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Collector's Sedition (Director's Cut)

by Kerry Livgren

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On the Air 04:44
Daylight comes in a stream My bedroom window wakes me from a dream Faces, leer on the screen Opinions plentiful, what do they mean... Today in Jerusalem, violence flared 26 were injured, it appears no one cared Opposing factions kill for their cause All of them claiming to follow God's laws... Here we go once again A technicolor spectacle of sin High definition resolution display Tomorrow's news in detail seen today On the air, we're live again I sit and watch the latest bulletin They call it news, but it's getting so old The voices rise until the truth is lost in the din Trinitron Positron, in my living room I drink my coffee contemplate my doom Turn it down, switch to radio No place to run nowhere is safe to go The debate goes on with a partisan strain One sides’ loss is the others’ gain Network correspondent is live on the scene Stand by for coverage of the guillotine Ay,ay, what can you do? Just hit my knees and leave it up to You Sometimes it hits like a train The winds of change come like a hurricane
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The Sentinel 07:33
My voice has risen in the wind the words are gone away A warning not to heed is lost - upon some future day I walk the fields in rags and scorn, but still the grip is strong The harvest moon is burning bright, and the day of work is long The world will lie in his embrace , til' all have run the race and fullness comes to us We'll taste the dew of heaven's morn, a chance to be reborn Into a Paradise no dream, can imagine or restore Though many to the vineyard come, to drink the wine of life The messenger has been cast out, and tasted of the knife The keeper sent beloved one, who surely they'd receive But the sons of darkness struck him down, their own hearts to deceive Reap the whirlwind all ye lost, gaze upon a treasure lost Grace will open wide the gate, nevermore to change our state The signal echoes loud and clear, my heart makes no mistake The oracles hold on to us, a rebel's will to break
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Hindsight 06:14
The blunders and the oversight Could turn the brightest day to night Can't grapple with reality, our grasp is way too slippery We bit the hand that always fed Turned out the light and went to bed We made our share of bad mistakes Then threw away the decent breaks You might say it's just bad luck, but it's much worse than you think If we could do it over, we could turn back from the brink Hindsight, everything is clear in hindsight Twenty twenty Hindsight, we could be so wise in hindsight Looking back I can see, everything in focus The opportunities have gone, the warning light is always on We missed the boat it left the port We never got our day in court It vanished right before our eyes, they really brought us down to size We took the bait, we paid the fine We signed above the dotted line There's one born every minute, and I guess we fit the bill If I could turn the clock back, I'd take that bitter pill
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The ripples on the water, reach out as they expand the center of my ocean, was touched by someone's hand As far as I can see it, as deep as I can fall If I should last forever, I'll never know it all I hear the roaring of the sea, as surely must be Still I'm waiting for the calm - no fear the Navigator's here I'm carried on the highways, beyond the wind and wave I long to feel the cleansing, so free to be a slave To sail to unknown harbors, beyond the furthest shore Transported by the Zephyr, my heart would there explore
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We’ve gone a ways down the road, time to lighten the load It’s all in the numbers Got a bad axe to grind but it’s easin’ my mind Reality slumbers, cause.... It all comes down, who’ll be around (when there’s) No More Time for Love, No More Time for Love When the history is read, there are millions who’ve bled It’s all in the making If the viewpoint is skewed, then the outcome is lewd It’s there for the taking And it all comes down, who’ll stick around, (when there’s) No More Time for Love, No More Time for Love If the truth goes down hard, you can’t let down your guard A lie is so easy Taken in by a smile that is hiding it’s guile The MO’s so sleazy And it all comes down, Bad News in town (when there’s) No More Time for Love, No More Time for Love
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Safe Alone 05:14
It plays like a song and it reads just like a book, it’s an old line You can watch it in a movie you can even play the part, it’s an old line Brush off the dusty page, undo the lock that opens the cage Put the child to rest, facing the greatest test What’cha gonna do when it all goes under? Where you gonna be when it all falls down? Who you gonna call when it starts to thunder Where you gonna be when it hits the ground? (No one’s safe alone) The long way the short way the easy way the hard way It’s all the same Your tied up in a knot, it’s the Gordian you’ve got Tell me who’s to blame Something that you once heard, one day they told you back in your old school Did it hit the mark? Was it light or dark? What’cha gonna do when it all comes crashing? Where you gonna be when it all falls down? Are you gonna run when the ball starts smashing? Where you gonna be when it hits the ground? Turning as hard as a stone, you’re feeling as cold as ice Nothing can penetrate through, you’re tightening up the vise But Love still waits for you Brush off the dusty page, undo the lock that opens the cage Put the child to bed, facing the thing you dread
