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Restating The Obvious

by Midiboy

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1.
Entwined 03:37
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I scale the mountain treacherous Only to see it come down to this All my efforts are done in vain It's enough to drive a man half-insane CHORUS Abused by my struggles and entwined by the pain Entwined I labor on like a hungry sled-dog Struck by blows that lay me headlong My body beaten but my pride survives It's all I can do to keep myself alive REPEAT CHORUS
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I Can't See You 04:33
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VERSE 1 I……can’t…..see…..You….. The dust obscures my eyes My hopes are met with sighs My hands are losing grip Please Lord don’t let me slip CHORUS I can’t see You, how I need You. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 2 My dreams are all but seen The grass is all but green My heart breaks from the fall Now I’ve seen You knew it all CHORUS 2 I can’t see You, how I need You I can’t see You, how I need You INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 3 The sand shows only one While in pain, Yours are gone My mind is filled with agony But You’re the One who carried me CHORUS 3 I can’t see You, how I need You I can’t see You, how I need You I can’t see You, how I need You, yeah How I need You, if I could only see You INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO How I need You, if I could only see You
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Hey God 02:42
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Hey God, do You still remember me? Hey God, do You still care for me? I was the boy who always went to Sunday School I was the boy who believed in the Golden Rule Hey God, do You still hear me? Hey God, do You still love me? I was the boy who always went to Sunday School I was the boy who believed in the Golden Rule But then I started thinking I was nobody's fool And then I started thinking, that You were not cool So I stopped going to Sunday School And then I stopped believing in the Golden Rule Hey God! Do You still care for me? Hey God, do You still believe in me?
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Isn't It Obvious 04:31
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Isn’t it obvious that I can’t live up to your standards Isn’t it obvious that I do not need your judgments Isn’t it obvious that I might need your forgiveness (Don’t you walk away) My voice is strained and my life is drained Because I am crying out Crying out because I need understanding Crying out because I need to know To know that you will not leave me dying inside (Can you hear me) Dying as I lay on my face wounded by the stares Wounded by the lack of care Do you even want to know how I feel Or do you deny that this is all real It is REAL to me! Isn’t it obvious I can’t go on living without some knowing Isn’t it obvious that I cannot stand the shame Isn’t it obvious that I have no one else to blame (just myself not you) My heart was bruised and my mind abused But now I am pouring out Pouring out because I cannot contain this Pouring out my soul so that you know So you know you’re not alone (I know how you feel) My blood and my sweat pour out so you know that you are not alone (And I know that it’s real) You are not alone It is too obvious to deny any longer You are not alone (4x) Do you even want to know…
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Alone In December 05:48
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The winter winds bring a chill to my frame My mind wants to know if it will ever be the same Reminiscing of our tomorrows Parting for me was no sweet sorrow, oh no! Chorus: Alone In December Just me and the snow and the cold Only you I remember As I sit alone in December The winter whites turn all I see to blue Sitting here by the fire cold and thinking about you Our best-laid plans found no fruition Lost inside this somber transition, oh oh Repeat Chorus: In December, In December, I don’t wanna be alone anymore Repeat Chorus: The winter whispers nothing sweet into my ear My lonely heart was sure that this would be the year Knowing inside that we will never be My life moves on without you with me Chorus: Alone In December Just me and the snow and the cold Only you I remember As I sit, as I sit all alone In December Just me and the snow and the cold Only you I remember As I sit alone in December In December In December
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Archaic 05:54
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I cannot understand why this has to be Why did she have to leave? Why did God abandon me? Does it really matter? The truth I once used to know It is obvious that I do not know It has made me into this cynic This life that is now archaic I can’t live this way maybe I will walk away No one here can make me stay Is another life really all that bad? As this one has all but faded But I must keep looking out for me To go and escape this reality Before I fall into a panic From my life that is so archaic Is it just me or do you feel this way? Do you understand anything I say? Is it just me or do you feel this way? Can I go on like this another day? Now that I’m free and doing what I choose Still I can’t believe I continue to lose What has become of my so-called life? As this now has got me jaded I’m starting to feel that nothing satisfies Maybe more desires need gratified Could it be that I am still a cynic? Even all of this seems so archaic
