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Bareness Vol. 2 (Unplugged)

by Icicle

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Oh, let it snow Oh, let it snow How forgiving, how evolved Am I with you when you hold me Let me stay just some more Cover me up head to toe Lay me down and let my head rest Slipping up as I veer Losing track of what is real Often wonder if I’m still here Oh, let it snow Oh, let it snow How forgiving, how evolved Am I with you when you hold me Oh, let it go Oh, let it flow Like the river down the road All I need is you to hold me Crooked people, crooked towns Alley ways with eerie clowns Make me shiver as I close my eyes Flying high with no aim Icy steeples in my way Wake me up and make them go away Oh, let it snow Oh, let it snow How forgiving, how evolved Am I with you when you hold me Oh, let it go Oh, let it flow Like the river down the road All I need is you to hold me Chatter boxes all around Talking heads who make me frown Trying hard to split the noise from sound I fade away as I steer Losing track of what is real Often wonder if I’m still here Oh, let it snow Oh, let it snow How forgiving, how evolved Am I with you when you hold me Oh, let it go Oh, let it flow Like the river down the road All I need is you to hold me Oh, let it snow Oh, let it snow How forgiving, how evolved Am I with you when you hold me Oh, let it go Oh, let it flow Like the river down the road All I need is you to hold me Hold me tight You’re all I got
2.
What I’ve lost has always been replaced With some lessons learned Nothing ever truly disappears It only changes form People come and go along the way It’s how the story goes It’s the memories that get to stay To define our souls You can tell it’s never too late To grow and pay the price Just remember there is no way To live a moment twice Better leave it at that And try to make amends There are things that are meant To never understand Some I lost, and some I got to find On my journey home Made mistakes, was easily unkind I’m ready to atone I can tell it’s never too late To have a second chance But I also know in the end I can only have it once Better leave it at that And try to make amends There are things that are meant To never understand Better leave it at that And try to make amends There are things that are meant To never understand What I lost I wasn’t meant to keep I can clearly see What you sow is what you get to reap There’s no in-between I can tell I’m nearing the end It’s where it all began Closing up the circle of friends I count on just one hand Better leave it at that And try to make amends There are things that are meant To never understand Better leave it at that And try to make amends There are things that are meant To never understand
3.
Rushing through the faceless crowd Searching for the perfect boy That sultry man who’s very proud The one who badness has deployed Your princess tendencies at stake You spin in circles every day You wrestle time like rattlesnake An epic rumble of your DNA Your fleeting man is just a con An artist of the genre unique Your bleeding heart is set upon But hit and run is his technique His perfect image is created When all the women are denied Special access to this alpha man The one that runs and stays untied For every bad boy there’s a girl Whose dreams are of his transformation From bad to good in just a swirl Convert the foul into creation Stop the search and try to breathe Your every action has its urge Scratch the surface and beneath Unpolished beauty will emerge Will be a time and place for when A boy will see you wave the scepter And you will know right there and then That man will be your dream protector For every bad boy there’s a girl Whose dreams are of his transformation From bad to good in just a swirl Convert the foul into creation For every bad boy there’s a girl Who only craves his transformation From bad to good in just a swirl Convert the foul into creation
4.
You can only hide for so long When deep down you know you got it wrong It'll never just fade away You know you can't escape what lies ahead Like a sappy movie you can't forget Like a photograph that gets you upset Like the first kiss in your life that left a tattoo 'cross your heart It'll always be with you along the way Go on now and open your eyes You can see right through their disguise All the rules now seem so insane Like a silly little game they had you play Like a sad song you wish you never heard Like a lesson you wish you never learned Like inception carving through your mind Where can you hide? Where can you hide? Like a sappy movie you can't forget Like a photograph that makes you upset Like the first kiss in your life that left a tattoo 'cross your heart Like a dream that always comes and never leaves Turn it inside out and see it heal Blooming hearts in strawberry fields Coming out of every pore of life Mesmerized and real… How does it feel? Like a potent gust of oxygen and flair Like phantom power sprung from nowhere Like the first kiss in your life that left a tattoo 'cross your heart Like a chapter in a book you wish you wrote Like a second chance that came your way Like that moment when you blushed and looked away Like the first kiss in your life that left a tattoo 'cross your heart Like the dream you caught and held in your hands
5.
