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Futures

by Bodega Roja

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1.
Magnetar 01:19
2.
On the sidewalks, they walk around All the same faces facing down In all I've seen, Nothing tells your story quite the way You do every day with that frown. Photographs of families: Mom, Dad, puppy dogs, Christmas trees. A smile is less a lie than frozen memories So smile wide and say "Cheese." We have the same familiar face Have I seen you on TV someplace? We're all cartoons: an artificial race And we cannot be erased. Had it made when he paid for a sheepskin Half came away as those who came in He thought he blazed a trail, Then found it's been there from day one Now that it's done, life begins. Pipe dream of pulling $80K With one little girl and one on the way The man behind the desk said, "Sell your dreams away. Come back then and have a nice day." We have the same familiar name Chess pieces in the others' game You're all cartoons with no one else to blame When you become all the same. They'll recall all the things you've done Not where you stay, but places you've gone Don't forsake the gift that is Your time to be alive! We have arrived to have fun. We have the same DNA Looking for a place to play We're all cartoons, and that's the way I'll stay Even when we're old and gray.
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You wake up in the morning In someone else’s bed Confused how to make the day And embrace the taste of your own way You're foggy from a lucid dream Denying all signs of reality Abstraction bursting through Believing all facts from the few Here we go again, go again, go again It’s building up inside deep within, deep within Here we go again, go again, go again It’s building up inside, deep within, can’t seem to win Explode into a cloud of life, begin to fly away Build your palace in the sky, now you're here to stay Bring your loved ones with you here, tomorrow is today A frozen picture of the earth below, somebody press play You make your way through the fumes, Lost from a hard day at work Like cat-calls from kids at play Too gone to hear the words that they say The clouded taste of the room Wears on your eyes, most likely to Mix agents in a weary drool As it swallows you up into the pool Here we go again, go again, go again It's building up inside deep within, deep within Here we go again, go again, go again It's building up inside, deep within, can't seem to win Choice words, a mere keepsake Spawn from all decisions that you make Stacked pages, they let light in To shine on the throne where you're sitting Cause life is like an open book The spine's a little twisted You gotta strive to dive right in To a story yet to be written We don't decide where we’re going With eyes open wide, not knowing Life's just a ride and time’s slowing Slow, drifting off, and just floating
4.
Legions 07:32
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Superhero 09:15
They say I'm the rarest breed With power to do almost anything I can fly, I can see Right through any wall in front of me Rivers race through my dreams So I can rescue someone downstream Should've seen no one needs Saving from a man who's drowning (The waves are crashing down below) The grass is greener on the other side That's why the fence always seems so high You take one hit as you walk on by And in your head you'll hear this lullaby Who is going to save you, Superhero? Who needs to be needed at all? With miles of sky, but he flies so low So you can watch him as he falls. It all comes easily I cannot empathize with inability So I stand as a king, But to be like you, I'd give up everything People come, people go Nothing's really yours you think you own So the sum of all we do For those we leave is more than me or you (The waves are crashing down below) No one knows just who you are The world flies by you while you're out so far In your head, all the voices grow The fast, faster you go, the more you slow
6.
Prevail 04:23
It burns inside, a raging fire Little did you notice we were on the side Giving you encouragement and also pride Your anger servers you well Just close your eyes, open your heart wide Open up a box and put your hate inside Leave it on the ground and float into the sky Young anger serves you well Between your head and your heart, What will prevail?
7.
Germanium 05:56
Every day we walk around and see the same part of this life People in pain let's take a break and learn how to treat one another Fist clenched and thrown around in acts of rage Minds closed, unable to turn the page Help bring everyone together now When something's wrong people tend to forget What is right, losing the intentions And promises of what life is all about This world is filled with negativity Rhythm and rhyme lead to harmony Live, laugh, learn to love each other What did we do as all the years and seconds passed? The sand trickled through the hourglass Did we live for ourselves or for another? Take these words and use them as they were your own Your refuse will someday grow to be a throne Now's the time to reach for what you're dreaming... Now's the time to reach for what you're dreaming... Now's the time to reach for what you're dreaming... Spread the message of compassion To all the wounded souls you meet Everybody join together Join together now in peace
8.
Stolen Light 05:15
Stolen from a star Grafted to a soul Endless flight through dark Make it out, stay whole True to what you are The light that shone so pure trapped inside a jar Kept from all the world Give in, capitulate To all that you endure Lost Alone Without a home The eyes show clear the soul For those who care to see Star-shard lends a glow A cry is heard, a scream of grief Longing to go home Within the basest shell The fragment rots and weeps Encased in breathing hell It never smiles, it never sleeps Waves of hatred swell Lost Alone Without a home

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©2011 Bodega Roja, LLC. All rights reserved. All songs written by Bodega Roja. Recorded at Couch Studios, Georgia Institute of Technology. Engineered by Roark Bailey. Mixed by Tony Copley at Ledge 7 Studios.

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released December 10, 2011

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WITH LOVE TO:

Daniel Sabio, percussionist emeritus, graphic artist, liver of life, seer of worlds, and globetrotter

THE BAND THANKS:

The Five Spot, New Earth Music Hall, Abbey Swanson, Brannon Boyle, Consider the Source, Nadine Bailey, Mark Cavanaugh, Adrian Zelski, Sweetwater Brewery, Zutahi Commission, Patrick Clare, Ben Crowe, Kalli Milillo, & Takuya Yoshikane

OUR AWESOME CREW:

Ally Stevens - Manager
Good Foot Promotions - Booking agency
Chuck Huels - Sound Director
Jason Barnes - Graphic director

AND FOR MAKING THE ALBUM POSSIBLE:

Tony Copley - Mixing, mastering
Roark Bailey - Engineering, recording, production
Michael Crowe - Cover Art

BODEGA ROJA is:

Roark Bailey - Guitar, vocals,
Will Clark - Drums, vocals
Michael Crowe - Keyboards, vocals
Jason Dashiell - Lead guitar
Ross Huels - Bass, vocals

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Bodega Roja Atlanta, Georgia

Science meets soul.

At the crossroads of a euphoric jam scene and technical math-fusion, “improg” rockers Bodega Roja flirt with an unlikely collision of genres. The Atlanta five-piece draws from their members’ vastly varied résumés in classic rock, jazz-funk, acoustic pop, metal, and electronic to offer a cohesive style uniquely Bodega. ... more

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