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Plummet 04:42
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I find myself drawn to the ultimate pleasure Indulging myself in thrills beyond measure How did I go so long without all of this? Now that I see all that I once missed. There is no one to tell me where I must go I walk away from the past so I have control There is nothing like being free There is nothing like pleasing me You think I am sinning with reckless abandon But the life I see you live is like a mannequin. I cannot go on and deny myself (again) I can hardly see how this leads to Hell So just back off and leave me be What is fine for you is chains for me There is nothing like being free There is nothing like pleasing me There is nothing like being free There is nothing like pleasing me I see that I no longer need what I cannot see All I ever need is all that pleases me Now that I have it all All that’s left of me Is for you to see me fall Wouldn’t you like to see me fall? Wouldn’t you love to see me fall?
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Facade 06:01
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The most exciting life that I have ever faced Has left in my mouth the bitterest taste After seeking out all that I wanted as my own I am left all alone and feeling robbed to the bone I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front I see beyond, beyond the façade, a life that I could never really want What happened to my friends who were there for the fun? Cuz when the lights go out I cannot find anyone They were always there to point me to some more Now that I’ve had my fill they are my friends no more I could not see past their façade they put up such an illusionary front I see beyond, beyond their façade, the friends that I could never really want I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front I see beyond, beyond the façade, a life that I could never really want I thought that this was always what I wanted To somehow satisfy what I thought I needed Yet these pleasures have only added to the emptiness And now I am left to live with this failed awful mess I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front I see beyond, beyond the façade, a life that I could never really want I could not see past the façade that put up such an illusionary front Can I see beyond, beyond the façade, to a life that I would really want?
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Buried Above The Ground 03:48
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Isolation On the short end without consolation Can I bear to remain this way? With my head in my hands On my knees with no place to stand Chorus Without a sound There is no one around They leave me here Buried above the ground Desolation In the ruins No time for elation Does anyone see me this way? With my hope on a string On my own with no peace to bring Repeat Chorus 2x A generation in degeneration This generation needs regeneration Repeat Chorus 2x
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Shipwrecked 04:16
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I am shipwrecked but the world leaves me stranded Reaching out but coming up empty-handed I can see that pleasure has only let me down Everyone stands aside to see me drown Where is the feeling of satisfaction? Where do I go? What is my reaction? Shipwrecked I am sidetracked and lost in reality Letting doubt cloud all there is to see I can feel the waves surging from within Nobody’s there to save me from my ruin Where is the feeling of satisfaction? Where did it go? What is my reaction? Shipwrecked Shipwrecked
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Blurred 06:56
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I remember when I used to see the world thru the eyes of a boy Everything there was to see was so bright and clear Because I was a boy Just a little boy CHORUS Now everything I see is blurred Don't know what I'm looking for Can you please help me, sir? I cannot seem to find the door TAG -I've got to get out of here Does anyone have the question for the answers that I cannot find? Don't ask me where I'm going; everything runs together in my mind Runs together in my mind REPEAT CHORUS 2x BRIDGE Where did I go wrong? Did I take a wrong turn? Have I known all along? Will I ever learn? Am I looking to hard? Have you been here all the time? Have I gone too far? Have I crossed the line? Does anyone ever feel this way? Has anyone ever felt this way before? Does anyone ever feel this way? I think I thought I heard you say, "Here's the door" Does anyone love me, anyone know me, anyone hear me, does anyone care anymore? CHORUS 2 2x Now everything I see is blurred (Can you please help me?) Don't know what I'm looking for (Can you please show me?) Can you please help me, sir? (I really need you now) I cannot seem to find the door (Can you show me the way?)
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Reality Is 03:48