I know the answer, you know it too There’s always one thing you leave behind whenever you go It’s not a symbol, it’s not a clue It’s not a feeling or sense but more like a piece of you I know the answer, you know it too That when it comes to your past there’s nothing much you can do You’ll always wonder what she would say How she would miss you each time when you wander away Despite the distance, the time or place In every instance she’ll be on your mind and in your chest And all the darkness and bad memories Will fade away all at once when you put it to rest In a world that’s filled With suffering and guilt Flowers sent to mother Will never wilt In a world that’s filled With suffering and guilt Flowers sent to mother Will never wilt I know the answer, you know it too That when it comes to forgiveness, it is easy to do You just remember all whom you’ve wronged And all who’ve hurt you will surely find a place in your heart We know the answer, all’s up to you To free yourself from the pain as well as free them too It’s not an effort, it’s just your will To overcome your resistance to what’s simple and true In a world that’s filled With suffering and guilt Flowers sent to mother Will never wilt In a world that’s filled With suffering and guilt Flowers sent to mother Will never wilt In a world that’s filled With suffering and guilt Flowers sent to mother Will never wilt In a world that’s filled With suffering and guilt Flowers sent to mother Will never wilt
6.
Searching for the middle ground Struggling to keep it down Anger pushes from behind so hard Every time Heavy memories sustain Sadness and perpetual pain Childhood filled with emptiness and stress Nevertheless I was hoping we can try Find a way to bridge the lines Heal the bleeding wounds you left inside Deep and wide I could hardly stay in control When you gave the final blow And told me straight that I exist no more (In your heart) And now it is gone Now it is gone The hope I would ever be whole And now it is gone Now it is gone I am on my own I am on my own Even though you are part of my soul I am on my own I am on my own Blessed are the days I spent Scraping just to pay the rent Working for the man to set me free Finally Trying hard to prove my worth In vain as far as you’re concerned For I was never gonna be good enough In your book Whatever love you had for me It was never meant to be A tangible reality And now it is gone Now it is gone The hope I would ever be whole And now it is gone Now it is gone I am on my own I am on my own Even though you are part of my soul I am on my own I am on my own And now it is gone Now it is gone The hope I would ever be whole And now it is gone Now it is gone I am on my own I am on my own Even though you are part of my soul I am on my own I am on my own
7.
You can ignore me but the more you do The more I’ll keep on getting up so it’s understood I’ve come a long way to tell the tale For this life is truly meant for living, and not for rent or sale The more I know the less I see How logic shakes hands with reason while they disagree Is this the path I chose or did it choose me? I feel blinded by the obvious, so please help me be Ordinary life - undisputed master of will Herd us down the hill, spin us like a ball Till we give in The more I see the more I wish There was more than what I care to see inside my dish I wake at night and I can’t fall asleep So I carry on sleepwalking as I drag my feet Ordinary life - undisputed master of will Herd us down the hill, spin us like a ball Till we give in Ordinary life - it knows how to keep us at bay Feed us just enough, spoil us just a bit And tuck us in bed
8.
You say there is no simple answer When we test the status quo Malice rules with poison arrows Noble virtues fall like pawns A husky voice inside my ear Slathers pictures of misuse Of survival through the years Full of hardship and abuse Give me back my home The one where I belong With the gracious and the strong Come and fly with me Through the thick and thin While we still retain the hope I know I am a tiny creature In a world I don’t belong A world insane, with rugged features Forgone and sick down to the core Teach me how to bear the sorrow From the brutal life I know How to build a new tomorrow And how to heal my bleeding soul Here I stand in shame Because I am to blame For being neutralized and numb Frozen in this race A mortal with no face Like a fossil in a tomb All the love in me Yearns to set me free From this wicked place of doom As I’m sold the dream Painted on the screen Of picket fence and buds in bloom I heard you utter words of mercy And the salvation of our kind I’d like to add that we are worthless So long we bow to power blind Here I stand in shame Because I am to blame For being paralyzed and numb Frozen in this race A mortal with no trace Like a fossil in a tomb All the love in me Yearns to set me free From this wicked place of doom As I’m sold the dream Splattered on the screen Of picket fence and buds in bloom
9.
Every now and then when I retire I would like to hear a story told Of those men with hearts on fire Never to be bought or sold A story filled with words of wisdom Noble men and gentle dames Prosperous and wholesome kingdom Flourishing on fairy tales You connect the dots at once When you stop or even pause And listen, just listen To the silence of the moon When you’re always on the run Running from or running to You’re missing, you’re missing The roses in full bloom Take a moment so you can imagine A time and place that never is or was Where all your dreams will get rewarded And imagination’s not a curse You can say I’m just a dreamer And that’s OK by me, my friend I just want to hear your story Of when you didn’t buy or sell You connect the dots at once When you stop or even pause And listen, just listen To the silence of the moon When you’re always on the run Running from or running to You’re missing, you’re missing The roses in full bloom
