Dark Illusions (2011)

from The Box Set 2007 - 2019 by Two Sly Deuce

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From The Album Two Sly Deuce
Written 2006

I wrote this back in 2006 because depression is confusing and so are relationships. I wish we had played this when we had a full time singer (Chris) and a keyboardist (Tom). Because I always wound up dumbing down at least one part of the song to compensate for a missing component or due to difficulty performing both (or in this case) all THREE missing parts. I hate this solo take.

lyrics

Familiar lights shine on my soul
Hidden deep behind their eyes
Isolation, thought control
Surrounded by a fog of lies

When innocence forever fades away
And life and love turn shades of gray
Will I find my understanding there?
Too many times I've found despair

Complexity in a simple mind
Run to keep up or fall behind
Never quite getting ahead of the game
Never quite accepting all of the blame

Reality is a smack in the face
A punch in the gut
Our heroes disgrace
And endless stream of sweat and blood
Our search for answers from above

Age seventeen and fearing change
An obsessive compulsive waiting game
Confused and intrigued by a dark illusion
Driven away to a sad conclusion

Searching through the density
Of a mind confined defensively
With the doubts and the fears extensively
Growing in intensity

On the thin line between love and hate
At the end of the day it;s all the same
When the passion dies and the fire burns out
Is indifference all the remains?

In this conflict of interest
Is there compromise?
Is resolution ahead
Where promise lies?

Will progress be made
In the next thousand years?
Or is the road ahead
Filled with pain and tears?

As the cold winds blow from miles away
I will proudly declare "I'm not afraid"
Standing on the edge of eternity
Throwing caution to the wind

The beginning of the end is hard to face
And the heart and mind begin to race
When asked of you just how happy
You said as good, as it's going to be
Insanity in a complex rhyme
Counting on the tempo to save me some time
Selfishness and self-forged chains.
Maybe it's time we take the reigns

credits

from The Box Set 2007 - 2019, released March 23, 2019
Music by Derrick Faith

Derrick Faith - Guitar/Lead Vocals/Keyboards
Colin LaMure - Bass/Vocals
Jeff Forrester - Drums/Vocals