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Been wandering this desert what seems like 40 years Been hoping to find pleasure and only finding tears Nothing that I’ve done, nowhere I’ve been Has done a thing to make me feel complete within CHORUS 1 The reality is that I am lost The reality is I need You Reality came at such great cost That could only be paid in full by You That is reality I can’t see You I am entwined in my sin As I plummet to rock bottom, I am dying within The clarity I knew has become so blurred The life I live now has become so absurd. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I’m lost…lost in reality So lost…lost in reality I’m not blind, but I cannot see For I’m lost….lost in reality CHORUS 2 The reality is that I am lost The reality is I need You Reality hung upon the cross 3 days later He walked right out of the tomb REPEAT CHORUS 1
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Realization 05:57
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The best of intentions have done nothing but leave me broken hearted And still I can't remember just how the whole thing started How quickly I became a captive to the doubts Forgetting all along there was that one way out As the values I knew to be true Became so distant and abused. Swallowed up by the hunger of the tempest Caught off guard I gave in to the tempted I want to get out of this awful mess. I have come to the realization that I need something more. Through all of the misfortune, I have had to deal with my denial And now it is too obvious for me to deny any longer. How I need to turn this all around Remembering what it is to be on sacred ground. To be released from what entwines me To open my eyes and finally see. Raise me from my walking grave I know my own life I can't save I want to get back to the better days Who am I? Why am I here? What’s my purpose? Where am I going? But there You are! What did You do? You gave up Your life so I might live. I have come to the realization, that You’re my something more.
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Longing 04:52
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Getting caught up in the techno blitz Being consumed by the glamour and dazzled by the glitz I reach for the toys that would satisfy a child Knowing that none of them can pacify the wild As this world offers riches and promises me more Leaving only therapists as a sweet reward Spinning downward in an endless spiral Giving in to my fears and living in denial That I need to get out That I need to get back Get out (Get Out) Get back (Get) Back to my senses and back to my God (4x) Touch me Receive me Loose the chains and set me free Lying back I sink into my bed springs Being burdened by the weight of so many needless things I cling to the hope that can dash away the fear Running so far how can you possibly be near As I recall the gentle words you used to speak to me Still I cover my eyes SO AS NOT TO SEE That I am slipping yet you are reaching Seeing that these trials do all of the teaching Telling me to get out Telling me to get back Get out (Get out) Get back (Get) Back to my senses and back to my God (4x) I don't know what I was thinking I thought I had everything BUT I had nothing... I am longing to be restored I am longing to be adored I am longing for something more Can you give me something more? Touch me (at the deepest of my being) Receive me (Because I am believing) Loose the chains and me free
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I'm Coming Home 03:30
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I know I have said this all before But I must state the obvious once more I’ve drifted so far from where I need to be That line drawn in the sand Washed away by waves of complacency My lukewarm heart neither cold or hot I must get back to my senses and get back to my God I’m coming home to where You are waiting for me I’m coming home to where You want me to be I’m coming home to where I belong I’m coming home to where I can sing Your song Once again I got knocked down, but I got up again I put an end to my endless wanderin’ I was doing life like a lonely prodigal My selfishness left me cynical The joy in me became so blurred The truth I knew became obscured Until I got back to my senses and I got back to my God (and now I’m) Coming home to where You are waiting for me I’m coming home to where You want me to be I’m coming home to where I belong I’m coming home to where I can sing Your song Once again

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This is a complete redo of my first major album. It tells the story of Logan, a modern day prodigal son that turns away from God, hits rock bottom and then finds his way back. It is my story. Maybe it is yours too.

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released February 24, 2023

All songs written by Gregg Hart and Joe Flint
All songs performed by Gregg Hart
Album recorded, mixed and mastered by Gregg Hart

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Midiboy Walbridge, Ohio

Midiboy started in 1998 with the intention of being a synthpop project. His first project was called "Midi-Life Crisis" and was released exclusively on MP3.com and is no longer available in it's original form. Since then, his style has morphed into a hybrid rock / electronica genre with lyrics that reflect his faith in Jesus. ... more

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