone
now I’m getting pretty good at pretending nothing’s wrong
If it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
it’s all they’ll ever ask of you
your time, your love, and your life too
if it doesn’t break you
let’s see how much you can take
let’s see how much you can take
how much can you take
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supported by 39 fans who also own “Nothing's Wrong”
Whole album is a good balance of slower songs and faster tracks which dominate. Really like "What is wrong" due to it's straight punch line and the awesome instruments arranged along. Thomas.P