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Time has come to get past the clock Stop all the senseless talk Head on Look away from the consequence Under a false pretense No more I’m running out of warnings The other side is calling me Isn’t it ironic? I get to meet my maker She is like the morning Radiant and glowing Reaching out to draw me Away from all this make-up Future plans and present signs Are like looking back in time In the end Just the way when reaching out Means reaching deep inside To repent Truth that's told with bad intent Beats all lies you can invent Like elixir it heals My body and soul And as I come to terms with this I emerge from the abyss And my spirit enfolds me To carry me home I’m running out of warnings The other side is calling me Isn’t it ironic? I get to meet my maker She is like the morning Radiant and glowing Reaching out to draw me in Away from all this make-up I’m running out of warnings The other side is calling me Isn’t it ironic? I get to meet my maker She is like the morning Radiant and glowing Reaching out to draw me in Away from all this make-up
11.
All my selfish ambitions And the fear of dying unknown All my vain contradictions In the name of some old code All my knowledge and wisdom And the sharp words on my tongue All my views and positions Bear no meaning after all All day long I dream of going home And lay down with you And lay down with you All night long I look up far beyond The man on the moon The man on the moon There’s a man in the mirror I’m afraid I hardly know Standing tall in demeanor Of a fierce long-lasting foe He can tear me to pieces With his red eyes piercing mine But he chooses to leave me To the torture in my mind All day long I dream of going home And lay down with you And lay down with you All night long I look up far beyond The man on the moon The man on the moon All day long I dream of going home And lay down with you And lay down with you All night long I look up far beyond The man on the moon The man on the moon All my efforts and treasures I can proudly call my own Have no meaning or measure To the fear of dying alone All day long I dream of going home And lay down with you And lay down with you All night long I look up far beyond The man on the moon The man on the moon
12.
When I was young I never thought about my purpose The only thing that moved me was swells from hurricanes But now I'm so much older, I can say I found my purpose It's the ink within the pen as it flows upon the page I’m meant to use the words that come to me in spurs To help the one in need and share my remedy The age of information spurns evaluation We ought to shed our pride and vanquish vanity What's the purpose to the mountains? Purpose to the moonlight? Purpose to the sunset? Purpose to the sea? What's the purpose to us spinning Inside a galaxy? And just the purpose of me asking Is good enough for me If you don't have a purpose you’ll always wonder why We're all upon this planet at exactly the same time Some people on this earth heave a heavy sigh Cause they can't find a purpose for the reason or the rhyme Perhaps a higher power called on you to change the world Perhaps you're on this world for a purpose you can't see Regardless of the reason, despite of what you feel Once you find your purpose the truth will be revealed What's the purpose to the mountains? Purpose to the moonlight? Purpose to the sunset? Purpose to the sea? What's the purpose to us spinning Inside a galaxy? And just the purpose of me asking Is good enough for me Does your life have a cause when you wake up in the morn? Is there a smile upon your face as you make it through the day? Everybody ought to nurture a passion they can claim Cause a man without a claim is doomed to go insane This song is for the hopeless, the ones who fell from grace This song is but a challenge for you to look inside I know you were created to make this world a better place To concur the horizon and expand your mind What's the purpose to the mountains? Purpose to the moonlight? Purpose to the sunset? Purpose to the sea? What's the purpose to us spinning Inside a galaxy? And just the purpose of me asking Is good enough for me What's the purpose to the mountains? Purpose to the moonlight? Purpose to the sunset? Purpose to the sea? What's the purpose to us spinning Inside a galaxy? And just the purpose of me asking Is good enough for me

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"Unplugged" (semi-acoustic) versions of 12 selected tracks.

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releases June 22, 2024

Antonia Gueorguieva, Joel Jenkins, John Ace

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Icicle Montreal, Québec

A zealous bass player, soulful singer and a talented composer, Krassy Halatchev (Icicle) has 20 full-length albums under his belt, summarizing those of the 90’s psychedelic rock group The Clouds and those of the alternative/indie band Chiwawa.
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