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THE GREAT DECEIVER

by SEVEN SOURCES

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THE HERALD 02:14
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SPINNING OUR WHEELS SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR NO REASON THAT WE KNOW SO NEAR AND YET IT SEEMS THE FURTHER FROM OUR GOAL ARE WE JUST SPINNING OUR WHEELS? DID LIFE PASS US BY, LEAVING US BEHIND TO ONLY COME OUT IN OUR DREAMS? WE TRY TO FIND THE PEOPLE TO COMPLETE OUR POINT OF VIEW WE TRY AND YET WE CAN’T SUCCEED NO MATTER WHAT WE DO ARE WE JUST SPINNING OUR WHEELS? DID LIFE PASS US BY, LEAVING US BEHIND WE ONLY GET BACK WHAT WE PUT IN? NO ONE DESERVES A FREE RIDE BUT HARD WORK AND PRIDE DON’T ALWAYS MAKE IT HAPPEN STILL WE GO ON THOUGH NO ONE DESERVES IT, ONE SHOULD REALIZE THAT A BREAK NOW AND THEN WOULD DO NO HARM BY JOEL PIRARD
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TROUBLE ON THE WAY SOMETIMES SEEMS SO FUNNY SOMETIMES SEEMS SO SAD NO ON HAS ANY MONEY EVERYBODY’S MAD EVEN THOUGH THEY’VE WORKED SO HARD EACH AND EVERY DAY THEY CAN’T SAVE A PENNY, TROUBLE ON THE WAY POLITICIANS TELL YOU THAT IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT BLAME IT ON THE PEOPLE NEVER TAKE TO HEART ALL THE PROBLEMS OF MODERN LIFE TAKEN DAY TO DAY THEY JUST BLAME EACH OTHER TROUBLE ON THE WAY IF WE DON’T CONSIDER, MAKING A NEW PLAN PEOPLE WE WILL SUFFER, SADNESS IN THE LAND SOON WE MUST ACT WITHOUT FEAR ACT WITHOUT DELAY MOVE ON OVER BOLDLY TO STOP TROUBLE ON THE WAY IF I HAD AN ANSWER I WOULD SOON BE KING IF I CURED THIS CANCER EVERYONE WOULD SING BUT THE ANSWER IS COMING ONLY IF WE TRY TO CORRECT THIS ERROR TO ENFORCE WHAT’S RIGHT BY J PIRARD
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LAMENT 08:37
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DRIFTING 07:54
DRIFTING DRIFTING IN A SEA LOST TO ALL TIME I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE FEELING RESTLESS I WROTE DOWN THIS LINE I FEEL FOR YOU MY LOVE LYING DOWN IN THE GOLDEN SUN I FEEL SO ALL ALONE DREAMING OF ALL THAT WAS DONE IT’S EMPTY NOW I KNOW BUT SOMEDAY, I’LL FIND YOU BUT NOW… I’M JUST DRIFTING IN A SEA LOST TO ALL TIME I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE I DREAM OF YOU MY LOVE SOMEWHERE THE MUSIC CAN BE HEARD IT’S IN THE MINDS OF ALL LIFTING HEARTS ABOVE THE WORDS RELATING TO THE SONG BUT MY LOVE YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE FELT ABOUT US TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME AND MY LOVE PLEASE REMEMBER WHAT WE TOOK FOR GRANTED TOOK A LONG. LONG TIME TO FIND I FEEL FOR YOU MY LOVE I FELL FOR YOU MY LOVE I DREAM OF YOU MY LOVE JOEL PIRARD
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YOU ARE FREE 05:57
YOU ARE FREE RUNNING FOR SHELTER, TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN GO TO THE LAUGHTER RUN FROM THE PAIN SEEKING THE FREEDOM TO REVEAL WHAT IS PLAIN SET FORTH THE COMPASS TO GUIDE YOU AWAY AS YOU FEEL THE EASING OF YOUR LONG PENT-UP EMOTIONS YOU ARE FREE SEEING AND REVEALING ALL YOU SECRETS NOT CONCEALING WHAT YOU FEEL AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE FREE SCALE BACK THE EFFORTS, LEARN TO RELAX LET YOUR MIND GO NOW, NEVER LOOK BACK IF YOU SUCCEED AND ALLOW YOURSELF FALL YOU WILL BE LIVING, THE TRUTH OF IT ALL WITH YOUR THOUGHTS COLLIDING AND NO SECRETS HIDING YOU'LL BE TRUE WHEN YOU ARE DECIDING, AND SIMPLY RECONCILING THE VIEW ONCE AGAIN, YOU ARE FREE OH YOU NEVER CAN SEE WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BE 'TIL ITS THERE OH SO ALIVE IN THE TIME THOUGH SOMETIMES YOU SIT IN THE CHAIR AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE TRUTH SO FOLLOW YOUR FORTUNE, FOLLOW THE SUN BE OF GOOD CHEER NOW, FORTUNATE ONES THE SEASONS OF LIVING THE SEASONS OF LOVE RELEASED OBLIGATIONS A NEW LIFE BEGUN AS YOU FEEL THE EASING OF YOUR LONG PENT-UP EMOTIONS YOU ARE FREE SEEING AND REVEALING ALL YOU SECRETS NOT CONCEALING WHAT YOU FEEL AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE FREE
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THE GREAT DECEIVER DOCTOR DOCTOR CAN YOU SEE I CAN SEEM TO FEEL IT I’M JUST NUMB FROM ALL I SEE NOTHING THERE TO HEAL IT USED TO BE SO FREE TO LAUGH EASY TO BE ME USED TO BE THAT I COULD CRY NOW I’M LOST TO SEE I’M LOST IN THE TRICKS OF THE GREAT DECEIVER I’M LOST AND I’VE GOT TO FIND MY WAY I’M TOSSED LIKE A LEAF UPON THE WIND AS MY EYES LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD I SEE MY FACE HELP ME HELP ME TO FIND THE WAY, I’VE JUST GOT TO SAY IT NO MORE PILLS TO STOP THE PAIN I’VE JUST GOT TO FEEL IT SOMETHING TUGGING AT MY BRAIN TRYING TO PREVENT ME SAYING SOMETHING NOT INSANE TRYING TO BE FREE I’M TRAPPED ON THE WINGS OF DARK DECEPTION I’M CAUGHT IN A WEB OF MY OWN I LAUGHED WHEN THEY SAID THAT IT COULD HURT ME NOW I’M CRACKED IN MY SPIRIT AND MY BONES HEAR ME HEAR ME WHEN I SAY DON’T ACCEPT TO TAKE IT NOTHING WORSE FOR YOU TODAY WHEN YOU TRY TO FAKE IT JUST TELL THEM TO GO AWAY DON’T BE AFRAID JUST SAY IT NO’S THE WORD FOR YOU TODAY THEN YOU WON’T HAVE TO BE LOST IN THE TRICKS OF THE GREAT DECEIVER I’M LOST AND I’VE GOT TO FIND MY WAY I’M TOSSED LIKE A LEAF UPON THE WIND AS MY EYES LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD I SEE MY FACE BY JOEL PIRARD