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Cold gray morning, without sunlight Ghostly mist on the horizon Empty visions of a world gone mad Paint a picture so revealing Through my window, dark tomorrow I can hear the sirens wailing For the future we are holding on As the ship of fools is sailing Such a long time, such a long time We are waiting for a peace that's lasting Reaching upward, sliding downward Looks like just another cold gray morning...... Hardly breathing, hope is fading It's end of the beginning Children playing in the empty streets As their innocence is fading
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Red Money 04:39
Your ill gotten gain pays a dividend in pain It’s more than the market will bear You’re slammin’ the door in the face of the poor Never pretending to care To your brother, you say the checks in the mail And your mother, you know you got her on sale There’s no other, that has a place in your heart There’s only one thing on your mind it’s... Red Money it looks ( feels) like blood on your hands Red Money is a curse on the land Red Money buys a ticket to hell Red Money , you’ll do anything to buy and sell If there’s a buck to be made, you don’t care who you degrade The figures look good on the chart The strong will survive and the ruthless will thrive On a diet of cash a’la carte To your brother, you say the checks in the mail And your mother, you know you got her on sale There’s no other, that has a place in your heart There’s only one thing on your mind it’s.... Red Money, ain’t no time for the blues Red Money you’ll be payin’ your dues Red Money buys a ticket to hell Red Money , you’ll do anything to buy and sell
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Autumn comes and soon a fall I dream in darkening haze I watch the days grow short and cold A winter sky ablaze I wonder aloud what have we become As I wait for the day we shall overcome May I ever know as I am known In fullness of the time Dark secrets purged away for all No cursed mount to climb And I'm wondering still, will I know your name? As I stand in the place where You overcame Nigh is the one to follow Savior is come to every pilgrim shows Empty the heart so hollow Life overflowing on the day arose Chosen a path to endless days Follow at every turn Nearer today than yesterday Hungry for the truth to learn Legion voices rising now So hardened in their rage There is nothing new beneath the sun In this gilded age And I wonder aloud how can these things be? When there lives such a life, that is pure and free
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There’s a man that we all know And he walks a barren road Once strong and bold, now he’s weary And on his back he bears a heavy load Down beneath all his armor There remains a living soul Though his will is unyielding He’ll soon return the sovreignty he stole The crown of the earth was given at birth All of the world was his dominion But he chose to dethrone the true cornerstone He exchanged it long ago - for a heart of iron... Though he strives for the sceptre It belongs to the rightful heir And the Right Hand of Power Will surely come and lay his kingdom bare (I’m a man with a Heart of Iron, God save a man with a Heart of Iron)
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The Dragon 05:57
The sons of man have broken, the peace ‘twas theirs to keep Now the Dragon has awakened in the darkness from his sleep When the kingdoms fall and crumble, and men forsake the truth The Dragon, in his vengeance, will feed upon their youth Now some will die for honor, and others die for peace But most will die in hatred, as the Dragon is released And some men stand for evil, while others rise for good But the Dragon will consume them, no matter where they stood When the curses are broken the Dragon will cease Til’ the truth can be spoken we’ll never find peace He has no soul or passion, No mind to understand From the abyss he is beckoned, by the wickedness of man While the winds of war are raging, They raise him from the deep When at last they tire of bloodshed They send him back to sleep Let Love, let hope, let reason never fall One heart, one mind, one Kingdom for us all One love, must bind, One deed for humankind All hate will cease, One King to rule in peace
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Partially re-Recorded and re-Mastered in 2007

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released September 12, 2007

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Kerry Livgren Kansas

Kerry Livgren is best known as the Guitarist, Keyboardist, and primary Songwriter for the group "Kansas," He has also released several solo projects.

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