Welcome to Day 1! "Flip Yer Lid/Penny Arcade"
“Close your eyes and I will sing you a lullabye...”
Welcome to the first day of “The Carousel Cabaret” Album Experience!
To get things started off properly, you are getting the first two songs right away. We are not only doing this as a special offer to you in appreciation for you joining us on our little musical adventure, but also to preserve the artistic integrity of the theatrical nature of the album. More on this below ...
Yes, each day, on these content pages you will find various extras, goodies, insights and info that will hopefully enhance your listening experience, and that is not available anywhere else. Also, feel free to leave any comments or questions...and answers in the comment section below. That's right, I'll be posing some thought provoking questions from time to time based on some of the deeper meanings of these songs.
We have found from our previous album experience, that when you participate and become part of the journey by sharing your thoughts and opinions and questions, it exponentially takes this experience to a whole other level for everyone on board. So consider this an open invitation! But remember, it's really about the music itself, and we do sincerely hope you will enjoy this album tremendously. We feel it is our best to date.
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Bonus ! "Flip Yer Lid" Lyric Video
I have certain particular artistic preferences that just exist within me and evolved throughout my journey as a musician. I have always gravitated toward albums as a complete artistic entity. For whatever reason, I also tend to go even further with making that entity tie together in some way as a narrative or conceptual journey. Perhaps it all started with "Sgt. Pepper" or "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" as a young listener and enthusiast.
As a little bonus today, we are starting things off with a little behind-the-scenes footage of Tommy SpaSe recording acoustic guitar from the recording session for "FlipYer Lid"! Enjoy!
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Lyrics
Flip Yer Lid
Close your eyes and I will sing you a lullaby
Take my hand and we'll walk the sands of time, Tally Ho!
What is time, but just a grain of sand through the hourglass
But this grain of sand you leave behind when you go
Look into my eyes, can you see through the disguise
It won't take you very long before you realize
I awoke from a dream
As real as life, strange as it may seem
There walked an angel who spoke to me
She said, look into my eyes, can you see through the disguise
It won't take you very long, very long to realize
Look into my eyes, it should come as no surprise
We're really all the same, we're all the same both you and I
Please, won't you come on in
The show will soon begin
I say listen to me kid, it's bound to flip your lid
Please, flip the switch to on and I will sing a song And do a little dance, it's a night filled with romance
And if the fates allow we might just have a good time
And if the stars align we might just fly away
Because life is but a scream
And there's so much so much more than it may seem
So welcome to the dream!
And if you want to fly away, you can spread your wings and fly away
You can sail beyond the gloomy gray, you can smile all your cares away
You can fly to the moon, you can...
Live a thousand brand new lifetimes in a day
Here, under the lights, in this place that we play
Come on in! you're welcome to stay...
Penny Arcade
Welcome to Penny Arcade!
Once you think you've got it made, you could bet your life and lose it all
You could build a paradise, you could end up old and wise
Or you could play the fool and sell your soul
It's not a game of chance, a spooky circumstance
That keeps you one foot in and one foot out the door
So get up and dance! And get out of your trance!
And pick your broken heart up off the floor!
Oh, ,the demons scamper through the air
They lay their traps down everywhere
Watch your step or you will surely fall
You stand up, they knock you down
You pick yourself up off the ground
Up and down, bouncing like a ball It's rather curious and quite mysterious
So dream your dreams and wish upon a star
In the invisible, it's supernatural
Behind the curtain you can see just who you are...
And it's out of this world, it's one in a million
It's the sting of defeat, it's the thrill of it all
It's that moment of truth when you first realize
It's the way that I feel when I look in your eyes
It's the big, planetary parade, it's the Penny Arcade...
When I landed here, I was just a baby
Just another traveler through time to my destiny
But now I find myself here, going kind of crazy
Because being here's not at all like I thought it would be
Sometimes you lose your way, sometimes you go astray
And you find your way back, but your never the same
You've got to lay in the bed that you've made
At the Penny Arcade
Oh, ,the demons scamper through the air
They lay their traps down everywhere
Watch your step or you will surely fall
You stand up, they knock you down
You pick yourself up off the ground
Up and down, bouncing like a ball It's rather curious and quite mysterious
So dream your dreams and wish upon a star
In the invisible, it's supernatural
Behind the curtain you can see just who you are
And if you ask me how, it's in the here and now
In everything that's very near and very far
Lyrics
Flip Yer Lid
Close your eyes and I will sing you a lullaby
Take my hand and we'll walk the sands of time, Tally Ho!
What is time, but just a grain of sand through the hourglass
But this grain of sand you leave behind when you go
Look into my eyes, can you see through the disguise
It won't take you very long before you realize
I awoke from a dream
As real as life, strange as it may seem
There walked an angel who spoke to me
She said, look into my eyes, can you see through the disguise
It won't take you very long, very long to realize
Look into my eyes, it should come as no surprise
We're really all the same, we're all the same both you and I
Please, won't you come on in
The show will soon begin
I say listen to me kid, it's bound to flip your lid
Please, flip the switch to on and I will sing a song And do a little dance, it's a night filled with romance
And if the fates allow we might just have a good time
And if the stars align we might just fly away
Because life is but a scream
And there's so much so much more than it may seem
So welcome to the dream!
And if you want to fly away, you can spread your wings and fly away
You can sail beyond the gloomy gray, you can smile all your cares away
You can fly to the moon, you can...
Live a thousand brand new lifetimes in a day
Here, under the lights, in this place that we play
Come on in! you're welcome to stay...
Penny Arcade
Welcome to Penny Arcade!
Once you think you've got it made, you could bet your life and lose it all
You could build a paradise, you could end up old and wise
Or you could play the fool and sell your soul
It's not a game of chance, a spooky circumstance
That keeps you one foot in and one foot out the door
So get up and dance! And get out of your trance!
And pick your broken heart up off the floor!
Oh, ,the demons scamper through the air
They lay their traps down everywhere
Watch your step or you will surely fall
You stand up, they knock you down
You pick yourself up off the ground
Up and down, bouncing like a ball It's rather curious and quite mysterious
So dream your dreams and wish upon a star
In the invisible, it's supernatural
Behind the curtain you can see just who you are...
And it's out of this world, it's one in a million
It's the sting of defeat, it's the thrill of it all
It's that moment of truth when you first realize
It's the way that I feel when I look in your eyes
It's the big, planetary parade, it's the Penny Arcade...
When I landed here, I was just a baby
Just another traveler through time to my destiny
But now I find myself here, going kind of crazy
Because being here's not at all like I thought it would be
Sometimes you lose your way, sometimes you go astray
And you find your way back, but your never the same
You've got to lay in the bed that you've made
At the Penny Arcade
Oh, ,the demons scamper through the air
They lay their traps down everywhere
Watch your step or you will surely fall
You stand up, they knock you down
You pick yourself up off the ground
Up and down, bouncing like a ball It's rather curious and quite mysterious
So dream your dreams and wish upon a star
In the invisible, it's supernatural
Behind the curtain you can see just who you are
And if you ask me how, it's in the here and now
In everything that's very near and very f
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