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About SEVEN SOURCES aka Joel Pirard..
Formerly a part of New Jersey based prog band ORION, later AVALON USA, Joel began looking for an outlet to keep making original music,Years of culling and developing has yielded lot of material, some makes up the only studio recordings of certain ORION songs, some made their way the Jester's Promenade & of JDA PROJECT . He lives music "it is as necessary as breathing" THE GREAT DECEIVER IS THE 2ND BANDCAMP solo collection under the moniker of SEVEN SOURCES.

ALL MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS AND LYRICS BY JOEL PIRARD

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released February 3, 2019

Reviews:
Great Deceiver, some surprises! The 3 related instumental tracks, THE HERALD, ELIJAH'S MARCH and LAMENT and the title track is excellent, but my favorite is DRIFTING, a marvelous romp with extended guitar and majesty!

"YOU ARE FREE" [ from "The Great Deceiver" ] is genius. Nothing else "grabbed" me like that one, The musicianship on all the songs is top-notch, most of them were well-crafted & thoughtfully arranged. (Martin Paul)

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SEVEN SOURCES is Joel Pirard.. but also a lot more:
I have been in quite a few bands,. I learned to write songs and compositions with them, each with their own styles and nuances. I put some of these out with them and more out under an umbrella I call SEVEN SOURCES, which is me with occasional guests, now with additional collections of legacy material and new recordings of some of it! Enjoy! ... more

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